New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-12

WOUNDED SoLpIERs.-One Of the surgeons at
the Park Hospital reports the case Of wounded sol.
der which s rather remarkable. The ball entered
the right cheek passed through the head, and came
out at tho left temple, destroying the left eye The
patient suffered but little pain, and has recovered
sufficiently to be able to go home.
Another singular case is that of a man who was
wounded by ball passing through the left arm at
the battle of Bull Run; he was confined at the hos
pita several weeks, but returfod to bis regiment in
time to participate in the fight at Balls Bluff in
which conflict he escaped uninjured At the battle
Of Rair Oaks he was wounded in the arm, the ball
passing within an inch Of the old scar received at
Bull Run. He was also wounded in the leg. He
declares he had as chef fight as eat his breakfast.
A soldier who was wounded aud taken prisoner,
and who remained on the field over day, without
attention from the Rebel surgeons states that be was
visited by person in citizen's dress who tendery
washed and dressed bis wounds. "He must have
been Union man" remarked our informant. "No,
he was not" replied the soldier, " for, although
tear was in bis eye, he kept calling me id YAM
kee."
One Of the Fair Oaks soldiers was wounded In the
left arm by canister shot. The point Of the balls
entry was not an inch in diameter, but the point Of
its exit was much larger. 1t was torn and ragged,
presenting horrible appearance. DIR. Little re-
moved part Of the radius which had been shattered
by the shot. The patient is doing WELL
Lieut.. Col. Weman of the s5th New York was
twice shot through the cap-the first ball grazing
the head, without injury to the scslp-ths second,
which followed about twenty minutes aiterward
plowed into the external table of the skull, without
nurpg the dipIoe or middle table, and passed out
at the back OF the head, making wound three
inches long. No cerebral disturbance resulted from
this wound. lie was shot twice through the boot
without injury to the leg. He is recovering, and
will soon be ceH man.
Thomas Murphy, Company L, 10th New-York,
was under an obique Gre, and received four balls in
his thigh chest arm and abdomen. One entered
tho thigh high up, glanced the ribs, and came out
about the middle of the left breast. One entered
the abdomen about midway between the umbilicus
and the Greet Of the llium, and came out under the
right ann; one struck in the right breast, and came
out about three inches from the place of entry, and
one passed through the muscles Of the left arm. A
ball was extracted from one Of the wounds by DIR.
Pos. of this city. The man is doing well, able to
walk about, and will soon be ready for another
brush with the Rebels. These patients are or We're
at the Park Hospital.
Calvin Moore from Massachusetts received wound
OIL the inside of the shoulderbade the ball passing
through the left lung aud coming cut III 'front.' fracur-
ing the third rib, part OF which was removed by
Dr. Alfred North, at the New.England Relief Rooms.
Immediately after be received the wound he walked
about quarter of mile and laid down under tree,
where he remained during the night. The next
morning he was found by friends aud taken to tent
where LIE stayed two days under the care of his Sur
geon lie il doing finely and will leave this city for
his home to-day.
Nr. Kicker OF Massachusetts was an engineer, run
ming from Salem to Portsmouth, where he enlisted,
without intimatng the fact to his frends He was in
the battle of Williamsburg, where he was wounded
in the knee, the ball passing through the joint. An
attempt 10 save the limb failed and the thigh was
amputated about its middle. He was taken to the
hospital at Fortress Monroe and came to this city on
the Vanderbilt accompanied by his wife. lie is now
RAPIDLY recovering under the tender nursing and skill
lul surgical treatment at the Broadway Hospital.
IycREAsE OF POPULATION IN THE CITY.-Not-
wthaanding the immense number of men tina, have
left New-York in the service of their country, and
the breaking up and scattering Of families since the
National troubles began, there has been an increase
of population, as il proved by Trows Directory ior
this year. just issued. III last years Directory tnero
were l52 s25 names; this year, l53, 1856 tnn 10
contrary to the an,icpations Of some OF the snle~u
est calculators. Indeed, it has been genefa'y ca
pected that the Directory statsics would show ae-
crease Of population. Perhaps no o'ne. iAso ~. ~.
will ,bov . s,jn. VIVA, Q striking eUni'a's 70 'ns