White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-12

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ments 6 the well, the unhuff, are
started back from France all the
wounded or sIek viii have come ahead
" them. That In the war depart,
msnt's policy, IN bring home the sick
and wounded first. They are coming
nou and have been for s0rne time, and
after the shortest possible soJ0urn IN
debarkati0n hospitals are segregated
are passed along ~ a reconstruction
hospital ss close az possible 10 their
homes. there 10 be discharged II their
condition warrants IL, or To be treated
FIR special disabilities, or To complies
the period Of con~valescence.
To receive these incapadtated sol
disrs; " make smooth their hard
path 10 be prepared for their coming;
70 make the distribution process swift,
are and mefciful; to see that every
thing ls provided for until the distant
destination IL renche6-that II the CO..
operative Job of the medical depart
meDt Of the port Of d~ebarkatiOn and
the American Red Cross. 70 this "
the story Of how the job In done. Of
chilly II Ii the plan Of handling the
sick returned from overseas service"
The New York port Of e~mbarkstiOo
and debarkntion-really includes aD
the const from Baltimore 10 Canada.
but rs work IL directed from Boboken-
The surgeon Of the port, vino bas
charge Of The reception and care ~
inyulided troops, IL Col. James 81. Ken
nedy. medical corps. q. =. A He ~
the sanitary adviser Of the command
ing general of the port, William v.
Judson.
Every Facility for Medical Care.
The following facts were obtained
from Colonel Kennedy and are official
Sick and wounded soldiers are
brought from Europe on army trans
ports having every hospital facility.
Each transport has normally a good
sized hospital, which may be expanded
10 accommodate any number Of men.
Every pntlent has more than enough
room. One of the great liners con
yerted into n troopshlD may have
carried 10000 men to France. but M
a hospital ship II brings back only n
thousand or 10. The medical attend
anee for the returning soldiers has
been uniformly satisfactory.
The transport arrives or quaran-
tine. II Is boarded there by two medi-
cnl officers detailed for this purpose
by the port surgeon. They ascertain
the number and classes Of the sick,
the pier and hour at which the ship
viii dock. One Of them stays aboard,
arranging for dcbarkntion.
The other returns to the quarantine
station md telephones his information
10 the Office Of the surgeon OF the port
In Hobokcn. The surgeon then sends
n hnrbor boat with n party OF medical
officers and men TO the designated
pier. He also notifies the Red Cross,
which turns up at the pier with nil the
supplies. food and drink needed by tho
soldiers about to land, and something
10 spnrc far emergencies. II n soldier
has been sent over with nothing but
hospital clothes the Red Cross In
stnntly provides him with n blanket
robe, linen, wool boots and crutches
II he needs them. from the boats
equipment.
Relatives Are Notified.
Debarkation continues without In
corruption untll completed unless II
extends into the night. The patients
are transferred without delay To the
designated dcbnrkation hospital, the
Red Cross attendants remaining on
the pier or transport and dispensing
refreshments M required. In the hos