Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-08-30
TRAVELLING HOSPITAL
NOVELTY OF WAR
Eight Cars for Severely
Wounded Soldiers, Six
for Slightly Injured
AMERICANS AIDING
BRITISH SUFFERERS
BIZ WILBUR 5. FORREsT.

United Press Stan Correspondent.
LONDON, Aug. 1S.-lBy Mail.)-
The finest travelling hospital in the
world is somewhere in France toda-,
Known as the Princess Christian
Hospital train" it is built from sub
scriptions solicited by the sister OF
the late King Edward, who provided
a similar equipment, though smaller.
during the Boer War.
Every requirement necessary for
the care Of 400 desperately wounded
soldiers is provided in eight coaches
of the 700 foot conveyance. Six addi-
tional carriages provide lounging
quarters for the sick and slightly
wounded on their way to base hos
pitfalls from the front Several coaches
are equipped with beds, a kitchen,
lockers, hot and cold water, aud cleo
trio and gas appliances including il
Elimination.
Another affords sleeping accommo-
dations for nurses and doctors while
another is a complete operating room.
Hundreds of details throughout the
moving hospital are supplied from
the datest knowledge Of hospital and
surgical supplies. If necessary it can
be sidetracked at an isolated way
station near a battle front and be
employed as a stationary hospital.
A joint committee of the leading
railways of France and England su-
perintended the construction Of the
train at Birmingham.
Much has been said Of the famous
American hospital of Paris but lit
tie is known Of the American Hos
pital of London"
In the Duchess of Connaught's Ca
madam Red Cross hospital at Given
don Wood, on the Thames, scores Of
nurses and AZ doctors from Canadian
and American cities care for the Ca
madam Indians" as they come
wounded and torn from the battle
fields across the channel. There are
tennis, golf, billiards and quoits for
the convalescent and the true
Canadian idea of food, fresh
air and laughter to condition
the wounded men again for the ever
raging struggle from which thoy
came. Patients are fed on fresh eggs,
plump chickens and jam and bis
cults direct from Canada. They are
given the open air treatment as soon
found a feet of rolling beds thanking
football field nearby. where simon
pure Canadian football is the order.
The new hospital. which is being
enlarged to care for 500 patients, is
regarded as a model of hospitals in
England. It is equipped with light,
air operating rooms, medical and
surgical stores, laboratories and x
ray rooms, embracing all the latest
in medical science.
1T makes you homesick for Can
ada" said one Canadian recruit to-
day. He got it in the leg in France
and with two crutches he was playing
football, his chief desire being to
kick the ball with his wounded leg.
Mail advices from Client, Belgium,
tell that Germans sentenced Count
ess DejOngh Dardoye, age 16, to three
months imprisonment recently.
She was walking in Client with
her grandmother and both were wear
ing medals with King Albert's pic
ture A German officer tore the med
ais from them. saying: Away with
that king without a country"
The young countess picked up the
medals, and answered holly I'VE
Belgians prefer a king without a
country to an emperor without hon
or"
She was Immediately arrested and
subsequently sentenced by court mar
tial..