New Britain herald., 1916-07-19

this city. Dr. Faulkner is a graduate of the Harvard Medical school and has also spent twenty two months as an interne in the Hartford hospital. While in France he was a member of the Royal Army Medical corps and of the Second Harvard Unit. He re- lates some interesting experiences of the doings abroad.
 On the ninth of December he landed at Bou1ogne, France. and from there went to Wimereaux, where he was or dered to report at the Fourth Station ary hospital Wimereaux in time of peace IS popular summer resort and the large summer hotel there was turned into a hospital for the wound ed soldiers. The building was burned last January, the cause being un- known. The structure was but fifteen miles from the front and the sound of the big guns could be plainly heard at all times.
 pr. Faulkner made two or three trips to the scene of hostilities and on one trip he heard it reported that an English advance was to be attempted. He was sent to point three to five miles behind the lines. As it was night he could see but little detail of battlefield but witnessed the bursting of the star shells and heard the roar of battle at close range. Occasionally German shells fell within the limits of WimereauX and one shell burst in the rear of the hospital, shattering many panes of glass.
 Hospital of Tents.
 While the hospital was called a sta- tonary hospital it was not exactly stationary. It was a camp that was moved after the burning of the hotel to a number of different places which consisted of a series of small tents joined together, the whole accommo- dating from sixty to 100 patients. The work most of the time was under fair ly favorable conditions, although the weather was somewhat rigorous 1n occasions The doctors were all we'll fitted out with clothing and the ragu- lation uniform met about every condi- tion. Following the battle there would be tseady stream of patients to the hospital.
 Although many patients were badly mutilated it was surprising what a large number recovered. Most of the wounds were inflicted by grenades and shrapnel There were but few victims of rifle and bayonet wounds, trench | life having brought out new methods of warfare The most damage to the ] men in the trenches can be caused by 1 shells coupled with the aid of asphyX- | iating gases. Singularly enough some | of the gas victims require the longest 1 time to recover. The wounds made 1 bv the shrapnel are terrible and a 1 great many large, strong and robust soldiers were brought into the hos pital in such shape that deah seemed almost inevitable. But many of them pulled out with a fortitude that would be unbelievable. Many of the men work about the trenches at night putting up rough fences and con- structing barbed wire cntanglements. About all this work is done at night for during the day it Is much safer to keep heads below the top of the trenches.
 Prisoners Told of Bad Treatment.
 "Two of the patients over whom l worked" said Dr. Faulkner. had been made prisoners by the Germans and had gained their liberty through an exchange. One of the men told of horrible treatment at the hands of the captors. Most of these patients came from Canada, Australia and England. Many of them were men of fine pro- portions and admirably adapted for soldering. I was surprised to learn to
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