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Eoddiclc, of .Montreal, and .Sullivan, of Kiim-ston, whom 1 had sinnmoned by wire, reported to mo here, and I put before them my views as to the necessities of the situation, and they accepted the positions, which, upon my recommendation, you had been pleased to approve should bo otl'erud to them. During the niglifc I prepared a list, sumnuvry of which is attached iiereto, of all that I believed to be necessary for the completoand thorough oquipmout of the Field J[os].itals, and on the following morning, Sunday, transmitted it by mail to my agf^nt, Mr. Coulson, with insti-uctions to procure and forvvard all to Winni- peg by express train, without an hours delay, to the end that the Field Hospital Statt', with complete hospital equipment, might overtake the Major-Gonoral and his command— they vvei-e then a week in advance— before they crossed tho Saskatcho wan, and before a collision should occur with tho enemy. Too much credit cannot bo given to 3Ir. Coulson for tho manner in which ho- execute'] the order. Cots, mattresses, sheets, pillows, and other articles of tho kind required for tho Field Hospitals were not in the market, and had to 1)0 manufactured to ordoi-. Thoy Avercput in hand on tho same day, (Sunday) and on Wednesday, tho eighth, tho complete equipment of Xumber One Field Hospital was shipped by car attached to mail train, and reached Winnipeg on the morning of tho Tuesday following. The equipment of Field Hospital No. 2 was despatched within a few days after and tho reserve supplies early in the following week . Much of the equipment of the Field Hospitals it was found necessary to obtain from New York, and I must hero gratefully acknowledge tho rapidity and accu- racy with which Col. Girard filled my orders, and forwarded everything required from that city for No. 1 Hospital, so as to reach Montreal in time to be shipped upon the same train with the stores from that city. Let me mention hero that tho equipment of each Field Hospital was divided as nearly as possible into four equal parts, each part in itself forming a complete equipment for an hospital of 50 beds. The hospital accommodation provided was calculated for an army of 6000 men, and for a campaign of six months. Although the number of the men in tho field exceeded this number by more than 1000 tho sudden collapse of tho rebellion after the battle of Batocho and the surrender of Big Bear left a large portion of the supplies on hand, the perishable portion of which was at once disposed of, and tho remainder retained and turned into store some of it for future use, and some of it handed over for the use of the Mounted Infantry School at Winnipeg. Of the large quantity of goods returned into store, the greater portion was of the invoice of Messrs. Lyman,. Sons & Co. of Montreal. Nearly all the packages had been broken, and therefore were net so valuable, and much that had been exposed to the air was worthless. Those goods I sold back to that firm at a discount of fifty per cent., excepting the instruments jiurchased from them, which I returned to them at tie original invoice price. Previous to tho return of Dr. Douglas, and on the morning following the date of your instructions, I had tho honor to recommend the appointnent of a Medical Staff, the establishment of two Field Hospitals, an Ambulance Corps, a Purveyor's ^ 1 • 1 Dopnrtmcnt, and tho framing of rulos and regulations for the employ niont of nurses, whether voluntarily serving without pay, or as a hired statl'. I also recommended that the otters of service made by tho^Groy Nuns and other religious orders of the lloman Catholic Church, and of Protestant ladies throughout the country, as nurses, be accepted, and that the aid of tho public generally bo invited in tho formation of Red Cross, St. John's Hospital and other societies whoso object is the care and relief of tho sick and the wounded, and, tho pro- viding of medical comforts such as could not well be provided by tho Department, Medical Stdjf. — In the memorandum I had the honor to submit I recom- mended, tho more ett'ectually to carry out tho objects onumcrated^above, that a ?.Iedical Statf should be constituted, as follows, under tho authority of paragraph 32 of the liegulations and Orders of the Militia of Canada, 1883 : 1. A Medical Director-General, to be the sole responsible, administrative head of the Medical Department^ of the same rank and with the same powers and pay as the Director-General of tho Medical Department of the British Army. 2, xV Deputy-Surgeon General, with head-quarters in the field, to have, 8ul»ject to the control of the Director-General, the superintendence and charge of all hos- pitals, ambulances, surgeons, nui'scs, and purveyors and such Eod Cross or other societies as may be authorized by you. For tho more ctt'ectual discharge of these duties, I directed him to report to the Major-Genend Commanding in tho field, as Avoll as, from time to time, to myself for your information. It to bo part of his duty, and not the least important part of it, to advise, through tho Major-General or other officer in command of the Troops, on all sanitary matters pertaining to, hospitals, camps, clothing, rations, drills, marches, etc., his powers, rmk and pay to be the same as those of officers holding similar positions in Her Majesty's service. Purvei/or-General. — The Purveyor-General to have the sole charge, at his head- quarters, of the hospital marquees, or buildings and the surroundings, and to be responsible for their condition ; to inspect them frequently and to remove any de- fects which he might discover. He to have full charge of all stores for tho use of the Field Hospitals and ambulances, of all the drugs and medicines, medical and surgical appliances, and, upon requisition duly made and countersigned by the Deputy Surgeon-General, to issue such as may bo required to fill deficiencies in the Field Hospitals and ambulances, or Eegimental Hospitals. To this officer, as well as to the Deputy Surgeon-General or Surgeon-Major in command of each Field Hospital, full instructions as to his and their duties were forwarded, copies of which I have the honor to attach hereto. All ofthese recommendations, with one exception, you were pleased to approve. You preferred that the head of the Staff should have the rank of Surgeon-General, and in the Canada Gazette of Saturday, 25th April, under the head of Militia General Orders, is to be found the following : — The following temporary medical appointments have been made, and Field Hospitals organized in connection with the force now on duty in the K'orth-West territories : — MEDICAL STAFF. To bo Siirgcon-rrenoi'al : Darby Borgin, M.D., M.f ., of Cornwall, Ont. To bo Deputy Surgoon-Goncral. Thoma.s G. Iloddick, M.D., of Montreal, Que. To bo Purveyor : Hon. Michaol Sullivan, M.D., of Kingston, Ont. HOSPITAL AND AMBULANCE CORPS; FIKI.D iiosprrAi, NO. I. To be Surgeon ;>[ajor : Campbell Molles Douglas, V. C, lato Deputy Surgeon-General H. M.'s Servico. To bo Surgeons : Dr. James Bell, of Montreal, Que. Dr. Edward A. Gravely, of Cornwall, Ont. Dr. J. Eoddiclc, of Winchester, Ont. Dr. E. Hooper, of Kingston, Ont. Dr. Ered. Hamilton Fowell, of Ottawa, Ont. FIKI.I) IIOSPITAI, NO. 2. To be Surgoon-^Fajor : Dr. Henry llaymond Casgrain, of Windsor, Ont. To be Surgeon : Dr. K. Tracy, of Belleville. Ont. Dr. >". 0. WalUer, of Toronto, Ont. Dr. Francis 3lurray, of Montreal, Que. Dr. Cloutier, of St. Arsene, Que. Dr. Philippe Pellelier, of Quebec, One. The Depniji Sitrgcon-Genrnd. — In the selection of Dr. Roddick, as Chief of the Medical Staff in the Field, I had an eye solely to the efficient performance of the ■duties to "-ive contidenco to the country that the best mod ic.il and surgical skill \vas at the head of the service — that all was done, humanly speaking, that could be done for the comfort and the safety of our young men in the North-West, and I am o-lad to say that bis appointment gave the greatest satisfaction and inspired universal confidence. One of the most distinguished of Canadian Surgeons, young, full of vigor, of powerful physique, knowing no fatigue, a first-class horse- tjiian, I looked upon him as just the man for the place, and the result, as shewn by the letters of our sick and wounded who were under his care, and of the Press, ■which is never slow to detect error or mismanagement — and equally ready, I must say, to offer a generous meed of pi-aise, where found to be due— has amply justified his selection and stamped approval upon his work. The Pitrvei/or-General — Hardly second in importance to the Deputy-Surgeon General was the officer to whom was to be trusted the control of the supplies, and of the comforts provided for the hospitals. Upon him was to depend tl c careful, economical, and the honest d' tribution of the large quanti- js of stores to bo com- mitted to his charge. . -^o lenco in camps of instruction and in frontier service, Ion"- taught me that there was little limit to the wants and to the demands of Eegi- «nental Surgeons for medical and other supplies. The opinion prevailed amon \ .^1 1' 4' Sj9iVi7s.— Anticipating that, through the mistaken kindness of friends in the older Provinces, quantities of wines and spirits would be forwarded with the supplies and comforts, I directed that, under no cii-cumstances, should such be forwarded to the Troops in the field. That wines and spirits could only be allowed for hospital use, and, if forwarded to the Purveyor, Avould be confiscated by him, placed in the hospital stores employed for no other purpose than for the sick, and then only upon requisition made by the Surgeon in chai-ge of the Hospital, who would be hold responsible therefor; and in any case, where the Purveyor was of opinion that the quantity asked for was in excess of the requirements he was directed to issue no more than, in his opinion, was really necessary, reporting his refusal and reasons therefor, to the Deputy Surgeon-General for the infor- mation of the Major-General Commanding, Reconnnendatioiis.—lliiVlng thus briefly sketched the operations of the Medical Staff in the field, I may be permitted to direct attention to that which I consider to be the especial weakness of the service— I mean the regisnental system. During the late campaign it was found to bo expensive, extravagant and almost unman- ageable. With tiie exception, I think, of two or three corps, the Queen's Own, the Grenadiers and the Seventh Battalion, no Eegimental Surgeon accompanied his regiment to the front. The Sixty-fifth, the Ninth, the Halifax Battalion, the Montreal Garrison Artillery, and others from the older Provinces, all took with them Volunteer Surgeons, and. with tlio exception of the Halifax Battalion, not one of them— of the Surgeons attached for the campaign— has made a satisfactory reportof the cases treated by him or of the sanitary or unsanitary condition of his regiment that has reaohod me. SargcDiis rccntifcd in an cmcrgcnci/ — Riglmcntal Si/stem. — Surgeons recruited in an emergency without any previous military medical training, are apt to iio and as in home instances during the late campaig:; were found to be, very inefii- cient and, from their want of disci^Mine and ignorance of military law, were very difficult of control, and gave no adequate service in return for the large amounts of money ex) ended upon them for transport, pay and rations. Medical Stol/' Cor2)s. — t strongly j-ecommend, therefore, that a Medical Staff Corps be formed, very much on the lines of the Medical Start" Corps of Her f 9 Majesty's service, due regard being had to the differences of conditions and nature- of the two services. The British Medical Service, being a permanent one, ours, so to spealc, being more of a temporary charter, its component parts often varying,, requently changing. The system which I propose includes an administrative and executive staff, Field Hospital Coi-ps, Ambulance Corps and a Militavy Cadet Corps. From this latter, year by year, the Staff Surgeons to be drawn. In my opinion there should be a Surgeon -General, the administrative head of the service, a Deputy Surgeon-General in each of the Provin ces of Ontario and Quebec, a Deputy Surgeon-General for the Maritime Provinces, a Deputy Surgeon-General for Mani- toba, for theNorth-AVest Territories and British Columbia, one Brigade-Surgeor in each military district, one Surgeon-Major to each brigade division,— the present Eegimental Surgeons, whilst not severing their connection entirely with their regiments, to be considered as Surgeons of the Staff so long as they remain within their brigade divisi-ns. To meet the future requirements of tlio service, both for Surgeons of the Sta , Field Hospitals and Ambulance Corps, i beg to recommend that Medical Cadet Corps be established at the seats of our ii cdical sc^-^ols, say at Montreal, Toronto, Kingston, London, Halifax and Winnipeg; and thoroughly taught Ambulance and Field Hospital work. After graduation, having passed a satisfactory examination, they would be eligible as Surgeons of the Staff. During their pupilage they can be made available, should the necessity arise, as quarter- masters, assistant quarter-masters, hospital sergeants, hospital orderlies, dressers, etc. From them could be obtained also, if necessary, some of the material for bearer companies. Before appointment as a Surgeon each candidate should be subjected to an examination, which should embrace the following subjects: a. Military surgery, including transport of sick and wounded. b. Military medicine and pathology and therapeutict f. Militaiy hygiene. (?. Duties of executive medical officers, during peace and war. He must also give evidence of having attended a complete* course of operative in some recognized Medical University; and, in the presence of the exam- ners, write a thesis upon some military medical or hygienic subject. All warrant officers should pass an examination such as is required by the medical regulations of Her Majesty's army. No Staff" Surgeon should be promoted to thejank of Sur- geon-Majur until after ten years' service. No Surgeon Major should be appointed to the rank of Brigade-Surgeon except on the grounds of ability[;and merit; and in accordance witii the regulations laid down for the Medical Department of Her Majesty's Army. The establishment of a Ct'.det Corps would entail some expense, but this would be trifling in comparison with the benefits to bo derived, and ifji^an annud allow- ance were made to the several Medical Universities, to enable them to give a full course each year, upon the subjects above mentioned, Canada would,,! n a few years, have as an efficient Medical Staff Corps as any country innhe world. H possible, and I think it is, a Field Hospital should be attached to every camp of instruction and bearer com [an ies should be formed in i>ioportion to- the strength of the brigade division. The camps of instruction, or as many of them as it be possible, should be inspected by the Surgeon-General or, in his absence, by the 10 Deputy Surgeon-Genoral of tlio Province. The Surgoon-Genoral should also inspect the Infantry School Barracks and Hospitals at least twice a year ; should inform himself thoroughly as to their sanitary condition and as to the manner in which the Attending Surgeons perform their duties, and report thoroughly thereon, through the Major-General Commanding, for the information of the ifonorable the Minister of Militia and Defence. This would entail some little expense, as it would occupy that officer probably 20 or 25 days in the year, but the country would reap a 'corresponding advantage. Transport Service.— Owing to the long distances which had to be traversed between the Base Line and the Troops in the field, and the want of a Medical Transport Service, it was found very difficult to forward medical supplies to the various Hospitals, at Battleford, Calgary and Saskatoon, and to the head-quarters of the columns of the North West Field Force. To remedy this, I would recom- mend that each Military District be supplied with at least one hospital cart and in the event of active service one should be attached, with a Surgeon in charge, who should have under him one Apothecary and two Orderlies. One such cart, tipon the model of the U. S. army cart, which will contain everything needful for a brigade, I have had constructed— a full description of which I send herewith. To each Field Hospital in each district there should bo attached, at the least, six ambulance waggons; bi t, inasmuch as the strong express waggon, such as is used by the Express Companies in our cities, can be readily converted into ambu- lances ; and as it is to be hoped that many years will elapse before necessity arises for their use, I do not recommend the construction of any at this moment. The few stores now on hand and not required for the use of the Infantry Schools I recommend to be sold. They consist principally of instruments, the greater number of which were purchased in New York at the contract price to the Piirvej-or's De- partment of the United States Army, which is much below the price at which surgeons can purchase them from the manufacturers ; and I would recommend that medical men should have the opportunity of purchasing them out of store at the original cost price. There are also in store a large number of I. E. sheets, which were not used, are in perfect order, and might be sold on the same terms as the instruments. These sheets are white, finished on both sides, of the best material, and were obtained at a very great reduction upon the usual retail Drice. The goods sent out by Her Eoyal Highness the Princess Louise, but which were not used because the Hospitals were already sufficiently supplied before their arrival, are now being distributed by you to the Hospitals and charities, which, in your opinion most need there, in accordance with Her Royal Highness' instructions ; and I take occasion hero to express the gratitude, which I, in common with all loyal Canadians felt at this n:anifestation on her part, of her continued interest in the welfare of Canada and the Canadians. I beg to bring to your notice the zeal and ability displayed by Mr. J. A. Polkinghorne, whom you assigned to my office. He was untiring in the performance of his duties, and deserves not only especial mention by me here, but adequate remuneration in the shape of extra pay, his work not having been limited to the ordinary, office hours, but extending until two and three, and frequently four o'clock of the morninc:. ' Of the manner in which the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Grand Trunk 1 hi- 11 Railway managed their part of the Transport Service I cannot spealc too highly. The former transported a car laden with medical stoi-csfrom Montreal to Winnipeg, via Chicago, in six days and a few hours, and the latter railway in somewhat less than six days. A rapidity unprecedented. The details of the several Hospitals will be found in the several reports of the Deputy Surgeon-General and Purveyor-General appended hereto; and I desire to express my high appreciation of the manner in which they performed their duties. It would be ungrateful of me to close this report without most warmly thank- ing Purveyor General Baxter of the United States Army, who in the friendliest un- official way, gave me the benefit of his large experience, supplying me with hints and suggestions that much facilitated me in the work so new to me, and enabled me to save large amounts of money to the country. 1 append also a list of the Pension Boards. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, D. BERGm, Surgoon-Goneral, Canadian Militia. T k ]l ■ t 13 (A).— INSTRUCTIONS TO DEPUTY SUEGEON-GENEEAL. Head Quarters, Medical Staff, Militia of Canada, Ottawa, April 6tb, 1885. Dr. Roddick, Deputy Surgeon-Genoral, Montreal. Sir. As principal Medical Officer, k\pon your arrival at Qu'Appelle, or at the head- quarters of the General Commanding, you will, with the junction of the Ge eral at once, or at such time as may appear to him to bo necessary, issue .such instructions regarding sanitary precautions to bg observed for protecting the health of the Troops as he may consider requisite for the guidance of the Medical Officers. You had better appoint a Brigade Surgeon, with the approval of the General, who shall daily inspect the camp, and especially inform himself as to the health of the Troops, and of the appearance of any zymotic disease amongst them, and he shall immediately, on being informed of the appearance of any such disease, examine into the cause of the same, whether such disease proceed from or is aggravated by sanitary defects in the camp, bad or deficient water-supply, dampness, marshy ground, insufficient clothing, or from any local cause ; or from bad food, intempe- ranoe, unwholesome liquors, fruit or want of shelter, too much exposure, fatigue, or any other cause, and report immediately to the Major-Genoral Commanding, on such causes, and the immediate measures necessary fo'- their removal, sending a copy of all such reports to the Medical Director General hero, and report at least once daily on the progress or declining of the disease, and on the means adopted for the remo. valof its causes, until the disease shall have come to an end. You will at such intervals as I shall hereafter direct forward to me full information on all subjects^ connected with the hygiene of the force, together with such recommendations for improving this service as you or the Brigade-Major may report to you to be requi- site. All Medical Officers in charge of Field Hospitals should transmit to you, for the guidance of your Brigade Sanitary Officer, full information as to the sanitary state of the Troops and the Hospitals, and on all matters affecting ihe health and physical efficiency of the men, at such intervals as I may from time to time direct. You will direct the Sanitary Officers in the field, and the Siirgcon-Mujor of each Field Hospital, to draw up a weekly sanitary report on the state of the Army, and of the hospitals, to be sent to you for the information of the General Commanding, u copy of which you will please transmit to me immediately upon its receipt. Upon your arrival at the head-quarters of the Major General, and immediately after having reported yourself to him, ascertain the amount of transport that will be required for the sick, the nature and extent of the stores and supplies of all kinds necessary for such transport, and the number of Medical Officers and atten- dants that you may deem to be necessary. You will bo furnished from this office without delay with a detail of each Field h ospital including the Surgeon-Major and Surgeons, Dressers and Dispensers. As a II the Field Hospitals and the Purveyor's department are under your control and direction, you will make a sjiecial inspection of all the stores, medicines, drugs, medical comforts, beds, cots, bedding, utensils and arrangements for cooking. You will soo that the stores and water-supply are good and sufficient ; that there is a ■V- 14 duo proportion of Modical Officers according to the number and .state of the sick nnd that in case of the tra.isport of the sick a sufficient number of Orderlies at Jeast one in every ten of the sick, is provided. Shoukl you discover any defects in any of the above particulars likely to affect injuriously t]>e health of the Troops during their transport, you will forthwith repor the same in writing to the General Commanding, and transmit copy of your You will be careful, when requisitions for instrument., surgical appliances and medical comfortsare presented to you by Regimental or Detachment Surgeos to ascertain beyond any doubt that necessity exists for the issue asked for, Jnd t'hal It IS not in excess of the actual need or want of .the regiment or detachment: and n all cases when possible to obtain it, for anything beyond a small quantity which he si3 o of T^r"^ ^;" ''"' ''''' "'' "" ^""^- ^''^^^■^^'^") you'should obtain the signature of the Major-Ueneral Commanding. I must ask you to use the telegraph wire as seldom as possible, and when using 1 to be most concise, so as to bring the expenditure of your department under that head to the lowest possible amount. epaitment You will please advise me by letter immediately upon your arrival as to the health of thes.Uf of the Field Hospital which you wUl t' ke'^vith you o nonw morning from Montreal to headquarters. mouow The staff of Field Hospital No. 2 will follow you within a day or two. rhe Purveyor, who will also have charge of the medicines, instruments and tlTu'w ?''•', I'T"^ '"'^''"^ '^"^^"'"^^ necessary for the use of the Troops in the Xorth-West w, I leave to-morrow night with his assistants, and, within a week or ten days at the furthest, will have a supply of all that is needed for the sick in the hasp.tal or in the field, upon which you can draw by requisition whenever yoi» may have occasion to do so. I have the honor to be. Sir, Your obedient servant, • I>. BERGIN, Medical Director-General. 15 (B).— TXSTIlUCTIOxXS TO PUilVEYOR-GENEEAL, HON. BR. SULLIVAN. A ^\ - L O'J April 10, 1885. ITTAWA, Hon. Dr. Sullivan, Kingston, Ont, Sir, I have the honor to inform you tliat you liavo been oppointod Purveyor to tho- Medical Branch of the Militia Department, and, until further orders, with hcad- (juarters at "Winnipeg, to which point you will pri coed without any delay. Upon your ai-rival you will report by wire to the Major-( Jcnoral Comma iding in iho ticld, and you will be responsible to the Medical Officer in charge of the Troops in ^Manitoba and the North-AVest Territories, for the proper performance of your duties. 2. In all matters of discipline, you will bo under the command of the Major- General, and you are bound to obey all orders issued by him, with reference to the duties of your department. 3. On all matters of importance connected with your duties, which do not admit of reference to me hero, you will do well to address the Major-General Com- manding, and obtain his opinion and advice. In all such instances, your reference will be made through the Medical Officer in charge, the Deputy Surgeon-General. 4. You will have the sole charge at Winnij^eg, or at whateverpoint tho Major- General Commanding may decide to fix the Base Hospital, of all buildings and surroundings, be responsible for their condition, inspect them frequently, at conve. nient hours, take instant steps to remove any defects which you may discover, or- which may be brought to your notice by tho Surgeon-Major Commanding the Hospital, or other inspecting officer. 5. Under you, steps must be taken for the cleanliness and order of the Hospital and its surroundings, and you will be responsible that they arc kept in a perfectly cleanly state. 6. You will take care that the culinary arrangements for the Hospital are^ complete, that the cook and his assistants discharge their duties properl}-, that the cooking and all kitchen utensils aro kept perfectly clean, that tho patients' meals are properly prepared, and punctually served. 7. You will take every precaution to prevent any waste of fuel. 8. It will be your duty to eee that the men employed in the kitchens are steady,, cleanly, and instructed so as to make them efficient cooks after a short training. I shall endeavor to provide you with cookery books to aid you in this branch of yoHr work, 9. You will report to the Deputy Surgeon-General from time to time tho- names of such of the assistant cooks, or of tho hospital orderlies as, in your opinion, are fit to take charge as cooks of divisional hospitals, should such be established. 10. You will obtain every morning, from tho Medical Officers in charge at Winnipeg, the name, regiment, rank, regimental number, and tho date of admission^ death or discharge, of every man treated in the Hospital. 11. You will bo careful, on the admission of a soldier into tho Hospital, to 16 receive over his pack, etc., nnd to enter a list of the contents thereof in a pack store check-book which you will keep for that purpose. The condition of the man's •cffocta when received must be indicated on the face of the list by initial letters* thus : ' N ' for n"ow, ' G ' for good, ' B ' for bad, and ' W ' for worn, and great care must bo observed in registering the articles correctly, so that no dispute may arise on the discharge of the man from the Hospital. A duplicate list is to be prepared and handed to the ward-master, or other non-commissioned officer in charge. The pages of the check-books are to bo numbered consecutively, and in the index the name of each man is to be entered in regimental order, the number of the pack being specified against his name. On his discharge ho is to receive the pack trom the pack store, on the production of the said duplicate, duly receipted. 12. The effects are to bo carefully put up and arranged in shelves in the store, in numerical order, each pack bearing the number giving the list of its contents in tlie check-books, and in the counterfoils in the possession of the patient, or of the ■ward-master. 13. The packs are not to be placed on the racks too closely together, and the store is at all times to be kept dry and well ventilated. 14. You will on no account allow soiled linen or clothing to bo placed in the packs or bundles. All such articles are to be thoroughly cleansed, and the expense charged against the battalion or regiment to which the man belongs. 15. To prevent errors, or exchanges, a clothing No., corresponding with that on the pack to which the linen, etc., belongs, is to be attached to each article sent to the wash, and, on their return from the wash, they are to be immediately placed in their respective packs. 16. You will keep a book in whifh you will cause to be entered every article which it may be found necessary to send to the wash from the pack store, with the name, regiment, etc., of the patient to which they belong, and the number by which his pack is distinguished in the store. 17. No access is to be allowed to the packs, nor are any articles to be delivered to the patients, except on the certificate of the AVard Orderly, approved by the Medical Officer in charge, that the article is absolutely necessary for the patient's use and comfort. 18. You will retain the effects of the deceased men until you receive orders regarding their disposal from the commanding officers of the battalions or regiments, to which they belong. 10. You will prepare all wills for the patients when req.uired so to do, and you will be provided with forms for that purpose. 20. You will keep, for future reference, a correct register of all wills prepared by you. 21. You will, on the death of a patient in the Hospital, make all necessary funeral arrangements, if required by the Surgeon-Major in charge of the Hogpital so to do, and you will give notice to the chaplain of the time of the burial. 22. You will report the deaths to the Commanding Officer of the battalion, ret^iment or battery to Avhich the men belong. 23. You will keep an establishment book containing the names of all the officers and servants of every description belonging to the Hospital, with the dates of their appointment and removal, and the rates of their daily pay, rations, etc. 'I it' 9 17 24. You will pay tho wages of 8iich of the Hospital servants as do not belong' .'to tho Hospital corps, and you will make requisition for tho pay and allowances of the men belonging to that corps attached to tho Hospital at Winnipeg. 25. Should you at any time rec^uiro further assistance, you will apply to tho Major-Gonoral Commanding, through tho Deputy Surgeon-General, for non-commis- sioned officers or men belonging to tho Troops in tho field to bo detailed tor tho purpose of acting as storekeepers or issuers. When men belonging to the Troops are not available, you may engage civilians, with tho approval of tho Mujor-General Comijianding. 2G. You will provide for tho subsistence of tho sick, and it will be your duty to countersign, all demands upon the contractors for supplies, and frequently to inspect articles upon delivery, both as to quantity and as to quality, 27. You will be held responsible for the cleanliness and order of tho rooms or buildings in which the provisions arc stored, and you will see that every precaution is taken to prevent injury to. or waste of the provisions, drugs, medical comforts, or other stores committed to your charge. 28. Y'ou will cause a book to be kept in which you will enter daily the receipts ^nd expenditure for all articles of subsistence, and from this you will prepare, or cause to be prepared monthly returns, invariably taking stock on the last day of each month, in order to prove the accuracy of the remains in the said returns. 2!). You will obtain as early as possible each day, not later than 12 o'clock, noon, from the non-commissed officer chai-ged with the duty, a requisitio-n fer tho extras prescribed for the day, and you will, on receipt of such requisition, as soon after as practicable, cause the articles to be i.ssued. 30. You will, on receipt of requisition for diet)S ifequired for each ward, or divi- sion, for the following day, cause to be prepared by your store keeper, a statement •of the actual quantity of provisions to be issued for the diets of the day, which .statement, after being examined by you, will bo handed to the cook, to enable him to check the issue made by the storekeeper, and to r gulate the messes for the Hospital. 31. At the end of each month, you will compare the requisitions and diet-shoots iind stores issued, and report to the Deputy Surgeon-General any discrepancies that may be discovered. In the case of the death or discharge of tho patient previous •to the issue of the following day's diet, the ward orderly should be directed to send notice of the same to you, that you may stop the issue, an., should the ward orderly neglect to give this notice, the stoppage will be charged to him. 32. You will bring to the notice of the Deputy Surgeon-General any instance in which it appears to you that an unusual amount of extras has been prescribed, or that an unusual course of exceptional dieting has been followed, and you will, at the same time, transmit the diet-sheets to that officer. 33. When necessary, and no other means of transport is provided, you will pay for the conveyance of the sick to the Hospital, but tho sum so expended should be recovered from the Paymaster of the corps to which the men belong. 34 You will frequently inspect tho Hospital, and ascertain that the stores are correct in number, and properly complete. 35. You will comply with the requisitions of the Melical officer in charge of the I 18 Hospitals, or Divisional Hospitals, for articles included in tlio nuthon/.ed sclicdule;. and in case of apparent extravagance in quantity or quality you *v)ll report the same to the Deputy Surgeon-General, in order that it may ho brought under tho notice of the Major-General Commanding. 36. You are not authorized to supply any article of diet or extras, or any hospital stores, not included in the schedule attached hereto, without the special sanction of the Deputy Surgeon-General. 3T. You will frequently inspect the supplier dolivorod by the contractors rejecting any articles not found ciual to sample, and yoii will direct the imnii^diato replenishment of the inferior article by one of a pmpor description, in dotiiult of which you will purchase the necessary snivplies at iho conti-actor's expense. 08. The steward of the Ba.sc Hospital at Wiimipoi,' will f.irnish you daily with Ji requisition for the total amount of perishable articles required for* the diet of the following day, 39. You will provide and keep up the furniture and utensils, and supply clothing, bedding, medical comforts, etc.. in accordaiuo wiili the schedule attached hereto. 40. You will make the necessary arrangcineuls for washing the hospital clothing and bedding at Winnipeg, and for the repair of the same, either by local contract, or by the employment of work ]>oo))le by tiio day. 41. The following. returns will be made to you l)y the surgeons in charge of field regimental detachment or i)ivisional Hospital, daily mix! monthly, as here- after : 1st. A daily abstract of diets and extras, which you will forward to this department on the 1st and Itith of each m.onth. 2nd. Monthly diet-sheets of patients under treatment, to be forwarded on tho last day of the month. 3rd. A nominal return of admissions, discharges and deaths during the month, to be forwarded on the last day of the month. You Avill carefully examine their returns and report on any largo expenditure you may discover therein. 42. On receipt of bills for the supply of medicines, or for the jiurchase or repair of instruments, or for stores of any kind, you wU iirej^are an abstract of the same, and transmit it to this Department, through tho Deputy Surgeon-General. 43. You will be held responsible that tho supplies for the hospitals are from time to time duly supplemented and kept up. 44. You will furnish, for the information and guidance of the Deputy Surgeon- General, the Surgeon-Major in charge of each hospital, and the Surgeons and Asst.- Surgeons attached to each battalion, regiment or battery, a copy of the list of stores to bo obtained on requisition from 3'ou at Winnipeg. 45. You will consult with the principal Medical Officer as to the description of supplies which will be most probably required, and you will prepare estimates of the same, and forward them to me, with such observations as you may wish to make. 46. You will transmit to me. at the end of each month, a return showing the uii/,od, when ncccssar}', to make purchase- of medical com. forts and (jtlior stores, when supplies are not ()btaiMal)lo in tho ju'opor way from this Denartmont. The necessity lor such purchases should bo cerLilied to by tho Peputy Surgoon-rJoneral or by tho .Major-Gonoral Commanding. 51. iTciu will issue medical comforts and other stores on requisition of the regimental or other medical ollicor in charge of hospitals, such requisitions to bo countersigned by the Deputy Surgeon-General or principal Medical Officer. 52. When ;^ick or wounded are sont home, or from one station to another, in ordinary hired trans])ort, you will [jrovide, on the ro(juisition of tho Hospital Sur» goon, countersigned by tho Deputy .Surgeon-General, or principal officer in charge, such medical comforts and hospital stores as may bo so ordered. 58. A hospital car, with dispensary kitchen, and accommodation for a Surgeon and three assistants, will be placed at the disposal of this Department by the Can- adian Pacific Kailway Co., for the transport of tho sick and wounded between points furthest west and Winnipeg, and all such are to be transported if possible by that hospital car. 54. If you are in doubt as to the meaning of any of the above instructions, or should 3'ou require any further information upon any point, you will please, if tho principal medical officer in charge be not at hand, to communicate directly with thii^ Department. 55. I must ask you to be as economical in the use of the telegraph wire as possible, and to incur no expense of any kind for hospital stores unless u])on requi- sition, as !■ "^before directed, duly signed or countersigned by the Deputy Surgeon-C i- ) oj principal medical officer in charge of the Troops in 3Ienitoba and the North \» . I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, D. BERG IX, Medical Director-General. 20 (F;.— IfEIMjIJT OF SURGEON MAJOJl JAMES KKUR, WiNNii'Ko Field IIo.spital. P. Beiujin, Esq.. M.P Winnipeg, April IG, 1886. Otii'wn. Sir, I l.avo tlio lH»tior ho nvilh to Hiil)tnit to you ii report of tlio Winnipoi,' FioUl Hospital diii'in^' tlio tiine it WHS uiidcr my cliaif^o. To explain tlio dalo .vt v, liicli lliiH report i.s «ent in, I have to Htnto that, until I received your leloyratn a few days ago, I was not aware that any report was icfjuired from tie ; I naturally supjiosod that the rcpt)rt would be furnished by my successor, |)r. < odd. when the Ilo.spital was clo.sed. I was placed in c iiai-iro of sick volunicte'-s by the lA'puty Suriceon-Oeneral, Dr. Roddick, on Aj)l. l-Uii, 18S5, and I immediate!; ])roceeded to make arraiii^'ements for their hospital accommodation, which was, with the concurrence of the D. S. G., au'reed with the directors of the Winnipeg (Jeneral Hospital, to place tho sick volunteers in u jwrtion of their building to be specially set apart for llial purpose. It was so decided, in consideration of this plan being- much more consistent with att'ording the militia invalids tho best care and treatment during their sickness, and, at the rate agreed, entailing a very much less cxpenuilure than tho routing and equipment of a building here. I refer specially lo ihisarrangomePt, as during tho first few weeks that I had charge of the Rlilitia Hospital within tho General n()spital serious annoyance aiid embarrassment to tho proper discharge of my duties was offered by tho arrival of other Surgeons, who represented themselves as authorized either to super.sed^ myself and assistants in our positions, or to establish another hospital, and close up tlio one that had been thus organized. By the enclo,sed list, you will find the numbers treated in tho Hospital from ICth April to 15th August, while I had charge of this Hospital. The majority of tho cases during the first month were colds and o^her affections incurred owing to tho exposure and fatigue during that part of the journey where the soldiers were marched over the uncompleted part of the Canadian Pacific liailway north of Laki' Superior. During my service, there wa;^ fur .ished a d.uly sick report to tho Brigade Office here, also discharge and admiNs^on shoet of all case* admitted and discharged, with weekly statement of dietaries and hospital comforts supplied; besides a weekly report was furnished the D. S. G., and as soon as tho request was made, a daily report was also furnished your office at Ottawa. In addition, I haci histories written of each case during its stay in Hospital, before any history books were supplied ; these were after- wards copied into the history books supplied from Ottawa. I am sorry that I cannot return a complete set of histories ; they have been deprived of their covers, and a large number are missing. All the papers and forms in my possession were handed over by mo to Dr. King, who was then acting as House Surgeon. There wore appointed with me an Assistant Surgeon and three Dressers ; tho entire number treated in the hospital during tho four months it was under my care was 81, leaving 10 in hospital. The death-rate will be seen by tho enclosed tables to be very low. No complaints of want of proper care or feeding came under my notice. l(. A L^v , 21 T muHt mention that the comfort of tlio mllitnry invnIidM wan materially in- croftMod l»y frcqiuMit and liln-ra '.otiations of fruit, Howorrt, reading matter and inva- lid cliair.s hy ilu' ladies of Winn I'f?. The operutions performed ii the Hospital included incision in a caao ofcmphy- Bomn, with drainaffo and antiseptic dressings. (Ifurrison, Olst.) Kxciwion of a lar^e hydrocele of the neck, situated deeply at hase of tho neck, in cDntnct willi carotid sheath and Mdiclavian artoi-y. (Kilhiirne, lUst.) Iiicisiun of knee-joint and exti-actioii of bullet. (E^'gett, Montreal (JarriHOn Artillery.) Theso constitute the major operations — they all ran an aseptic course, and roHultcd in complete cures. Tin. minor suri»;i( jil operations consisted in incision und drainatje of abscess, making eenior openings for euro of |)urulont accumiilation« und sinuses. K.Mraclion of a liullot from a sinus in the ca.se, and removal of necro.-sed frag- ment of hone from hullet tracks. My duties, in addition to daily attendance on tho Jlospital, also included those of Acting lirigado-Surgeon at Winni] I'g, daily attendance at tho Brigade Otftce, and attending to tho requirements of tho vari(jus corps on their way to tho front, and the other duties connected with this district as a haso of Hupplies. I must apologize for the imperfect character of this report. Had I been asked for it I could necessarily have made it much fidler, when I had possession of all tho papers connected with this Hospital, as a Base Hospital, and with all tho facts fresh in my mind, but I must emphatically a.ssertthat your telegram was the first intima- tion Iliad of aieport being rccniosted of me. I have tho honor to he. Sir, Your obedient servant. JAMES KKRR, Late Surgeon-Mujor. Winnipeg Field Hospital. Name, l!i;(ii.Mi;NT.' J. (JiTCIlO !»lst,. ]'. I't'lcrsun illst. IT. JiOitit' Hiii. J.Hcwilt l-illi. A. l)(';:niHe !lili. A. Hliiis Dill. A. HuucIht ittli. ' I''- T. 11. TnuIi-1 ;itli. A. liastieii Otli. A. Campbell Hist. S. Rogers g, 0. R. Ten remaining in Hospital after These patients were in Hospital John Harrison Olst. (Jeo. Mcintosh W. L.I. R. EgjiiHt M. G. A, H. Corbi'tt. M,D Fiel.l Hospital. ¥. Heaiiy 10th Royals. C. S. Strong Midland. C. S. Strong Midland. John Havton M. G. A. C. E. Kemp 90th. J. W. Bruce Hist. Thoe. Fisk Steel's Scouts. ADMrnKi). Discii \i{OEi>. Disease or Inm in v. UEsir.r. 5.4.^;.} ;W..').M5 Typlioid. Cured. (1.4. Hi") 4.5.8.) RliLMiMiuti^in. '' 12. 4. « 22.4.8.J Cellulitis, 12. 4. S.) 1(1.4.85 Bruicliilis. " 1H.4.;»5 17.4.85 Tunsil litis. " l;{.4.85 :H).4.85 " Died. 13.4.85 l(i.4.85 Heniorrlioids. Cured. 13.4.85 17.4.85 Hemorrhoids. 13.4.85 1(;.5.85 Plfurisv. " 13.4.85 4.5.85 Tvphoi'd. " 13.4.85 14.5.85 Pneumonia. " 15th August. on 14th April. 22.5.85 Emphyzema. 25.5.85 31.7.85 Optic Neuritis. Cured. 3.0.85 8.7.85 Gunshot wound of knee •' 4.0.85 29.fi. 85 Cirrhosis of liver. Died, 9.G.85 18.G.85 Ervsipeldf. Cured. 11.G.85 15.0,85 Alcoliolism. " 23.6^85 26.6.85 Alcoholism. " 25.6.85 4.7.85 Rheumatism. '* 27.6.85 Bullet-w'd of abdomen. 11.7.85 Injury to knee joint. 13.7.85 Bullet- wound of arm. ■ 22 ^AME. Regiment. Admitted. Thos. Reynolds "B" Battery. 13.7.85 J, iMarcotte 65th. 1.3.7.85 W.J. Cantwell lOtiiRovals. 15.7.85 Henry Wilson 10th '* 15,7.85 A.S.Martin loth " 15.7.85 James Eager 10th " 15. 7.85 Samuel Bell Midland. 15.7.85 Wm. Barton Midland. 15. 7. 85 b'M. paly Mi''SlO"t "A"BatterV. 15.7.85 Jan)eaDowker 90th. ' 15. ".85 James McDonald 15.7.85 John McClinlock 7tli. ' 15'7',S5 John Warren Q. 0. R. 15.7^85 J. F. Garden Survey Corps. 1 5 . 7 . 85 A. Doucet Staff", 15.7.85 R- S. Cook French'a Scouts. 15.7.85 ^'•J^acon G. G. B. G. 18.7.85 rPf'?""^ 7th. 18.7.85 H, Heigliam Staff'. 25 4 85 ■Marshall Weir Midland. U 4 85 John Smart (;5th. 15.4.85 Wm. Hurst G. G. B. G. 15.4.85 l-red. Canlcw W. L. I. 15 4 S5 James Nei.H.u G. G. B. G. 15;4'.85 P.R. Beaumont ...Q. 0. R. 15.4.85 Alfred Laurencelle. . . Dth. ]i 4 gj Arthur Potvin 9th. lii'4'85 Davul McKay G. G. B. G. l(i:4:85 b. J. Murphy G. G. B. G. l(i.4.85 JohnDavHlson 7th. i,;.4.85 llemieMiiler 9th. ^7 1 <uo.en Miller 9th. 20."4:85 ^rV/'-'''^*- W.L.I. 21.4.85 1^. J . .M y lins (];^rd. 2'{ 4 85 ^^'■{^P;}^^' G.G.B.G. 2ii:4:85 Alfred Ivilbuni 91st. 2") 4 85 John LaiHj^ran Halitkx Hatlerv. 25'4"8j James Gudwi.i .Midlan.l Hatterv. 2r,'4"85 -lames Anderson MidUnd Batterv. '>; 4 85 Wdinot Lewis Halifa.v Batterv. •'8'4"8-) V-, ^'"';''"" Halifax Batt4.'rv. 2^ '4 '85 .lolm Siiiiirt (J5th. " r'5"85 1^ el IX Heany 1 0th Ruvals. 5 'ij ' 85 j;/'^'^:,7" i-^tii- ' 14:5:85 ,;V"- ^J"!"""" 1-"''- 14.5.85 1 heo. Seiiwoenzer... ..S.jih. ] j. ,-, ,y.-j Wm. Challacmibe. ..M. G. A. •'I's'J-'^ Lewis Stead lOth Royals. 22:5:85 D18CHAEGED. Disease ob Injury. lti.7.85 Join, fract. of hun»eru 19.7.85 " « of clavicle. 19.7.85 Wound of thigh. W^ound of lung. 19.7.85 Bullet-w'd of shoulder. 19.7.85 Fracture of jaw. 21.7.85 Concussion of brain. 30.7.85 W'd. of thigh scrotum. B. -wound of hand. Rheumatism. 31.7.85 B. -wound of arm. 30.7.85 B.-wound of thigh. 'i\ .7.85 J''racture of ribs. 1; .8.85 Wound of thigh. 2i .7.85 Pott's disease of spine. 19.7.85 Rheumatism. 13 8.85 Pleuri.sy. 30.7.85 B-wouiid of shoulder. Bullet- wound of arm. Bullet-wound of leg. 31.7.85 Bruise of abdomen. 21.7.85 Periostitis of arm. 15.5.85 Pleuri.sy. 16.5.85 Exhaustion. 16.5.85 Rheumatism. Sent 21.4.85 Conjunctivitis. 14.5.85 Scarlet fever. 4.5.85 Wound of leg. 16.4.85 Pneumonia. 18.4.85 Bronchitis. 18.4.85 Diarrhea. 20.4. Si) Abscess of leg. 24.4.85 Wound of arm. 21.7.85 Tvphoid fever. 18.4.85 AVouikI oflip. 21.7.85 Rheumatism. 22.4.85 Bronchiti.s. 22.4.85 Dyspepsia. 27.4.85 Bruiiciiitis. 22.4.85 Bronchitis. 4.5. S5 'i'oMsillitis. 16.5.85 Otitis Med. Cat. 8.6.85 I'^ract. of 1,-t Metacarpal. 27.4.85 'i'onsiiliiis. 11.5.85 Debility. 1^'.6.85 Cyst of neck. 4.5.85 Fezenin. 4.5.85 Bronchitis. ;!0.4.85 Debilitv. 4.5.85 Tunsill'iiis. 18.5.85 Diarrliu^'i. 16.5.85 Rliciimaiism. 13.5.S5 Pleiiro-pneumoiiia. 18.5.85 Adenitis. 5.6.85 Ab.-c(!ss. 18.5.85 Rheumatism. 9.6.85 Simple fever, continued 25.5.85 Bullet-wound of arm. Result. sCured. Cured. Cured. Cured. Cured. Cured. Home. Cured. « i( <( (( i( It (C if K on Ottawa, Ont. .1. Law.son " " J. Furan " lleiiiv Filteau Montreal, P. Q. H. H". Arrowsiuith " " * This must of necessity be incomiilete, owing to the fact that I was late in reaching the tield of operations (the Ijattle of Fish Creek having been fonght before I arrived at the front), and, besides, many of the Regimental Surgeons have not favored me with reports. 24 We reached Winnipeg, via Chicago, on the morning of Sunday, 12th April. I reported, as soon as possible, to Col. Jackson, who was doing duty as Deputy- Adjutant General. He kindly assisted me in billeting the Corps, and gave other advice and assistance, for which I f'oel deeply indebted, I also telegraphed to Major-Ceneral ]\[iddleton. who at that time was some- where between Touchwood Hills and Humboldt. Uy telegram was to the effect that I was anxious to furnish his Column with a Field Hospital outfit, and also to know his views regarding the location of a Base Hospital. He replied on the following day. ordering me to go to Swifi Current and establish Ease Hospital there, and reach him by the Saskatchewan, as the Fort Qu'Appellc route was likely to bo impassable for a time, and was, in fact, about to be abandoned. On the 13th, Dr. Sullivan, Purveyor-General, arrived in Winnipeg, in charge of medical and surgical outfit which had been shipped from xMontreal. " This latter consisted of instruments, drugs, appliances, necessai-ies, cots, mattrasses, stret- chers, etc., arranged in four (4) com])lcte sets for Field Hospital purposes. Arrangements A\ere made with the authorities of the Winnipeg General^Hospi- tal, for the accommodation of sick and wounded soldiers,, the rate per diem being one dollar fifty cents ($1.50). I appointed Drs. Kerr andMewburn to take charge of the wards set apart for the accommodation of the Troops. Four students of the Winnipeg School of Medicine were added to the strengtJt> of the Corps. Supt. Egan, of the Canadian Pacific Pailway, kindly gave every assistance ir» procuring and fitting up a caboose and emigrant sleeper, to be subsequently used for purposes of transport. A box car was also secured for baggage and equipment. I may say, in this connection, that the emigrant sleeper is especially adapted for the transportation of sick and wounded men, being arranged with berths similar to the ordinary Pullman car, but, with this great advantage for hospital purposes, viz., the entire absence of upholstery of any kind. It is also fitted with wash room and closet and heated with steam. With a \ovy little trouble and expense the emigrant sleeper could be converted into a most admirable hospital car. While in Winnipeg, I made inquiries regarding the equipment of the various Eegimental Surgeons then serving with their corps in various parts of the Terri- tories, and was sui'prised to learn that, without an exception, they were all very^ scantily provided with the medicines, instruments and dressings necessary for the campaign ; in fuci, I felt that, in the event of an epidemic or an engagement, it would be impossible for them to render the nion that sei-vice which would be required. On the 15th, I left Winnipeg for Swift Current, with the entire Corps. On the advice of Lt.-Col. Tan Straubenzie, who had joined our party on his way tathe front via Qu'Appelle, and being most anxious to furnish the Surgeons in the Field with a more complete outfit, I again telegra))hed Major General Middleton^ suggesting that I might send a Surgeon and Dressers with a small hospital outfit by the Qu'Appelle route going on myself to Swift Current, as he had ordered. He promptly replied to the same effect as before, namely, that every thing should be sent by the Kiver. Major-Goneral Laurie joined us at Troy, on his way from the front to Swift Current, to take charge of the base and line of communication, He also reported the trail to be in places almost impassable, thus bearing out the statement of the General. ft' I »: 25 Having ascertained that a detachment of the 35th regiment, encamped at Troy- was in need of Burgicul aid, I left Surgeon Graveley and Assistant-Surgeon King to take charge until mme other arran >ment would be made. On the afternoon of the 16th April, wo reached Swift Current, the ground^ covered with snow, and thermometer several degrees below freezing. Within sight ofthe railway were several "teepees" of Indiansand Half-breeds. The Midland Battalion, under Lieut. Col. Williams, had ari-ived a_short time before, and encamped near the railway station, awaiting further orders. The Caboose, Emigrant sleeping car and baggage ear were placed on a con- venient siding, and occupied by Surgeons and Dressers, there being no house available, and no tents to s]iare. April 17.— Five men belonging to Col. Otter's column were brought in, being invalided buck during the day, from Iho Saskatchewan Landing and Battleford Trails Private Wigcrins. . . G. G. Foot Guards. Serj;oant Hewgill Q. 0. R. Private ]5uin Q. 0. R. " Bircliall Q. O. R. " Noudel Infantry School . They were suffering mostly from cold and exposure, Pte. Wiggins having pneumonia. These were promptly billeted in a room adjoining the railway station. April 19._Surgeon-Major Douglas was ordered to report to Major-GeneraV Strange at Calgary, taking with him a full hospital outfit, and the following members of the coi-ps : — Siivf/eoufi. — \V. R. Tracy, Uicusers. — Jolin Caven, W. P. Caven, T. McKcnzie, Orderlies. — I). A. Macpherso.j, J. ijavv8on, Suigcoii Reddick was ordered to Saskatchewan Landing to become perman- ently attached to Iho Midland Battalion, two companies of which wore stationed at that place. Assistant Surgeon Might, of the Midhind Battalion, having become very much enfeebled frr)m tlic journey, was oi'dercii back to Qii'Appelle to relieve Surgeon Gravcley, who, with Assistant-Surgeon Kirtg, came on at once to join the Field Hospital Coi'ps. April 21 .—The ' Eed Cross" Corps, under Surgeon Xattrass, arrived this morning, and received orders to join Otter's column, then three days distant on the Battleford trail. This Corpsf consisting of a Surgeon, Assistant Surgeon and eight Dressers, was- organized in Toronto, and handsomely equipped by the citizens of that city. It promised to be a most efficient and useful body of men. On the 22nd, Surgeon Bell of the Field Hospital Corps, left Swift Current with a complete Hospital outfit, and the following Surgeons and Dressers: — F. H. Powell, A. J. McDoneU, W. B. A. Hill. II. H. Arrowsmilh. Sinr/eons. — M. N. Graveley, Assistant Surijeoiiii. — H. A. Wright n 'resscrti — A.'n. Wortl J. A. Kinloch W . R. Prinale. bington, Orderly. — J. E'oran, E. E. King. J. S. Freebourne. W. J. Bradley, H. L. Mclnnes, W. A. B. Hutton. ) 26 His orders were to take passage per Str. " Northcote," then lying at Saskatch- ewan Landing, her destination being some point on the river Saskatchewan nearest the headquarters in the field of Major-General Middleton. Lieut.-Col. Van Strau- benxie and Lieut.-Col. Williams, with four companies of his regiment, were also under orders to take passage by her. This landing is the nearest point on the Saskatchewan River to Swift Current Station, being over thirty miles distant, and in the line of the Battleford Trail. April 23rd, sick doing well, with the exception of Pte. Wiggins, whose symp- toms are somewhat unfavorable, the inflammation having exlended to the otlier lung. The Steamer " Northcote" loft Saskatchewan Landing. April 24th, telegram from Major-General Middleton, giving a short account of Fisli Creek Battle. Owing to some delay in the transportation of the " Eed Cross " Corps, and the urgent call for assistance and medical supplies from Brigade-Surgeon Strange of Otter's column, I dispatched Assistant Surgeons Kennedy and Doherty, and Dressers Wilson, Mclntyre, Campbell and HiUier, with orders to overtake the column, if possible, before reaching Battleford. Field Hospital Corps No. 2, in charge of Surgeon-Major Casgrain, arrived, to- ^^ The Surgeons, Dressers and Orderlies composing his corps were as follows :— Surgtons.-^. 0. Walker Toronto Out. ^ E. Hooper u"'f "l^O Fran.jis Murray Montreal, I .Q. E. Pelletier...'. ^j'^t'"'^' ., K. O. Clontier ^/-' '\''f "f' r n r^ f Dm.er..-W.J.Mer,.ai,. Nankleek 11,11, Ont. A. II. Tnriil.ull ,>}'"^'^!' V^'' 'v .» .1. M. iVU-Kav Uiver Juh.i, N-b. .1. F. Williams I •"•■•'e. ^^''J- . Fred. .1 . Wliite ^J'^'I '''^' ^- '• A. J. Schmi.h -anbault Mnm. W. F. Graha.u ^''^.^ Cori.er.-, it, N. Aikins I'Mhvook, S.T.Bell Alliston, T. J. Mi'Doiiahl , ,' Fred. Winnetl Loiuloi., .1. M. Thoiui..--oi, Slrathruy, T. F. Campbell ;M'l""' It. Ilillier i^p"!?' • .- A.E.CulliuH St. ( atl.arine>. I jjj,.^ luionUi, 'la-n^'piu'k::::'.::::; ^rT^f'^u Apotherrm/.-W. H. Wilbur iV" n'' p r',' ' ' Wui. Frauiike 1 on.nt.), Out. Coo.'.'.- Peter Xugeut Kn)-«tuu, ' These were all quartered in liio oiuigranl sleeper. Dr N'lttra- rolunicl tn Swift <'urfont. to obtain, if i)Ossil)le, other transport, hut as nothing better was avaihibto. be proceeded to Battleford without further del^y. April 2Gth.— Surgeon-Major Douglas returned from Calgary, bringing with him Dresser W B A. Hill and Orderly D. A. Macpherson, having attached Surgeon Powell and two dressers to Major General Strange's Column, and established a email Hospital at Calgary under the charge of Surgeon Tracy. My original inten- i; IMS i % ♦ ^^ d 27 tion in sending Siirgeon-Ma' r Douglas to Culgarj'^ was to have him attached to Major General Strang'- Column, but the Brigade Surgeon of that Column considered that liis services would hardly bo required, and besides it was found impossible to obtain transport for his equipment. April 29th.— Anxiety regarding the position of Steamer " Northcote " was flomewhat relieved ly the ax'rival in camp of a scout who i-eported her grounded ten miles from the Elbow of the South Saskatchewan, and with very little prospect of her getting otl'. The Field hospital outfit intended for Genoral Middleton's Column being, in consequence, iinletinitch' delayed, and knowing how urgently certain articles would be required after the battle of Fish Cret-k, I determined to proceed to the front without delay via the Moose Jaw Trail. Surgcon-Miijor Casgrain detailed from his Field ITospitul Corps to accompany me. Surgeon Pelletier and Dressers White, ♦Schmidt, McDonald and Eea. A large field pannit'r and as much else in the shape of necessaries, dressing, stretchers, etc., as could be carried in an ordinarj' waggon were quickly got ready. I proceeded the same evening by rail to ^toosejaw, whereby previous arrange- inent, Mr. James Koss was awaiting me with the waggons, etc., necessary for the journey. The JNEoose Jaw trail had been abaiidoticd for many months, owing to the hostile behavior of the Indians comprising White Cap's Band of the Moose Woods reserve, as well as from the unsettled state of ihat part of the country generally. From information obtained from surveyoi-s and others, I was, however, convinced that it would be in good condition, and, in fact, at that time the only available route to the front. I venture to say that, had it been beltiM- known, it would at that time Jiave been selected for purposes of transport in preference to tlie river route. April 30. — Left Moose^Jaw this afternoon, about two o'clock, with two double waggons, iicart for carrying fodder, and two spare horses, Mr. James Eoss kindly cou'^eiiting to act as guide. The same evening we reached the house of the last settler, some thirty miles from Moose Jaw, and ])ut up for the night. ]\[ay 1.— Travelled hard all day, stopping only to feed lio'-ses, and reached the Elbow at T.oO p. in. Here we found ('apt. Dennis encamped witli a detaclimont of the Intelligence ('orps. (They had been ordered here to giuird this exposed part of the river during the pa.*sage of the " Xortiicote " ami aKo to stop Indian and Half- breed fugitives.) Capt. Dennis reported the " Norllicotc "as htiving p:iemy's country. May 6. — Surgeon Bell, with the followi.ig members of the Corj)s, viz: — Surgeon. — Gravcley. Assistant Swijeons. — Wright, Dressers. — VV li i te, Bradley, Mcliines, Frcebourne. Ihuton, Worthington, ieft this morning to join General Middleton's Column, his instructions being to place himself under the orders of Brigade-Sui-gcon Orton. Spent most of the day in examining the wounded and consulting regarding their condition with Surgeon-Major Douglas. Telegraphed Dr. Kerr of Winnipeg to send Nurse Miller, of the WinnipegGen- •eral Hospital, without delay to the Front, via Moose Jaw trail, other Nurses to fol- low as soon as selected. May 7th. — Busy organizing. Appointed Dr. Willoughby to the position of Assistant-Purveyor, and Mr. James McGowan, a resident of Saskatoon, to that of Supply Officer. Eequisitioned the three largest houses in the place for hospitals, so as to concentrate the wounded, and thus lighten the work of attendance. The village of Saskatoon is the chief settlement of the Temperance Coloniza- tion Company, situated on the east bank of the South Saskatchewan, about seven- teen miles south of Clarke's Crossing, and twenty miles north of the Moose Woods Indian Eeserve. There are about twenty wooden dwellings and a commodious school house in the place. It is well situated from a sanitary standpoint, the banks of the river here being high, and the soil naturally porous and dry. In fact, it would bo diffi- cult to find a better "sanitarium," and I am convinced that much of the success which followed the treatment of the sick and wounded billeted here was due to the remarkably healthy condition of the place. The buildings referi'cd to, which I requisitioned, were especially well placed on the bank of the river, and, being unfinished, could be conveniently arranged for hos- pital purposes. When filled with the wounded, it Avas computed that every man had upwards of one thousand (1000) cubic feet of air space. This is, of course, a small proportion, but the ventilation was so thorough, and the air-supply so abundant and I 30 uncontuminated, that I considered it sufficient. The ventihition was simply by opposite windows and additional openings ill the ceilings. Two <»t' the building* were two-storey, the other one-storied. The strictest rules were laid down by General Orders with regard to the immediate removal of all excreta and tbiil dressings, and privies were constructed at convenient distances from the buildings. A man was detailed to apply dry earth frequently, so that the discharges were never left uncovered lor longer than a few moments; water was alnindantly supplied t'rom the river for cljnnsing purposes, while e. The food was attirsta little scanty ; under the circumstitnces, no complaint could bo made. There was iin abmulaiico of fvesh meat, a large drovt^ of i-attle having, thi'ough the admirable Ibresight of the Commissariat Di'pai'lment, arrived simul- taneously with ihc wounded. Beef tea was thus readily obtained, and milk also in fair amount. All the eggs, butter and tlour available were pui-clKi.H>d troui the set- tlers, which, with the iKcossaries and comlorts of the oullU which 1 brought from Moosojaw with me, servod to make up a very fair dietary. For the following few days, the members of the staff were constantly engaged attending to Liie wounded, as, owing to the absence of skilled women, much of the nursing had to be dor.e by ourselves. Two or three of the fanners' wives of the pi ice kindly rendered what assistance they could, but their time was chiefly occu- pied in the preparation of food. The cases at this time requiring most attention were those of Capt. Clark, wounded through the back, not penetrating ; Capt. Doucet, A.D.C. ; Cor]). Code, wounded through both legs ; Pte. Lethbridge, penetrating wound of chest; Pte. llislop, whose arm had been amputated near the shoulder ; and Pte. Caniff, shot in the elbov -joint. May 12. — Nurse Miller arrived to-day, and immediately took charge of the wounded. News received of Battle of Batoche, and co.Tiplete routofPiiel and his fol- lowers. Sent courier to General, asking him t® relieve Surgeon Bell, as I would require him to take char<;e of the wounded as they came in from Batoche. Five men wounded in the early part of the fighting arrived ;^-om the front to-day, also the body of Private Hardistj-. Corporal Code much worse, having had an alarming hemorrhage from one of the wounds in the leg; very little hope of his recovery. Other serious cases improving. Iteceived orders from the General to prepare for the Batoche wounded. May 14.— Steamer "Northcote" arrived with wounded, including two Half- breeds— Assistant-Surgeon Wright and Dresser Fred. White in charge, The bodies of Capt. French, Lieut. Fitch, Lieut. Kippen, and Pte. Fraser were also on board. A violent rainstorm coming on, it was decided not to transfer the wounded to the IIo.spital until the following day. May 15.— Private Watson died during the night on board the " Northcote." Corp. Code also die during the night. tmft m nt»Mit mm^ 31 Commenced early moving the wounded, dressing each case as he came into the Hospital. '; he following is a complete list of those who were drafted back from Batoche : Private .las. Marsliall, 10th Royal Grenadiers " A. Martin, 90th Battalion. Sergeant F. R, Jaken, Corporal Wm. Kemp, Private R. Barron, Jos. Chambers, Jas. Dowker, M. Erick-on, F. Alex. Watson, " A. L. Yoiih-, GunnerN. Cliarptiitier, "A" Battery W.Fairl.ank,-, <' ^ M. Twohev, Driver T. J. Stoiit, " Captiiiii.I. F. Miuiley, 10th Koval Grenmliers " Jas. Mason, "' <• Corporal Jas. Fulcv, " <« Private \V. Cantweli, K. Cook. Jas. Ea^er, (I if « )( ft "Midland "Battalion. tt tt Jno. Quiglev, Alf. Scovnie; " Lewis Stead, Drummer M. Gaiighan, Captain T. C. La/ier, Lieutenant J. E. Halliwell, Geo. Laidk-.w, Color-Sergt. \V. Atkins, W. T. Wrijihton, Sergeant A. E. Christie, Corporal E. A. E. Halliwell, Private W Barton, " SiincoeDuiev, " W. Powell, ' Lieutenant J. F. (Jarden. Fntelligence Corps Private l\. S. Cooke, French's iSoout.s. <( tt It II <( charge of tiie iIosi>ital, with the rank of ,Siir-t3()..-.Maj()r, in aceordanco witl! your orders. I append Dr. Bell's report of ilic Jiatlle of BaLoclic. SURGEON-MAJOR BELLS REPORT OF BATOCHE. T. G. Roddick, Esq., Dcpuly Surgeon-Genera], Saskatoon. Sir, In compliance with your instructions, I started from Saskatoon on the morn> ing of May 6, with the following members of the corps :— Si(rgeon.—E. A Gravelv. Assistant Sniyeons.—U. A. Wright, J. S. Freebonrne. Dressers.— Whho, Hiitton. Bradley, Worthington. Mclnnes, The Eev. D. M. Gordon, of Winnipeg, was also of the party. We encamped that night at Mcintosh, six miles from Fish Creek. Left the- next morning at five o'clock, and were just in time to transfer our stores to the transport waggon.'*, and to go on with the Column. We reached Gabriel Dumont's Landing that afternoon, and remained there for the night. Xext morning w& struck back from the river trail, and camped at Beautiful Spot, about eight miles north-east of Batoche. I Next morning, May 9th, we left camp at about six o'clock, going in with twenty empty waggons for the wounded, with a bale of hay in each, and our com- plete hospital equipment. Each man of the Ambulance Cori)s was equipped with a " haversack " in which he carried iodoform, bandages, and some absorbent cotton, and two of them had Esmareh's rubber bands. We reached Batoche after the fighting began, about half-p-ast eight o'clock. We first located our hospital waggons in a ravine, near the church at Batoche, but subsequently took possession of the church and had the wounded brought in there to be treated. We had the assistance of tw(> or three nuns, with blankets and utensils, while we remained in the church. About two o'clock in the afternoon, we were ordered to leave the church, and putting the wounded into waggons, retired some little distance. For the remainder of the afternoon, we were at some considerable uncertainty as to our future movements. I 38 Finally, Into in the evening', whon an ontrcnolicd camp n-as docitlod on and located, •vvo pitchod tiio hospital tent at the ed^'o of a sloii^'h in llio contro. Tins was tho only tent pitched at Batocho, . Ml after the concluMion of the tii,'ht, when two ndditionai l)ell tents were pitched to aceommodute the woimdcd. We spread hay on tho soft wet ground at tho edge of Ihe slough on which our lent was situated, and laid the wounded on strolchors in tho tout. Several bullets wont through tho tent that evening, and on siihsequent oecn- ,sions; but. owing to the dip "f the ground, the wounded men weio out of range, tho bullets i)assing through the lent three or four feet from the ground. The first ni:in woundod was Gunner Charpordier of "A" JJalter}-, a Win- d<,„„rter. from S^ift Current .0 Mo„,ej„;, ,l,e Tn en on belt to The Moo.e Ilo.el," a conveniently constructed buildin,.. I,„d boon rlq^W.red for l,„.p„„| p„ ^,^ ,1,^ Purveyor-General. .nd ox,«li,i„u„ly „„ Tolr !o a» 10 accon„„„d„,e about tinrty palion,., witb medical a«„nda„,r«:;ll::''" May 23.-rwo Nur.e», an a««i»tant and a helper, arrived to-day by trail and May 25.-Bolng anxious to inspect tho Base Hospital at Moosoiaw I started rat the .^orthco to had reached her destination and landed the wounded the day previous, returning immediately down the river. wounded the I accomplished the journey to Moosejaw in forty-eight hours The trail had been very much improved since my journev north Tinnf r. "^'^^ J^rail had having ordered the hrid.es to he repliri, etZ B^ nott st^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ tZ over it ^Z:"" ^"'"- '"".^ ^^ ''' ''""-y ^^'^-P-^ ^^'--^ •-•' - " passed over .t. There .s one senous ob ection to this trail, namely t'.e scarcitv of water, but th.s could readily he overcome by sinking wells' at reaso^lrdtulf q««l,., ^«"«7"g report Of th. journey of the convalescent wounded from Saskafoon was handed me by S»rgeon-Major Douglas : wounaod trom To Dv. Suroeon-Genbral KoDDrcK, ^''"'''' ^' ^"^ ^''^'' '^^^ Moosejaw. Sir, I have the honor to report my ar ival at this place in charge of a party of wounded invalids from the Field Hospital, Saskatoon ^ ^ ^ LIST OF INVALIDS PROCEEDING FROM SASKATOON TO MOOSEJAW. » lOCA Eoijal Grenadiers. 1. Master Cook, P. J. Reggin, rheuniatism 2. Private J. Bellinghurst, it 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. J. Cane, G. S. wound hand (R) A. Scovdl, « arm (R.) Wainwright, rheumatism. Bugler Goughal, U. S. wound of hand.* 90M Regiment. Private Erikson, G. S. wound shoulder (L).28 R. Barrow, « hand (L). 24 it ts (t (I 16. Gunner W in, G. S. wound shoulder ([A. Ya ^- ^,*'"''"' " abdomen. ^ ^ 19. Driver Wilson, amputation of left ar . OA n o C'lSchool. iQ. L Sergt. Cummingfl, G. S. wound I'^iigh (R). 21. Private Dunn, excision right elbow. ^i- " Harris, G.S. wound right arm. Matthews, " .« H. Jones, " face. Blackwood, " nates (L). 25. •« R Jones' '' .it /im Jai'V'S) " forearm CR-i jr- j ' , „ elbow (R). 1.1. Boml.'r. Taj-Ior.G.S. wound R. IhiKJ, *''^""' '■''l'''""- 14. uunnerlrw.n. << •« ° " •in/* /?,... „? /-« j ^ . If; <( w, I ,. . imh Royal Grenadiers (Cm Ited ■> 15. Woed„,a„,.. shoulder (R). 2,. Priv.« R„U. Cook, U, S,»ou„'Sun„. ^ 35 \rth^ .. «• .L iilbow, and another wiw found about two-third* I would .uagMt that ,10 aerious case, of wound, should bo aeut bv this rout. :::,':rar;etr„"th::;rdtnto?"'"°"rr"f ^— t"^- «.or a, the uavigation of Lake Winnipeg oaa'bf p^, "oled hy tbtl'^ I have the honor to bo, sir, Four obedient servant, C. M. DOUGL.iS. „ • ^ ' I" charge of Field Hospital, *n. ^""^ 27.-Acoompanled by M yor-General Laurie, Purveyor-General Sullivan •and Surgeon-Major Casgrain, I inspected the no^ Base Hospital. It consi ted "f a long, narrow, wooden building, two storied, th. ground floo^r being onvenientrv partitioned off, having in front an office, a portion of which was now used bv^f'" Apotheeary. Within this was a wide hallway of sufficient crpacrfoT/veU^ 1 urther on was a large, square, well ventilated room, in which L beds were j:X:sXi:Tnr"^^ "^'•^"- ^'''-' ''' ^-^ ^ «^-^-^ ^^-^-^ ^ The upper story was divided up into small rooms, some of which were lar^e enough for two patients. A recreation tent, cook.hop and marquee for con vaescents were being erected on the large green adjoining the Hospita PnWes' «nd cesspools were erected at a convenient distance. Surgeon-Major Casgrain was ordered to take charge of the Base Hospital hi« staff cons.st.ng of^-Surgeon Walker; D.-essers Cotlins, Thompson, MCual May 38— At my suggertiun, M:ijor.(ionoral Laurie appointed an iuTOlidin^ Boa,-d, composed of Sur^geon-Major Douglas, Surgeon-Major Casgrain milyZt Weoxan„ned ten men whom we considered to be sufficiently convalesc^rto undertake the journey home. I also discharged from duty Dressers WhrrKav Thompson, Turnbull Collin., McCuaig and L.wlcss, a, there was not TkeW to £ any more necessity for their services. ^ 36 .. ^l!"^ ^^■~:I^^ ^"'■'®' arranged for and sent by you from Toronto, namely , lour Sisters of St. John the Divine and three skilled Nurses, arrived this mornin// in charge of Dr. Caniff. Their arrival was most opportune, as some of the mo« were much in need of skilled nursing. Arrangements were made for' Sisters and Xurses to reside in a buildin.. adjoining the Hospital. The Lady Superior at once took charge, so that in a shoi t time, tl/ings were put into good shape. Ho ^""^^""7?'?"^^ Q-^'Appelle station, and in.spccted the small Hospital in charge of Dr. O. f '. Edwa-ds. This is a small building, having throe wards! which in the early part of the campaign, was filled with men drafted back from Henerar Middle on s Column, but now containing only one patient. This was the late I)r James Corbet, who took ill with dropsy on his way to report to me, and wasnevei- •veil enough to proceed further. He was being well cared for, and was improving, but, as I was about to close the Hospital, I ordered him back to the Winnipeg Hospita , where he was subsequently treated as a private patient up to the time of June 3rd.--Returned from Qu'Appelle again,, inspected Ho.spital, and had^ reason to compl.ment the Lady Superior on the efficiency of her statfaud the admi- rable condition of the Hospital generally. June StlwReceived a telegram from the Minister to the effect that Dr Boyd sent by the Princess Loui.se with a medical and surgical outfit, and large fund foi^ distribution, was on his way U Winnipeg and would expect me to take :.im in charire .. ] "J ^".7 P':"««^ded to Winnipeg, received Dr. Boyd on his arrival, and, on tno liospitll '' " J'''''' ^° ^'•''' ^^'"^ "" <'Pportunity of seeing the Base He expressed Inmself as highly pleased with the arrangement... and compared our work most favorably with what he had already seen in recent campaigns i,> Servia, Zululand, etc. it." I s,>ent the next three or four days in Moosejaw, assisting the Purveyor- General ,n distributing supplies of all kinds, forwarded to him from head-quarters and from various towns and cities in the Dominion. I al.so suggested important alterations in the ration list of the Field Force, such as a more liberal supply of fresh meat and compressed vegetables, and the substitution of oatmeal and mo asses for a portion of the hard tack ration. Dr. Boyd took some trouble to find out the circumstances of the wounded men in Hospital and assisted many of the more deserving by distributing clothing and small sums of money. He also kindly sup plemented the ordinary allowance for travelling expenses, so that, instead of takiaV rations on their journey homeward, the men could pay for three meals a day la this connection I would especially mention the case of a young Scout, Herbert Pevrin, who had lost his arm, and who was anxious to visit his mother in a dis tant part of the country, and return to his homestead in the Territories Dr Boyd very kindly furnished him with fifty dollars from the fund in order to accomplish his object. * Juno 15th.-Being anxious to return to Saskatoon, and also give Dr Bovd ,.n opportunity of visiting the Field Hospital there, 1 left with him for Qa'Appelle to-day, and there took the trail for Clarke's Crossing. I ehose this route becruse it was reported to be in excellent condition, and, furthermore, I wished Dr Body to. ^ee the main trail to the front. We reached Saskatoon at 5 a. m on the 18th ( 37 before. I at oLhUZ to 2l ^ amputation, and who died a fo^ days Bchemo, and instructed m to mlc^ the L"''"^' ''° ''"^"'"' '^"^ ''^ ^^ assistance of one of the sroamenr ^''""^ arrangements, promising the .ustc;!;rome~voundo!^^"bCffr ''^^'7/"- '-tractions regarding the follows- il.vlf-biee,i Dolorme, Major-General Middleton replied a -' and l": rlgla'^^V^iir'telTr^, t'n^'^" "'^' ^^" ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^er wounded " guard when yo^u Lk ".^^ "^r^ '' ^'^'^^'^ ^--ing to send you a •" not be allowe^l t., osoajle." ^ " "'"' '' '" ^mportantprisoner and must r lost no time in eommnnicatino- with Pnl W;ii-«^ , would be much .afer and more convenient of!l 7 ' '"'^ ^"^S^'^^ed that it he accordingly did. ««"^«"'ent to take the prisoner to his camp, which .W 25.-Sent five convalescent wounded to Moosejaw by trail, eighteen 'remaininir " io«v„ thoi,- bod/ Dr B M SSnt T^ f' '°"'° "' ™""''^=' '^ --1^ '» - tl,„i.. „i,h„, earned out by I cIbW^II" "'"S" •^^«" y°« "■■™"=- '<> h»vo " no aceid,nt." ^ Company . oflioeH ? Most important .so as to h«vo Ho replied : — '• iSvery arran,::!: I'";;: ^^ rZr' "™ "™'""^ """'"y^' ""- P«'"g« ,rro.'rt,':Sr;red?e:^^^^^^^^ «;H>ias .o™ Winn:pe,,_ t. kept well .npplied\,i.h the.,e n^clLier ' '° "' "■" '""""^'^ "^''^^^ ■of Capt, Tracy of that r» "men, ' I """■ ^ """'""^ "'" ^''■-''le services Cap,.'Tra<,. boin. ^l' l^JZl^Z^lTP' T'''"''''' "^ ''" '"""• ■'eQuired. ^ali.rtod,„ep„rfcctlyandl'o»t',o'ti, einX? ?1 """'■" """° <''•»«' P'""' which report ,«ldrLed to' yo„r." if l!;,!;::;: I>;'",',"S,"— to execution. The followi to tli« mode of construction Bat dly furnished by Capt. Tracy, refer ■ge; capacity and qualifications rinff generally of our Hospital 38 P. Bergin, Esq., M.P., ^'^''^^' "^P"' ^^' ^^^^^ ^^^ Surgeon-General, Department Militia and Defence, Canada. of wo?ndId t'J?'ri'? ''Pf '" '^' " ^"'P'^''^' ^«'S^ " "««d ^'>^ t»^« conveyance^ of wounded from Saskatoon down the Saskatchewan Kiver on the way to Winnipeg. v«v« ^^'^' 7' '"'''^'"^ ^'^^ ^'^^'^ ^"''* «* Saskatchewan Landing for the oon- Znanirs:f?h'"4-H?''!r?''^ Crossing, and on which the 7th FusiHers and two- Compan.es of the Midland Battalion made the trip down, about 320 mile.. callei thr't-^T.'^'A^r'!' '^' '"' "^''^ '^' ^''' '''^'^ ^" t^« ^^^'" t»-ip> «"- Indians carefuli; examining °t. '"'''^" "'l^g" with a crowd of wondering Our barge behaved well darin? the tWn J i,-,.i» , ■ , . day, through the upper iointa frlnf ti, '^' ''°""" ''"'""' '"• ""« «"' with a little oakum wW h weh^ b JT '" "'°"'' '"" '''' ""'•' """PP^" '!«" very disagreeable be ng rly mo f tL 7' ^T "'"""" "' ""^ ^^-l^' ™ borrowed from the steamer hZedT r u ' "^ "°°'"' '"^^"■'g of canvas the flr,. night, weh d ™ ™t tZZ "^' "'''' """ """ """--Ption of from the jSr 'of the macWne y durt t^ ^ TTl'j ""'■ ^"''^' ^'■'=" ««» snoring of" Captain Maloney" at nlgb" ^' ^^ "'"'''-to-he-forgotten place?o:t:"rf ItrfpS-'lrr-'' ""-^ '»?—<>- t-etramway and they were again transferred to a 1. , " l"^ P'""'""' '"P ''''"'" ">" l»l« pe.. and hy irriage;:^':::,":: tr Ho'sp,*"'' ""'"'™"- "-» '" ^""■'- at Moosejaw I do not thin], i, ! u f '"''"' '*''"" Saskatoon to the C. P, B alive. As it ;L they al seemed to '"'" ''"''"'"' """'™ ""»" 'h'™ »'- firmed in the op n oTe" p ess"d IboveTT^ ""'' "J"'" °" *^ "''P' """ ' -»»'<=on- tho Hospital, that .he^sTred Z„t b!-:'""* "f 1'° ■"^" °" »^^'"« "'^"' "' the Hospital than in the other 1107™ I h * '"""^ ""^ '■'"''' «■'"" "«' ■■'>">■■ to skill shown by the Medic^^ Departme ' """"• ' ■"'«'" '«"' "«" ">" "■"•<' ""^ wounded on the way refl ted the"-, ?'''T'"« '^°" """^ "■"> '"""'"S "f'- 'he -. -dick, or. Biii. therf„n~'\:-:,f-:;.^«; I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, THOMAS H. TRACY, Captain 7th Fusiliers. we e$eri;;:„t"f:: tra^i^r,!?:!: sL^t^'b!. ^"t""-- ''"" "-p"«'- «-^ was celebrated as become loyal C,u adi .n, the '>^ T'"'"" ^"^ ""' °<'"'«i™ kindly assisting in organizi^,! ^IZ 'an l' I '' ""'' '"'" "'' ""^ ^"' ""ttalion of the wounded ° * ""' ™"«»"'e'.t9 of all kinds for the benclit July 3, 9 a.m. — The stejimof " Aii>«..*^„ >> taken on at Clarke's Croling '"''■'' """"« "^ """P""' B"'-*.'" Ho.;l:;=::;-h:i™: r:.r :nr- -;t^^ -- - '- were';::;' :: s r tirt™;-^'"^ ""■■^^'- --'- --^•^'-. -™f°^'. etc., 40 Dr. Boyd, who had manifested a deep interest in the men lying in the Saakatoon Hospital, supplied several whose clothing had been destroyed or lost with suits of serviceable corduroy, while others were tendered various sums of money so as to enable them to purchase comforts on the way home. The steamer left during the night. I append the following report of Surgoon- ifajor Bell, giving the details of the journey from Saskatoon to Selkirk, via the "SaHkatchewan River and Lake Winnipeg : „ ^ „ WiNNiPBQ, July IGlh, 1885. T. G. Roddick, Esq., ^ Deputy Surgeon-Generi 1, Militia of Canada, Montre! I. Sir, I beg to submit the following report of the transport of the wounded from Saskatoon (and two or three others admitted to Hospital en route). Seventeen patients were put on board a barge specially prepared for the purpose on the night of the 3rd inst. The. barge was lashed alongside the steamer "Alberta, " and on ■board the latter were four nurses, one servant woman, three dressers, Dr. Wil- loughby (with the balance of the Saskatoon Equipment) and myself. On another barge were two cows and a man to look after them. We suiled at daylight (July 4). At Clarke's Crossing we took on Dr. Eraser, 7th Eusiliors, Capt. Tracey, 7th Fusiliers (who had superintended the construction of the bai'ge), and two privates of the same regiment, Pte. Dignam, suffering from abscess of back, and Pte. McClintock, acute rheumatism. The patients were all vQvy comfortable on board the barge, and we had a pleasant sail and good 'weather, reaching the " Forks " on Sunday morning, July 5th. about nine o'clock. Here we waited until Welnesday evenin?, July.Sth, when (.Tcneral Middleton with the Troops from Pitt air'ved in the " Marquis," " North- "West " and " Baroness." Wo sailed^again at daylight, the " Marquis" keeping us in sight. W^e also took •OT. Iiere Pte. Hope Hay (Bonltons Horse), wounded in forearm at Batoche, and 31. Vining of the Transport Service, also wounr'od at Batoche— flesh wound of thigh. Both were convalescent, and did not leiiiirc beds in the Hospital Barge which was already full. On Saturday afternoon we reached Cedar Lake, and after conferrinir with the •General and the captains of both I o its, we transferred the patients all to the " Mar- quis" the officers giving up the'r sta'ero^ms to them. On Sunday morning we roaeheii Grand Eapids, and by evening hal all transferred to the " P.-incess." On this boat the wounded occupied tl e lad'es' cabin and two staterooms above. Several -of the convalescents had beds made for thorn in the passage in front of and around the ladies' cabin. They were transfeirul I y train across the neck of land (six .'miles I believe) without accident, and wo'.'o very comfortable on the " Princess." Jlore again Pte. Lomay, Goth Battalion, who was just convalescing from a ^)allet wound through chest, was admitted, an I Pte. Warren, Q. O. R., with pleu- risy. Just before starting, Pte. Cell. "Midland." was also admitted. Ho had obscure _head synptoms, believed to hnve been produced by a fall from a barge at Clarke's Crossing. We crossed the lake without accident, two or three of the patients, and some of the nurses, sutVeiing from sea-sickness, although the weather was fine. 41 On the morning of the 15th, wo arrived with all well at Selkirk. Here PteR titrtliem!^"'"" '""^ ^"' ""''' '""'"'^ *' ''J''" '^''' '"S-^"''^'', to go on home - mJ.'''';;' •'"" T ^'''" ''"'''^' '^' *''^"«f«'''-«d the others with attendants to the fe e r '; w" '""Tr "''"f u" '""'""'P'^^ ''^^ '^''"P''^^^ ^'^- ^"'l '^^^ ^U trans- Jen eu to the Winnipeg Hospital by half-past eight p.m. ohllo-tf /''! ^''!''''' ""'"''Z^ ^"^ ''^'"^"'"'^ '^^'^'"-^ ^^' ^'«"«'-''^' Middleton, we were mifnt ^7;^'^?7".f-- ('^'l- could got) to provic:. frcsh meat for the ve e 1 f; 1 h ^";"^^'^H^ T' "^""'" "'''P'"^ '^"PP''^^' ^^'-"S'^' mattrasses. etc., we left behind for farther orders, as the boats wore too crowded to carry them n d t ey were besides on the " Alberta," which had been detained by bad weather III i^eciar jjaKe. Attheend of the voyage no one was the worse of the trip, and many 1 believe aZZI^T '"' ■' '''^ ^-n^'>iP-ont. wore made v'thoiit mudi or any of money to be distributed among the sick and destitute in his parish. : "rned to Saskatoon on the 7th, and spent a couple of days closing accounts- wi ■ settlers, and shipping by trail goods of various kinds, which the steamer had oeen unable to carry. I then proceeded to the base, reaching Moosejaw by trail on the 10th July. I found tiie Base Hospitiil closed, in obedience to your instructions, the staff^ with the exception of Purveyor-General Sullivan, having gone on to Winnipeg, with orders to proceed homo, I pushed on to Winnipeg, so as to be in readiness to meet the wounded on their arrival there. July 15.— Major-Genera! Middleton, with Troops and wounded, arrived at Sel- kirk this morning, all w^ll. The steamer "Marquette" was in readiness, under my orders, to receive the wounded, who were accordingly transferred directly from the "Princess, " the steamers being moored together. Dr. Kerr awaited the arrival of the steamer at Winnipeg, having a number of comfortable waggons provided, in which the men were taken to the Winnipeg- General Hospital. I found all the wounded looking better for the jor . ,y, and it is gratifying to be able to state that all the transhipments were mude without the slightest accident. The next three or four days wei'e fully occupied in Winnipeg, paying off tho- Field Hospital Corps, drafting the wounded men home, etc. It was my intention to have returned to Moost'jaw, where several claims ir* connection with our Department awaited settlement, but on July 22nd I received an order from the Minister to return home, leaving Purveyor-General Sullivan to close the accounts, etc. Aug. 3.— Accompanied by Dr. Boyd, reported to you at Ottawa. At your sug- gestion, and with the concurrence of the Minister, I subsequently returned to the Northwest (leaving Ottawa Aug. 10), for the purpose of assisting the Commis- sariat Officers stationed there in the settlement of accounts, having special reference to our Department. I travelled along tho line of railway, as far as Calgary, settling all claims presented. I am convinced that in this way much trouble and expense, besides costly litigation, were saved to the Department. Returned August 31, 1885. I think it must be conceded on all sides that the campaign on the whole has been a most .successful one. It is difficult to conceive any expeditionary force similarly equipped and circumstanced coming out of such an ordeal in such good form and with so few losses. The Canadian Volunteer has proved himself to be a 43 soldier of no mean order. Hie powers of endurance and fortitude, whether confront, ing the enemy or in the hospital ward, have been thoroughly tested and found not wanting. Again, the remarkable rapidity with which wounds healed, and the very small mortality of sick and wounded, go far to prove the excellent physique of the men and their extraordinary powers of recuperation. It affords me much pleasure to put on record my high appreciation of tho valuable services of the medical staff engaged in the campaign. Where so many are distinguished it is difficult to individualize,* but it may be safely said that as a body they have shown themselves to be devoted, self-sacrificing, unflinching in the face of danger, and, where occasion offered, prompt and able surgeons. I desire to acknowledge their cordial co-operation on all occasions, my anxieties and responsi- bilities having been considerably lightened thereby. The dressers and orderlies attached to the different columns and hospitals also deservo mention. During the engagements at Batoche and Cut Knife Hill, more especially, they are reported by the respective Brigade Surgeons to have dono excellent service, and in some cases to have displayed undoubted bravery in removing the wounded from oxposed places in the field. In the case of those attached to the Hospital at Saskatoon I can testify to their unwearied attention to duty. The Commissariat and Quartermaster Departments are justly entitled to our thanks for their prompt and efficient aid in furnishing supplies and transportation. To the xMajor-General Commanding wo owe a debt of gratitude for his uniform kindness and consideration. His constant care of the soldiers serving under him and his untiring solicitude for the wounded are now proverbial. Where the com- fort or safety of the latter was concerned he was never slow in granting a request. In conclusion, I may be excused for saying that if my work in connection with the recent campaign in the North West has been performed to the satisfaction of the Minister and yourself it is duo in great measure to the hearty co-operation and support which you have both extended to me. Without them I must have signally failed in many particulars. The excellent selection which you personally made of supplies of various kinds and the prompt manner in which they were placed at the disposal of the Purveyor-General tended not a little to lessen my anxieties and added, materially to the well-being and comfort of our sick and wounded men. I have the honor to be. Sir, Your otjdient servant, T. Gr. RODDICK, Deputy Surgeon-General, • Here, however, I cannot refrain from specifying the valuable services of Dr. Bell, whom I recalled from the front to take charge of the hospital at Saskatoon. For a time his was one of the most responsible positions in the force, having some eighty sick and wounded men under hls care. 44 f Sir, (E).-REPOJIT OF PURYEYOR-GEXKRAL. HON. .-R. SULLIVAN. Ottawa, May 11, 1886. # Kcbollion^ Trrctvo v™^ 7r';\ ''"'■1'"°"' ^^•'^- '"'■™' '""•i"« 'I'" !•>'« win no. boa, mr„ r ^•t '.,M 'nn^o ."'"" ™''^"'>-^™" f'"™ -""'T, 't letlo,-,thatlraavof,.r,o l„ r , , ' '""'""'■■ ™"' "" "'""•>• "PW" "n ' -» "»'«'l -'"^ inMrumentUricrne TndCnK^^^^^^^ ''^ »«'"«-'• "f" battalion fo,- ■■egiraents. It atoL„Ae7^;Tfi , '''■'"'''"■ ""^ sufficient for several '''■•"""''^o localities and builds nliendod, equal to the be t ncl , Ff ,""''""" ™ ""''• ''«»" ""d "oU he bad mar 1 ™n;emenfa tl'sS "'','''" i"""-"'-^ b, Dr Eoddick that •Surgeon and AssistanXZn \y|'fer':: '"" '" . ™"" »»'''''"■. '" "« P-" -.eme^of..i.::^::i-3^:i::::r;:^^:!T-;::;,;';::- ...ers,tbe signataro of .1 deputy i:^.:Z.T:X7^Z:, \ ^ J(<- '4 45 ^:^ w , because thnt officer was not often on the same ntation with mo, and it would bo fooliKh to v/ait for bira, otliorwiso tboy were all duly signed. On the day follow- ing the battle of Batoche a public meeting of the citizens of Winnipeg wjib held, at which, by lequest, I was present. I informed the meeting of the Holicitude of the Government, and the abimdanee of necessary comfort in my charge, the only- difficulty was that of transpo -t,— thai I had .>t'- C - S°^'' ^''^' Table Spoons Candlesticks Butter Knives Meat Saws Buck Saws ■Nail Hammers Nails Axes (long handles) Meat Choppers Can Openers Cork Screws (pocket) Chisels -'Spades (Garden) ^'hovels (pointed, long handles) Measures gal, piat and ^ pint Water Filters Wash Tubs Slates Soup Ladles Padlocks Pencils Clothes PiBs Clothes Lines Bed Cord Water Bottles with Cup and Strap Bath Sponges I. R. Vapour Bath Salt Cellars Pepper Casters Screw Drivers Cups and Saucers Soup Bowls Plates (Dinner) ■ Teasp( B^orks loons D: issert Spoons Men's Woolen Stock.„ Men's Carpet Slippers CLOTHING. mgs 51 (G.)-HOSPITAL SUPPLIES Iff BEDDING. -Blankets Mattrasses Air Beds "Sheets Water Beds Pillows I- R. Pillows Bolsters I. R. Circulars Pillow Slips Bolster do i'alliasses Cots, Folding Stretchers, Folding Towels Hospital Chairs Flags (red cross) -D , . UTENSILS. -Dafcmg Ovens Bread Pans Camp Stew KettJp« Table Spoons Candlesticks Butter Knives Meat Saws Buck Saws ■Nail Hammers Nails Axes (long handles) Meat Choppers Can Openers Cork Screws (pocket) Chisels •'Spades (Garden) ^'hovels (pointed, long handles) Measures gal, pint and J pint Water Filters Wash Tubs Slates Soup Ladles Padlocks Pencils 52 I^IST OF MEDICINES. MEDICAL Comforts and Necessaries, to be MEKICINES. Acid, Carbolic Cxallio Nitric Sulphuric Tartaric Ammonia Carbonas Antimon Tart Argenti Nitras Atropia Sulph. Solut Ammon Aromatic Spts. Camphor Chloral Hydras Chloroform in lb. bots. Collodion Creasoti Cupri-Sulph. Chlorodyne Canada Balsam Copaiva Kther Sulph. (Squibbs) Ether Nitrosi Spts. Elixir Eucalyptus Ext. Hyoxyami Spt. Ext. Fluid Nuc Vomic Ext. Fluid Scillae Empl. Eesinoe Ext. Fluid Tolu Ext. Fl. Podophyllin Belladonna " Gentian Cardam Catechu Ext. Fi. Cinnamon Hyoscyami ' ---' ■ Ergot Digitalis Jaborandi Feni Sulphas Tr Benzoin Co. Tr Capsici Glycerine Hydra rg sub. chlor. Hydrarg fort Ung. iodine (pure) APPARATUS, SURGICAL APPLIANCES, MEDICAL OBTAINED ON BEQriSITION TO THE P.RVEVOR AT Winnipk,. Opii Pulv. I'll! Ague, Improved Pill Aloin comp. Pill Cathartic I'ill Copaiba & Ext. Cubeb Pill Digitalis comp. Piil I- xt. cannab Indie Pill Gonorrhoea Pill Iodoform and Hydrarg Pill Dover (Ipecac and opium) Pill Ferri Citrat & Strychn Pill Morph. Sulph. Pill Morph Atrop No. 2 Pill Neuralgic (Nelaton's) Pill Opium & Acct. Plumb No. 1 Pill Pepsin Bism & Strychn Pill Phosphorus & Ext. Cannabis Indie Pi Phosphorus Iron & Nux. Vomica. ' Pill Salicylic Pill Syphilitic Pill Blue Potash lod. Quinas Sulph Sodae Bicarb Strychniae Sol. B. P. Tr. Opii Camph. Vaseline Zinci Sulph Zinci Chlorat 2inci Oxid ^ . APPLIANCES. -Basins Corks, Phial Corks, Pints Corks, Quarts Cushions, Air Ipecac Vin. Ipecac Pulv. ^-•ig Ammon : fort Magnesia Sulph. Morph. Hydrochlor J^orph. Tablets Ol01iva3orPapaveris J liicim ^ " Terebinth I « 'ES, MEDICAL )R AT WlNNiPE(;. Funnels, Tin Gutta Percha (thick) Gutta Percha (Tissue) Cotton Corded in Rolls Grey Cott'in for bandages Borated A. C. Cotton Graduated Measures Glass Paper Wrapping Pencils, Camel Hair Pestle and Mortar Wedgewood Phials, Common assorted Powder Boxes Pins, ordinary Packets Pins, Safety Scales and VVeiglits Scissors (Shop) Silk Ligature Dif. Sizes Catgut Carboliz^d Large Rolls Rubber Plaster, Seabury and Johnsons Splints, common Slab (Wedgewood) Spatula Sponges Spongio Piline Tape, (broad) Tape (narrow) Thermometer Clinical Tow, Antiseptic Tubing, India rubber Urinals, pewter Weights spare (grains) Wires, silver, for sutures NECESriAKIES. Brooms Candles ir lamps, Tin or Iron Flannel (red) Matches, ordinary Sewing needles, assorted Poultice material, mustard " " Linseed meal Twine, strong Lamps Coal Oil Stove INSTRUMfiVTS.* Bullet Forceps Dresser's Forceps Tooth Forceps * All these instruments to be issued only on 53 Forceps (bone) Forceps (artery) Bougies, Uum Elastic Catheters, Silver Male Catheters, Gum Elastic Bucks Weights D Needles, Suture, mixed Lancets Pocket Dressing Cases Probes, ordinary " bullet Stomach Pump Stetiioscopes, metal Scissors, straight " curved Syringes, Hypodermic Syringes, I. R. Tourniquets Plaster of Paris Nitrat Silver, pocket holder MEDICAL COMFORTS. Essence of Beef Corn Starch Tea Sugar Wine, Sherry in quarts. Whiskey, Rye, quarts Brandy in cases, quarts Porter (Guinness), pints Candles, sporui or wax Mustard, ^ Tins Pepper (ground) Salt, Glass Jars Vegetables in Tins, desiccated Turnips Mixed Vegetables Potatoes Soap, Common Yellow Bar Soap, Castile Bars Condensed Milk (In tins) Dried fruit in Cans W. W. Vinegar Cayenne Pepper Barley (Pearl) Rice CoflFee (Ground) in Tins Cocoa repayment. -•"^ifUfOamAtliiin. ^m ^hhk,y live (brl) Bisonlu (Aberuethy) Canned Meats Fru 1(8 Orang J^emons Spitting Cups 'i'unibJers Wafer Pitchers Carvers and Porks ii'Hchers' Steels ^read Knives Crockery drinking Cups ^naiibers Water Ca ans 54 CJose Stools Bed Pans Urinals ^;'th Tubs, foot and large -table Cloths ^ %e Napkins Butcher Knives Croton Oil Handbaskets J^emon 8queezers Hair Brushes Combs, Dressing Combs, P. Tooth Scrubbers Grocers' Scales and Wehi^ts i'unchees ° Water-Proof Sheets, white "^m 55 (H.) -MEDICAL TRANSPORT CART. REQUISITES. • 1 ^t •^''u^^ ^'°^ ''"''"^*' ^^ ''^'■'^ ^^"'^'^ (^) ^o^«« f^'- ^toroM, each 18 inches ide, d6 inches long, and 18 inches high. r ^frnau^ """'^^ ""^ ^^^ ^"'"'^'^ '^'■^' '^'^^^ ^'^^^^^ ^"^ ^-^P^y boxes, must not fxceed 600 lbs., and have strength of frame sufficient to withstand a load of 800 lbs dva. Ihe cart-wheels must be interchangeable with the hind wheels of the new mbulance wagon. SPECIFICATIONS. f(orhZtlZ':7x^\"^""Y''^ b« 4 feet 2 inches high (without tires), the hubs Kofbest elm) 6i .nches m diameter at centre, 5J inches at butt, and 4J inches at the Ipoint, by 9 inches in length ; butt with iron bands on each end mortised for sixteen J(lb) spokes. Size of mortise 1| inches by 9-16 inch with a f inch disk. Spokes (best reasoned ickory) If inches by ^ inch (hub tenon) felloe tenon, round f inch rn diameter ; felloes (best hickory) l^ inches, two (2) pieces for eucL wheel ; tire (best c larcoal iron) 1^ inches wide, by f inch thick, fastened on with eight (8) tire-bolts in each wheel ; two (.') felloe-plates in each wheel over joints. Llln'^'^^'^r^.^ ^''' quality refined iron IJ inch square for 7 inches from each collar-washer the remainder rounded. Collar-washer 2^ inches in diameter, § inch hick ; wheel-boxes of best ciuality foundry iron, 7^ inches long, I^ inches in diameter, 7-1 b inch thick at butt ; If inches in diameter, and 5-16 incfi thick at point, with two (2) lugs, 2 inches long, i inch high. Oil-chamber, 2 inches long 10 b inch deep to commence 2| inches from the butt. Weight of box, not less than 4f lbs. each. Axle to be arranged to track five feet from centre to centre of wheels BoDy.--Outside length 57J inches, width 40^ inches, height 8 inches. Inside ength 54^ inches width 38 inches, height 6 inches. Frame, of oak, consisting of two (2) exterior side-siIls and two (2) end cross-bars, size 1^ by 2^ inches. CeLe cross-bnr 2 inches by f inch, and two (2) interior cross-bars, at half distance between the centreand the ends, 2 inches by £ inch ; all cross-bars, except the tail-bar, are morised into the s.de-sills, and are even with them at bottom; the tail-bar is mortised to received the sill-tenons. The tenons of the end bars are of one-third thickness; those of the interior bars are of half the thickness. The floor planks will be ash, i inch thick, and level with the top of the side-sills. The upper rails are 1^ inches by 1 mch, and extend over the sides and front, and are vertical. The side panels of the body are of ash, screwed, each side, to six (6) single studs and to. a front doube corner stud ; the front panel of the body, also of ash, ^ inch thick is screwed in like manner, to three (3) single studs and the double corner;tuds, to which the sides are attached. These studs are all tenoned into the side sills and upper rails The studs are 5 inches long ; the single ones f inch by 1 inch, and chamfered ai their exterior corners between the sill and upper rail. The double corner studs are made trom square pieces 1§ by IJ inches. The sides and front of the body are stayed by upright rods and tlat angle-irons about the front corners and the sides also by upright and brace-rods at the rear. The ends of the rear cross-bar and the ^ centre-bar project 4^ inches beyond each side to receive lower ends of these braces. M 56 Tt:i:T rr T' "'"-'--■■of ">o ^e. Wo t,aii..„u,,r> , - „f p «h „d:m::^;,'''r f' '-^^'-"-^ -„ wm,ti,o „„dof .who; the body noarlv lovol or with n!!! , ,''.''^,""".'' ""'""wlwt curved, so ,w to cu-ry i»..ed t^o the b'„dy7h;o:;'i^'^t;::'r:,"::T''-^ ''?''" '■""'■• ''"'>■ "^ also locked hv mortisoJ H . "', ''"=™-*' >"" ""J H'O forward .nlorior bara, being inches wide and h clc if'l ", "u T ',""■ ^ ''""'■'"•■"■'^ '^ '-"""^ » extend 8 inches in f o„t of t ^ b„,l ', '" "'° '"P "f "'" "''lo-i"". "vhii^h thro„<,h trian" „ll b°o h Iced f't "T%''" """''^'"^- ^'"'' ""I'-"™ pass .he sifafts, wbreh:i:r:iS:t:Ci:„tti:t:r "" "^ "'^- -^ -'- »" oaKen splinter-ba, to which the win.^ " u' 1 l":'";,'; f""'-';-" '»»" conform to that used in the ambulance wagon »>v„,glo-t,ee will unif,:;^!;-™::::;:''^? itz^i^nfrs •■ '■;""'■■ ?r^'-^'"°' "-" -"-^-""^ or benn„,eofhaU;„ohboal^;tarn ?; hrill '^'"">-''" »P ts or strains by light steel s^r^p. .n.a.t.t^,/'-':^:''.^^"''''"?' "f™' w,ll bo covered with sheet zinc, and the .ops by o„w, le l",;"'" '"™ be supplied with strong castors, and at the milll , ,' ""' ''"''""'■' "i" iron folding-handles, >^.ieh mu^t o p '^J 'Z; 1::';°',' ""•:":'" "" "'■■"■•« down. The chests will open from above bv h " 1 ' '""'' "''""' f"""'' by .wo suitable b.lts and L,„ c^itan^frll^the; onT'' "'" '" """"■■°^' ""^'■■ Will b"r:d:„-^, iirri.::. ^dirr tT'"^ r '- "■° -""^' the rear, to be „sed as a si do the hook, a, , If ^^' '" """- "•""' 'I '■"""• '« and when not wanted for use't a ^ i si Mebl J'^f "' "'° ™"- '""I"' by a thumbscrew. '"'°'' "" '" '"op, and bo secured TAaP.„u».-A canvas cover, about 6J by 5 feet, wil, bo provided with eyelets n I 1 \~si fl7 aUI,o four oo,™,., to bo soourod to suitable a^lju^lablo fa,,«ni„ga to tho four coruor PAi.vT,N„.-Tho cart will be paintcl of tho color ami fi,mb of cai^on, and In carrying out this work, the endeavor has been mado tn a«inr.f f .u standard ,„ppl, table of .he .Medical Bopart^entTuchir ne sto CaZnt: eme.genues of field service, and to arrange them compactly and conveniontlv As the supp^. table ha, been strictly co nformed to in tL prenarat oTo L list for f rn.sh.ng the,e chests, it will be possible to refurnish them from the so e oXu-rrtend::::"^ "t "■""': ^™"''" ^'''- under the drrdtin:: ordin , ,lv .1 tendant upon scouts, expeditions, and marches, it is believed that the quantity and vanety of thesupply furnished will beabunda^tly adequalefor a for« rt . :ie '"d^-Lt"™" "T ""- " "^™'' °^ "■'■"° -"''>« 1^0^^ n" trays iMdedVn.o ^ . """"'"'''■^ ""'"=' ''"^^ ''"'" «>•<= ''ivi^ions, the pice and If, " " .^»"'P-""-ta for thedisposalof medicines ap- conTt ucted :i,rif '^'' ."' T"""' ""''' 'P""™ """^ compartments have J„ consti utted with reference to the average size and form of the orieinal nackao-e or accurrflui?;^r'Tr:::;i:\:rof inr'-^"'' rT- '"^"^"™-"^ '^ u..\f u . ' ^^*^ °^ '^'"^'^ walnut, and .are seventoon inri a i;:^!;::.^:^ '"^^" -''' ''-'^-''- '-••- ^^^^^' -^^ -^-y ^^^(^ odgef of tetS "^ ""^''^' '''''' '' •^P^^'^"''- ^- ^'^^ «"^-- -^t near the upper one ^™r •: ^;::;^::a r ^:r;tLrr;::o';:::rT --• ^^^;;-"" articles, as enumerated in the subjoined list 'or miscellaneous TRAY XO. 1 OF MEDICLVK UFIKST Compartment A contftins— Paper, cap, ruled, Quire 1. Paper, Quarto-post, ruled. Quire 1. Paper, note, ruled. Quire 1. Envelopes, official, large, No. 25. Envelopes, official, small. No, 25. InkstiRnd, traveller's, filled, No. 1. Pencils, lead, Faber's, No. 2, No. G. Pens. Gillott's steel, No. 12. Penhokler-i, No. G. Ink, carmine, bottles, 1. Mucilage, bottles, 1. Elastic rubber-hands, doz., 1. Pocket register/or patients, No. !. CoMPARTME.NT I', contains— Pill Tile, 8 . I. Jchthjocolla idaster, in case, yards, 1. Fountain syringe in case. No. 1. Assorted corks, bo.v, l. Pill Fio.xes, paper, No. I. Matches, in tin box, bo.xes, 1. CoMPAiiTMK.NT Contains— Brass Spirit Lamp, with wicking, No. I. Hard Rubber jienis .syringe. No. I. Tape measure, No. 1. Suspensory Bandages, No. G. Neeille-ca.se. filled. No. 1. Pins, papers, 1. Tape, roll, 1, 58 Tray No. 2, of tho samodimonsion.s a.s Tray No. 1, is subdivided into f(3rty-ono compartments, and is intended foi- medicines and such pharmaceutical appliances aa are necessary to fit out a temporary dispensary for the field. TRAY NO, 2 OF MEDICINE CHEST. This Tray coutains— Extractum Hyoscyami, Id 1 oz. pots, oz. 2, Extractum Conii, in 1 oz. pots. oz. 2. Estractum Belladonnm, in I oz. pots, oz. 2. SodfB Bicarbouas. oz. 0. Ipecacuanha} pulvis, oz. 4. Pilula; Extracti Colocjntb, Comp. ) „ ^ (gr. iii.) et IpecaciiaiihiB, gr. ss. j °' "■ Pilul* Catliarlicffi Compositie. No. 600. Pllulae Oi>ii, No. 500. Pilulffi Opii et Camphonv, No. 500. Pinliuila> Qu* Sul[)hati3 (3 grains eacli) No. 600. Pilula; H.vdmrgyri, oz. 8. Acidum Tannicum, oz. 4. Calomel. Acidum Salicj'licum, oz. 4. Chloral Hydrate, oz. 4. Rhei pulvis, oz 4. Acftcia? pulvis, oz. 4. Plumbi Acetas, oz. 4. Zinci Sulphas, oz. 2. Zinci Oxidum. oz. 4. Moni>hiiV! Sulphas, oz. .j-. Oupri Sulphas, oz. I. Argenti Nitras (fused), oz. 1. Bismuthi Subnitrus, oz. 4. Collodion, oz. 2. (ilycerina, oz. 4. Ferri Fercliloridum. oz. 1. Tinctura Catechu, oz. 4. Porcelain Tal)le and Teaspoon. No. 1. .Minim Glass, No. 1. Hypodermic Syringe, No, 1. Prescription scales and weiglit.s in case, No. 1. Mortar and pestle, Wedgewood. 3 inch, No. 1. SpatuliT (large and small), No. 2. Stethoscope. No. 1. Scarificator, No. 1. Scissors, No. 1. Medicine Glass and Case, No. 1. Corkscrew, No. 1. PotassiV! Permangar.as, oz. 4. The small half spaces are left for the convenience of packing any small articles which tiiay be considered of importance. Tray No. 3 is six inches in depth, the other d. .tensions are similar to the pre- ceding. Tho bottles u,sed in both trays are eight, four, and two ounce tincture and ealtmouths. TRAY NO. 3 OF MEDICINE CHEST. Liaimentum (as per Standard Supply Table) oz. 8. Aquce Ammoni^^ uz. 8. Spirilus anheris uitrici, oz. 8. Tinctura fcrri chloridi, oz. 8. Extractum gentian,'^ fluidum, oz. 8. Tinctura Oiiii, oz. 8. Chloroform um, oz. 8. Oleum Tercbinthintv, oz. 8. Tinctura Opii Canr.horata, oz. .S. Oleum Ricini, oz 8. Spiritus Ammonia? Aromaticus, oz. 8. Extractum Zingiberis Suidum, oz. 8. Cough Mixture (per Standard Supply Table) oz. 8. Tinctura Aconiti Radicis, oz. 8. Potassse Chlonis, oz. S. Potaseii Bromidum, oz. 8. Potassii lodidum, oz. 8. Pulvis Ipecacuanha? et opii, oz, 8. Quinioe Sulphas, oz. 8. Extractum Ergotv Fluidum, oz. 4. Extractum Ipecacuai.h;^ Fluidum, oz. 4. Spiritus iEtheris Compositus. oz. 4. Acidum Carboliciim, crystals, oz. 4. Acidum Aceticum, oz. 4. Linimentum Cantharides, oz. 4. Acidum Sulphuricwn, oz. 4. Acidum Nitricum, oz. 4. Liquor Potassse, oz. 4. Cupping Glasses, No. 6. Clinical Thermometer in case, No. 1. L'rinometer in case, No. 1. Spaces for powders. Tray No. 4, of the same length and breadth as tho preceding, and eight inches deep, is not subdivided into compartments, and is designed for an a,sso1tment of miscellaneous articles. ^ „ TRAY NO. 4 OF MEDICINE CHEST. The Tray contains— TTrgupnf.ira Hydrargyri, cans, 1. Viais, prescription, assorted, doz 1 Ceratum Simplex, cans, 1. Trusses, single. No. 2. Extractum Nucis Vomicae, oz. 1. Hard Rubber Syringe, 12 oz., No. I. ¥j me tin :r folic J Sponge, fine pieces, doz. L Portfolio, No. 1. Towels, doz. 1. Muslin, yards, 6. Red flannel, jards, 2. 59 Castile Soivp, lbs. l. Brown Soap, lbs. 2. Candles, Sperm, Ibg. 4. Candlesticks, No. 2. Nutmegs, or. 2, Sinapisms, prepared, package. 1. The Tray contains- '^^^^ ^^' ^ ^^ MEDICINE CHEST. One tin can for Magnesias Sulphas. One tin can for Pulvis Lini. One tin can for White Sugar Two spaces left to be filled at discretion. Spiritus Vini Gallici, oz. 24. Spiritus Frumenti, oz. 24. Spiritus Rectificatus, oz. 24. Oleum OUvsv. oz. 12. Sjrupus Scillffi, oz. 12. •v* MESS CHEST. The mess chest has been furnished with cn«u * •, hand at eve., post, and is intend:!" o ;p;irthernt: Z "^ "'"""^'^ ^^ hospital for twelve patients. It has a set of ^0 hill '' temporary field inches wide and sixteen inches lon^ fitt n ' one 1 '""^^'' '''^' ^^^'^^ the chest is left vacant for packinf tit tyrutfnsU: ''''''''"' ^'^ "''^^'''''^^ «^ Tray No. 1 is four inches in depth and is subdivided. This Tray contains- '^^'^^ ^^- ^ ^^ ^^^^SS CHEST. Knives, table, No. 12. Knives, carving. No 1 Nutmeg grater, No. 1. Forks, table. Vo. 12 " ^'*'^^' "'°' "^"Z' 1- Forks, carving, Jfo 1 ^^^^^^ ''°^' ^o- ^^ Spoons, table. No. 12. J*" ^°^' ^°- ^■ Spoons, tea. No. 12. '^^^^ ^^'' matches, No. 1. Tray No. 2 of the mess chest is five inches in d^nth a , ■ and packages of various sizes, is not divided into compar^Lente "^''''^ ^'' '""' TRAi' NO. 2 OF MESS CHEST. This Tray is intended to be packed with extv^oi ^p u c- den.sed milk in cans, farina in papers, cornl:ct;r;;'e.t"a:: T V^'' ^^"- of nourishment or comfort for the sick which mavb«,l.VT ^ ""^^^"^ ^'•'•«^® medical officer. ^ ^^ regarded as necessary by the Tray No. 3, six inches deep, is divided into Pr>m..ow tin cans. ^ ^ compartments and furnished with TRAY NO. 3 OF MESS CHEST This Tray contains cans for— Butter, g J Coffee, grouad; or green, ^l^^^ The large .space in the chest unoccupied bv 2'^'"'"^^"'"'" '"'"'• following articles : unoccupied by the Trays is to be packed with the Basin, tin, washstand. No. 2. ir • ,. Cleaver. Nn i Knives, butchers', No. 1. Cuds. Britannia, No. 12 l'^'^^^'' ^°- ^- Lantern, Cups, tin (1 qt., 1 pt.), No. 2. Dippers, assorted, No. 2. Pans, frying. No. 1 Pans, sauce. No. I. 60 Dishes, »in, No. (j. Grater, large, .Vo. 1. Gridiron. No. 1. Kettles, camp, covered, No. 1. Kettles, tea, iron, ,Vo, 1. Poti, qo1!h, tin. No. 1. Potf, tea, tin, No. 1. Sawa, butchers, No. 1. Hteelj(vrd.H, No. 1. Trays, tin, So. I. post., i» cloanly, and. in o«os of om^-g ne^L y o .