New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-21

placing heape clint bsndsges, dreeengs s6oI sofarm
candies, and medicines upon q taoe' IL ooe s .s
small table, with small teapots and cups. On the
other side was table covered with brandy, wne LEM
ouade tumbers and wine glaseee. The rcom Is neaIiy
dark, and peculiar stiffness Isigns AROUND az IN a .od
more are seated round Pirogof in the room ioT
Operations. or are walking up and down in pairs The
officer and the smortel lsupenntendeRi who cave 20
see that everything ls in readiness are ousiy moving
about OF are fetching medical help aud attshG-
ance A you stand at the door, look out through
the lofty windows al both sides OF the nom, You see
bright quiet night for the moon Is shining, ana the
liars are twinklipg, without cloud Between ulhe
and ten O'Clock there fash ike that OF Lightning
at the windows, and suddenly roars ti every pane
of glass rattles. By degrees Hash follows hash more
frequent and rapidly; you can no ionger drSlne sn
the shots from each other The firth and sixth oasons
srs n nm with fire: but the enemys bombs do not
reach the city. We sit anc listen, ever IN me sauie
sort VI twilight, and about an hour passes over men
comes litter, another and another-t has oeguh;
The candles are it, folks run huriedy backward ana
forward and the large room i soon hued Win men,
The floor il covered with the wounded-eyerywhere,
where they can Sit they who have crawled IN, 40 sl.
How they shrek Wat din Hell Is let loose
around us. You cannot hear the thunder OF the sihr
for this waiing and groauing. That one screams OUT
no, in words This one cries: Save me, brethren;
save me Another sees the brandy on the table, and
en,reats me: Be kind mother to me- and give me
DRAM In al directions voices are heard moaningy
Good my lord DO 10. rack me- myself walk
with great difficulty between the rows OF sTetchers,
and cry out Come here, my men, and taAe
him to Gustscz.nskis house, that Il where the
bopeessly wounded are carried - take this man
10 the Nikolaieff battery. Place that man upon
his bed. Now they bring in officer too. The room
is crowded densely with the wounded, but operations
are not to be thought of at this moment God give us
but time to bind up the wounds OF ALIVE sisters are
All busi,y engaged. There they are bringing IN an
officer; lis face is de.uged with blood wash 1t Of
meanwhile be takes laborousy out OF his snap-purse
ION money for the soldiers who brought MN u uI'n1
l;s iealfh | have seen many do the same thing.
kpeel on the floor TO light the doctor-the wound d
man Las been shot in the breasttO see II the bal mas
gone night through. place my hand under III olcA
ard feel ior the wound. iou may think bow ne Hes
welter.pg in his gore. But enough. lou would shud
der if | were to describe TO you all the tortares and
eropies witnessed that night. Dawn comes at last
ard the firing ceases. We have little garden. nc
ture il TO mind-we, there are are wounieu lying
there also took brandy and ran down to It, while
the sun was rising most gorOusy over the bay anna
the twittering of BIRDS in the shade OF acacas fu OF
white blossoms. found thirty, or Whereabouts, al
preyousy wounded, most OF them already at the pont
of death. Ny Maker and my Lord! what contrast
10 this sweet Spring morning. | begged two OF the
inhabitants who had been he ping most diligently al
night to cary the wounded, to take these immediately
into the hospital. Thank Heaven, the bringing III OF
strechers is at ca end The surgeons, who had gone
home at daybreak to get some rest, returned, when
those whose turn il was to bereheyed, departed Win
the close Of day.
"At o'clock the operations recommence. Although
il was not my day TO be on duty, resolved to be
again in attendance. The operations last III TWO III
the morning. Between and o'clock Pirogoh comes
back and they operate til eight; then the work was
over. and at nine went home. The eannonade, how
ever still continued AMI grew fereer toward the morn
ing | accordingly got up about six ana az sever an
| nounced myself ready for duty. Everything wac II
| order 100 wounded were brought III this night IL y
true the amputaons lasted three hours but by O'CLOCK
the dressing was finished. They brought me you
parcel; opened it and began tfg me ny 6iIner
yOpr Rfpr Thank God, this day, then is quiet one
The door is opened and streteher after thu other
| bone along. What's the meaning OF this >! How i
| this When were you wounded, poor men we
have lain out yonder since that night There
| truce at this moment. Only think of this horror
They have been lying out yonder nearly twice twenty
four hours; few compassionate Frenchmen had gver
| them bread and water. We washed their wounds a.
| once; we bound them up we gave them 10 eat anc
| to drink. OF course they were all wounded III the
| legs though few not severely. Again there wer'
twelve opeIatons, and expected IN arrival o
this sort out Of hou, Dr.. ChlebIikO and myself wer'
almost the only persons at the operating table. The
night passed of quietly. Imagine my having to ti'
the arteries for Pgorof7s patients on that dreadful
night, while he pulling them out and holding pi-
| Gers in biz hand. SISTER B.