The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-12

OF tAS wards had no. ,panes. there
we're none IN tho Administration
Building Headquarters Building)
no water piped In. no electric lights,
the roads were In deplorable condi-
tion; In fact there was great deal
TO be accomplished before patients
could be comfortably taken care Of.
Each unit consisted OF about fifty
buildings OF various types. There
we're twenty wards, three buildings
for officers quarters and mess. three
or nurses, three for enlisted men,
Administration Building, Receiving
Ward, Bath House, 1ncinerator. Red
cros; Building. buildings for the var
lous clinics such as Dental Clinics,
Ear Clinic, Eye Nose and Throat Clln.
lc. the Operating Room, x-Ray De-
partment Laboratory and .Morsue
building, Patients Kitchen and Mess
consisting OF three buildings. Quar-
,ermaster and Medical Supply store
houses, etc. etc. All units through
out the camp we're OF the same type.
The Administrator Building where
Headquarters was located, was at one
end of the unit, which should rough
iy estimate covered about forty acres.
IN the north end OF the Administra-
tion building was the Officers Meet
ing Room. the officers Of the Chief
of the Medical Service, Chief OF the
Surgical Service Chief Nurse, Post
Office. Waiting Room and the Ser.
yeant Majors sleeping quarters. The
iouth end of the building was taken
IN one side OF the corridor by the
n LAT ~ nd hn nj n
Tide. one after the other, was the Of
iices of the Sergeant Major, Adjutant
md Commanding officer.
In order to make this letter clear
{ may as we'll state here that l have
acted as Sergeant Major since the
irrival OF the organization In the A.
Z. +. Previous to sailing for over
seas I was promoted to the grade OF
Corporal and have been promoted
rom time to time until now I hold
he grade OF Hospital Sergeant. My
quarters were about IL x IL and with
ne had the Top Sergeant Of the
Registrars Office and the Sergeant
Who was next In charge in my Of
lice. The hospital safe was kept in
ny quarters where money and valu-
At one time there was approximately
100000 Francs on deposit.
The first patients were assigned tC
our unit on September 27th, were
,ospitalized and thereafter day by
lay the patients streaned in. The
Red Cross trains rolled in from the
'ront as a rule at night. During the
night a messenger would come from
camp Headquarters bearing q mes
,age somewhat as follows: you will
,repare to evacuate Immediately from
Red Cross Hospital Train No. 67
which is now in the hospital yards
,47 lying cases" or possibly SO lyinf
,ases or 100 sitting cases. as the cast
might be. I would dress as rapid,
rs possible. dash over to the quar-
ers occupied by the officer in charg,
" Excavations, notify him, the Com
handing officer and Adjutant in turl
md speed on to the barracks of tn
unlisted men where the Top Sergean
II the Detachment would be notified
he men ordered to dress and fall ou
Immediately and march to the train
| From the time that received tn
| message at Headquarters until tn
men would he on their way to tn
rain was approximately 90 minutes
Sergeant In charge would take
| detachment OF litter bearers to tn
| hospital yards where the patient
would be loaded into ambulances un
Ter the supervision OF the officer i
charge OF Evacuations. The ambu
lances would slowly proceed to tn
Receiving Ward where the litter bear
,rs would take the wounded soldier
from the ambulance and place ther
IN racks in the Receiving Ward erect
I'd for the purpose where their cir
teal histories would be written b
competent men and the wards desil
lated where the sick and injure
should be placed. Surgical case
we're all sent to the surgical ward
which were divided into groups, on
for fractures OF the leg. another on
,or fractures Of the arm. another fC
bullet wounds of the upper extrem
lies. etc, and so with the sick. Thos
patients who were slightly wounde
md still had their uniforms on wei
AIKEN to the bath house nearby. III
dressed. given a new suit of unde
wear and pajamas.
The litter bearers would then tai
the patients on litters to the prop,
ward where he would be placed on
cot and given medical attention ,
quickly as possible. The nurses q
|, duty In the ward would do ever
thing they could to alleviate the pa
until Medical officer could give a
'ention to the man. It was very sc
lom indeed that any of the Sammi
yroaned or complained. They wou
lie there helrlessly. possibly with s
eral shrapnel or bullet wounds, mo
OF them smile and tell how the Boci
was on the run when he left the from
To the boys o n he rltofniETA(
To the bows OF the front lines ce
tainly belongs the credit. Poop
at home cannot realize how well Il
boys up front stood the test. Son
T " them literally torn to pieces M
, vet no complaint to make. The RI
, Cross workers were active at the r
: ceiving Ward when patients arriv,
? | In handing the bows n drink of waite