The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18
Wonderful Work of
the American Am
bulance Hospital
in Caring for Allies
and Germans
- ONE ore has said Of tho American

Q ONE ore has said ~ tho American
- Ambulance Hospital In Paris that
u represents the very best Of
sense sympathy and science. with
an abundance Of generous feeling that
must inevitably bind with closer ties
the United Statcs and the countries
whose wounded soldiers are rcapins
the benefits of the institution sense.
inasmuch as the keen Judgment of
American business mon in Paris sought
the hes; and the mos, direct way 70
apply their humane efforts. sympathy
In that these business mon ard others
Of their fellow citizens wanted thu
French ~ realize rcw fu'lv they apprc-
cieted what had been done to make
their residence IN the capital ono Of
comfort and pleasure. and scienCe, IN
that physicians and surgeons of cmi-
nenoe and the latest technical facilities
were available to equip the institution
When the war broke ont the members
~ the American Chamber Of Commerce.
an orEs nlzation which has existed IN
hTlN TOT TlNTF IMAM = R'oTR W YEAR.
promptly met for tho purpose Of offer
ing aid as citizens Of a friendly nation
but aid Of such q character t1at there
could ne no question as to the spirit of
neutrality back NJ the movement Mia
directed charity was the last thing In
the world that these mon wanted 10
aubscrbe 20. and VET with characteristic
generosity they desired n he among
the hrst ~ lend n helping hand The
problem was that NJ fixing upon a salts
factory starting point
For the past Ave years Paris has hhd
il American Hospital n has upon its
staff such distinguished American ply
sicisns as Dra NJ Winchester Dubou.
chet. A ! Magn!u and Edmond Grcs-
he names are French hut the men ara
Americans and undor their admins
tration the hospital had won FOR itself
an enviahle reputation. st tho begin
ming Of hostilities Dr Dubouchet. the
surgeon IN chief. aud ATS professional
associates and tho entire staff ot the
institution offered their services and
such space 40 was available IN the hos
pital for tho treatment ~ tho wounded
sent back from the front. This wts
lust the nucleus that the Nmcriclr
Chamber Of Commerce was seeking for
n practical expression Of It's sympathy.
Their purpose was to make the Amer
ican Hospital an instrument for wid"r
work than was possible within it's on
isting limits. They knew that a bigger
building was needed and additions must
lie made TO the personnel. In fcW
days the Americans ju Parts subscribed
$4,000 FOR tho work, and those that
could not give money gave their time
and their labor ON August H.. less
than TWO weeks from the beginning ~
war the special 9 mmitt,. appointed by
the American Chamber ~ Commerce
had obtained a new and large building
at NeuillY, one OF the suburbs Of the
French capital The structure was aC-
tually incomplete" when war was de-
clarcd. but hv dint Of night and dlv
work the odihco, des gnod originally for
a school was not only rushed To conf
pletinn but was 81 far rcmodcilrd that
II represented when done the very best
in the way of hospital architecture and
appointments In all If its details In
brief, our countrymcn have opened the