Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-04-29
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DR.. Crumpton Writes Letter.
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DR.. Crumpt0n Writes Letter.
/ DR.. w. W. Wyatt of this city is just
in receipt of very interesting letter
from Dr.. R. C. Crumpton. now lieut.
enant in camp hospital 81, unit X,
somewhere in France. The letter in
| part follows:
Its Saturday night and I've had a
mighty big days work and am all in.
They have me in charge of the Iabora-
tory here. l do that work for one
hospital, which now has about hun
surgeons Office down town, which is a
kind of dispensary, and then too, for
the small hospitals in two barracks
and an aviation camp
I'm so glad to do it for it keeps me
busy and keeps back many a lump
which comes up in the throat. We see
SO many French people but of course,
we can't speak their language and we
would so love to chat with them.
"In addition to my laboratory work,
I'm also mess officer for the hospital
and, while l don't like the job, I've
jumped into it and am showing them
that l can do that, too. Uncle Sam has
a good sized commissary here and we
can buy almost anything we want.
Through the commissary we buy
cigars, tobacco and candy for less than
we pay at home.
"The big laboratories of the Ameri-
can Expedition in France will be NOV
ed from near the front next week and
will be consolidated here with our
laboratory. Don't know whether they
will keep me in the laboratory. Would
rather do medical work but I'm glad to
do anything ! can for these dear boys.
II learn that our hospital, which
now has capacity for $50 patients,
will be enlarged to something like
1000 beds very shortly. All the head
quarters, except those of General
Pershing. are being moved here and
we have quite a big American military
contingent here already.
about ore block from our hospital
is an old cathedral begun in the
eleventh century and finished about
the fourteenth century. Also an old
bridge built by Cesar in one of his
conquests and numerous grottos, or
caves, in one of which St Patrick liv-
ed for few years and in another
Christianity was prea chcd for the first
in France. Have had no time to visit
these, as yet. Joan of Arc began one
Of her campaigns here and in a city
about forty miles from here she was
burned at the stake. This whole coun-
try is tceming with history which l
hope to delve into before leaving here
MY eyes have almost given away
under the microscopical work and |
had them rcfracted about month ago.
Am going TO Paris in a few days TO
have some glasses fitted The French
have very poor glasses but there is
New York *. taare which l shall go
to. Wi. ai1o mst. a,aior Macrea and
three others OF our unit who will be
returning home from the British front
where they have received course in
Speaking Of sanitation, the French
are away behind the times, almost
medieval in that respect
Il received today lone Freeman
Journal Of February Is and it did look
good. You have certainly had fierce
winter. Since leaving the states, we
haven't suffered much from the cold.
1t sure is lovely over here. We are
long ways from the front. Do so want
to go up there and go over the top
with the boys. Maybe can do SO yet.
Here's hoping. We hear that we are
located here, but they de-
latch us from time to time for service
Of a month or two elsewhere"
w. SIS
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