El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-11
VILLA WOUNDED
SUFFER AGONIES
Torreon Doctor Tells Expe-
riences With Army at
Banquet of M. DIS.


how a Mexican revolutionary army
cares-or fails to care-for its wound
ed in the field following a battle, at
the annual banquet Of the Southwest
ern Medical and Surgical association
Friday night at the Paso del Norte.
The speaker was L. H Wichmann, of
army in charge Of the hospital during
Z his campaigns
There never was any organiZat ton
TO the care of the wounded with the
army" said Dr. Wichmann. Filth,
disorder, great suffering and loss of
) life were the rule. At Juarez, after
Villa got in at the expense of the fed
erals, the wounded were left lying
near TorreOn there were 1890 wounded
to take care of and, on the battle
fields the care of the men shot down
amounted principally to lodging bull
; lets. When we saw the leaves falling
from the trees, We ducked, and that
was the main thought in getting the
! wounded out TO places where they
Terribly Infected.
"The wounded were three and four
days getting 20 medical aid and were
7 terribly infected They were dirty in
the first place, and with gaping shrap-
mel wounds, they presented q frightful
appearance Sometimes the wounded
were joltcd along in trains for 500
miles to the nearest hospital base
with military trains always havinf
precedence over those carrying wounN
ed for the rear
Burned Bodies.
at Zacatecas I was given the job
Of burning the bodies OF 5000 killed
They packed the streets and were piled
high in the hospital in the city Eight
deep. the cOrpses We're thrown on che
wood pyres. and cans of oil were then
poured over the whole mass Then the
match was applied, and the burning
commenced. The stencil was horrible"
DR.. A H ShOrth, of Albuquerque, was
POSTMASTER DR.. ". T. Bacon led OFT
with a short talk on the benefits OF
the association
Presidents Talk
There is nothing doing 50 much to
further the interest Of medicine as
these meetings of such associations,
said Dr. Bacon. Cooperation, the eX-
ment of diseases, bring advancement TO
the profession and benefit to the pa
tient world Suffering is Eghtened.
cures are effected which might never
rise above the depths Of their misery
but for the get-tOgether spirit evil
denced in these conventions OF the
best minds in our profession
shortest Talk
Dr. L. H Mckeon, post surgeon al
Fort Stanton. y. NJ. delivered the
shortest speech on record in the sou-h-
west Gentlemen" he said, the hour
is late and / will be kind TO YOU oy
thanking you for the reception you
have given me in FL Paso. That's my
address"
DR.. j. 7. Mcconnell talked on
Mountains and Diseases and said the
first mountain he ever climbed was Mt
Hanklin. He is now located at Colo
RADIO Springs, Colo. Dr. p Il stark
spoke on The Way We Feel: Dr. z
H irwin on The Real Poetry; Dr. L
G. WitherspOon on .'Hyphens"; Dr. J.
r Barber on The Army" and Dr.
William Mckinney. on The Navy"
Doctors Present.
The doctors present at the dinner
+. II. McKeon. Fort Stanton. y. NJ;
C. n Hendricks, Howard Thompson,
B. r. Stevens, w A. Holt, J c. Wilson,
Z B. ROGERS. II T. Stafford. 5 E Nc
Daniel, Of Tularosa- y NJ; J.. D. Nc
Kirby. Of AlamogordO, y NJ; Z c.
Prentiss. J. W Laws, Lincoln y NJ
Capt J. r. Barber the medical corps.
T. 5 A; W. W. Vail, L J. Bush. u O.
Jackson, G. Werley. J. W CathcarI, IL
II. Stark. /. G. WitherspOOn- \ NJ Iru-
hill MOrenci, AriZ.. Guido kunlger, Os-
euro. y NJ. Augustus b stewart De-
troit Mich, r H Wichmann- Torreon,
Mex: J. J. Brennan. san Antonio y
Al: ". Mckinney, the navy recruiting
station. G. w R Smith, ClOudcroIJs y
NJ. J. g. Holmes, AlamcSorco, \. NJ
r T. Ramey. ". R Loekett. Carthage,
y N. w ". Watkins. Phoenix, Arlz-i
= J. Cummins, W. O. Smeek, Phoenix,
Ariz: c. A. Miller, jr- Vaughn. y. IL
Felix Miller, Branch -Craige, r. D. Ken
nedy. Globe. Ariz.; z. r McPheeterss
clifton Ariz: F. B. Evans. Dawson, y
Ter Tucson Ariz-; J. 4 Rawlings, &
a Thomas. Tucson, Ariz-; J. H WOOL
ev. Nacozari. Mex; J. T. Mcconnell
Colorado Springs, Colo; J. z Bacon
que. y N, ". R. Jameson, J.. A.
Pickey. Il :. White, c r. Bracen, G r
Brown, James Vance and E r car
penter