Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-05-22

HoDsrt of Dr.. Nowbsrry Of the Disposltio
e 10 etoros Comnittod 20 HIS Care b
tle nalsisrs' Ala lseoiotE 81 Northsr
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lErs. B. ROAs,, RseSas''t q tAs sOisisrs' Al
-DrA.. MADAME ,-HaqinF Just returned froE
PiltsbnrE, Tenn, whittier went with steame
ehsrtersd By the y. ., Sanitary yemmissio9, nt
sed up for the reception cf The siek, and riehl,
ifeightad with Hospital stores by your Society
IT, 1Sems 10 ne proper that i should make aom
report % you o. what uss and disposition hey
mace Of the abundant and valuable stores Whiol
o. nv arrival st Cincinnst found The 26
boxes and barrels aenf Nay Isl % NY address no
euly AZ safs in The custody q tls es9ss , q Ih'
I, II. railroad company, but thanks q the gene
rc1liy offhe ofoers OF the roae, ana these OF tns
Q. &. / G. railroad all subject 20 my order with
10 charge for transportatiQl.
These stores were put On soaro tne Lancaster
No S-the steamer We had chartered-Withoul
IRE 81 pSSfSFos to which have referred, ,oOn,
nelnsd aoeeEait y sle lls9io9S
mattflges, Sc shcct, lei pain cocks. sle pillow
500 pillow cases, 1ls shirts, $50 handkerohiefs,
81 cushions, 81 pair drawers yesi pair pants
10 oosts, es pair erutohes, blankets, $50 sheets
g bed gowns, 81 pair elippeTs $40 Pm cushions
eye ahados, 10 aS8 pound sdrled beef 83a pounds
groceries, 9 boxes dried fruit, u bbls dried ap.
pea col cans and jars Of frut, kegs pickles, 1895
dOz. eggs, box apple butter, 6le pounds butter,
12t pounds bread, es5 pounds cheese, lA62 pounds
dEidd fruit, bottles lemon syrup, 500 betae9
wine, 9 boxes lemons, II bottles horse rRdish, n
bottles eaisup, 2 pounds soap, 70 gals maple
syrup, 6S2 pounds maple sugar, % 5pitt0Ons, %
besins, SO vols. cooks, boxes magazines, lSO
pounds linen lint W
i also, IN soc0rdance With your Instructions
and with the money f1rnished BY your Society
for that purpose, purchased in Cincinnati nearly
go packnEes Of such articles as could be best pro
cured there, and such as seemed necessary for the
comfort and Eell being Of the sick Among our
Tbess SrtIcieS, which are enumerated In the
accompanying invoices and vouchers, consisted OF
lemons, erlnges, sauer Eraut, potatoes, crackers,
cod flsh Ice ale tea coffee, tapiOca, sago cocoa,
farina mustard, soap, lOafsugar, tin ware wood
en- ware, fans, mosquito bars, 30 SC
Having received all these things on board, we
left Cineinnatl on Friday evening Nay 3D. At
Louisville We took On 159 oOnvalescent soldiers
returning 70 duty, several paymes with
IS 500 900 In cash, and quantity Of Government
freight, BY the transport of which the expenses
Of our trip were reduced over 500.
Our voyage down the Ohio and mp the Tennes-
see, was made without accident or incident
We arrived at Savannah early on the morning
Of the 4th, and found there nearly 600 sick but
al pretty we'll cared for, and not greatly in need
ofarticles Of clothing OF diet. Pittsburgh Land
ing was on our arrival comparatively deserted
and quiet, the great body Of the army having re-
MuMaA 70 . Nlal1lae OF AENAA 2 " ~ llAAHlf anu
being more readily reached from Buell's Landing
and Hamburgh, points higher up the river. Pitts
burFh IN q great measure had lost rs importance
IS entFeport for supplies, and hospital station.
The Medical Director and PuTveyor OF Gen
Halleckis army still made their headquarters
there, however, and We found the Depot OF the
United States Sanitary Commission occupying
mart Of the etOre-ghin Of the Medical PuFVeyor,
and b. The haads Of DF.Douglas, DR. Warriner,
MFB Noble, Mr., Chapman, M MOL ana Mr.
Goldsmith, who were doing 3 large and i'm
pOrtant business In supplying the Eants Of the
sick Leaning fnom the Medical Director that
HamburEh, miles above Pittsburgh Landing,
had already become the most important port Of
entry on the river for the army, and that the bus
iness Of Pittsburgh Landing would soon De trans
ferred 70 this point By his advice We transported
our stores 70 that place, and established new
depot there, which is nov In charge Of Dr. Prem
mere were At the time Of ouFYisit 2soO siok at
uamburgh, and although nearly every day
steamer load was being removed, they were com
ing In, in such numbers as to keep the hospital
tents prepared TO receive them crowded 70 their
utmost capacity, and even more than full. The
hospitals here are In charge Of DR.. W. Yarikn,
fson Of Rev. DR.. Varian, Of Olevelandg j assisted
By Dr. Gay, pr. sapp, and other, These gen
der their care, and are performing an amouut Of
labor which is severely taxing their strength
From the surgeons have mentioned We received
an possible attention and kindness. They pro
Tidsd for us house in which to place our stores
and transported them to Il from the boat. They
also gave Us assurance OF the continuance OF the
hearfy cooperation which they have initiated
From the report Of Or Varian, and my own
observation Of the condition Of the sick ct Ham.
burgh. j learned that the demand for hospital
clothing has been for the time pretty well sup
pIied bT he Medical PurTeyoF, and the oOntri-
bTtis5s q tbe nsopIe mainly through the agency
Of ne branches ofthe o s. s. COMMITTEES.
OF proper articles Of diet, hoEsVsr, such e CON.
posed the bulk of your denadonas there vas great
dsaclsncy Most a the sick are greatly debiitated
snd ~ much uaors IN want Of Btinuants and n0ur-
lshiDg appstiEng food than any kind OF medication.
Most iassaeg here aa1ulle typhoid tyne eno more
than half OF ths severely giok pave typhoid eyer
scurvy Is beginning 90 make ~ appearance among
r troDs Snd he health Of all is impaired By their
jopF continued dspriRaton o. fresh meats, trta and
ve16snbla1 cannot describe nor can you fully ina
zinc how great blcslings the eggs, the butter the
cheese, the oranges, the lemons, the thousand ns
Of fruit, tks sanar krsuti the the loe, ne
toes, the ale, the Winel and other erteles q eaa
yanss which composed your gsneIoaa 81, l n ~ =
lows nov lSing IN the hospitals ct Hamburg Land
ing Gould our people realize how proeless boon an
orange or glaSs Of lemonade would be 70 those who
are burning with fever, breathing thae stining ar,
slsv would hardly rest till 90 cheap luxury was
noG1sused BY all those who deserve from u6 90 much
rrsstsr things, and who could 30 readily ce1mand
~ Sn sTids1oe of the value Of ons item q your.
contributions let me say that the eggs aone, winch
arrived in excellent condition. II sold % The prss 90
tained for them there By the sptlss, would bring thq
HsTibe trSnssrred our stores to the depot, we tool
/ On board, mainly at HdmbuFgi two hundred and
/ eighteen sick. These were for the most part frOH
Hlshigaa regiments, there bsing many more hom
fthis State requiring removal than from anj
other This was due TO the fact that ehe steameri
1snt from Ohio, Indiana, uHnais and Kentucky bad
taken away the sick from these States nearly as fi
Re6resenfing the National Sanitary Commits
/ SION our steamer took those most requiring re
moval, without reference to State lines;
Having received on board all we could BY am
means accommodate, we LEFT Hamburgh aue
pittsburgh Landing Friday morning, the stn' o.
Before our departure, the Tycoon, sent By
Governor Of Ohio for Ohio sick arrived e 2 lits
| burg having on board DR.. Read ana his bFstner
NJ u Read, who had been lnboring for som'
weeks most successfully IN the distribution o
0tores and In the improvement OF the SICK AZ esli
ville As your Society has manifested deep N
/ terest il the condition Of t1e sick 81 Nashyile e
/ and your donations have contributed s much q
those from any other source 70 their well being
/ the testimony Of well known and entirely reli
able gentleman TO the vaiue Of our depot and tn
efiuieacy Of our agents, contained in the follow
inr extract, Will not seem unimportant
Mr. +. @. Sessions, who, as COmmissaTy, wen
to Pittsburg Landing on the steamer Tycoon
/ writes to the Columbus Journal Is fellows;
EOur people probably are not generally apPrisei
Of how much the W esteT1 Branches OF the ~ nite
states Sanitary Commission have done, and ar
DOING TO relieve our sick and wounded soldiers
Il IN General Buellis Department for the last tW
months, they have had thirty military hospital
under their charge, commencing at Elizaoetf
town, HumfordsEille, Bowling Green, hentueky
Nashvlile, MurfreesbOrO', Shelbyville, Era1ki
and Columbia, Tennessee. There have Bee
something like 900 patients in all at Nashville
6O8 and on the 1st Of this month there WeT
800 remaining 81 deaths. They have di5tI
buted &c 900 ardcles. The goods were nearly 4
sent from Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati an
r JouisVllle, but distributed wherever needed.
4 tha hospitals at Nashville every bed Is furuishe
Win sheets, pillows, comforts, &c.
Q a neiqhboring State, that has sent out loo
a o-ents "a distribute only 20 its own troops, OF
~ fhem inouiring for their sick, with few boi
"a - invited 20 60 with DR.. Reed, our 4nspee
Or and 81 one hospital seyenty eight SEX ye
/ fonnd from that Btate and, after distTioutiI
. l their goods TO them, our Commission distribute
Q ~ fbsTn more goods than have been received q