New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-23
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
The Outrage ni abe Uospitni-stniemept OF
ihe Nurscs-The sufrer Question Again
Colonel Baker md Future Operations
The Rebels Falling Back.

From Ugt Own CoutsgcLdeni


ToRTREss MoSRor, Old Point Comfort,)
July 20. 1861. !
Tie particulars Of Ito outrage ut the Hospital
referred 20 in my letter two days since, huuelly
given correctly stated in every respect with tic
exception that young GaEbett, though beaten
on the head and face blcd but sligtly. Garbett j.
mere boy aged about sixteen from Albany where his
parents reside. lie Is represented DO goodnaiurcd
and psiieDt under lie wound, vi ch Is Of very seri.
Gus characie. When be brought 10 the Hospital,
DR.. Cuyler, who was then in charge, determined 10
undertake 10 save lis leg nsend Of amputltingi at
the thigh, which is almost always tho ccurtc pur-
sued In such cases. Garbeu enlisted the interest Of
all around him. His recuperaiive constitution sus.
tanned him, and he soon began to improve. Lately be
complained that lie did not have food enough, COM
plant by no means confined 10 him. What his allow
ance Of food was, will, probably, come out in
time 1t lie TO be hoped tbs; the inquiry into the facts
will not be confined 10 bis case alone. Withhold com.
ment at present. and give the statement OF the two
uures who witnessed the outsee
STATEMENT.
Our homes are in Lowell, State Of Massachusetts.
We were emplyye Cd by DR.. GilWan kimball of that
ciy 10 net as nurses In the Hos inl at Old Point Com.
fort, where auived the leth dhy OF Jane Last,
aud have continued act in the eapGCiy Of nurses In
the General Hospital there, OF which DIR. kimbull is
pnysc an in charge. On Tuesday, the ltth Of Jolly
INIT mt tetween aud O'Clock =. III, when we were
In our respective waIds We head james Garbett who
was ia a rOol Ia the second story exrlaim, Murder
Won will break my leR." We Immediately went TO the
room OF Garbett, where - FraDdi aud George Gale
wee around aud on tbe bed. fEucis VIA behind tho
bed endefyOnug 20 pant bis knee GdrGttEB bfest,
ht the same ne tying TO tie Gegbeits taudn 10 the
bed.pOrt Gale was assisting TO overcome Garbetts
Struggles IN which LIE seemed TO exert his entire
strength. Francis had roll of bandngc' which no
Cud nd mouth a. "A UuU
not EIcceeding in goyging him. FrancIs struck arte
on tie lett f0e OF the mead. DUNG this time Garbett
struggled Vi IDENTIFY crying out You viii bfe * my
leg. The struggle CONTINUED several mOmehis dung
which time kE,Itis said several tnts, " have tod
yOu rel eatcdly that II You did stop haloCng,
woald gagyOn." Garbett said, " Haye NOT doctor,
promised you If you viii let ne ao, euow, willstOpW
ana b. eyed 10 be- Tt alone During the . ruggle and
while Francis and Gals wero ehdeayocBg 10 couiine
and gag GARRETT, ha several times cried out, Nurse
do save me-" VIII yOu not sayo me-" One OF us
endeS 20 procure Vlp, and impiOred others 20
10 GaLet 3 ssistauce. DlIiDg Ito scene, DR.. Hsr-
wood, one Of d.. Kimbals assistant-, eanle ia, and
ordered his patients and and oIhes ulder his control
10 " out. We did not hear him cay anything elte ia
tho ROOM but one OF nc heard him hiter yards say IN
bic own ward, g, bayo propoeed 70 Efanci. ~ gag
Gaibeti ii he Gid not stop his noise" One OF us
NAMED after Dr. llarwoOd ordered the persons ont.
Francis and Gale continued TO Try 70 ii The h,nds OF
Garbett and fran struck Linz frequently in the face
ana mouth. Wlo thus engaged Ono OF Nhs DIX
nuca camo into tic NOM ~ tic repeated ,o i,aIoas
Of II W, and, puzLng away Gale protected car
Leu by throwing her arms around him, and at The
eame iinc ordered Franis and Gale D. leave the
CaIbet said, "Tlis is moro than can stand when
frands rushed out and called DR.. Kim all, who, ON
coming H. and hearing GaTbet's complaints, hurried
toward him In an excEed manner AT The same tine
making thrc,teniDg notion with his band aud plaood
IL On H., mouth. One Of US bad already gOno ont Of
the room rs directed by Dr. Harwood, aud the other,
fearing another scene Of Violence now Wihdlew. A
hort time aftcard Gle Of Us WHO bad The charge Of
Garbet returned to Lila room ard found im much eX
ciod aud COM Lining that they hadhurt bis broken leg,
and that IL laincd hin. TDere was sono blood on i've
Nice where the bail entered GarbcII in pypa-
ratns Wcd IA cafes VI broken legs which confined aim
10 The btdstcad.
We wero present subsequently, when Dr.. Cuyler
questioned Francis Gale, HARDWOOD aud Garbett eor-
eeniog tie tiunucion, ard they admitted snbstan-
italy ,be iacts as above stated Ilalwood aaid he
wanted GaFbet gagged, became nc disturbed bus
patients aud tley said they did 70 because GARRETT
wa. noisy Garbeit was 10 charge Of one II us, aud
was near the Oher and We have never heard hin make
any unusual noise on haoO, except toca Tor more food
ris is what they comp luned Of. Garbetts wound
was broken thigh by gln-shoi, and II di'oaargd
freely; and ia opinion required more food than
wa given hiin; una We boleys @ was becoming pale
and ema,ia,el beease he did not have IL.
Dated Old Point Comfort, July ~ ls6l
'FAhSY sAHBOnN
JULIA La BLONDE.
THIS s.gsmest was signed in the presence Of VII