The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-29

of the and It's surroundings win be Of advantage
Mound City Is located about six miles above Cairo, on
tho Illinois bank Of the Ohio river is small town OF
perhaps thousand inhabitants just high enough above
the water TO prevent aundation except In times OF worry
great floods; has deal of enterprise and wealth,
kinds OF business started than succeed and
great disposition pluck the plumes from Cairo in the
way OF command Of the river business splendid dry
dock and shipyard with ways for hosting from the
river the largest Steamers have been built and do great
business in seasons when such enterprises flourish any
where but nearly oil that the propretors have found to
do this has been tho building Of the three steam
ers for the government all of which now launched
have their machinery In place. and ready to receive their
armament and stores DR.. Casey is Mayor and general
issmo of the town and all that goes on within it.
OF the hospital accommodations much that would be
interesting must remain unwritten general letor OF
this nature cannot be expected contain details OF every
ward and department. but this is and to be- the
principal rendezvous of tho sick and wounded Of our army
at the West, it deserves more than passing notice.
The hospital building occupies the high ground,
fronting three hundred feet upon the Ohio river and OK
tending back ninety towards tho part of the
town. brick, three stories in height and was orig
naly built for stores and Offices by noted Kentucky
rebel and capitalist named Stokes who is said to
be in the rebel army. The location may be deemed en-
ceptonable in consequence of Its conspcuy and
ness TO the Kentucky shore; but when consider the
heathness OF the locality, its contguty TO the pure
water OF the Ohio the excellent drainage and that tho
rebels loudly boast of their respect Of the humantes
OF war; tho first objection would seem to be more than
counterbaanced was only recently that this place
was selected for this business General Fremont had
determ ned to throw the whole into the hands Of
ST. Louis parties but better counsels have prevailed and
happily tho sick and disabled are now to be nursed and
TRANSPORTED
and forth three four hundred miles at
expense to government and pain and Inconvenience to
themselves.
The upper stories Of the large building appropriated
to the several wards each under the of expo
rcnced medical director who Is assisted by attentive
corps of male and female in the selection Of whom
sectariansm and bgoty have been eschewed and only
moral worth AMI adapedness to the vocation have been
made criterons by which to judge of their fitness for the
post In passing through the wards to-day noticed the
Episcopal "Prayer Book. Methodist "Discipine," Pres
byteran "Catechism " Roman Catholic Confessional OF
Faith" and Baptist standard works equally dispensed
throughout while the evangelical preachers Baptists
and Pacdo Bapsts white necktied and long sired and
Sisters OF Charity In black gowns and white CAMPS for
the noncs forget their creeds and tenets and vie with
each other in the work Of mercy which beautifully
furnishes.
At present tho accommodations are taxed to their ut
termos for the battle Belmont threw upon the medi
cal authorities host OF wounded men for whose
caro- and comfort but little calculation had been
made; but Immediately workmen set to labor,
partitions cut down, cisterns built beds erected,
wards organized and thousand other things
done which compliment the managers and promise
well for the future well being Of sick and wounded.
ALL nearly all Of those disabled Belmont in tho
or two OF the little furries in Kentucky and Mis-
souri, have been brought here for treatment
tors inform that in week they will be able treat
thousand patients with Some idea OF the hos
pta business transacted here may DO obtained from Dr.
Franklins report Of service for the month of Oc-
tober;-
Aggregate Of treated during October $50
Remaining in hospital, sick. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. us
ConValesceht SO
TOTAL. 1875
The balance have returned to duty in their regi-
ments.
The limit OF accommodation for that month was only
for about two hundred but it Is estimated that fully two
thousand will be treated monthly whenever the
building and its appointments shall have been completed.
DR.. Franklin-self imposed to be sure-but cannot
but feel he secs her dispensing her soups and ees
ncknacks and dainties that il created she was at
least raised and educated for the position Of DOCTORS
wife. DR.. c. w. Dunning senior surgeon and he Is
sisted by Drs S. j. Young, H. +. Delany andJ H. Ihomp
1t is arranged by the National Sanitary Commission
make this place the general hospital Of the Army OF the
West and to do away with the brigade hospitals entirely
Already from the following regiments and com.
mands and places have been treated here:-Seventh
Eighth Tenth, Eighteenth. Twentieth, Twenty second
Twenty eighth, Thrteth and Thirty first Illinois regi.
ments Second, Seventh, Tenth Iowa. Seges Stewards
Bcnon's and Kelloggs cavalry McAllsters and Hough-
taling's artillery, and the gunboats
OF the surgical operations performed idea may
be formed by the following summary Of wounded treated
after the battle Of Belmont