The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-22
AMERICAN HOSPITAL
A TIMELY BLESSING
MEN ARE TAKEN CARE OF by
AME RlcAN SURGEONS AND
NURSES.

Paris Aug ,A.-The fierce fighting
OF American troops around Cantigny.
Chateau Thierry and other centers
Of the big enemy offensive, has
brought in its train of sudden trans
formation and development in the
great American hospital at Neuilly IN
the Paris suburbs and others like il
IN the suburbs OF Auteuil, Joinville
and other points, which are now in
truth American institutions not only
in name, foundation, staff and equip
ment but in that grimmest element
of a hospitals work, wounded men
American wounded borne back from
the fighting front.
The Americanism of these hospitals
has proved a timely blessing to the
young American heroes who got out
alive from the furnace of fire, giving
them American surroundings, Ameri-
can surgeons and nurses, their own
press their cares. American food.
and something of that spirit of home
which people OF the same blood car
ny across the sea.
The big Neuilly establishment has
been taxed to its utmost to meet this
sudden influx from the great often
i've. Its capacity was suddenly swol-
len from 500 to 1900 or l 500, with
considerable part of the arrivals
Americans. Five hundred cases ar
rived in a single day of the June fight
cases, direct from the field and not
yet operated on. They had come in
amhulances, two days ON the road,
for there are no railroads linking the
remote storm centers whore the en-
envy strikes his surprise blows, but
great as the emergency was, it was
successfully met, and in the first call
made upon it to care for Americon
wounded the big American instiiu-
ton added another page to its record
of devoted service.
AZ Nv " NipNh lulH Ilbt lAliG the
directing surgeon started on his daily
inspection of the cases under his
care. and going with him, one had the
opportunity of seeing the magnitude
of this work, the smothness with
which it was proceeding, with here
and there a glimpse of the American
wounded-marines, artillerymen, in
fantry and machine gun men. The
war surgeons with their staffs oi
nurses had cared for the cases
through the night and day, and now
| the chief surgeon of the section wa,
making his tour to see how each cas-
had progressed and to direct the fur
Their course of treatment.
Ahead stretched the long corridor
| with cots filled with wounded linins
one side, while the wards opened
from the other side The corridor
was bathed with sunshine from the
| low row OF winiows and many Of In,
men had their windows open taking Z
sun bath One of them had the ideS
That the sunshine would be heallns
balm for his wound, and the ugly
opening in the left arm was laid OH
so as TO get the fun slant of the sun
There was little or no ordor of anas-
thetics or drugs, such as one is apt
to associate with hospitals. Every
thing was scrupulously clean, floors
windows, bed-li Women were
at work making every nook and corn
er Immaculate; cases of bright flow
ers were on all the nurses tables 70
give an air of cheer and the whole
place had the stamp of comfort.
These corridors have had to be
used as wards during the heavy lu-
fluX of wounded from the big fights
of early June, when every available
corner of the building was sudden