Nothing but tents and beds were
provided for the reception of the one hundred and fifty patients, most
of whom were very ill. Supplies of all kinds, including a complete diet
kitchen outfit, were sent to the camp by the auxiliary. Additional
nurses were furnished, and every effort was made to aid Miss Sutliffe
and her staff in their arduous labors. It is gratifying to learn that in
this way much suffering, and perhaps loss of life, was averted. On
September 20 the patients then remaining were transferred to the Nassau
Hospital, Hempstead.

The destruction of Admiral Cervera's fleet, and the landing of the
Spanish prisoners at Seavey's Island, Portsmouth, N.H., gave the
auxiliary another opportunity for service. Learning that it was
impossible for the government surgeons to obtain nurses in the
neighborhood of Portsmouth, the acting president made a personal request
to the surgeon-general of the navy to authorize the sending of six men
nurses. This application was granted. In the two pavilions temporarily
erected for the patients the nurses went to work with enthusiasm. They
found the patients easily managed and always grateful for what was done
for them. The nurses were able to excite feelings of such trust and
confidence that these same patients, when placed upon the "City of Rome"
for their homeward journey, asked that the Red Cross nurses should go
with them to Spain. This request was granted, and Mr. Brayman, who was
in charge of the party, reports that the nurses were treated with much
courtesy and cordiality, and that the voyage was accomplished without
the loss of a single patient. It will be remembered that at the time of
the sailing of the "City of Rome" many of the Spanish prisoners were not
expected to live to reach their native land. At Santander the nurses
were warmly welcomed by the Spanish representatives of the Red Cross
Society. Mr. Brayman speaks of meeting one of his former patients in the
streets of Santander, still wearing the United States uniform. On
inquiry, the man replied, "This blouse w