Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-31
VIRGINIA SURGEON TELLS
OF MARVELS IN SURGERY
DIR. John Mann, Nephew Of Former
Governor. Spends Nine Months
in Hospital at Kiev.
NOW IN TOKYO FOR SOME TIME
Russians. lie Declares, Had Splendid
Facilities for Sending On Their
Wounded, and There Was No Kind
OF GunShot Wound Not Seen.

TOKYO. October s0.---Marvcls in
renceS in Russian hospitals. according
to DR.. John Mann. of Virginia, who has
come TO Japan after nine months OK
periemcc in the American Red Cross
Hospital ct kiev. Or. Mann served
with Il staff Of American nurses who
arc soon returning; 10 the United states
on accvu,: of lack OF Red Cross funds
He held tho rank of Northumberland
in the Russian army.
"in many instances said Dr. Mann
to the correspondent. ''it was really Il
cnse OF making faces while YOU wait
Some Russian soldiers came to us with
their faces literally blown off. They
wcr" supplied wi:! artificial! jaws and
we're sent away looking almost EN-
tircly now They we're tho best classes
OF operation have ever seen
The American Hospital at Kicv was
practically devoted TO surgery. Their"
were eight American doctors and one
Russian. and also American and Rus
Sian nurses. At first there was accom-
mediation For 400 beds hut this was
soon Increased TO 20. Tho patients as
they came in we're treated to n bath
and clean clothes and then were al
lotted TO the different wards. Some
said they had not had their clothes off
or nad taken a bath for six months.
These were the men who had been all
through the campaign in the Carpa-
THAN mountains last winter. Most Of
them were suffering from frosthite."
FIRsT-AID DRESSING Is
GIVEN ON THE FIELD
Thor" was absolutely no kind Of
gunshot wound which we did not have"
went on the doctor, and 1t may be
mentioned that the Russians had
splendid facilities for sending on their
wounded The railway station itself
hospital. All patients arriving there
were given - dressing and then dis
tributed TO the different hospitals.
iirst-aid dressing, OF course. had
previously been given on the field. Oc-
casionaily, however. there was no time
for any dressing at the station. This
occurred. for instance. when one night
1000 patients arrived and had to be
distributed TO the hospitals at once"
Almost every public building in Kiev.
the physician continued, was used as
hospitals. and there was even one OF
loo beds in the cataCombs of the city.
Operations were performed on every
part of the human anatomy. He found
the spirit OF the Russian people
excellent, and that of the women won
derful. Everybody was confident OF the
success of the Russian arms and ready
10 sacrifice everything to that end
The people got on very we'll without
the sale OF alcoholic beverages was
strictly enforced. One Russian dealer
was sent TO Siberia for selling a bottle
Of champagne. When the days work
was done there WIS opportunity for
recreation and rest In the thenters
where good vaudeville shows were
given.
1T was delightful" remarked DR.
Mann, ito find one night Il troupe Of
dancers from the United States"
DR.. Mann. who is a nephew of former
Governor Mann. OF Virginia. and II
brother OF DR. ID. Meade Mann. OF Rich
mond. will be in charge OF St. Luke's
Hospital i'll Tokyo during the absence
of DR. X. II. Tcusler, who hns gone to
the establishment here of 81. I.uke's
International Hospital. He has served
in the New York City Hospital and in
-. l-uke's Hospital, Norfolk, Va.