New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-22
The Ecyvupk Hospital.

To he Edte, Of Tie n. y TrisaaG
SIR: desire TO call the attention Of the public
and possible Of the Government. to the cruel neglect with
which sick and wounded soldiers are resied IN sons
hopss by the ocis.s s;poinoi by tho Government
administer to Tie necessities and Of those bIsve
ploic who have undergone haTl,hps porled
er lives Ssi ost their beah In service OF corn.Ty
know not but tie systen. Of administration r the hospital
Of which sbou. to SPEAK may be faithful and hausre
that THE res OF them II such h the case much
need Of reform. wish to call aenss particularly
TO the rrorsted snd seensgy delay which
soldiers who have been pronounced unfit for military do,y
any longer e1pcense in obsinig their discharge from the
hopis aud kept from returning their homes where ihey
alone receive proper ind the nuohneoded care which
might restore their shattered frames TO comparative health
DO wish auy hing but what know post
tive kuowedgei 50 viii mention particular case, bn,
which earnestly assured g, the horps DO sauar
msIy others there
~ dogs since = letter received from New. Hsrp
shire begging to proelre II possible, the discharge
Il SICK der belonging ls.ie from lie 10 pi1
Newark New-Jery and sopd him to Us homo where too
poor fellow lad long beon ontests those Ia change 10 lei
him 60
person wen, look rf,,s the ard fcuai him evil
IDENTIFY with but rev dsy5 OF lie remaining, having been
waiting away er months b. disetse which had become
chfonic. shall dwell the II loss;, apparently
ced state 10 which the invalid found The hth aud
yenin lin however. spoke volumes Nor sAall con
.nt on the bek coffee end beef steak o. the appearance
and consscncy Of hcFsss beef rfopeidioi o. 0sn
reduced 10 Tie brink Of tho gave hom chronic iBAaaatoa
Of the bowels. Tese inisos,be ai,ce with bread
con, eluics tho dinner provided ioT bn.
During * months past this soldier hsd been constantly N
The hospital for military duty and for the l's
weeks In the hospital Newark Iron, the threads made -
chronic disease tue dying evident that Il night
have Teen determined months ha Ls would never
ss be Ct ioI military duty and consequently should have
allowed to EctGrh 30 HE bone Ever since LIS ,fvs ct
the Newark Hospsl hs had been eHrsng fer bis dschsTge
tbs, be might s,s die wife children .ssn beiose he died
and every day put of with the promise that bis discharge
would come the morrow but he was dooasa to lspsi'h
from day day. for nearly two months with ka hoye de-
ferrsd which r.akohi the hear, sick"
When bic Insisted on to the Surgeon Of the Hos
pitsl ~ lie person whs wen; 10 k lie neeessay
pers for HE dschsIge msiehe labor u about five Isin
utessud tie skeleton Of delivered over t.
bis wife who there airg 20 tale him home Had he
been discharged when 6 sooydeut lac could be Of
10 more tho Government he would have stood fair
chance 70 have Bis life prolonged yess for the Of HE
family But Il Is too stA they only hope to get him
home sslore,he dies aud life valuable to those
and dear to hire, undoubtedly lost sg very probably
have been isys one enough had been nea Of
sufficient alton to force any Of tie Tie BSnsoles"
which cling all over our public Institutions TO suspend the
nnoias Of tsir peeehsans lous enough 10 h up few
pnod blanks all that wanting procure bis discharge
M Editor Is for the sake Of the poor fellows IA ilnar
conditions beg you insert this PeIons Of superior
birth and educion their officers no. treated with tic
courtesy 10 which the have claim, by those sp
pointed to take the best Of them. They repealed
from eski.. any questions soliciting rights which they
should demand nom those Let the press speak ~
those who cannot protest for themselves Lot those
fellow. WHO have done their duty WE'LL whose claim.
should be 40 sacred know that there is sympathy for them
and that We ss not theu wFopsed aud relan silent
Nes York. Oct {. 1872. o"ioS'