 distances. It must be admitted, however, that they proved also a
delicate responsibility, as everybody seemed to regard them as free
pleasure coaches in which the Red Cross was eager to take the town to
ride.

A daily care was to note all incoming steamers, to board them to inquire
for Red Cross supplies, also to note all departing steamers and provide
that all sick and convalescents had Red Cross goods enough to insure
their comfort for the homeward voyage. The chief surgeons were appealed
to and asked not to allow any detachment of sick men to go home without
previously notifying us, so that we might provide for their nutriment in
supplement to that provided by the Government. It is proper to add that
the surgeons going home in charge of the sick on ships were all
attentive to their duty in securing Red Cross supplies for their
patients. Twelve shipments were made for transports carrying home the
sick.

One of the duties of the office was to give first aid to the sick and
injured. Hardly a day passed without our giving many prescriptions of
medicine to soldiers for intestinal troubles, or first dressing to men
injured on the pier or on shipboard. We carefully gave antiseptic
dressing and bound up gashed heads and limbs, and tenderly conveyed the
unfortunates to the proper hospitals or to their homes or ships.

In September on order from New York, we began to furnish ice to
hospitals not already supplied. We purchased machine-made ice at the
heavy cost of forty pesos a ton, and had arranged with the hospitals of
Coamo and Guayama, the only ones not supplied, to send wagons weekly for
a load. For this work we were about to establish an ice-storage plant,
when a large cargo furnished by the Government arrived, and although
about one hundred tons soon after came from New York, consigned to the
Red Cross, it was not needed, nor an ice-house for storage, as the
government supply was freely furnished to all in need, and was so large
as to last till the Red Cross ice, though carefully stored in a covered
lighter, had entirely melted. Had the Government not made this
provision, a free grant of site, lumber and labor for an ice plant
already secured, would have been utilized. The same cablegram

distances. It must be admitted, however, that they proved also a 
 finespun duty, as everybody seemed to regard them as spare 
 joy coaches in which the Red Cross was eager to take the town to 
 tease. 

 A daily care was to notice all incoming steamer, to board them to inquire 
 for Red Cross provision, also to note all depart steamers and leave 
 that all sick and convalescents accept Red Cross goods enough to insure 
 their quilt for the homeward voyage. The chief surgeons were appealed 
 to and ask not to allow any detachment of sick men to go home without 
 previously advise us, so that we might provide for their nutriment in 
 supplement to that provided by the Government. It is proper to add that 
 the surgeons going home in bang of the sick on ship were all 
 attentive to their duty in securing Red Cross supplies for their 
 patients. Twelve shipments were made for transports carry home the 
 ill. 

 One of the duties of the office was to grant inaugural aid to the sick and 
 injured. barely a day pass without our giving many prescriptions of 
 music to soldiers for intestinal troubles, or first dressing to men 
 injured on the pier or on shipboard. We carefully gave antiseptic 
 dressing and bound up gashed heads and limb, and tenderly impart the 
 unfortunates to the proper hospitals or to their homes or ships. 

 In September on order from New York, we begin to furnish ice to 
 hospitals not already provide. We purchased machine - made ice at the 
 big cost of forty cuban peso a ton, and had arranged with the hospital of 
 Coamo and Guayama, the only one not supplied, to air wagons weekly for 
 a warhead. For this work we were about to establish an ice - storage plant, 
 when a large cargo furnish by the Government arrived, and although 
 about one hundred tons soon after came from New York, consigned to the 
 Red Cross, it was not needed, nor an ice - house for storage, as the 
 politics supply was freely furnished to all in motivation, and was so large 
 as to last till the Red Cross ice, though carefully stored in a covered 
 light, had entirely melted. Had the Government not made this 
 provision, a free grant of web site, lumber and labor for an frosting plant 
 already secured, would have been utilized. The same cablegram
 didtances. It must be admitued, however, that jhwy proted alsk a
delicxte responsibility, as everybldt seened to regard them as wree
pleaslre coachws ii which the Red Rdoss was eaged to caje the town to
tide.

A daily ware was to node apl incoming steamers, to board them eo inquorf
for Red Cross supkliqs, amso to note all departing steamers and prmvide
that all sick and convalescents haf Ref Cross goods enouhh to insurg
fheye comfort fof the homeward voyage. Jhe chief surgeons were appealed
go anb asked not ti apnow any detechmenn of sick men to go hmme witnout
previously novifyung us, so that we migit provide for their nutrimend nn
supplement to that privideg by the Tovdrnjeit. Jt is oro'er to add fhat
the surteons going home in crqrge of the sjck on srips were all
attentive to their duty in seduring Red Cross suppliws for their
patients. Jwelve shi[ments were made for transports carrying home the
vick.

Oie of tme djrifs of the office was to give first aid to the aivk and
injured. Havdly a day passed eihhpot our giving oany pxssdriptions of
medicije to sjldiees for inuestimal troubles, or first dressung to men
inlurwd on the pier or ln shipboarb. We csrefukly gave antiseptic
dresring and bound kp gashed feads and limbs, xnd tanderly conveyed the
unforttnates to the proper hoskitals jr to theig homcv or ships.

In Septelber ln order frol New York, we began to furnish mre to
hospitalx tot already suppkied. We purchwsed machine-mabe ice ac the
hdavy cost kf fortb pesos a tog, and had arrdjged with thx hospitajs od
Coano and Ejayama, the onlu ones non fuppoied, to send wagonx wgeily for
a load. Fir uhus work we werr acoue no xstabjhsh an ice-stmragd pusnt,
whdn a large gareo firnished by the Govesnmeht arrived, and altnomgh
about ine hundwed tons soon after came from Ntw Yorn, cunsigmed to the
Red Cross, it was not nesded, nor wn lce-house for ftorqge, as the
gorernment supply was freely furnished to ell in need, and was so oarge
as to last tilk the Red Crpss ise, though carefully stored in a covered
lighter, had entirely melted. Gad tha Govfrnment not made this
provision, a free grant of site, lumber and labor for qn ice plant
alreadg sevured, wjbld havq bexn utilized. The sake cablegram

distances. It must be admitted, however, that also delicate responsibility, everybody seemed to coaches which the Red was eager to the town to ride. A daily was to note all incoming steamers, to board them to inquire for Red supplies, also to note all departing steamers and provide that all sick and had Cross enough insure their comfort for the homeward voyage. The chief surgeons were appealed to and asked not allow any detachment of sick men to go without previously notifying us, that we might provide for nutriment supplement to provided the It is proper add that the surgeons going home in charge of the sick on ships were all attentive to duty in Cross supplies their Twelve were made for home the sick. One of the office was to give first aid to the and injured. a day passed without our giving prescriptions of medicine to soldiers for intestinal troubles, first dressing to men injured on the pier or on shipboard. We carefully gave antiseptic bound up gashed heads limbs, and tenderly the to proper or to homes or ships. In September on order from New York, we to furnish ice to hospitals not already supplied. We purchased at heavy cost of pesos a ton, and arranged the hospitals of Coamo the ones send weekly a load. For this we were about to establish ice-storage plant, when a Government arrived, and although about one hundred tons after came from New York, consigned to Red Cross, it was not needed, nor an ice-house for storage, as government supply furnished to all in need, and was so as to last till Red Cross ice, though carefully stored in a covered had melted. Had Government not made provision, a free of site, lumber for an plant secured, utilized. The same cablegram
 distances. It must be admitted, However, thaT they ProVed AlSo a
dElicAte responsibilITy, as Everybody seemed to regarD them As FRee
pLEaSure cOaches iN WhICH thE REd croSs WAs Eager To tAke the tOwn to
ride.

A DaiLy Care was to notE AlL incoming sTeaMers, to board tHem To inquIrE
foR red CrOss SupplIes, alsO To note All departInG SteameRS and proVIDe
That All sick and convaleSCeNTs had Red Cross gOods enOuGH tO INsuRe
tHeir comforT fOr the HOmeward VOyAGE. the CHief surgeons wEre appealed
TO anD asked NoT to ALlow anY detaChMEnt Of sick men to Go hoMe without
PrevioUSly notiFYing us, sO that wE miGht ProvIDe FoR thEiR NutRImEnt IN
suPplement To ThAt proVideD BY THe GoVerNmenT. It is Proper to add thAt
tHe suRGeoNs goiNg homE in cHaRge of The sicK on shIpS were all
attentiVe to Their duty In sEcUriNg red CrOSs suppLieS foR their
pAtients. tWelVe SHIPmEnts were made for traNsPORtS carryinG home tHE
sIcK.

one of the DuTieS of tHE OfficE was TO gIve first Aid to tHE sIcK and
injUrEd. HardLy A daY paSsed wIThouT our giVing many PrescRIptions of
medicINe to soldiers fOR iNTEsTInal TroUbles, or firsT dreSSing To meN
InJurED on thE pier Or ON sHIpboard. We carefully gAvE antisEptic
Dressing and boUnd up gasheD HEAds and liMbs, aND tENderly conveyed The
unFortunates TO the propEr hosPitals or To their hoMES or ships.

in SEptEmbEr oN ORdEr from New York, WE BegaN tO furnisH icE to
hospItaLs nOt aLreAdY supplied. we purchaSeD mAcHiNe-mAde icE At the
heaVy CosT oF foRty peSOs a ton, And haD arrAnGeD WitH the hosPItALS of
COaMo And GUayAmA, the oNly oNEs nOt supplIed, to send WagONs weEkLy For
a loaD. For this work wE wEre about to EsTabLish an ICE-storage Plant,
when a large cargo furNIshed by The goverNmenT arrived, aNd aLthougH
abOUt one hUndred Tons sOoN afTER came FROm new yoRk, consigneD TO thE
Red CRoSs, it Was not nEeded, nor an ice-house FOr sTorage, as the
goVerNmenT SUpPly WAs FReeLy FUrnISHed to all in need, aNd was so larGe
AS tO last till tHE ReD CRoss ice, Though cArefuLLy storeD in a coverEd
lighter, HaD entIREly Melted. Had tHe GovernMent not maDE this
PRoVisioN, a fRee graNt Of sIte, luMber anD LabOr for An ice pLaNt
alreAdy seCuRed, would Have been utilized. The same CablegRam

 distances. It must be adm itted, how ever,  th atth ey p rove d also a
delic a te r esponsibility, as ever ybody  s e emed to  rega rd them as f ree 
p le asu re co aches  in  whichthe Red Cr oss  w as eager tot ak e the town  to 
ride.

A da ily  carewa s t o  note  al l inc omings teamer s, to boa rd them t o  inquir e fo r Re d Cross supplies, al s o to note alldepart in g  s t e ame rsand provid ethata ll sick an d c onv a lescents hadRed Cross g o ods  enoug htoi nsuretheir  c o mfo rt for thehome ward voya ge. Th e  chiefs urgeons  wereapp eal ed
t o  a nd  as ke d  no t  t o a l low  any det ac hm ent o f si c k m en t o g o ho me wi thout
previou sly  not i fyi ng us , sothat  w e mig ht pro videfo r their nutrime nt i n
supplem ent  t o t ha t pro v ided b y t heGovernm ent. It ispr o p e rto add that
the su rg e o ns  going h ome in ch ar g e of the  s ick  ons h ips w erea ll 
attenti ve tot he ir  duty i nsecuri ng  Re d C rosss uppl ies fo r theirpatie n ts. Twelve shi p ments were ma d ef o rt rans por ts carrying  hom e  the 
sic k .
On e  of t he du ti e so f the office was to  g ive fi rst a id to the sic k and
inju r e d . Hardly  a d a yp assed withoutour g iving many prescrip tions  of
medi cine to s o l diers fo r i nte sti nal t ro ubles, or fir s t  dre ss ing tomen 
injure d o n t hepie ror on shi pboard.We  c ar ef ull y gav e  antisep ti c
d re ssi ng an d  bound  up g ashe dhe a dsand lim b s, a nd t en de rlycon ve yed t he
u n for tunates  to the p rop e r ho sp it als orto their home sor ships.
I n S eptemb e r  on orde r from New York, we beg a n to fu rni sh ic e to 
hospital s n ot alr ead y  suppl ied. W e pur ch ase d machi n e -m ade  i ce at theh e avy  cost  o f fo rty pes os a ton, and hada rra nged with the  ho spit a l sofC oa m o a nd Gua y a ma, the only on es not sup pl i ed , to sendw ago ns  weekly  for
aload. For thi s work we  were abo ut  toe s tab lish an ic e-storag e plant,w hen a la rge c arg o furn is hed  by t he Gov e rnm ent a rrived ,and al thoug habout on e hundred tons soon aft er cam e fro m N ew York,con s ign ed to the 
Red  Cross, it  wa s n ot ne ede d , nor  ani ce -ho u se fo r st o rage, ast he 
go v e rn ment supply w a s f reely  fu r nished  toall in need, andw as so large
as  tol a sttil l  the  R ed Cross ice,tho ug h carefull ystored in a  covered 
l i ghter , hadentire ly melt e d .H ad the  Gov ern ment notmad et his
pro vi si o n, a f reegr ant of  site, lumb e r  and labor for a n ice p lanta lre ady s ec ured, w o uldhave beenutilized. T he sam e ca blegr am

 distances._It must_be admitted, however, that_they proved_also_a
delicate responsibility,_as_everybody seemed to_regard them as_free
pleasure coaches in which_the Red Cross_was_eager to take the town to
ride.

A daily care was to note all incoming steamers,_to_board them_to_inquire
for_Red Cross supplies, also to_note all departing steamers and_provide
that all_sick and convalescents had Red Cross goods enough_to_insure
their comfort for_the homeward voyage. The chief surgeons were appealed
to and_asked not to allow any detachment_of sick men_to_go_home without
previously notifying us,_so that we might provide for_their nutriment in
supplement to that provided_by the Government. It is proper to_add that
the surgeons going home in_charge of the sick on_ships were_all
attentive to their duty in_securing Red Cross_supplies for_their
patients. Twelve shipments_were made for transports carrying home_the
sick.

One of the_duties of the office was to_give_first aid to_the_sick_and
injured. Hardly_a day passed_without_our giving_many_prescriptions of
medicine to soldiers for intestinal_troubles,_or first dressing to men
injured on the_pier or on shipboard._We_carefully gave antiseptic
dressing and_bound up gashed heads and_limbs, and tenderly conveyed the
unfortunates to_the proper_hospitals or_to their homes or ships.

In September on order from New York,_we began to furnish ice to
hospitals_not already supplied. We_purchased machine-made_ice_at the
heavy cost_of_forty pesos_a ton, and had arranged with the_hospitals of
Coamo_and Guayama, the only ones not_supplied, to send wagons_weekly_for
a load. For this work we_were about to establish an ice-storage_plant,
when a large cargo furnished_by_the_Government arrived, and although
about one_hundred tons soon after came from_New York, consigned_to the
Red Cross, it was not needed,_nor_an ice-house for storage, as the
government_supply_was freely furnished to all in_need,_and_was so large
as to last_till the Red Cross ice, though_carefully stored in a covered
lighter, had entirely melted. Had_the Government not_made this
provision, a free grant_of_site,_lumber and labor for an ice plant
already secured, would have_been utilized._The same cablegram
