New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-08

tic general hospitsi, we called in poyscisa' Tn
less their own surgeon could be opao. ~. s,st;on
AS q general rule we wers eacn qay 49,; ~ ond a,
once esrly in the morning late 10 tbs evening" a"' ,ss
midday, and whenever tho sriiVs !"
expected, ..., ,,;ld;,g, and of
The men in charge otthe reception ouions, aau
the rations were kind attentive ana reauy opcrs
with u.s. 50 far as 1t was I'D 'noi Po"'''
ance with their instructions - . S..a
About the Goth Of August Government oiueseu
cooked rations cod meat ana bread suu NV .o.s L
IN he ready for the regiments oa tneir artva ~ 'no
s,stion 1bis afforded some relief TO those VINO were
net vel. but did not furnish the food needed oy the
s;ck leaving to us still most Of our work to DO
On Friday evening Aug. - the Provost Marshal
visited the Reception Buildings, and issued ofdefs
that no men going or coming be allowed 70 renaln IN
the buildipQs longer than six hours, the buildings
we're for the reception OF troops not Tor hospa Pur
This Obliged us to provide Immediately some other
place where we could take such soldiers as needed
more than ak hours OF shelter or care.
We fortunately obtained part OF a house near me
station on Capitol Hill (tbe second house frem the
railroad the street running fiom the rear OF ,e
station 10 the CAPITOL, aud on Saturday hlght hhd IL
furnished with beds and all convenenccs for the nc
commodaton of thirty to forty men, and twenty-ene
invalid soldiers rested there. 81.
The rooms are large and high and are well ventlla-
ted lone room lSx20 and 10 feet high; the other room
lSx2 and ~ feet high, with four windows openns 70
the floor. There is front entrance independent OF
the OF the house, and built stairs from toe rear
window down to the out.budingt beyond IL Is
hredbv the month ct reasonable rent, ~ per mohln
and sn arrangement hiss been made with the woman
who lives in the house-a very worthy person-so
take care Of the and 10 furnish such board ana
supplies TO the men as may order; also 10 furnish
ell needed care to any who may require H. nave
q store-room with such supplies Of elothing ana Som
forts az may be demanded An arrangement mas peeu
made with DR.. Grymes, physician living near oy, 70
call in at the house every evening aud preselos ior
such as require treatment. Rules In regard 10 nea;
ness behavior &C., &C., have been prepared 10 wncn
the men received are obliged to conform. Our soro
room furnished nearly ali that was needed TO bill up the
rooms; we had to buy only cot beds. many Oh VIC
men taken TO this house need only the shelter ana 'e
beds for the night and then in the morning take .ns
rations with their regiments at the Reception nuuu
ings Others Just of hospitals need TO remain and
be cared for in all ways day OF two =,
1t is not the plan to consider this IN any sense hos
pfal but only place where the weak can resi- snI
be cared for and the sick remain day or two until
they are otherwise provided for and also here those
returning home who have claim upon hospital, or
camp, station house, may be sheltered, II ophgeo 10
remain near the station more than six houIs There
fore as general thing men Will remain IN the no1se
but one two or three days at any time. will note
down. in brief some points of the journal OF two or
three days.
FR1DiY, Aug. 9!b-Go early to the station house
Find in passenger car tbirty-six sick Of an In
diana regiment which had arrived in the night Found
the hot and very dirty, OF necessity; watercioset
beyond endurance; one surgeon absent up town
for medicine medicine chest under baggage the other
had gone to get leave to take TO the hospital man who
in the night had broken bis Leg Men had eaten moth.
ing for twentyour hours but hard bread and water.
As the first work employ black man to reduce the
water-close to sanitary state and some other parts
Of the car and to open windows, &c. Then get at q
boarding house two pals full Of tea and half bushel
of bread and butter for distribution, with some other
little comforts for those most sick. The buildings
were too much crowded for the men to be put in there
In about an hour the surgeons returned They seemed
attentive to the and grateful for the kindness TO
them would have provided for their comfort them
selves but did mt know which way TO turn. Soon the
army wagons and ambusncei took the sick men TO Join
in the move toward an encampment Bu, the poor
fellows were fed
Saturday, dug. 10-Aftsr visiting the newly-sr-
rived regiments and giving some comforts to the SICK
found around the Stationhouse, jersey avenue 80
men of Minnesota Regiment, who had dropped out OF
the ranks the afternoon before the regiment moved
from below Alexandria 70 Bladensburg. IL had been
an intensely hot afternoon and the march was evident
" forced (the officers were mounted found on IN
ouiry, that one man dropped out beyond the Long
Bridge, and was left in charge Of two men The died
that night and the others fell out all along through
the streets No officer left 70 colec, them or care
for them Knowing that Bladensbmg was somewhere
on the railroad the stragger, had ALL during the
ing found their way TO the Sta,ion.house. They bad
had nothing to est snce Friday noon, and were many
Of them quite exhausted. got them such supplies as
could-bresd e1ough at least. One man found ap-
parenty sseep On the brick with Others but upon e1'
was unconscious physician wac called In and
after half hour the msu was restored to conscious
ness.
From DR.. McLa.en got an order to send the sick
men to the General Hospitals from Gen. Mansfield Al
order to pass the other men to BladeDsburg in the
Meantime, however, an officer came TO tho Station
House and remarched twenty Of the men 10 the camp
the others were le rs too weak TO march, 10 be sent
by cars, and at 81 they went
During this time no surgeon Of the regiment came to
look after these men.
The man sent to the hospital was in a very weak
sste for number Of days except for timely aid be too
would doubtless have died.
August IL, a. m.-Furnished tea and food TO 10 or
IL men who arrived in the night and in the ambu-
ances On the freight cars; they were otherwise well
cared for bat needed more than bard bread and water
Also gave comfort to the sick OF another Msssacbu-
setts regiment who spent the previous night in the
cane factory, some IL or 20 Of them.
At 81 or p. M a PennsyvaDia regiment arrived in
the rain. The regiment marched into quarters mp
the avenue leaving their sick 10 spend the night In the
bspSsSe cars We took them into the building and
gave them supper, shelter and breakfast There
Of them l6 men and women Three Of the men were
sick that in the morning they bad to bs earned to
the General Hospital.
August l2--Look after these Pennsylvania men and
d few others.
Pm, at 81 o'clOok-Tbiry men arrived Of the
Wisconsin 9th, in charge OF sergeant he left them
Immediately 10 70 TO headquarters 70 get wagons 10
transport them.
They were men sen. from the hospital at Baltimore.
They had no provisions for supper; supplied them
and At about y O'Clock they were packed into the
wagons which had arrived.
Had seen the sergeant before be would gladly have
let them rest for the night in the Reception House
Meantime at about o clock Is men and woman Of
the Wisconsin 9th arrived from Baltimore Hospital,
without any in charge, merely told TO go to Wash
ington ana Join their regiment. We gave them sup
per made them comfortable for the night, and after
breakfast got an army wagon from Gen. Mansfield
which took the men to their encampment.
Turning now merely TO the last day or two, though
trnnIled In rarinns zel.