Inconsistencies in punctuation, especially in the index and tables, have been corrected silently.
Despite the presence of copious quoted material which may or may not reproduce errors in the originals, minor typographic and spelling errors likely due to printer’s errors, have been corrected. When a lapse of spelling or grammar seems to be the author’s, it is noted and retained.
An attempt is made to make consistent the spelling of the many proper names in this text, where it is clear that each reference is to a single person. As an example, the name ‘De Graw’ appears both with and without a space. In the Contents, the town of Jaruco appears as ‘Jaruca’ and has been corrected.
On p. 186, the word ‘Czarovitch’ is also spelled ‘Czarowitch’. Both are retained as printed.
On p. 457, the name “Grace O. Isaaca” most likely should be “Grace G. Isaacs”. A woman of that name was active in community life in Walla Walla, WA and would have been 33 at the time indicated.
On p. 513, the footnote for “brassards” is missing its symbol, which has been added.
On p. 593, the name “Mancrede” is most likely a reference to a Dr. Nancrede, mentioned in the same list of surgeons on p. 590. The name has been changed to “Nancrede”.
In the Index, on p. 688, the reference to a letter from the Spanish Red Cross does not have a page reference. It may be an incomplete reference to the Diploma of Gratitude from the Red Cross of Spain on p. 592. It is left blank here as well.
Again, in the index and the text on p. 664, mention of the “Duke of Parmella” should have been “Duke of Palmella”, which appears correctly elsewhere. Both have been corrected.
No systematic attempt was made to verify the accuracy of page references as printed in the index or table of contents. However, one error has been corrected. The final reference in the Contents to the section on ‘Notes’ was printed as p. 683. That section begins on p. 682, and has been corrected.
Other issues are noted below and their resolutions described below.
p. 18 | upon its humblest ministers and assistants[.] | Added. |
p. 37 | THE TREATY OF GENEVA.[.] | Removed from caption. |
p. 50 | shall render the [the] useful institution | Removed. |
p. 53 | com[m]mit[t]ees of the different nations | Removed/added. |
p. 60 | monarchial government | sic. |
p. 64 | rec[c]ommend | Removed. |
p. 68 | less[o/e]n | Corrected. |
p. 79 | p[o]eople | Removed. |
p. 80 | theref[or/ro]m | Transposed. |
p. 88 | Senator E. [P.] Lapham, | sic. The reference is to Elbridge G. Lapham. |
p. 100 | th[o]roughly | Added. |
p. 110 | organ[i]zation | Added. |
p. 131 | the mother said [“(/(“]for it was a good, strong house) | Transposed. |
p. 139 | a grea[l/t] deal of unkind criticism | Corrected. |
p. 141 | in the case[.] Lacking this | Added. |
p. 145 | w[ie]rd | sic. |
p. 176 | ‘Oh, right enough, God be praised![”\’] | Corrected. |
p. 192 | From Nijni we take steamer | sic. |
p. 220 | servic[e[able | Added. |
p. 222 | distributers | sic. |
p. 229 | laperotomy | sic. |
| he go way down in de leg.[”] | Added. |
p. 230 | it[s] was hard for them | Removed. |
p. 238 | Stuart’s Point, Place[,/.] | Corrected. |
p. 241 | [“]July 24, 1894, inspected this work | Opening quote is missing. Probable start. |
p. 257 | c[h/l]othing wom[e/a]n that [come] to my assistance | Corrected. Corrected. sic. |
p. 278 | accompa[in/ni]ed | Transposed. |
p. 293 | mag[n]ificent | Added. |
p. 300 | crossed the Bosporus[ ]to a magnificent | Added. |
p. 304 | assem[p/b]led | Corrected. |
p. 306 | Alexa[n]dretta | Added. |
p. 308 | freq[n/u]ently | Corrected. |
p. 336 | our own[,] use 500 lire—$23,000[.] | Comma removed. Period added. |
p. 389 | ad[d]itional in case of military necessity[,/.] | Added. Corrected. |
p. 425 | loyal[i]ty | Removed. |
p. 432 | statu quo | sic. |
p. 436 | transport[at]ing | sic. |
p. 438 | Presido | sic. |
p. 455 | p[er/re]vailing p[er/re]vaded San Francis[c]o | Transposed. Transposed. Added. |
p. 479 | Vol[un]teers | Added. |
p. 480 | suppl[i]es | Added. |
p. 491 | Executive Commit[i/t]ee | Corrected. |
p. 496 | physic[i]al | Removed. |
p. 515 | happened [to] it? | Added. |
p. 537 | Sagua La Grando | sic. |
p. 538 | coll[e]agues | Added. |
p. 545 | M. Sr. J. Palacios [z/y] Airoso | Corrected. |
p. 574 | the surrender of Santi[a]go | Added. |
p. 583 | a large [c/s]hip was seen | Corrected. |
p. 596 | dou[b]tful | Added. |
p. 600 | occur[r]ed | Added. |
p. 619 | s[ei/ie]ge | Transposed. |
p. 634 | this fact was discovered[,] by the committee | Removed. |
p. 651 | accompa[in/ni]ed Mr. Micha[e]lsen | Transposed. Added. |
p. 656 | responsibil[i]ty | Added. |
p. 664 | Duke of Pa[r/l]mella | Corrected. |
p. 666 | us[u]ages | Removed. |
p. 703 | Chic[k]amauga | Added. |