Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-02
DR.. CONNELL BACK
FROM THE WAR ZONE
Omaha Man Details Incidents Of
Field and Hospital in Countries
Swept by Shot and Shell.


NAH. has returned to New York and re-
-,,n,ed his work al the Roosevelt hospi-
tai having finished his assignment with
che Whitney unit m the hospital service
An France. DR.. Connel has written for
= New York paper the following account
of his six months with the fighting forces
in Europe:
I'VE soed across the Atlantic on the
I,asitania early in November. The need
seemed urgent. for an angry sea OF Ger
man troops was beating against the hui
nan dyke that the English had thrown
across Flanders, and the Decentralization
Of ser,tennber again threatened. With
other surgeons OF the whitney hospital
INIT. tngether with a full nursing staff
and accompanied by Mrs. Henry Payne
whitney and ex-Ambassador Bacon. we
all sailed TO dc, our small part for COM
mon humanity IN the surgery OF the great
war. After q glimpse OF London we
reached the continent seven days out
from New York. Here we found that the
s1vke had held in the meantipe. that tho
SEA ives qulsting. and that urgent need
for RELIEF had passed. at least for the
moment The call continued imperative.
though. COR preparation against the next
etogm-
IN None Of 0rentssf weed.
sTf.a British were building admirRble
ru1sh fieid barracks IN their own some,
and erorn thence svucpating the wounded
futo England. So We wcre assigned TO
ahe zone Of greatest need. that Of the
Trauuh. nnr4hsaat Of Paris and below
autusons. This seemed the place where
kho Germans might again take the Of
fsnsavo On the ons hand. and on the other
Haaoe agaanst which the fronch would
isaliantly smsen. se.sns 20 oI.se 80 m,
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centsraes oso ana ssoa. oa-.p uorinI.o'l -
tooh on tne warinIn, clo.nl,ness M ~
mc.enoy % tne anoassh oaS n es - ~.
Wnnoes so1.ns any OF t"s onn''n ?. -
hlstosso peee .neS sainsa sns . ~ .-..
OF edueo peFsice Aor - ~,
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lase ana sanascape. wcre aellsn .iuL y. ~
oaeuena.a OF tne Aa.ne sp'eaa GUY ~
many miles % sne north ana east soafte,
by trenche~ ny sreses ano snen s."sp,
WOODS ana neioS ooeahlonal'y tns on
guns rumplea IN sne ois.anoe. ano TN
work was intense m its human in.sress
Yet, with " All there was tne eFer-uo
pressant rcahkauon OF the awtu'ness
the drama IN me poor mansiea vicum
under our cars.
rn.pesss Behina Lines.
The hospital became one Of che mos
notably useful OF the war zone, particu
larry in The efficiency with which IN
more serious cases could be handled al
rcctiy from ths ftid units Of the arm,
The chief Of the French army surgeon
and Tho president OF the republic vasite
IL and desired that rs usefulness Shout
be eatendea- 30 the original capacity .
10 beds " TO ne extended through u
added senerosity q Mr.. whitney, an
with the extensioq q me bnusn tror
some hishiand ladnie may soon PICS
blood-stained way oask 20 the roof tha
sheltered Napoieon' ior inc british, y
salo' VIII hoia INC me - TAT east
scissors
Atter some moths or service IN france
lcft Tor an inspection behind the oths
lines. Our reflex oontinsent had arrive
from America, men also trained IN %
surgery OF INDUSTRIAL war m our gree
cites !. tnerefore. was epie 70 ieaVe y
Germany. with tho way opened by cr'
dentials from the American embassy
francs fners. tntoufn winalns eour'
o. personal ipsrooncsio % me a9or o. y
sanitary system % Germany was VI
locked I'd
nuter - fno 1snt may pc ~ tne IRON
yes remote from the heat 81 passion q
nations meet on common. ground IN q
Ahevinuon o. humen SUFFERING. 50 u
surgeon sfnera save me admission 20 u
whole OF Germany except strategic vi
zones me month shroush Germany Al
uo"n INTO austria ana hungary was mo
interesting ana impressive.
Tells OF the Troops.
OF the many aoonea OF interest l aha
sketch iust little picture here and ,ther
The '1Slltles, were marching the day \
went through London-great ruec
brunEed fellows they were. the finest
the many contingents that drilled In d
streets and squares from Trafalg
square 70 buckingham palace. The ca
adam troops stood next N line. much a
the rough-rider reeinents from the WEI
ern plains; also the nick OF britain we
there - broad shoulderod. roav. elea
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