Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-05-16

An HOUR AT THE MARINE HosPIrAL.-By
the kind permission Of DR.. Thayer, We spent
an hour or two Thursday at the Marine
Hospital, now occupied as an Army Hospi-
tai, and filed with the Vermont wounded at
Yorktown. The building, now for the first
time put to any good use, is, as many Of our
readers know, q substantial and expensive
affair. The rooms are high and airy, fur
| nished with marble mantels, with closets
| and hath rooms attached to each ward on
both f,ors. md every convenience in the
way OF store Toms, cases Of shelves and
| drawers, &c. fer the safe and orderly keep
ins cf the quantities of clothing and i'osIi-
tai supplies in constant demand. The
roou.s are filled pretty closely. with due al
lowarc. for passugeways, with beds ton
iron b dsteads) each bearing its suff-rins
tenant. The attendants and nurses, (a'l
men) appear to 5e sufficiently numerous,
and the wounded, in the thorough care OF
DR.. Thayer, who is devoting himself to them
with constancy and earnestness which does
credit TO his kind heart, have the advantage
Of the best surgical skill Of the State.
The wounds are of ell descriptions, the
majority however being in the legs and
thighs, showing that the rebel soldiers fired
low. Of one poor fellow, shot by single
ball through both breast and face. We have
already spoken. Another Las hole in his
side as large as half dollar, made by a
mimic ball which passed into his body and
remains there somewhere, they cannot tell
where. Another has wrist shattered by
ball which passed up into the arm, and has
not been iouad. Arother bad mar
row escape from instant death, the rebel
| ball haYng pl0wed farrow across the top of
his head into which a man might lay two
fingers, fracturing the skull, but not depres-
sing it SO as TO affect the brain. Another
had an equally narrow escape. the ball strik-
ing on one side Of the breast bone. ON the
left side, and passIny out under the should
er blade, its route thus lying just over the
heart Another, Lieut.. Chandler Of Pom
fret, is wounded IN the thigh and has also 4
most painful wound in the hand from bul-
let which passed through il crosswise just
above the knuckles, cutting three or iour Of
the principal bones of the hand. Another
has cruel wound in the knoe-the ball
having carried the pantaloons and drawers
with i, into the joint, without cutting thru
the cloth. These are among the worst cases;
many are but slightly wounded COMPARE
lively, in some cases WIN buck shot,
AMI are able 70 be up .ui about.
All appear to be doing well. Tie
men express great satisfaction with the al
rangements for their comfort, and unbound
ej gratitude for the attention and care shown
them. One man had 4 visit yesterday from
hs vile, who had heard, and supposed until
within a day or two, that he had been killed.
The Ladies Of the Relief Association, have
been busily engaged iOr two days IN making
up slippers for the convaleScent, and meme
Will be allowed to lack anything essential
to their iull recovery.
The wounded are all within the Hospital
building. A few Of the sick. sJme Of whom
are recruits who have never lett the State,
are in q wooden portable house. and in the
tents, which are provided with floors and
stoves, and are entirely comfortable.