New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-17
For tho Wounded.

| FREDERICK CrrY, July o. 1909.
Since the battle Of Gettysburg the Sanitary Commission
has distributed the sick and Of the Army Of the
PotOmac and Of tho enemy lying hospitals With ho
one hundred wagonosds Of hospital supplies and have now
Eve rscn loads the way TO Gs.y,bug The President
ofths Commission Dr. Agnew and Dr. Douglas Gstty
burg the General Secretary Proesor Steiner aud Dr. Wins
low and Dr. Brink with corps Of relief agents and wagon
rsn st.end the Of the army from this point Dr.
Swain accompanies the column Of Geu Couch In the Cum.
bsrland Valley Major Harris In Harrisburg, Mr. Lewis IN
Philadelphia, Mr. Knapp and Mr. Psncout In Baltimore,
Mr. Bellows In Washington Mr. Clsmpits ct Frederick su-
psn.snd the transmission of'uppsa Each Of these gentle
men has had yes expssnos with the army Cars &C
BY special agents Boston NswYork Buff
fo and Phisdelphis for the points OF demand often
.uppo accumulate In susp. quantities spscisl arrange
msus are made prevent delay their movements with the
railroad companies and with the Government The supplies
distributed By the experienced ssents Of the Comms'ion
Their zeal In reaching the points where other aid cannot be
depended indicated BY the sos that in the present cam
psn three agents Of the mission been captured by
the enemys cavalry in pushing to exposed points
The wagons Of tho Commission under the
Of Mr Hosg visited the collections Of wounded the field
Of Gettysburg while the battles Of the I'd and I'd instant
progress and hou before supple, reached them from
other quarters.
The omssion acting IN Ike In oil other nsds
Ono hundred thousand dollars worth Of goOds have been
.on to the column Con Banks Louisiana Much
than tbs. Of Gen. Gran, and Gen. Rosecrsns At
this the Commission Is Issuing goods to tho value OF
., ea.. twenty thousand dollars tao OoO day work Of
.h. character end magnitude only be suained BY the
constant systematic operation Of great number OF suTii
ay societies. aud by frequent contributions from ell who
appreciate ben ehosnce To such the bsrs statement
mndns them ofths facts aud Of the wsknown policy Of
the Commission, only be required Is only ufed that
the pssen. occasion may be taken establish
p.,s adoption ofth. system Of the Commission by the
pscion OF individuals with existing societies cooperating
with tho Commission by enforcing steady regular and
systematic method, o. collecting and transmitting con:ribu.
lions and by establishing conviction Of the folly Of spas
nOdo saor,s 10 work OF this kind Hundreds viii owe
their lives this those who did not hold their hand
wher there speci. public sIoi.smen by which the
wa.hnstOni and reserves at Philsd.lphia NewYork and
Boston. Those who wish to cordially cooperate with the
Commi.sou will 60 work II just entering
upon long war and with though. Of i,s ending mo-
enary enhas.,m desired bu. the Commission Offers
IL, agency s Who wish to steadily contribute to the relief
Of tie sick and wounded aud to the comfort Of the army BY
such mean, methods sIpsrieuee leads to adopt. until
the Rebels conquered and the vOluotssr dbandsd
which lss snesr eireuu'ssces can possibly occur for
long time Let those who bsvs not began to work
systematically for the army begin Let thoss who have
bssn working steadily s.sadst and orderly In
their work,
AL individual contributions should when prsetosbs Be
made te lse. secises Ii IL unnecessary to ssh What Il
especially nsed.d-common viii sOd What sssfui
hs car. Of the ,ck .na wounded Of any
ain.ry class Of s,islss osnHo,
soeisas, shoald spdssvor much - possible. 10 make
regular shpmsu to tie dspos which alone goods can Be
assorted ans.d and sAppsd In szac. acsSrianss With the
demand Of the army .. dinsrsn, poinsa
Th. number dspo csnno, bs increased and goods
c.nno, bs received Otherwise than through them without
causing unneosy expense and trouble to the Ceunissn
nor wheu, dnnu,ioa Of their value For instance those
who hsv. s,sly sent their goods TO ws.hnsO4. saoa
orders many csses, may force ae 20
them ido to ana repscs r.r,a.por shsm
'orhwari. wAen quite possibly. they consist OF goods
especially called for q, this moment In Boston Nsw.Y0s
or Lousvils for ansmssisn TO Port Roya Port Hadson
viek.burG
Letters and contributions may be cen, to s;hsr Of the
Offices OF Commission which hIsd ct The following
pon,, with simple reference the gsse't convenience and
.eonOlay Of doing the common work Boston Ne~Yors,
Philadelphia Pnsbarsb, Buffalo, Cleveland cn,uaa; Co
smbus Chicago, Louisville.
Contributions may bo made to
GEORGE r. STRONG f,.ssarsr,
No 90 wal-sL. and No s?3 Broadway. Nsw-iOt
Rev. II. ". BELLOWS, Prssiasul
FRxp Law OtssruAp. General Secretary.
Union Pacific Railway. Eastern Division.-
GEN FREMONT. President OF the Union Pacific Railway
Fastern Diyislou has appoiutcd SAMUEL HALLEIT Co