New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-19

in ,so. stNe and there has been, and is, much SUI
fin0 there but the csuses Of this slckness anu bu
fscpg are to be found IN the dfeadiniy sewers 1oi
yicn eyoct.d from TIE troops, and tht epiusipNe
roe,sles and mumpp-which have prevailed amo1g
them. and not in any neglect on inc pei. ., VIA.
AGENTS Of the Sanitary Commission, nor III ucnoleny
at the suuul es Al their command. nave no nesita
lion in ,aginQ that the military HOSPITALS IN Louis
Vile are Today in better condition than any olc.s
in me country and their iDmaef are more thorougy
and tenderlv cared for than in eny Similar inSlIu-
tions vii, which am familiar. - A.,
Immediately after the battle al Fort D0heison, 'ne
Allen Collier was chartered by the Cincinnati nrsnen
Tr,sd Statss TRANSPORTATION Company, and, loaded
,gith stores 10 SURGEONS and 30 nuree started 10,
fine relief ftbe wounded. Cincinnati raised $oCu
M o.r, for Ills pnrpose.) On this steamer tQoh
passaae. Arriving NJ Sniihland we ieainSu 'i".
I he wants 4 the hospitals at facuean anu ,.lilo
had b.en tnlv supplied rom the stores OF the Hon'
mission az Cairo, ana ny the generous 'N"' "
Chicago branch. ,.,
Ne thsn wen; 10 Fort Doneson, distributed ard
ief, u,b Of orr stores rs were needed; the surplus
carried 70 Evansville, ind, where many sick are he-
I,rrnulstinn and where they will be needed
/ Taking on our sfeamer nearly one hundred Q! the
wounded at Fort Donelson, washed, dressed, ana
uur.od them az If they had been our br0theTs,fahS
uo,tad them 20 Cincinnati and placed them IN hos
y.tsl.
We have now two most energetic and eXceilcht
+ IugYeetora in Central Kentucky-Dr. Read and Dr.
Prentice Dr. Aigner IL az Fort Donelson, Df;
Douglaas ond DR.. Warmer NJ Caro- Il depot wen
sup,,ied ats AFRO another at Louisville, exceedingly
active aud efficient Branch Commissions az tnHhSV,
Cincinnati Indianapolis, and Columbus VINO are
rot only receiving and Disturbing large quantities
of hosrital stores but constantly keep i'll the field
aoonle who. in co0peraOn with Our Inspectors. arr
invetiQating and supplying The wants OF The troops
Ia addition 10 these the Syiiere All Societies OF
+ Cincinnati Columbus, Cleveland, Buffalo, and DE,
irot are most actively engaged IN the collection and
prerarton If hosTa stores, so large stocks OF most
of he articles required by The sick soldiers that
am frequently much troubled to ind use for them
OF ali ordinary articles, therefore, we have at the
Nes, NJ present an abundant supply and any guam
tity which should DO required by any emergency IN
the army of Kentucky could be supplied at once, and
without expense Of trantl oriation.
Onr Inspectors are instructed, while, II possible
avoiding the caste Of stores TO err II al all, IN tho
other drection-to LIT 10 want 20 unheeded, but TO
supply il promptly and fuy-drawing for the means,
now on this now On that depot or socety, according
10 circumstances aiming 10 secure prompt Response
and 70 distribute equally and Justly the burden Of
suprly and also the reflex blessings which attend
these contributions.
With much though, and labor orr present system
Of demand and supply has been brought into opera
ton and, az have said II IL now fully equal to AL
ordinary requirements.
OF bed sucks and wooden under-clotbing we have
however never been able 10 obtain enough. III you
can spare any of these articles, and viii send them
to the Rev. j. II. Haywood, Louisville, you VIII
materially help on the great cause IN whi'n we aFo
engaged.
Very respectfully, yOur ohedien servant
Member Of the L. ;. Sanitary Commission.