The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-20
BoiomcH Cherry Secretary.

soioncs Cherry, Secretary.
X. n BSHs.
William 2. Tyler
George DruLnmOrd
Rev. Arstides Bsntsh, Episcopal CkCTch
Rev. Father O'Keefe, 81 Patrick's Ca,hsas Church.
Rev. LOWS walps Episcopal church,
Rev. ID. p will, Methodist church.
The RnsDENT pHynGAss or SoaSoLK
These performed faithful and efficient service; among
them reckon the names Of
DR.. william len.
DR.. Robert rpnstau.
DR.. William Moore.
d. +. n wright
DR.. W. N. Wilson.
All the upon the above written hss reckon ~
lousy survived the fell pestenoe whose power they al
most tempted In their exerons 10 interpose betwix the
destroy or and his victims them - those whose
courye almost individually, Ia their repect 20 capacities
marked and admired ~ prseweTthy In the extrcme, and
TO moro than OF them refrain from asorib
Ing praise and gratitude due for the marked personal
krdDess voluntarily besow ed upon the stranger girl 90
journDg among them.
NJ naoy chapter draws near It's close lam conscious
that II and the records which II designed to preface
arc alike Incomplete for tie nature Of tho work which
have undertaken, with my imperfect facilities for carrying
out sAe same have oil combined 10 general tendency 70
make II but hsgmenary production.
When my abors cea ed at Julapp Hospital, and whom
babe adieu 70 Norfolk city, 1kad myself the question
then thougnp, what from that panorama Of death had
brsoght away with mef From the shifting scenes, Ill
aned IN varied lines Of dsrkness here and there :sood
gifted across somen bswildered BRAIN and Ion their
impress, l have endeavorei 70 hanafsr them here yet
pen Ink and Feeble hand bot fail 70 give adequate
expression % scenes stamped upon that page OF ume
known ~ Any nvetraccd with tho soeptrc or death and
dipped In the heart. blood OF heroes.
There are many don b not, whose names even have
bsep ns I'd mere Whole hero work Is enered among the
debitn and credits Of the eternal reckoning book they
,bei reward where rYaiie OF man but feeble conmen
daon but OF such and 70 those who loved and survived
them have only 10 sag that such omsaor upon my part
hay been altogether neutrality-suspicious. ] have been at
much paine ~ commemorate such hAve hereto
fo been passed In elence; my desire 50 this
has been attended with but parA success yet cannot
stem unmipdful Of The fact that there those
went down 70 hero graves "un~ept, unhonored and
sing" In those fearful days and In subsequent tines
wbose names In that gs day or days mail mako esy.hs
cho wonder those 30 whom shall be sscrbed
honor dre them who obeyed the behess !" Bear 20
annthers burthens"
or many who're isand forem osI among the lights
wboec rays OF sootness iumined hs; night time have
been orstraineo 20 merely mention Only. They form
rot been enabled to trace them In their homo relations
In any ps,od pror 10 thai which they are here pro-
seized Lary OF the n oaly In general way.
WraEevcr fact iaes have been afforded me have
dnsvoi cd 70 10 the best advantage When reflect
some whose names written hero: think how them
selves traced 1t In their hearts blood upon ho pAgcs
o. time and memory; think what feeble trsuscr In
u,ine-thereworks dhheartenlng influence wi hin mo;
yet With the recollection OF my design N laying .hs book
before the public, grow reg adess or those master hands
who may hereafter, and hope will, essay paint .ae
Heroes OF the Pestience and for mine only say
"What writ In Wrti--wouid II were Worthier."