Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-03-14

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bushels vegetables; 90 bottles whiskey; 25s VINE.
Il. A. WARRINER, per ToNE-
From the Vice President of this Society,
now absent in Washington, we have just
received the following interesting letter
upon the hospitals of Harrisburg and
Washington, and upon the working Of the
United States Sanitary Commission at
headquarters:
WASHINGTON, March, 1st, 1868.
DEAR LADIES OF THE AID SOCIETY, CLEyE-
LAED:-I have been so tsrdy in fulfilling !
my promise Of writing you, that fear my |
letter has lost what little value it might |
otherwise have possessed.
Ny trip here was longer than usual, for
the distance accomplished, as our train
failed to make connection dnyghere; but
it was by no means tedious. As had
few hours in Harrisburg, improved the
time by visiting hospitals there. The Wal
NUT street Hospital Or. Bows, Surgeon)
has now about one hundred and fifty pa
tients, and it really did my heart good to see
them. They occupy large building, for
merly q school house-high ceiling and
we'll ventilated. The inmates had, them
seIvss, ornamented the rooms with wreaths
Of evergreens, tied here and there with
red. white and blue ribbons, and colored
tissue paper, cut in various beautiful de-
signs, was draped about the walls and cell
ings. Indeed, it had quite the appearance
of a hall dressed for Gala Day. The pa
tients are nearly all convslescent. Some
were reading, otbaFs playing games, and
all looked cheerful and contented.
1 found here among the patients CorWin
B. Franklin of Co. C, 7th o., from Ravenna.
He seemed delighted to see me, as he said
he had been here six months, and 1 was the
6rst person he had seen from his own
State. A fine, manly looking fellow he
is. and will soon be able to join his regi-
ment. He said, "Ohl such good care we
have here-eUeTything is done for US that
we could possibly ask for"
I thenzwent to the "D-t tch Reformed
Church Hospital" DR.. Crawford, Surgeon.
Here, also, is a fine, airy ward, built for 8
lecture room. There are now sixty-seven
patients, five or six in their beds-the re-
mainder sitting in dressing gowns and
slippers, reading or playing games, and
seemed comfortable and cheerful. 1 asked
: if there we're any soldiers from Norther n
: Ohio-as could carry a word to their
} friends, perhaps. The Steward said that
a few days since there was drummer boy
from Ohio, but he was discharged from
the army. and the ladies gave him purse
5 of ten dollars when he left.
| Lastly, called at the "Sick Soldiers
Rest"-a small, but very neat building
erected and supported by two men, ]. B
Simons and E. Byers. One room contains
s twelve beds-is carpeted and furnished
= comfortably. The other is kitchen, where
q all the cooking is done, and is supplied
: with water and gas. II the coffee is 9
specimen of their cooking, 1 know oi
g persons who would much like to get theil
t cook.
. MONDAY MoRN1EG.-Since have been
. in Washington, have, Of course, visited
several hospitals, and 1 find in them fal
e more home-like care and comfort than
z, had supposed could possibly exist in any
n hospital. The Judiciary Square Hospi
tai - believe, is considered by no meanl
the best, yet here found every cot was
clean and comfortable, and the patients
: seemed as cheerful and contented as they
could be anywhere from home. l said Il
the matron, " You seem to have an abund
ance ofstores. Where do you get them 2
e She said. "Oh, from the Sanitary Commis
/ sion. 1 have only to ask for what vi
n want, and they are always ready to give u
ANYTHING we need There are in thi
= Iescent. Many were taking their meals
3, which seemed to be of the same qualit,
e and quantity that they might have beer
! for the same patients at q good home.-
From here, Invent to the " Armory Squsr
o Hospital" DR.. Bliss, head Surgeon. Here
indeed, is the most perfect system ant
Y neatness, from the Office Of the Medica
, Director-through every departmental
. was in the most perfect order. The Laun
e dry system was such that at any tim
/ could be known the exact amount Of cloth
ing, bedding, &C., in each ward; the pre-
else amount in the wash, or returned.
woman was sitting there mending gar
lnents with as much care as the best house
> wife could have done. She said her who'll
o time was given to that work; so that Ia
. dies who make garments for soldiers MAJ
: have the satisfaction Of knowing that they
1 are not thrown aside, when they neeC
mending. They tell me that is the rule il
. all hospitals. 1 talked with many Of tn
: patients; they all expressed entire salts
: faction with their care and treatment, say,
: one, who said, "This was not like Orangt
q county butter" (which was his home.)
\ tasted it, and told him that often at
4 worse butter than that. He said, "The1
a you don't live in Orange county" Ever
q man had his towel hung across the head o
q his bedstesd, and his little table for drink
4 or some little comfort or delicacy. Their
p are many more which have visited; bu
! these two are & fair specimen Of all tn
1 hospitals 1 have seen.
4 called also at the Headquarters Of th,
) Sanitary Commission Rooms, which, o
: course, you know occupy the house form
erly the residence Of John Quincy Adams
and though another house Of the same size
is connected with it, the entire room O
: both houses is fully occupied by the desk
! and offices Of the working corps Of thii
Commission. And when you look at tht
perfect system into which they hsVt
: brought every department Of their duties
you readily see that this system has groWI
, up to meet each necessity as it has pre-
? sented ITSELF and which it has accomplish
ed far beyond what any one could conceive
to be possible, till they look for themselves
And 1 heartily wish that every person
who doubts the faithfulness and benevo.
lenee of this association would come and
look through the establishment, and 1 can
venture to promise them every courtesy
and attention one could desire.
Although had some little opportunity
for knowing before came here, I had NOT
the remotest idea Of the herculsan Iabora
this Commission had imposed upon them
selves, and fully perform.
They not only watch over the sick and
| yVounded snldier vFherevar he 10 but oaorob