Ellsworth American., 1918-09-04
Sarisbury Court, Fayorite Hunt
ing Box Of Charles |, Now
a Hospital.
RED CROSS DOES THE WORK
American wsmen In Enslsna Carry on
Vast Aid for Wounded - Con.
ssissesnss TO Rsegpsrate Amid
Pleasant Surroundings

Jaeobean mansion that stands back
almost hidden by the tail eims % the
Southampton road and j. said 10 have
been one Of the fayorIte hunting boxes
Of the nrst King Charles. has been
converted into a hospital for S.0oo
Americans by the American Red
Cross.
The work Of the latter organization
now comprises more than twenty de-
partments. and is carried out by Amer
lean women who were residents of
Great Britain before the war. many
OF them the wives Of Englishmen and
the others wives Of relatives of Amer
leans In business In this country.
Mrs. whltelaw Reid. widow of the
former American ambassador 90 Great
Britain. was a pioneer In the work of
the American Red Cross In this coun-
try.
The American Red Cross has pro-
yided a number of hospitals In Great
Britain, some OF them established be-
fore America entered the war. for the
use of the British wounded; others es-
tablished since that time for the ae-
commodation of both British and
Americans.
One Of the Best.
One OF the finest Is the Mossley HIN
hospital at Liverpool, which is stated
by American army doctors and nurses
under Mai. Udo J. wllo. formerly pro-
fessor of surgery In the University of
Michigan. Another American hospital
de luxe In London Is the new naval
hospital on Park lane. which occupies
Aldford house, the home Of Capt.
Frederick Guest, NJ. F.. who placed IL
at the disposal Of the Red Cross.
There are several other American
hospitals In London. notably the Lam
caster Gate hospital for officers aud
American Hospital No. "a. given by
Mr. and Mrs. A Chester Beatty OF
New York But the largest OF all the
American hospitals in Great Britain
is that at Sarisbury court.
No more ideal spot for the purpose
could be imagined. Standing In a
great park of 1S6 acres OF thickIy-
wooded coverts and gently uudulat-
ing pasture lands the grounds dip
down to a half-mile frontage along
Southampton waters.
Already the woodland acres OF the
estate are resounding with Ak and saw
and several hundred trees have been
selected to furnish the heavier tim
Der and ioists for the hospital build
ings. With the Manor house as apex.
these cover over ten acres of frame
hutmenis.
The contracts signed by the Red
Cross provided for the opening Of the
hospital with about 400 beds available
In six weeks from the time the work
started.
Tents to House Sick.
During the pleasant English sum-
mer these tent wards will be very COM
Portable and agreeable. and long be-
fore the first chilly weather of autumn
comes the frame hut wards, steam
heated. will be ready. 1t is possible
that some of the tents will be retained
for the use of convalescents or for
overflow purposes in the event Of
big offensive on the northern part OF
the western front.
The hospital will have its own cleo
tric lighting plant and water supply.
There will be probably a double sys-
TEN of water supply, water from the
river being used for ordinary purposes.
while special distilled or spring water
will be used for drinking purposes and
in the kitchens and operating rooms.
The Manor house, which will be the
central building of the Sarisbury hos
pital, Is a large and handsome build
ing of what Enklishmen call modern
construction, Inasmuch as 1t dates
back only 35 years.
The house contains about fifty
rooms, and more than half OF these
are large enough to be available Tor
use as wards containing from SIX TO
16 beds each. The great entrance hail
is easily the feature Of the interior.
II is as large as many an American
church, open to the roof, and with
balcony or gallery running all the way
around il.
The ambulance which will bring the
American wounded from the piers AT
Southampton will approach the hos
pital by long carriage drive through
picturesque woodland and well-kept
lawns.
The convalescent soldier Will ma
several miles OF sunny or shaded
walks without going outside the nos
pital grounds. Strolling northward ne
will cross broad meadow ana Ut
tie patch of woods to the hospital pig
gerry and chicken farm, and Just De
low this he will come to the boat
house and the jetty, where he may
dangle his legs just above the water
and sit fshpole in hand, with good
prospects of profitable eaten. III
he chooses to stroll northward from
-. Ln~.ftol htriiHfn0S he will