Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-09-18

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0g eS 1ssfla Sx11 SaofnAss aad fSSafuSssSf -
'o Ms. ssoN la fsesN s'S>
mat all hoephals were included. vh,sp 10 1.e !.
. a sesns Of tAsn the Affairs Ara vsIi
eoaonceed In the Alexandria hospit.ls .srhsra
tas naett 81 yiattta&,- ~ had yss -
fertA "a, - .s.sn. e osa n1s whafs 70 20
M0.ssefs He "a nat tns reSert - 40 -. sn. z.
80 = g inelsas ealy ouch hospat.ls and Dap.
IL xss,S sss ss and not 70 in ciudS an
a1ihesPttAlss bat oniy ~, and an1 ,,...S.Sroy
a.rdiy fsilso xndestaadit Il. As for 10 judioiar1
sssi fsfa Ss2 e Sse 9o: sisted 3. ss
Pert wa: more ,ssysss than were his reiaarks.
We cosld not cover the fActs; they will come m
hs lsht q day N spite of What the n-rtinc
=, n1sss no: Ihs question vas whether Il n best
4emof publish her extravagaut storirs Tho
public had night TO know what waa going on.
- bad wrongly charged abuses to Douglas
He had not however done it through prctudfro.
bet h&d beeH misin formed He had paid = yI.it'
in company with Inspector Cuyler, 10 the hos
lttai, and had found everything tn ntco ordor.
lt poito0 arraR fenaeH - were admirable. and
ths surgeon In charge {Dr. Wehs:ef) oxhibfted
much ability. Tho patients werp contented.
and "a general we-- satisfied with their treat
ment AnaHzefnents wero bHlng made for bef
te1 cooking He was Satisfied that the preeen :.
arraasens1t of Douslns HOSPITAL vsatcyr,
may have been its previous charasser,o were
% slsst yrdseisry S1rars to-day. " '''sen''''
ME.Laks aekod II Tho COMMITTEES had vJ.st.;
tAs B:stfrsA Bapsfst Hospital He had heard =,
oAArgee<a0ainss thai hospital -
sAf. Ayord Fspfssd that IL had nost O. p.,r..
Wa not b.fit In day !" and It conId not ~ -.
psstd tAaa tbs oomn,ittea In 20 short n tiIns :.
WIS allowed, .Aonfd Writ an the hospfta!s.
man 81 tbs eornmittss ytsttsd Judiciasy Su oare
NJ ahenld inquire about . difficulty which n In
rsfsrssd soms weeks sinos took Placsy between
- ssrgeon In charge and ons of ths employees.
A. . Who should HAVE the privilege Of selling
Mr.. Taylor said tiat ihe report seemed y.rv
sHDiscia ana he could not So why II would do
harn 70 -PAhliAA it IL would rather give en-
courASsznant;. dnr tn people would then see
mat Sonn persons haro wore taking tbs work Ut
caring for tbs soldiers Into their hands.
Mr. Sporty explained that he was not on
Possd TO the report itself He tAoueht IL . crDd.
liable document; but ths publicstton OF r. ha
thessht would do harm. Tho peopla of tho
tess made thor reports, the abnscs were ,io,.a,
70 go On. they had seen 50 much Of that kind
OF business. n this report was publishes. ne
mothers would thus reason: d" MY SON is NOT in
mat h0spitAk but in one just as bad"
Mr. Wstmoro asked that the report be nnod,-
Fed SO n to state that all hospitals wero not in
cluded. ms
Mr.. Evans, of New York, said the r,,,,.-
looked to him hike partridge hidtng hia HAL
under . Leaf, thinking that his whole BODY Wa
out OF eight. The people Of the North r,ra
already aware OF these abuses, for there Is
hardly town but has its rsprassDtati wa in tho
person OF some returned discharged .oldier
who had informed their nei-hbors Of thot,
treatment He believed that good would be
accomplished ny giving the report wild,
Giro uiation As possible. The only means OF &C.
complaining good, In bis opinion, was TO hold
up such rascais, and let the light Of public
opinion shine through their ribs
MI. O3trander suggested that tho matter Ia
referred to the Surgeon General
Cnapiain Dennison was opposed 70 tho pub
Nc2non OF the report. Lot refer ths abu Ses
to the surgeon General for correction. Ho had
heard many sweeping charges mate, aud ro-
ferred 10 the remark made 1T 4 former meeting.
that one chaplain performed his duties a, we'll
a army chaplains usually do. Instead of
making those sweeping inputations ii yould
be better TO 10 quietly into the hospitals ana
put shoes on the feet OF tho soldier, sc.
MAX. ATofo stated In At the Surgeon General
Iatnsr approved making these things public
than otherwise. In regard to the remark about
army chal'iains, he asked if that remark inn
Phsd censnfe; bat as long tine chaplain OF
Grace ChMeh Hospital had referred to it, ssif
the coat fitted him he could wear It,"
Dir. Dennison begged To inform the esut,sman
mat as tho rernark was not intended for him
that ssthe coat didn't At him"
The motion to print in The northern papers
was witnoraWn, and the report was adoOt.d
and ordered to Be published in the city papers.
The attention of the committee was called to
other hospitals.
MT. Polar, from tho committee on organtza
lion, submitted rough draft OF q constitution,
which was road and recommittsd
Mr. Lake moved TO instruct the cOInmittee IN
inquire into the mode and manner of pnnish
meat of soldiers in the hospitals
Mr.. Wright, Of tho Navy Yard association.
D hated that ko had succeeded in yettipg IN order
from tho Secretary of the Navy for tSirtv nair
Of cratches per day which will be made at thu
Navy i ard, and with which the a.ssociatiop can
bs supplied by addressing him
The meeting then adjourned to "Wednesday
vening next