New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-20

TO *JSs I'll pals knives forks tin 68i 30; stationery
50 OBJ 10 dozen porter S6 dozen % SIC pepper ~
sundes sl3 IS THIS does include and other ar
c'es furnished by tho Hospital Department DR.. Brown
states that they have over 30 quarts Of milk daily
We now proceed to inquiries among the soldiers They
were tskon indscrimiIa,ey. without insuiring
The first to whom propounded the question. sick
soldier He said he had been the hospital three weeks In
reply to the inquiry No. he said, 81 have restraint
about answering questions unless FROM that soms 10
suhory should ind Il out One wrote to . Representa-
tive IN Congress from his State the letter was s,at 70 Dr.
Brown, and the man sent TO Fort Hamilton Jared
better In the regimen. the Peninguls tina, here For
three days past hes has been marked chang. for the
better" In reply the sixth question he no
ul to find with the surgeons liked them very much Ia
eoy the eighth 81 don't set anything ea
times, The coffee and should certainly complain Of
They Ct for anybody to drink Nobody but soldier
would fad whs, they By tasting OF them They
are iila dish water When we have beau SOUP,
never heard Of anybody getting anything else"
la reply to tue 3h question, IL think there ba1
been quite number Of times that me1 would have to eat
pork bean soup nohingnohir: else except piece oil
bread" No IS. mo sir" No. 81" Have you any com
plants about cothipg1D yes SIR; have. came here
very dy had been sleeping the grounds bad Yeri' on
II 81 II vas over week before could GET clean clothes;
then got shirt, which hs. been ever since
my iii is wooden onc-pernaps could have got cotton
ene from ny sickness altai to wear IT, done
went 10 make any remark that would DO injustice any
body" In reply to the lest question whether he had ohe
complaints to rn.ke he said: complain the ladies' being
turned out; because while tboy here they did great
meny the soldiers. by putting seups on letter. fur
nihng money aud decscies II necessary. lady gave
this cane be colder could scarcely walk without IT, pair
Of swers suspende AMI other things necd' This man
was r,.iys Of one Of the Eastern States and quite ine
gent
The next man we wen. 10 had been in hs hospital sbou.
four weeks ruptured in the sry had received no pay
for months; told he could no, get Il without his de-
.crip,ve list In reply No ls had heard OF soldier being
aud put In for complaining Of his treatments
knew Of Of hi, knowedye would " lot mind
wing little better diet pretty hard feed somstimes Little
dry bread and cosee lived very we'll but this is the
worst we have what they cofecsorns water boiled and
perhaps coffee 10 IT, and there may be sometimes ,le
smell of sugar In IT, The sdies to bring milk but they
not allowed to they have plenty Of milk on the island pu'
The soldiers don't set any Of H. exce. be some OF the
lick have never any milk 10 the coffee any niti
lion oft We have soup about twice week have pos'oe'
perhaps two three time, week; sometimes We have
piece Of bread and butter and sometimes tho tea and
bread withou, the buer-nOre without than WITH An
other by said II to the second table we are
obliged to Of dirty Gshss Half dozen who heard
ih, ,ieme concurred The Inc third table get
the sop," In reply the 2Sh question about beug SLOWED
receive decaciss not dssppoved by the urgeou'
Ar. allowed 10 receive tobacco and enon.o ppe any
kind Of fruit Tie nurse, stated ths, DR. Brown would not
fruit any description the IaDdthat II any o. the
friend. should bring them should be tskon away
aud the Doctor away the steward was to retain Il ii.
be- came think there has beon decided improvement Ia
the food within the last three dsys" he hafdozen
standing round concurred in thil Visiting days We have
better dinner any other dsy" In repy to question 20:
The steward has been very good in making the nurses keep
the place, under their charge oean and also the men be
siate, ther carry GU, his orders"
Another VITO had been In tie hospital three weeks.
ded stated tho, he b,d soldier arrested fcrcom
pnir Of Dr.. food uuti within the last three four days
hs hsd not lad enough rat. had lad dry bread aad ye
POOR coeeG portion VI the tme hard crackers The soup
was oen very poor. The better Than lie coffee
Many OF the had dsrEhga, and the ceaee PHI sked
hem Never had had any mix in codee OF tel Coffee aud
goodnsyer dfelk mors than swallow Of
either ueel The sometimes told they must
what before them else get no hing could never
gel: change 4 clothing till got it from the ladies' This
ws IN. general remark Those who get clo'hng hcfe have
to take oath that they the article furnished they
charged tor H. The ladies Of New. York had Kitchen here
where they could make such things needed BY TIE
SEX such as o, and the Ike bu; they have been driven
of tn. island no substitute for Iher work Las been pEo-
yided.'
Aro,her said he could drink the tea and coaeedi not
tnA they made be at TO drink IHs man as
wounded and had Ii. ea broush. the teutso mill
except what h. raid for hms.fbought the sodihcd milk
We sfe not allowed receive fruit The meals vsry bad
|, r.eulei weak man stands chanc, all he has to
take the second or tliTd table aud dirty dhe what Il
len fur i,h my own clothing Tie Waiting days Tues
day and FdAy snd the food better on those day than on
oler dsy, 1t plentiful and great deal better pre-
pared" q dozen or more gho head this statement were
al ed II they concured in It they said they did,
Another sick soldier who had been there two months
.s he bad been kindly treated by the Surgeon h's friends
came every week him. Of the men hsd been put
in the know what for did net 90 to the
ab. soup OF tn, time poor; tea aud coffee were
Without mix or auythils" the cad vas ATtrate never
y, dror OF nj TX since lie came into the hospital bask T.
ege away from feuds ifthey dl nos Ike 20 ca what
VS. eveu the ,hoy got nothing all clothing haa been fi
nishrd GOOD deal by ladies' generally sos clean shirt
| once q week rom the hospit..
Another sick soldier three week. in tho hcpit>l one Of
the men taken the .uardhouse night, Tie man ssked
banLet the segesn, told him TO 60 to HI heard ths
and IN. man by The gnarihouse Is said TO be ad1n
cold place and dangerous fo 70 stay in have not
init e va, len there without sblsukot Tie Scss"ant two
ir. usk most o. the time have smell bic breath pEeis
strong hwas coucurred IN by several ehor Tho REP, ter
quite whether the word Scrs. o. 'e'sij vas
used) There little and no MILK ia no cehte iho's
who 40 la second table ca! oil the er'y dhs Others
have , them; that Why there y SUCH aIn'b 10 ths tf't
sbs Two articles to teut ono W., can 81
honey Itwss len with the stewards III aid he did
ret over one.hd Of Il. Th hsd the Thenina'isn Ills
l,her len Il with the steward Out Of quart Of honey
he only got two table spoons fnl' three or Tour
,imesD The gDh cation sked "Do you kno" OF any
one being nads sick eaiIae dscaoes furnished hin
lie replied "lha Is about thc bsseit question te La
been asked stree tho cowmoueedi hi 10 b'oade thai
the DAY we sailed from" Twenty eighth question F went
,ie, 20 so,.. TO the hospital steward Sand ho 90 away