New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-28
CAMP LOGAN LIFB
IS STRENUOUS 0NE
JOHN TEIcHRow, NOW IN HOS
PITAL SERVICE ON SHORT
VISIT HOME
BIG BASE HOSPITAL COVERS A.
CELARGE AS A SMALL.
CITY

Sergeant John F. Teichrow, who is now
stationed in the base hospital at Camp
Logan, Houston, Tex. in the service of the
u. S. army, arrived in New Ulm SAT-
urday evening for a very brief stay. He
remained only over night, and left Sum
day morning for Mankato, accompanied
by George Bromley and P. A. Murphy,
the latter taking him over in his car.
There he caught an Omaha train for
Mountain Lake, where he expected to
visit his parents for a few hours, before
returning to Texas. Sergeant Teichrow
had been sent north to bring a couple
Of soldiers who had been i'll to their homes
in Chicago.
AS he had been allowed only two days
to come from Chicago and get back his
stay in New Ulm and with his parents
at Mountain Lake was necessarily Of the
=briefest. He was here only long enuf to
tell something of Camp Logan and the
big hospital with which he is connected
He says he rather expects to be trans
ferred from Camp Logan, but whether
it will be across the big pond or to
some other camp he has no means of
knowing.
Getting Drafted Men
We are getting some drafted men, ''he
said. "and we understand that we are
to break them ID to take our places
when we leave here, but ,'l whether We are
to 60 to France Of to Some other Base
Hospital, only Washington knows, and
it won't tell. / have yet to meet the
man in our bunch who isn't anxious to
go across. Practically everyone of the
boys joined with that hope and if there
are any who don't want to go, they are
those who joined to evade the draft and
picked the medical department as the
least dangerous. But they will be badly
fooled before they get through.
The SIX or seven weeks after opening
the hospital was more or less of night
mare to me to me. I've shaved like a
horse since the first ward was opened. s
must get time to take some pictures of
the plant to send to you because you'll
never be able to form mental picture of
its immensely from any description can
give you. When we first arrived there
wasn't tap of work done at the hospital
and it is hard to believe it is the same
place..
An Immense Establishment
The plant covers as much ground as
from the State Bank corner in New Tim
to AL 0ison's house on South Minnesota
street and then west as far as the High
School. Such a structure is almost too
large for me to attempt to describe with.
out the aid of a kodak.
When you come in thru the receiving
ward and pass thru into gallery screened
both sides and covered; walk a half
block to the first ward, which is built
open into the gallery, and from there on
you go to ward about every 100 feet
for two or three blocks. Then cross
about block and half and you find
the same long gallery of wards there. It's
a long walk and you've covered lot Of
ground.
I've tried getting pictures of some
parts Of it, but failed to g,lage the light
correctly and spoiled the films. viii
try again soon and hope to have better
luck.
Many Thousands There
Il can't say much about Houston as
I very seldom get there but I am told
that there are more uniforms on the
streets than civilians. There are more
than $4,000 men in camp and more
coming every day. / have heard that
500 drafted men were coming until
5000 have arrived.
They are getting down to business
all right, for they have fixed up the rifle
range with an elaborate system Of NOV.
able and changeable targets, and the
machine gun companies are WORKING
hard, as are also the artillery regiments:
We can hear the shooting ~ day long;
and the range is fully FIVE miles from
camp s.
Mr.. Teichrow says no one can realize
bow letters from home are appreciated
This his! Y says =. 4 true q every solder.