New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-19
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! BALTIMORE, Joly g. 1sA<
L. spite oi the many nnfsyorsbie aspects in With Il
,his tie Monumental City" Of America has al
late been presented to Soriheru conte npation ca
tanly in the matter Of tender thought for the ~
TONS sick AMI wounded soldiers aud the carsfS
preparations made toI their comfort sbe merits the
highest praise, cad does credit TO Msryslds lone
famed warm.hear,eduess and hospitality. Thors
are nov four large, airy hospitals in full operation
Of which 1 shall speak more at lengtb presently
each Of which is capable Of accommodating from 90
70 600 Patients; he beet medical skill ia engaged
ard uaicious nnrsss employed ss accessories.
Practical as these vast repositories OF sickness and
su6ering may appear first sight. they IRE yet the
'heaer OF ninny sceles Of psfhoo snd sentiment the
siage upon whicn bumanity's beet impulses are msds
manifest. Here aged fathers seeking the soos o.
their .ove no hers anxious ano eager sisters trefno'
linz End tear.n' wives with hall choked NJ .rances
I'll with inqui les whose replies they await wim
mingled DIRE aud hope. Nor IRE all the viti'aots
those npelled by Isonsl motIves-tbe patriotic
Union women OF Maryla"d have proven Themselves
ministers OF mercy, ard 10 tempting oebcac1ee are
le't unsnpph d, or gentle Office onPerforned. Od
ladies' too. FIJI Of uoIberly interest, arrive win
Jars and d-milonns ful' of their peculiar siecinca,
lou. ing TO form themselves into al Independents
corr Of nurree, with ul liberty TO experiment with
the divers household bains AID sirnps Iuto one
Of The boslts. there came the other gay grand
mo- herly LOOKING woman, past three score. bearing
bali gallon demijohn.
the doctor can e bis rounds, and was bsltod by the
old lady, who leeri at him il kno vi, manner
through her s,ectaclce, wanted TO know wbn
he thought OF the "poor creeter" "be 9
got fierce cough" remarked the cid lady, "and
Know this Cherry Pectoral will help him. Can't b
H. mi, al q
psddeIed tie heart OF the old lady by directing the
morse 10 give It "a the patient three times DAY.
Since then -e has been devoed TO the poor creeteri
aud "Cherry PICTORIAL - gone the rounds OF al
the consnmptiv,s IN the institution. Amorg the
soldiers tie heroism OF paIept suffering ID wonoer'
ful ~ behold, aud poor fellows maned and bel less
look no vita cheerful farer, aud Praise the kindness
of those uround uJteriug long ngs for another
chance o the field whcb has area'y proven
nes ly a fatal one to them. Nriin Tie ~ two os
tLr,e day. during my visit 10 tie hospitals beres'
bout, have witnessed numerous operations, and 70
oniv oue OF tie atients. Rebel private, Was chic.
ro0rm aduiui,t-reo. Ills fore srD had been Piefood
by a bsi which shatte, Ell tho bone, and an opera
zion was deemed necessary to remove Tue rag
mems.
The fellow INDUCED in the most profaoe language,
conducting himself in such manner that DR.. Bar.
thalow, the operi:or, was Obliged to call seversS
ass staOts ~ his all.
During my welt yeaterdav 10 the Patterson Park
Hospital, DE- Peas opera'ed upon DAVID Howell OF
tho 4h Penney lvania Cavalry. and extracted Q
NJ ME ball from his lower Jaw near the chin. TIE
peralioa rendered large iucision under the chin
necessary, 80 that finger could be introduced 70
dislodge the ball. which had partially ia teoded itsen
III the bone. L. auswer TO al inquiry 10 " whether
tie cutting hurt him much Howell replied, 81 can
etaud good deal more than that" Not groen
escaped tue patient during the half hour that 10
was ia tho "Surgery," sud bs fortitude WAS the
subject Of general remark Another POOR fclio.
had ball taken from his arm, aud as II was pulled
cut By DR.. leafe tie patient coolly rema, ked, II
feel better alresdy-I knew one OF those bloody
Tiers hot ne" One man With whom conversed,
who bad at least eight balls 10 and about bia
shoulder, wanted to 80 home before they were
taken out Your correspondent has sea
every patient in the hospital here, and passed
word Oh two with more than half OF heo Toe
most ptiatie cases those suffering from typh0td
and yhthisis, ali patients with VH'sn' seIcPetaT'Em
being remarkably jolly aud IN excellent spir Ie
rec scores Of men niuu, al arm W leg, or wounded
IN different pats OF tue body, would naturally CAL
forth Iiiy bat t. witness these same men Laughing
and oking with other, aud taking things easy,
one could hardly ieel like 0peIy CON nseratny teiS
condition. As description Of tbese inuense rcpod.
tories OF sick aid wounded soldiers will not prove
give you the result Of my 0bserva'
Hons M each WIN, feel assured will tend t. ailay
he fears OF hundreds OF iathers, mothers, sisters.
and wives throughout your state, and elsewhere, In
,rvard 10 the care bestowed utOn tneIr relatives.
sotlare from the Bal more and Ohio Railroad De-
t.ot oecutles eigLteen buildings, the largest Of
" hcb was formerly tire public house Known a.
tie National Hotel. Its Appearance Is completely
n etamurp pho, od-tLe spacious Once being Used ~
stIrsery aud upothe,ary sbOp, the feaauH-fooM ana
iulur as Oihee by the doctors. Inc
i,dies parlor md rOUns Throughout the upper part
or the Luuse tiled with teCs, the clean covering
of witch looks inviting enough Tor the most Iaetf
nous. Tue hvuis ~ G uncarpeted, aud as bright as .
.kaJ Nh wall r
y Inn, washing every lew weeks. The next largest
builaing was formerly Used as piano mahufactoryt
each ol tie Boors forming Que ward. On tho roof
OF the rear aGdl1oD Is all awnluKed place ior couvar
lescenls AID sGVkeie-the use Oh the weed lpSioS
teIug gssrd-bouse 0berse'
Tie otter buildings formerly dwellings, are tbree
stories in hight. Tue ventilation III every one OF
these buildings is exec LEM, ano tue slightest un-
I pleasant sneli wus LOT per'eptble. Adyining tho
main hospital building Is the ohce OF Josish Simp-
sou, U. ). A., Medical D,!ec'or' aud Biiy. surgeon
&. w. jones, Assistant Medical Director; Horace
Noble OF Ma, sacLuseIts, Secretary. Tne National
i, under charge OF DIR. Robert BaitbA,w, U. 5. A.
a-si,,.d ty Drs. 4. Maud, 4. s. Watere, Z. T.
Heuser. j. Neif, j. Ii. Boone, q. n. Dae, and j.
dickson. 4. G.. Havilaud, sIh n. l., q: IL. Boz
tailed tor the clerical duties which are ardu-
an. than field duty. Tue Assistant Surgeons are
assigned 70 wards and are OIL dUty At specified hours
nign aud day. Tue OLD hotel dibins .roOu Is used
Tor the ssue purpose still. All convaleseeUts take
their meal. there tie otter patients icing attended
70 10 their warus Near the stslrwsys OF tho two
large balldiuss hoistways are cut, that patients
uusps {, ak arv laid ID cradle aud conveyed 10
any story. The cradle RUS 10 nieel! nuing
grooyos, which prevents the invalid from beng in-
Hiured or disturbed by jarrug. In the extreme up
ner wards of the National found under guard b
pumber Of wounded Rebels, nearly all OF whom
were in good spirits, and lighting their battles
Unlike tue other patients, they were extremely i'm
patient, and are, 90 wss told, very insoleut u
tier nurses. None Of them are allowed TO ~ out,
and strangers are not permitted to visit them.
The u.xt iargest hospital is al Patterson Park,