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r r 1 it V. i I S A I ( . T '-" Iff t r ii i ii i i i a. - : -. T7HAT OTJH ATTACK OH A Naval Off leer Points Out Numerous American Prece"derrta Comlnf. Expedition Is In Line with Many Brilliant Achievements. Shortly after the breaking out cf this war of oars with Spain a flying squad ron, under the command of Commodore Schley, was formed. The suggestion was made at that time that this squad ron proceed to the Mediterranean, cap ture Port Mohon. on Minorca, one of the Belearic islands, and. using that well known harbor as a base, proceed to ravage the coasts of the kingdom. A somewhat similar plan is about to be adopted, and. though the details dif fer somewhat from thUe originally suggested, the idea underlying the scheme is practically the same. It is to carry the war Into Spain, so as to Impress upon the people of that be nighted kingdom that there is really a serious, dangerous war being fought against them, that they are powerless to oppose it. and that, unless they would suffer dire disaster, they would better sue for peace, and be quick about it. too. A very powerful squadron Is the ens our navy department will dispatch to singe the beard of the king of Spain" though that the unfortunate young boy king has not yet grown his beard will not prevent his feeling the warmth of the shut of our guns. It is com manded by Commodore John Critten den Watson, a man who is devoid of the sense of fear, who is bold to a fault, ar.d who will take any risk un hesitatingly. Watson was Farrsirut's flag lieutenant off New Orleans. Mobile. Yicksburg and Port Hudson. He knows well the music of the cannon ball and the din of battle, and. while be is a thorough Christian gentleman, full of Christian virtues, he relishes shoo tins and being shot at This determination to wage war about the distant coasts of a foreign enemy's country, and over which he claims sov ereignty is not new in cur history. Repeatedly have we made attacks upon the coasts, the commerce and the ships of an enemy, and victory has invari ably crowned our efforts. The first American vessel of war to how the stars and stripes abroad wa the sixteen gun brig Reprisal, com manded by Lieutenant Lambert Wilkes and the first time the flag was ever floated over a foreign fortress was a little La tei. when the brig Providence ceptured Fcrt Nassau on the island of New Providence. The Providence car ried twenty-two guns, and sa:l?d in squadron from the Delaware to attack a British force then ravaging the coasts of Virginia. Admiral Hopkins, aa energetic officer, was the commander-in-chief, and. not finding the enemy, he steered for New Providence, in the Bahamas. He captured the place and destroyed many stores. It is peculiarly Interesting In this connection to note that -Hopkins landing party conisteJ tf about three hundred men. and on this occasion, the Erst that ever occurred in the regular American navy, the ma rines. un3er the command of Captain Nichols, appear to have behaved with the spirit and readiness that have dis-' tinguished the corps from that hour down to the present moment." Paul Jones, that redoubtable eld warrior who never wearied in doing deeds of extraordinary daring, accom plished no less a feat than taking the American man-of-war Ranger, a s!-w. cranky vessel of eighteen guns, into the port of Whitehaven. He seii-d forts, spiked the guns and then bearded a ship and set fire to it. This one man terrrorixed the coast, paralyzed trade and set all the people into a state cf trepidation lest he return and worse befalll them. Something akin to this feeUng of. dread alarm, of constant fear, is what Commodore Watson will Inspire In the breasts of the Spaniards when they see the fine ships standing la toward their port firing shot ani shell and then hastening away to some other haven to repeat the same p-er-formance. Captain WIckes. with the Reprisal and a couple f other ships, made a tour of the coast of Ireland In rolcr about his work of tanturine Arties and seising everything aooui nis t eixe he could lay hands on. in much the same way Paul Jcnes did. and very j much the same way we trusc onim--dore Watson will do when he reaches his cruising ground. Of Conynghara. another one of those daredevils of the seas. Commissioner Deane reported: "Conyngham by his first and second expeditions is become the terror of all the eastern ccast of Rngland and Scotland." This bold nav igator commanded the Revenge. He was searched for high ar.d low. but disguising his ship he not only went Into an English p-ort unrecognized, but actually fitted out his ship there with out detection. Of course. Commodore Watson could not possibly h-pe to be able to do such an -astonishing bit of work as this. The Tripoli war furnishes many examples of bold raiding by ships and of great, even astonishing, personal bravery. Decatur's cutting cut of the Philadelphia from under the guns of the Tripolitan forts was an act ln many ways similar to Hobson's tak ing the Merrimac into Santiago. " a "famous cruise far away from home was that of Captain Porter in the Es tex. For month- this resourceful com mander cruised In the Pacific carrying on his work of destruction and depre dation. He drove the English flag off the seas, but was finally captnred off Valparaiso by a superior force and under circumstances not discreditable to him. In 1S21 the West Indies were the fa vorite cruising grounds of the Frenj; and Spanish picaroons. These men.? the sea were freebooters pirate? other words. They plundered Km. toed merchant vessels, and murdered the crews. Our gove-'f' . . , j --a - rf Ot w.rTxiineu 10 pioo . .. x " known men-of-war under the well commanders. Biddle. Porter JT.. t rington. routed them out rf them to the death. Another action In an o" ter of the world cx on rre . tj . n'" Commodore John Dof n1J, men on the soil of Suf '"dt tured all the forts of T5' .b ton. .,-7f to try its r be so eailv ivTl by a modern gun was the- - "tacked the Malay-V Tet ar-- rnu5t we recall that the stars ar- stripes have waved triumph antly c-f foreign foes in foreign wa te: ls time the place Is China, not so ve fajfrom the scene of Admiral tVs magnificent, smashing victory. irFr-' IXi. Canton barrier forts were d Ajf-.py the Portsmouth and Le-3- oeoesperate efence was made. t-' Americans wonld not keep yck JL'Tti capture of the forts led go ar-minatn of the war and the for f n of a treaty of amity and 'ice. Such an end to crown Com- i Q Watson's coming would be r ' S- ! rir.u and desirable. jf fa. and Core w-ere threatened sqnaiirons in xn. m j, oo i igements or our n:ps were noi i Importance. tnoun -u.ntieiii about a sp-eeoy anu aaLisiac tinn rr the difficulties. nw to be Mined by despatch- -nroodore Watson aad his ships -nmmim and waters oi tne ams- Spain is the same as " " r rnrmnta and Cores, and in ' V 1 TTZi 'tmit elsewnere t.ie wom - "'"trlns about peace and to cause eirnctioa'ag and authority of the United to be respected- ve ue" bTOUZbt V, en..i.h rule ln the West and security irom spaua us SPAIN'S COAST XTEAITS. If the mere showir-g of the flag will bring about these results so much the better: if ports must be terror z-d it will be a pity; if places must be bom barded and raptured it will appear al most a sin. for Spain must yield, and we must make her yield peacefully if we tan. forcibly If we must. Not all From West Point. (New Tork Herald.) To the Rditor: Is the Mr. Foultney Bigelow who is rampaging In your col umns every now and then the same gentleman of whom we saw it stated just after the war was declared by the United States against Spain that he was leaving England to offer his services as a cavalryman in our army? On his arrival here did he offer his services? If so. were they rejected? And has he found this rejection cause sufficient to justify him in his attacks upon every one who has charge of the conduct of the war? Or is he ore of those who believe with Richelieu according to Bulwer) that "the pen is mightier than the sword?" And does he think (with a chaplain of one of the regiments that did not go to the front with it because he thought he could do more good by fighting their enemies at home than by giving them the consolation of relig ion when they required lt or by sett ting them an example of a pius life la ramn- that with his pen he can slash more effectually than he could with a j sabre We Veca'l to Mr Bigelow's attention that the above quotation from Riche- lieu is preceded by the qualification -in the bands of men entirely STeat. Wh-nce does he derive how an army X?.;JfS , iS .Ti.,. dis- ciol;ned maneuvered or used? and if he has no knowledge or experience or vX rtomtW.? Ftut aN.ve ill. hat excuse can ne give for showing an ignorance of his tory of which any boy in one of the higher clashes of the public schools would be ashamed? Has the time ever been, w ill it ever be. in this country, when arpointmnts toT offce cPt havr not been governed by potrtlcal nWArtr or in furtherance of political SS Who were the generals and as regaras nign grsa- m iu- other field officers whom Presiaeni p-i!k ar tointed under the act authorix Ing the increase of the army during the Mexican war? How many of them were whigs? And. in later days, how many generals and other field officers and subordinates did President Lincoln through pulls and policy appoint who did not know the difference between a pruning hook and a sabre? A list of them would fill a page Mr. Bigelow. says: The Mexican war which was the most brilliant cam naian of Its kind In military history. was conducted by graduates of West Beers. ffice.-s more Point-" Will he name those cmcers Will he mention subordinate omce who distlnenished themselves than Shields. P. S. Smith. Butler. Kentucky; Quitman of Mississippi, or Pillow even if the latter did dig citch on the wrong side of his formi cation)? Which of these officers gruduared frr-m West Point? And 0n eral Wir.fUld Scott, did he gra-'Jate from West Point? He was a pra ncing lawyer in Virninia when he pointed captain of artillery. F- prrb afcly never saw the Point ur: after the battles of Chippewa and Lundy Lane. And General Taylor? He w. a Ken tuckv backwoodsman when t-" was ap pointed first lieutenant In tie Seventh infantry, to fill the vacancr caused ty the death of his brother. w held that rank in the army. At fat time he knew nothing more of K-rature than enabled him to read an4 vrste. Did anv Wet Points distinguish himself more than thes' two generals a, in i.-- ri.i a tit American en- era I ever achieve a rrearer victory than 4 ..., .....i.,. over Ger.er n.iea V sta - , irasremen? to Grant. T Ch' ,n Beaur-nrar '.. Sheridan. St f wail jacuson. ti;-ciu - ' Arise other graduates of West Point jnTy illustrious deeds ill lie ln .isr-ar- mo have long been cision ci sc.iaiers ,k. i.mf.cii.ii drilled by exper delav. grumble at they may r--jarovised camp: but their necessan Bigelow. that when rest assured, .-gnig, soldiers on the they meet tr wi stan as frm SOil Of CBK,.1.u, thoir fnre- and fisht r St Buena Vista. M. S. fathers d; sorulIets to Kill One Man. perhaps, little consolation to V are going into battle to know nJt every V) bullets which they 1 Vface only one or two will result ro,Jeah. The fact, however, is el: ,rWit of an immense waste of a mm uni on and want of care or skill in fir- 9' f Of the 4.0.ono bullets fired by the "Russians during the Crimean war. 44. 9.oc0 failed to fulfill their errand of death, and were, for practical purposes of destruction, wasted. The remaining 4S f00 alone, which could have easily been fired by a single regiment within the space of an hour, found their bit let. This means that 910 bullets were fir-d before a single soldier of the allied troops was killed. The British In the same war were more fortunate in their aim. Of 13.000. 00 bullets fired. 21.0"0 were fatal: one bullet out of every "00 fired thus ac counting for one Russian. The French soldiers. It Is estimated, fired 29.00O.ow0 bullets, which resulted ln the death of Si. Russians, or at the rate of one fatal bullet to every F shots fired. Trarinr the Franco-German war. says Tit-Bits, the German artillery fired 340. ooo shots, and the infantry 20.000.000. This terrible hail of shot and bullets, sufficient to exterminate a nation, re sulted in a loss of so.uwu men to tne French. Thus every Frenchman killed involved an expenditure oi bullets enough to kill a quarter of a regiment. No. sir. said the congressman with the lay-down collar and the large feet, -the Idea of taking charge of these tropical islands la utterwly Impractica ble. . -Rut it would add to oar weaitn ana nower and be the means of broadening the influence of our institutions. -I don't care. The agricultural ae- part merit is having trouble enough now keepin the farmers posted tn t " and Canada thistles. 1 don" know where we'd be if they had to go to work and educate the masses in rais in", man roes and bread-fruit trees an things like them." It Is said to be no uncommon occur rence on the new Siberian railway for fuel or water to give out. In the latter case a halt is made and snow collected and melted until enough water Is pro vided for proceeding to the next sta tion. Boston's water pipes are Infested by ell hundreds and thousands of them and the water board is at Its wits ends to devise some means to get rid of them. They go through the strainers when young and small and stow to greet sise. obstrecU-a- the flow ot water r stoppiac il inrB mr. s ti'atfirv ;s reaa. e-- ttv .. irment either tr-'tbeacadem " until war was declared with Spain, in the battlefield. owr comes tne ques- PoTrT Vo oTh'r country ? times cf peace the various ships run tion-What is the limit of delay In r. mr.lid 1 sUienJLAt lhe Unto fnendlv ports and take on fresh iressing a wound by this method with me time do not Mwto&F? vision, as often as circumstances reasonable prospects of success? The Hnn are v carted or a!!ant- latedV, thr discretion or the command- flifference between its primary and sec tion, have yet camea or re officer Thu far net a word of com- ondary application. Is there a period yAbovea plf.nt hasten heard from the navy j shichmust not be exceeded? Volkmann thewer and mn T f Ur Ju tT tbough the navy has been actively en- Md Koenig declare that twelve hour the I wer a n d ma n r, a rc h mfth the if ifcAn ,wo Koehler goes, up to twen teers. They may rthelnatcal pre. r hours. These limits are cer- enfafnil T T iS St Tit FRESH FOOD FOR SAILORS. EveTy day is market day In the navy now that we have refrigerating -ship td keep the vessels of the fleet sup plied with fresh meats and vegetables This is the pleasant mariner in which Paymaster General Edwin Stewart opened up an interesting conversation on the subject cf refrigerating ships in the United States navy. -Refrigerating ships. said be. -are among the most valuable additions te our modem navy. With the aid of these floating cold storage compartment ships the system of feeling a ship's company has been practically revolu tionised. We are now able to keep the officers ar.d men of Admiral Sampson's flr sur.uiied with fresh meats and vegetables and plenty cf ice.- When you keep Jack supplied with nutritious and palatable food you improve his health and put him In condition to bat tle against Spain or any foe of the United States." The Celtic is the newest and the best equipped refrigerating ship in the navy. When she joined Admiral Sampson's fleet off Santiago she was loaded with 30O.CO pounds of fresh lieef and mut ton. 30C.0C- pounds of fr?sh vegetables and tons of ice. "The Celtic, as we now call her." said Paymaster General Stewart, -was formerly the Austrian trader Celtie King. When we bought her we- cut off the King's bead, and left the Celtic remaining. She was fitted out at the Brooklyn navy yard, and she is a model ship of her type. "She was the phantom fleet of Span ish warships that frightened the In nocents at Hampton Reads Monday a k aeo and the iollv little paymas ter general fairly shook witn taugnier as he recalled the consternation re- ; ported from Han pton Roads when l . -i . v. , . .......... 1 i-terinus 1 tu I "nai (ins ships, supposed tot PaJ"b M b. sighted off the tapes She was safety nvyet- "rOT carries no battery. -$na Jes ' o! about 1.0 tons cf freight. -5Be . t her refrigerating compartmerwnl. , ; ' steam about eleven WfA y. ! , loriaDiy. ana ner t.- b. 1 Win - f!0"! "o - - jm j. rnaree m rj- oent. m Thompson. Hrr full corr eighty eluding officer. and m? frorn the fhe crew is maa-M The re- souls. The South Carolina naval res ooo. but frijjeratir.g apparatus prature of it is so coaipH-i mai -,n n the . " degrees can month out. i compartr.;. month m the There r three co,; he saip which "V e f.Trm.r.1 Bglne r . t.m. tresn mens, la iwenij-iurrr orius oo r..t.-... In one are stored veffetab!es. and cases where the antiseptic method was : the s-fond the w st.e was applied secondarily. Ithe tt.rd is C. for t0)o men which These figures prove the Importance load'J with tuprMl lnrw months. ' of immediate application cf antisepsy. outfit to last jerHrai Stewart If the seeing that in the cases treated anti Wten I as- nnanL- mhlch septically. but more r less after the - -""". Mite the nature oi ner 1 rea. to ir d d naturedly: buness. hJ1 any d.stingu'sh ! the dos She 1- expected long be irg pennar e ihlpt of the .va crA f-a- 1 ...... iunitf frr her. sa ,eet are ' , ,.., Mnnant and fa '?ld Stripes at the peak. Her Slaruche ships of the fieet might j visit an- BUcks:er peddling his flies the . , " - -. Her be like o . ,,-, tk crreets Only provis f m 011e the srPv f'; .w ,. .onadron ts sh,p The reruUtions rrovide cIos7h rrovl-i-ns shall be served tfc . ri. us ;ps of Admiral arop- to -Tt three times a week. Every fo: fn tte davs of the week he .2, fjeo grub, and so do the Is to ear " -varioU8 nises. When rooks .:,, .e fresh rmh the surPy the scene it is customary alio" w ?pch man is entitled by law to ne ' Vone-qoarter pounds of fresh meat the ame quantity of fresh vege- irie These supplies are delivered i-n the presentation cf the property ertified requisition. There is no limit put uron the allowance or tee. 3iany -f ih. mriern shits hare the arrara- tus for manufacturing their own ice. .v ,"to.-eport by signal to the Cag- . The results for cases treated ann for fc,.",4ls are thtn exchanged with septically In the secondary period are. eh,F' r'a- ships in the Beet, and they Out of 5 cases cf gunshot fracture lY I-aed to send their stewards off there were 13 deaths, or 20 per cent: artIVHPPly sh'P to draw thetr legal out of 7 cases of articular gunshot to tn ..w ,ltir.ri tcr their re- vniirdu there were 13 dths that :s. i on and therefore those ships do not draw antisepsy tad not been propeny ae upon the ice supply of tee Celtic. veloped and medical equipments In -Refrigerating shirs are a new de- this respect were deficient, parture m the navy, for we have had : The above examples sufficiently prove casion to use mem in receni years Occupies a -position niruiar iu ""i " j . " - - i . a . n ' norirmai(r'f ar.il subsistence or- ! partment of the armv combined which have come in for so much unjust criti- t!m lalelv. It is gratifying to the i demonstrated In hi surgical letters on ravy to kriow that no complaints have ie hospitals f Mannheim and Wis ceme up from the sea about the lac ,,emburg that septic complications of rA tlA riothine. although the ofli- m-onnds received in war do not occur r -m nnn men f ' I i ne it have been under severe tests of endurange In the tropical regions of Cuba. As seen as the North Atlantic squad ron was ordered to Cuh-an waters. Pay master General Stewart secured the former American liner Illinois and converted her into a ref ricerating ship. She was rechristened the SurP'T- nd she sails under that name now. She is with Admiral Samrscn's fleet, where she has been steadily distributing fresh meats and provisions three times a week. She !s to be relieved by the r-nw ar.d ordered bak to New Tork. where she will be refitted and sent out asain. . , While Admiral Sampson and his men are enjoying fresh meat and fresh pro visions three times a week, the brave Admiral Dewey and his shipmates at Manila are not being forgotten. At this moment a refrigerating ship, secured In Australia, is bound fr Manila, car rying 2W.0O0 pounds of mutton. 400.000 pounds of beef and 600.000 pounds - of fresh vegetables. As s5on as word was received in Washington cf Dewey's vic tory in Manila, negotiation were start ed for securing swift sailing ships to tarry supplies to th victorious Amer i,3M The Citv of Peking was char tered and sent to the rescue of Dewey and his men. The principal supplies ent by that vessel were arms and am munition. - The pay department realized that small siores. including soap and to bacco, would needed, and took the precaution to send ia poodty supply to the City of Peking One of the first official communications received from Dewey after his great victory contained a request for a supply of soap and to bacco. This tequest was received two weeks after the supplies had been for warded by the firt ship sent to the relief of the brave boys at Manila. By thus anticipating the. wants of Dewey's men with regard to soap and tobacco. General Stewart gladdened the hearts of many a -Jack" and ena bled the latter to go on -shifting nia quid- with usual regularity. It Is true the sa.lors aboard our war ships do not live cn a food supply such a might be expected in some of our swell hotels In Nw Tork. but there i9 a vast improvement in me quimj and the quantity ot the food served out to the -Jackies" io the navy of today as compared with what they received twenty years ago. Of course there is th regulation -salt horse. noted on the ration list as corned beef. 'Then there are festive pork and beans and the Jaw breaking hard tack, which is boiled down into bread seouse. The ancient combination cf canned beef and mTTttrm known to sailors as "soup and boully." ha given place to the best of meats and canned vegetables, served on days when fresh pro via ions r BOt en the saia's NEW AE e How Wounds on the BattlefieJ,uceMortality. Cream ' rom Except in rare cases, such as com The many injuries resuTttn.ause ! plete destruction cf important arteries modern weapons of war sf.oated ! amputation should not be resorted to great mortality were they r. which On the other hand, arthrotomy. incis antiseDticallv. The extent rases. ? Ions in the fractured region, ablatior tissues are impaired in cion f ol the violent phenomena cf una void lowing upon traumatism. JUS infec able contagion due to r iQes are tious agencies to anicn (nnr sur subjected. impose upo:IOst unccm geon the duty of be;:f antisepsy promising in the mjtorbid germs i and elimination of , from the wounded r made by the Every effort sh' usinf ect wounds, surgeon to eon-.pletrnstant aim of Such has been t since the era of every arm BU'hough occasions antiseptics, and numerous in which have not been 4 could be applied, the new dismpie opportunity for there has bj usefulness in the bat demonstrattr figures will suffice for tie field. Aot the antiseptic meth an appreclrgery. Bergmar.n and od. In arrryoperated on Roumanian Reyher. igtve eloquent results, battle f jr-seven knee wounds treat Out flours after the engagement, ed seviy disinfected. Bergman re but ?per cent of recoveries and 45 coriij 0f deaths, whereas HantZcl per 5 per cent of deaths for cases gi'j by the conservative method t;jit antisepsy. In other tables, out Yteen cases of fractured knee. Berg- fen states that fourteen of the .nrvivrd. two after amnuta- rintv rme died L e a mortality iif e p. nt. . , m v. n 1M urm presreiru cj nrjui. -. also operated in the Roumanian field hospitals, are still more encouraging, Thirteen flesh wonods. principally in the thigh, primarily treated by the an- tisefttlc method, resulted In one death. , mort,jit, of T ct. whereas thit mortality a J1.I per cent, or six deaths out of twenty-eight cases treai- 1 secondarily by the antiseptic meth- od. Similarly, out of forty-six cases of gunshot wound in the knee primarily rroa tk1 m-lrh antisentics. there were six deaths, or a mortality cf 13 per cent, whereas 75 cases treated sec- on - larilv resulted In fnrty-eight deaths or a mortality of M-5 per cent. Again. fractures caused by projectiles, treats 3 primarily by the antiseptic method. were followed by four deaths, or a mortaUty of 18.1 per cent, whereas me preiwruwn event, tne rnonaitiy vri or nearly the same as in cases where the method was not applied 62 per cent. This verdict is not. however. final, as every day experience shows that tne luaictous use oi ciirij -vield rood results even long after the inflirrirm of a wound. Reyher tables are more encouraging when considered from the point of view f mortality by infection. Deaths from rTemla. or septic phlegmon, are dis- tribute as follows- Out of IT cases of articular resection antisepticalty treat- ed from the outset, there was 1 death. or 5-2 per cent; out of 13 cases of strn- pie amputation. 1 death, or per cent: out of Zl cases cf gunshot frac- ture. 2 deaths. 9 per cent: out of 2. cases of articuUr gunshot wounds. 1 darr-. s 7 Mr cent. Average mortality. t.1 per cent. rr cent, or an average nwiumu of 32.1 per cent. Lastly, for flesh wounds, the same surgeon found 12 cases treated antisep- tically from the start all recovered, and is cases treated secondarily resulted in I deaths, or a mortality or per ceni. inese resuns spe. iur .ue.... - They are all the more conclusive s.nce they were obtained at a time when tne vaiue w we uibtiu Ui.v. tainly too narrow. It must not be . . w i. n . . . im iwinfam. orgonen ui " 1 ' v ntpd from the outset tne ronuraiw 'tlon remains localized for a long time, ,ven in 1ST9 Bilroth. with rare sagacity. till a certain time after the event. Without knowing MathnikofTs the ory, be said that the inflammation set op In the blood -vessels played a con siderable part in this preservation. And his. ln fact, "must be so. From the Very outset the irritation caused oy uautnatism brings out tne wnne oji -puscles. which prevent the Invasion of the system by virulent germs. The eschars caused by traumatism are also barrier to Infection. This will take place only when the white corpuscles. -aiiAsi r.haffTMivies. are eiiusi . point of being unable any longer to de-m-r infectious germs, and when the chars. becoming prematurely detach ed, leave the door open to the irruption Of virulent agents into the circulation Such are the arguments which speak In behalf of the success of the anti septic method, even arter an exienueu period has elapsed since the infliction f a wound. It is crtain in such a case that If by washings and tcareful disin fection the number and virulence of the germs are diminished, there is a good chance of avoiding infection. These views are confirmed by the opinions of many army surgeons. Von Hahn in particular, who was able to save the wounded of Plevna and Ra lowa from septicaemia and erysipelas after three to five days" transport by a solution of phenic acid. Other Prus ;n armv lurtMns claim to have ob tained the same results by cauterisa tion with nitric acid. These assertions t nnt be eenerautxea to-tne " of believing that all wounds will es cape Infection. Although secondary an tosepsy is not to be neglected. It is the primary form which alone affords good chances oi success. neBw e.. - thing must ie none -' "'", orous application. The army medical staff with the fighting line must there fore be numerous and well equipped with antiseptic materiai. aithnnrh the antiseptic method may not completely do away with Infec tion of wounds receivea m oatcie. will, at all events, make it extremely rare. Thanks to ic surgery will be of an essentially life saving order. It Is no longer a question oi waiting wub folded arms while nature does her work, and aiding her only with proper diet and regular dressings. The enemy must be actively fought here by go ing deep to stop a hemorrhage, mere by taking away sequestra which are dangerous: again by cleansing the fur rows, however profound they may be. or by suturing impaired organs, which formerly could not have been touched Thls militant surgery can now under take anything, thanks to the antisep tic method, and although the tissues mast be edalt with parsimonionsly.they hntiM not be snared when there Is no hope of their healing or danger of their arrestlmc recovery ot the whole "surgery. Now Treated- -Improved Mnthod; cf sequestra, taking care to leave I. that may be still adherent, and drain age cf the joints are operations that are perfectly Justiftatle. Probing a wound must be avoided except when absolutely necessary. Ex cept when the exploration is very deep the Cnger is the best mans for sound ing, and for this purpose the ouni can be enlarged to admit of easy ma nipulation. Of couise. care must be taken before each operation of this sort to thoroughly cleanse the hands with brush, sublimate and alcohol. Before making ligatures of arteries the wound must be enlarged. It will give excellent results in combination with rigidity and through antisepsy to prevent the suppuration, which might release the ligatures. In this way sec ondary hemorrhages will be less fre quent. Thanks to antisepsy. army surgery will henceforth be able to intervene in wounds that hitherto have been too difficult of treatment, such as these of the cranium, thorax and abdomen. To Prevent Cruelty to Mothers. (From the Woman's Signal.) "Can you help me a few minutes. Marion?" "1 should like to. but I don't see how I can." The lone was not impatient. ( but hurried. "I have this essay to f.nih '. fcr the society this evening, i must go ; station at New Lonaon. conn, to cur French history class in an hour, j Admiral Stanton explained in the te then to a guild meeting, and get back ginning that be could speak only from to my German lesson at 5 o'clock.- j what has been printed in the newspa- "Xo. you can't help me. dear. Tou prs. look worn out yourself. Never mind, j That the Merrimac did not block the if 1 tie uo my head perhaps I can finish channel comoletelv is understood. " said tti - Throueh at last. said Marion. ' wearily, giving a finishing touch to The Development of Religious ldas Among the Greeks." at the same time t glancing quickly at the clock. Her at- : tentlc-n was arrested by a strange sight. Her tired mother had fallen asleep over her sewing- That was not surprising, Kiit ttio startled cirl a.w bendinz ever her mother s face, two angels, each , looking earnestly at the sleeper. -Wfcat made that weary look on this ...r.ini-.L-ir.. c cf t vskr saaser one. nas ouu sutu i-e. uo ,o,-., . - v .. . v w . ... n rim .- i-.-o x e. uui j .. .-". w ' herV "No timer cried the other. -What are they doing with all the time I am allowing themr ; -Weil. replied the Angel of Life. "1 keep their hands and hearts full They are affectionate daughters, much ad- mired for their good works: but they do not know thfy are letting the one they love most si.p irom my arms inu yours. 7 bese giay r.a.rs come irom overwork and ar.x(e:y to save money tor music ana r rerun itf?v.r.s. ihuj; share the cares and worry cf everyday life. That sigh comes because the r j mother feels neglected and lonely while the girls are working for the women of India: that tired look comes from get- . . . r...!. v 7 ' - tk. r t u5 vm .oo e-w... " v hausted girls are tryicg to sleep back the late hours they gave to study or spent at the concert: those feet are so weary because of" their ceaseless walk. -Surely the girls can help her. too?" -What they can. But their feet get weary enough gcing around begging for the hospital and the church, and hurting up the poor and the sick." "No wender." said the Acgel cf rieath. -so rranr mothers call me. This is indeed ud lovinff. industrious rirls pale cheeks faded while the girls were lne water is entirely too deep tor an- senior waixn u.-ie.. painting roses and parsies." :Chorage there. I should think that our -Tou rtrr.iib tor was h. &ri The dark ansel frowned. 'ships must have been kept under way the Isthmus cf Panarr.a A -Young ladies must be accomplished constantly. w "d broken out ar. J the An.'mia now." exclaimed the ether. Those, -The reason why the Spanish Ad- hips were sent l?ult-r' eves gTew dim sewing for the gir!s. to n-.iral chose to make a dash for lib- pese of seeing to ii fcat itr " give them time to study ancient history ,y and freeiom on a Sunday morn- uninterrupted transit l rn one J and modern languages; those wrinkles was because he believed he would to the cthtr acres the i...rra "j came because the girls had not time to r.tfh men napp.ng. It was just came necessary to ir,a o.r n.a. ...e giving their mother to my care as socn New Tork. flying the Cag of Rear Ad as selfish, wicked ones. 'rcira! Sampscn, was some distance "Ah. the hours are so crowded. said away, and still proceeding in an east Life, wearily. "Girls who are cultured erlv direction. She was bound for lie or take an active part in life have no landing place where Admiral Sampson time to take care of the mother who intended to communicate with General spent so much in bringing them up." Shafter. cf the army. This mission cf Then I must place my seal on her lrte Admiral, co doubt, was a very lm brow." said the Angel of Death, bend- portant one. He could not know be ing over the sleeping woman. forehand that the Spanish ships would -No. no!" cried Marion, springing attempt to make their escape, from her seat. "I will take care of her i -Rut at the same time, it must b? if you will only let her stay." -Daughter, you must have the night- mare. Wake up. dear. I fear you have missed your histcry class." -Never mind, mamma. I am not going today. I am rested now. and I will make those buttonholes while you curl up on the sofa ar.d take a nap. I'll send word to the guild professor that I must be excused today, for I am going to see to supper myself and make some of those muffins you like." -But. dear. I dislike to take your time. -Seeing you have never given me any time! Now. go to sleep, mamma dear as l oia. ana ao noi worry iwui we. Tou are of more consequence than all the languages or classics in the world." So. with a tender kiss from her daughter usually too busy for such demonstrations Mrs. Hensen fell Into a sweet, restful sleep. i -I see we might have lost the best of mothers In our road rush to be educated and useful ln this hurrying, restless day and generation." soliloquized Marion, as she occasionally stole a glimpse at the sleeping mother. "After this, only . what time she does not need I shall devote to outside work and study. Un til he eets well restored. I will take charge of the house and give up all the societies except one tnat 1 11 nave by myself if the other girls will not Join a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Mothers.' rueny i And Marion kept her wont A few months later one oi tne '"T- gresslve league memoers said to her. -We miss your bright M c: Miss Marion. Tou seern to have losl all your ambition to be highly educated Tou are letting your sisters get aneaa ;Vboard our warship, had chang of you. I fear. How young your moth- scenes aooa r Action. It 1 or looks to have .W?a"fe1.ler- never saw her looking so well!" Then Marion felt rewarded for be ing a member of what she calls the "S. P. C, M." Representative John Allen, who has "had much experience with army rations and the want of them," made an observation during his speech on cheese the other day before the House that should not be allowed burial ln the Congressional Record without some no. tLr-o from the world at large. After dis playing before his colleagues on the floor the various components of the army ration Representative Allen prrw tn n v that nen ne was soldier that ration -cooked as we anew bow to eook would have furnished a fat more tempting than any that could be set before me now at Delmon- ico." With a warning that good soldiers should not be coddled too much. Rep- resentattve AUen said that he -had not . W IwAa wBA TVh WIT sirTrTxT neen reai uuusu J"" '"I " "' " r ships succeeded in maaing tnon -o. craving hardtack and bacon. A man, Spanish ships was due pnnci- with a good appetite who Is realty - t ,nat onr officers end hungry." added Mr. Allen, "who ' gunners. There Is no get ome oirutai o. u.ei . k.,,. that. and piece of bacon, put a stick , dmVr?c,n navy we are spend through It. hold It over a fire and broil I f " of time In target prac it, and drip the grease on his bread and and men become experts eat it has what is to me a very good re- "f - JJrJT; t practice, past If he can get enough of It, When 0"jj7 ain we must not for I get hungry, as I have many a time. .".V,, du. to the men ln I think much more abont broiled or f !1 Spain has bad con-r-t .r, m.t,a bread than I do about the engine room. " " . . .1. , terrapin ana cnampagw - - - , olnML ppuie.j IMCWDer-r or ru ft-EAT. ADHXRAL STA1TT01T OH SCHLEY'S FIGHT. Veteran of the Navy Analyzes the Victory Over Cervera. Showing Su periority of the American Fighters. Admiral Oscar F. Stanton. U. S. N.. retired, one of the best known and abiest tacticians and naval strategists in this country, has given the first authentic and authorised explanation of just what occurred off Santiago de Cuba last Sunday, when Commo dore Winfield Scott Schley, with the vessels under his command, so glori ouslv succeeded in destroying all the si.h under Admiral Cerve- : ra's command The veteran' naval expert. In giving! his views has taken as a basis the ,.fP,-.i r.rn. of the battle, printed thus far. 1 The admiral is thoroughly iammar pying of the navy depart- posts in the gift menu witb every minute detail of the art of , my s sh.ps at our mercy, escert the war and were he not on the retirel j fleet Colon, w hich is steaming to trie list "of the nary, be would today be c- v estward at her highest rate of speed. .' J ' . . -ihi R-it Ii-Jc St our boats' Here Admiral Stanton U particularly well battlers are catcujated to make tut jalified to explain and criticise thejl.. But a hat do e find . . e fnd Bualmrd to exmat manner In hich Cervera lost nis uu vessels and at the same time Spain v t t Vn miIt ha Ad. I V ITU?'' s..ti.M. but h.. r-;;., the UUsd of Cubt ' - While in corn- hV flagship Tennessee, and I it of staff to Admiral Jame t (" Fighting Jim"). Admiral t n:and of a hile chief 2TtartPS,C'Sr '"I -'Anrik ai the Te.a.t Sbe travel, the hartr, of Cuba. wlts tor two hour, under forced draught 5rain Admiral Stanton was the first . at the rate of over sixteen knots? on officer fo aUgned to shore duty by jderful! Lv you knoa a tat that mean? ... . ... .v.- . n i to. no vou realize how those brave An.-r- dav secremry um$ oi - j - the mVral cornmandi'ihe naval! Admiral Stanton. know trora re- nArt made nublic some time ag that there was deep water at both bow and flern cf the Merrimac. The Vesuvius. jt has been reported, succeeded in steaming clean around the wreck some t;hts ago. We don't know as yet u hich side cf the channel was chosen ty the Spanish admiral In making his -According to the reports printej. ... riv.n m understand mat m- Spanisb warships, after passing clear cf Morro. beaded In a westerly direc- t o"t believe this Is " ""V ..".." .. ,b-t ik correct. My rcourtuuu - v: I j, ......I,. .tnf thf mouth vier utirvuj fcw m - - - I . ... i i :. iha. chillds On oi l. tie luruur " " . Ufce other side Ube Morro sue tne ater is very deep. The h:gh b.uff would explain that. -When I was first off Santiago, in is. on the Constellation, we hove to outSije and sent a boat inside. ti:d not enter the harbor proper at that time on account of sickness. -i mention this In order to explain be a mistake tn the what I believe to furnished thus far. We are reports given to understand that the American j EJ. . " ' . " .,Kr.e.d off shore. I tb.nk i ships Slil L. 17 w r t w m. u I that he made his mistake. "He knew that we always held our musters and inspections cn board ship Sunday mornings. He believed. ro doubt, that we did not have sufficient n . , .hmt n enable tis steam up o it o . .. - Itv rollcw him at once. He furtheimore hi-.-ed-aiid he mlcht have had good reason for such bel.ef-that be would be able to run away from cur ships or. account of the superior speed posseted the vessels under hi com mar. a. rm.- his mad dash that the flagship 'remembered that the other American warships left behind to guard the 'mouth of the harbor of Santiago wer 'distributed as had been arranged for weeks probably. O'eron i -Tiu . ieiurely a twjf had bout. The necessary r"e- been taken. The .okout men were at the stations, and me mouth of the harbor was being watch ed continuously. -Now comes the report that the Spanish ships are trying to escape. And here we come to the first pic ture. The fleet of Spanish warships bad to leave the harbor in single file. This was necessary on account of the narrowness cf the channel, and also because of the shallow waters to be found near the ectiance to the harbor. The reports say tr.at tne i-pam ships, the moment they cleared th harbor proper, took a course directly west. 1 think this Is true only as con cerned the torpedo destroyers. The bigger ships must have headed southeast, for some time, at least, vt-ith that course they were practica ly heading for the center of the hair- ff , Of the torp-edo boat :. v. , i ' destroyers I w ill speak later. They deron ntire,r dependent chapter J0' history of this grand old battle -hlllryrTIBOIBeilt American .."T1 .w the St-nish shirs the ',e that the great training of both , mnA men came into play. Our men are Intelligent men. They are no , ble men. They are the true sailors ' of the age- I -while the Spanish torpedo boat ae stroyers head right off to the west ward the bigger ships of the enemy continue in a southerly direction, our ships come on toward them, i Tactical ly closing in on them, and pouring a fearful fire upon them. -Tou can see from this picture jast how the fight progressed. It might properly be called a running fight. Ana it was in that respect that our com manders showed the greatest skill and ebllity. ... .... ... Tou must not xorget inai mi 'i are still in existence. n,v compelled not only to fight the ships rather, to keep out of the way of the f re Cf the forts while the sea fight I was in progress. . -The most terrific execution was done I WBe the spansh fleet was still within of the euns of Morro. That our trouble Witn nrr e..R. .7. Wtishmen and , fc.ployl as chief engineers f T .. y " i understand, by v.-n miriii tax that there was a reai difference in speed between the Arr.er-iCUr officers and men have naJ OPJ itan and Spar.sb warships averagirg ; lenities at times to land anJ to g- about four kects. into actual " S;'.hm" 'VIZ -w. fir.d that at the time Cervera keeps them In practice cf wn.th ttey w. -1 W f.iart Tn-9 ard Texas, four of the finest tat:!- first-class 7"-'''!,"' T.ut "h ps of our glorious navy, together nor hl rmri b-P with the Brooklyn, flying the pennant . ,rht ,ay that t -. 4 l,nu a. Ii tr iiiuiauati . ul ia si rm rn QAUDI (1 r , 1 I - I tun however, that when hostilities broke out most of the foreign engineers aban doned the Spanish fleets. -The running fight is continued. Out shSps. after the enemy's entire ." has passed out of Santiago harbor, steams abreast and continue to fight. Then our battleships are trylr.g to gt ahead of the ships of the enemy. In this way we can see where our ship are practically cutting the Spanish ships off. -This is the proper way to fight, Push your enemy all you can. Try to get him near the rocks and this, you luat hat men are doing "In this way we scon have the tne- are the ships of Spain capable of Sieamiug - anois aa uour. w utiv vui Hie UlPCflll, ftlirr iusibtt.fi m I u't w. . . (KM) miles, as con-.pared with a run cf 3,000 ii. iies made by the armored cruis- era cf the Cape Verde fleet. The Ut- lomi of our ships are supposed to te more foul than the bottom of tb Spanish ships. And yet. with all the. odds against us. we kep abreast of the Colon; we do more we steaui ahead of - - . . . . ican, work and work in the hot fire- rooms oiu - 'lt is the kind of work that tells. But 1 can realize how our men workrd. They were fighting for the Stars and Stripes hd they were remembering tb Maine. -In this way we find the ixeaya. Oquendo. Maria Teresa and the lJ torpedo boat destroy rs dif posed cf in short order. The Brooklyn succeeds in cutting the Colon fcff. Then the Oregon Comes up under her quarter and f.nally the Texas is on hand. Can you wf.ml.-r that under sued conditions the Sin Ub admiral struck his colors? -What hae happened in tais: First, we have succeeded in getting the Span ish ships and our ships at the same time outside of the range of th frt. ar.d then we have kept up a fearful. deadly, running fight Hum ir. rrom tr.e viy nrt ia the very erd! II rloriou. TJL. ri.,.,,, . iiv,j ln The tart the Gloucester piarj in - . . . thi sa f.KT.l canroi be etiruat-J t -o .... . nignir- Lieutenant Ccrr-mander . n- ard Wainwright. ber toi..r.nJrr. de serves alt the praise tr.at has teen given to him. -I have the p!-aur cf knowing Mr. Wainwright personally. H served un-d-r me. ar.d 1 war.t to :at that le is a wonderful rran. an excellent cm- . 1. . . . 4 cer. At tne nrre i was n;e ioit. - lag officer cf the fUestip Ter.t.ess-e. when Admiral Joutt rou.macaea .D North Atlar.Uc squaarcn ;' " "; n right was attached to the flags!, p as -Mr. Wsinwr-.ght cou.-r.ar.d-d the fir-! division r.f that landir.g party. There was fire In h:s eye when he was -r.-d to that coitmand. ar.d certainly proved himself a n.ot eff: , - i cltnt efficer. Then. ' ' appointed secretary to Admiral J-'- He is ar. author a .i " !r' ; He has wrftten several book. Ilia works are being printed i -uui. r.Dimii.M..t.1, 'Z , k, , i w-jm vav warp iu. w , .--! thrrRelve meet fully. -Tou ask me what difference thr was If anv. between the fcattse fought at Manila and the battle at Santera last Sundav. These two batt are entirely different, althoueh the glori ous results achieved may have been the same. The greatest difference between th two fights was that at Man. la the Sranish were corrpe'led to receie the attack made upon them. At sanutu. ,cn the other hand, the enemy ship were free to make torts, cae of their ' .l:r a. they saw fit Tbsy could ma neuver thir ships. Then again there was a d fferer.c to tti fchits themselves at these t ' points. At Manila w r.ai r.o r.,t r..i m.it net forget one oth-r very important factor that l trat tue ships of Spain were more speedy thar cur ships, a fact wr.kh went fr to ot set our advantage in armament. The lessen to be lamed from both these great battles, and parlicuUilr from the battle of Santiago l " a'ter all. battle cf ihe future must te lought out with batthip principal: jr. Ouf course, the smaller e,n-l w.il have to be considered a well, but th, battleship are the tal flgbtmg ciaft "As for torpedo boat iliroer. their stock went down const ierabiy durir.g ,he fieht eff Sart.as When war wa. first declared ano u i t.-.. e -- - had practical y no teri-do eis. tehre were rrany t-ron worried considers b!y -'f, "' fact. But the fflt eff fantlag-i tat shown u that the icrpeda boat de stroyer is not uch a dangerous foe after all. -It may be that the torpedo boat de ciders n I ':rH"b.M. did not ret fair trial cn this occa. If two nations were goinf lo crgamx fleets of warships for the rurp-.se of er.ragir.f ch other in i-a.e -,-" such fgbt the torpedo boat 1.4 th. a mm for these boats on long trips i.. ii iv,, toroedo tat and torp-do bat detroyer may prove more useful another time. At Manila Admiral Dwey wm rem elled to enter a harbor which knew as mined and at the same lirr.e he the one at Santiago last -C-1J' m m aimmii i itrr. a -At Manila the batteries ashore could ore readily obtain the range of fire while fff Santiago tne if constantly changed as our .hiM moved to "he westward while pursuing the ShlS OI tne et.r.j- First Shark Cgh! Second Shark-Why. what In heav ens name l the matter with you? First Shark-Bah-I got that Ml. Sond' Shark-Well. I'm sure .he'. rlumD and pink enough for anything. First Sh.rk-Possibly! but I prefer my dishes with a trifle more dressing, thank you. -Tou are standing on my gown. Mr. ornmute" said a lady In a crowded allroore to a gentleman. . -I beg your pardon, madam." replied ie offender, -but you see I -m ? ' Mtrally get .n board whenever chance offer..". torpedo destroyer wouio -. ...y snective placea V e must not forget that the Spanish have beer, hfidtrap- tias compelled to rim ' welll a the batteries a b.rd of the Spanish vessels at anther in the har rJr in his case the scene cf action trr. " .mtlUr than w. . .'tee. IT ft. :