The Washington times., 1920-09-17
WAR SCENES
IN HOSPITAL
Bomb Victims Cover Clinic
Floors Like Casualties in
Dressing Station.

NE" iofkhs sept. ifs-oCones III
the Broad Street Hospital after the
explosion were compared by those
doctors and nurses OF the hospitai
stan who had seen service In France
TO action In a neid dressing station
after a battle.
Broad street from tho scene OF the
explosion in front OF ]. p. Morgan &
Co. offices on Wall street. to- the
hospital. near the water front. in am
balances. taxicabs, motor trucks and
private automobiles volunteered for
the work Of mercy.
Doctors and nurses and volunteer
attendants gave f1rst-aid treatment as
the motors speeded to the hospitals.
In two cases priests who were picked
up on the way from the scene OF the
catastrophe gave the last rites as
wounded men were being rushed TO
the hospital.
Most OF the wounded were carried
into the dispensary. In the hour After
the explosion hundreds OF men and
women were brought to the hospital
but the majority OF them were sent
home after receiving treatment to
make room for the severely injured.
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So great was the number OF slight
ly injured and burned, whose wounds
required treatment. that the stan ana
equipment Of the hospital were over
whelmed for the frst two hours. All
the usual routine of hospital WORK
was cast to the winds Clerks. tele-
phone girls, anybody who came In on
the street, were used as attendants TO
bind the wounds and care for the
suffering.
The overflow OF wounded from the
dispensary filled the executive ofnces
Of the hospital Even the telephone
booths in the reception room were
used as emergency dressing stations.
The private rooms and WARDS OF
course, were filled within short
time with those who were in the most
serious condition. Before the day
was over ten persons died IN the nos
pital, so the small morgue was over
crowded. and some OF the bodies had
to be left in the rooms In which lie
departed.
What impressed everybody who
visited the hospital was the heroism
OF the victims and OF those who were
in the vicinity at the time OF the ex-
plosion, or otherwise were able to
render assistance to the suffering.
The remarkably efficient and cour-
ageous work Of the doctors and
nurses OF the Broad Street Hospital.
together with the Red Cross force
that co-operated with them. was
commented upon on all sides.
Another prominent visitor who
warmly commended the hospital off-
cials was Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan,
who also made a round OF the hos
pitals Mrs Morgan made inquiries
about the work. and on learning that
the hospitals surgical supplies and
dressings had been largely dissipated
by the emergency demands. offered TO
send additional supplies.
HYLAN VISITS HOSPITALS.
Mayor Hylan, on round OF tho
hospitals to which the victims were
taken. visited the Broad Street Hospi-
tai, making 1t his particular duty to
see Frederick y. Soper, his friend. who
was one OF the injured. Before leav-
ing. the mayor expressed his com
mendation of the hospitals work.
The hospital was in charge OF DR..
A. J. Barker Savage, superintendent.
and Miss Henrietta Crcdo. superin-
tendent Of nurses. Many OF the doc
tors and nurses. including Miss Credo,
saw medical service overseas. and
found that their army training en-
abled them to meet yesterdays emer-
gency with the utmost efficiency.
Among the doctors who took part
in the work were DR.. Aspinwall Judd.
DR.. ]. f. Hammett, assistant to DR..
Judd; DR.. ]. Richard Kelvin, president
of the State Medical Society; DR.. Ken
loch, DR.. McClelland. and DR.. G. F.
Goodfellow.
DR.. Savage and Dr., Goodfelow were
the first doctors on the scene. Within
a few minutes of the explosion. DR..
Goodfellow found a man lying on the
sidewalk in front of the Morgan build
ing. his leg nearly severed. and per-
formed an operation. amputating the
leg as the man lay on the walk.
The entire force of nurses, nineteen.
was called on duty, in addition to
about thirty extra nurses from Pres
byterian. st. Luke's, Post-Graduate.
and Italian hospitals and the Red
Cross. besides private nurses sent by
families Of some Of the injured.
EVEN NURSES ILL RESPOND.
At the time OF the explosion six
nurses. headed by Miss Credo. were
at work in the operating room. They
were startled by the noise, but did not
know what II was. inside OF two min
utes, however, the call went through
the hospital for all nurses and doctors
to stand by for emergency duty. Two
nurses who were i'll, Miss Rose A
Credo and Miss Edith Hancock, re-
sponded to the call with the others
DR.. Savage was walking north on
Broad street, on his way to the an in
surance company office beyond the
Morgan building. He escaped injury
narrowly, as he would have been
passing the Morgan office in rev
minutes At the time OF the explosion
he was at Beaver street He says he
heard two explosions in rapid sue.
cession and saw pile OF smoke
ascend.
He rushed toward the scene and
saw two ambulances from his own
hospital dash by him. One had luckily
started for the vicinity before the ex-
plosion to answer a call in the neigh
borhood.
CONTRASTS AIR RAID.
"There was so much confusion when
I reached the scene OF the explosion"
said DR. Savage, chat did not know