Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-03-24

every case under my care but in DR.. Wood.
wards ward there we're two deaths. Visited
eli hospitals at Intern ediats poi1te, where our
.toppsge admitted. Al Shawneetown 10 . verv
finely conducted hospital in charge Of the Sur
geon Of the eth Cavalry, OF IlIinois-tbere the
Iowa sick were ccnvslescent At Evansville
vac not able to visit the hospital, but VAS
informed by the physician in charge that
there were Is or 20 lows soldiers there. but
we're vel! cared for. After requesting him 10
notify me or the Committee Of any pressing
wapss-io which he assented-I left, satisfied
that this "a. the best then conld do
After a most tedious and laoorious tyip We
at IL o'clock Sunday, March I'd, arrived q,
Cincinnati. The Sanitary Committee having
been notified by telegraph Of our time Of ar
rival. were there With all the u ost improved
facilities for removing the wounded to hcspi
tails prepared for them-wLich was done
yromp,ly-in y hich kind Offices thousands Of
the patriotic citizens Of that mort liberal and
enterprisipg city WED with each other Who
should do most. A. could not leave the boat
until the last man bad been removed, de.
tailed Mr.. Burwell to see that our Iowa BOYS
were placed in the most comfortable vards-
as l had arranged With DR. Moore TO have
them oil put in ons hospital. Third Street
under the care Of DR.. Murphy, . Surgeon
eminent in his profession. and true
patriot and gentleman, which duty was &C.
complished to my entire satisfaction and the
great comfort Of the wousded. 1t is saving
but little 10 state that by 3 o'clock the entire
charge were transferred to hospitals and
were enjoying comfortable quarters sur.
rounded by all the facilities usually found in
the most improved hospitals, and many luxu-
ries that are not often found even there for
ka 1a6ioa spomal IN hava paI g.
their benefit the entire contents Of their pan
tries aud kitchens. The poor fellows having
been packed about from poiDt to point every
few days since they hal been wounded,
seemed 10 think that their lines had fallen in
pleasant places at last - they had fouud
friends indeed. On nv visit on Monday
morning to the boys, found them clean, oc-
cupyine mos: comfortable bells, finely yen,l
lated wards, attended By careful nurses ard
competent surgeons and regularly fur
nished with the best Of food, and OF course
the boys were cheerful ard contented Ia
almost avery case could observe esideu; i'm
prov-ment.
On Wednesday and Thursday, accompanied
by Mr. Burwell, visited all the hospitals of
he city, aud through the gen,lenanly con-
duct OF the surgeons in charge, ae were af-
forded eselv d needed to learn the condi-
tibH - titt iiIitc te-
ioy cling TO our State, aud rendering them al
aid that seemed TO be pressing. ard with
what delight and JOY these afflicted heroes
received Us ard tie mite We gave, as the rep
reseu.aiives o! the liberal people OF this city,
can only lie realized by seeing the recipients
when giving vent to their gratitude.
In the fiTe hospitals here We found forty
two wounded and sick belonging to Iowa
regiments, sixteen of whom belong 10 the "a
The entire list has been published. AS
have already stated, we found all the hos
pitals admirably conducted aid Cur boys
living sump;uously, and Without an excep-
ton, doing we'll On Friday morning Mr.
Burwell vas detailed to attend Mr.. S;iuer, OF
Co. ID Iowa, who had lost his right arm, to
his friends in Ashland, Ohio. Government
necessary funds TO meet Necessary expenses
for the trip.
On Saturday morning, having been furnish
ed with Government passes TO this city, for
myself aud tickets for M"ssrs. Clark and
Campbell OF this city, who were wounded and
members Of Cos. B aud c, of the "a Iowa,
by the literaiiy Of the Sanitary Commission
at Cincinnati, aud after some detention a. Sid
ney, O. (on Sunday We safely arrived at this
place Tuesday evening, March llth.
As the money expeuded by the Comnis-
sion in procuring tickets for Messrs. Clark
and Campbell was diverted from its proper
object, hope you gentlemen will refund it
at as early period as practicable
l here append a full statement. of the dis
position OF funds pu: in my hands.
cannot close this report ~ithon, an express
sion Of my thanks 10 ladies Of this city, who
furnished me with a box containing many
articles of fruits &c, fer the wounded. They
were most faithfully and appropriately dis
trbuted to those who mos, needed, by Mrs.
Masill and Mcss.s Burwell, Linderman ard
Center.
A. S. maxwell.