Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-09-05
s0EDTERS' AID s00IETY.
IS BANK sTnrIT, o1EvrIlzD, september5 ). 1888


for the present, the 177th New York,
which passed through here on Sunday, Au-
gust SOth, being the last Of the troops that
are to take this city in their hOmewsrd
journey. lEEETr .f n
This regiment was bOuntifully provided
for, as the others had been, and the twenty
sick men who were left behind received
every care at our depot hospital. After
the ladies had done.What was possible for
their comfort, several gentlemen volun-
teered to attend them during the night
must Of the cases being so bad that it was
deemed unsafe to remove them to the GEN
eral Hospital Immediately. One death Oc-
CURED before morning; the others seemed
brighter and better for the nights rest
and were taken to Camp Cleveland HOspi-
tsl without discomfort. Several have sinse
died, and this week has been saddened by
witnessing the sorrow Of friends who
have come to seek these inyalids; some
times arriving too late to find them living,
or even to look upon their faces in death.
In some cases however, a joyful greeting
has dispelled the terrible suspense and
with hearts full of thankfulness we have
seen the father or the brother come to re-
joice over the lost that is found, and to
carry back to a waiting household one who
doubles owes his life to the timely accept
sncs Of the care which citizens Of Cleve-
land were only too glad to give.
The Eastern soldiers now remaining in
the General Hospital are reported as gain
ing daily, and thanks to the gOOi care re-
ceiTed there they will be able to leave for
home in few days.
Meantime the calls from agents in dis
tant fields remind US OF the wants of our
hospitals in the Southwest, and in response
to these demands We have this week ship
ped to Louisville about two hundred pack
ages, Of which the following is an abstract: {:
-Four bed-heks, 50 quilts, &c, 146 plloWs, 26T
piow-cases 500 sheets, 763 shirts, 362 pairs Of
drawers p dressing gowns, coats and vests,
towels and handkerchlefs, l23 pairs Of socks, co
pairs Of slippers, rs pads, 1S7 pounds Of lint,
bandages, &c, 720 cans Of fruit, 1882 pounds Of
canned beef, 624 pounds of canned milk, 2l3l
pounds of dried fruit, IS pounds groceries, ia
pounds Of butter, 20 bottles of wine, &c, kegs
OF pickles, barrel of pickles, barrels Of vlne-
gar, barrels Of onions and apples, 70 dozens Of
eggs, SO books and papers, % sundrles, boxes
contents unknown.
Another shipment has been made to
LeavenwOrth, this comprises the following
supplies:
Thirty-fi quilts, As bed-ticks, $50 pillow
cases. 27s sheets, 209 Shirts 200 pairs of drawers
so pairs Of socks, 1S5 pounds of bandages, &c
l4I cans of fruit, 57s pounds Of dried fruit 81
pounds Of groceries, 40 pounds Of cheese, les
pounds concentrated beef, 2 kegs pickles, y
books and papers boxes for refugees, boxes
Of medicines for refugees.
Below is letter from DR.. Read, show
ing the need of all Sanitary stores in
Rosecrans' army:
BRANCH OFFICE, STEVENSON, Alabama,
August 9th, 1868. !
DEAR FRIENDS AT THE AID SOCIETY
You who have worked 30 long and 80 sue
cessfully will be glad to hear from the
agents with the army. We follow the army
with your stores closely, giving to those
most needy, according TO the abundance
given to us. Since the oath, we have Civ
en- onions and potatoes and q variety Of
other stores to the sick of twenty elk diff
erent regiments here. From our rooms
we can look across the Tennessee river to
where the enemy hold possession, but
where we expect to 60 soon. We are en-
camped in q miasmatic valley and our
soldiers are suffering more from sickness
than at any time since the battle Of Stone
river.
General Rosecrans sees that we have all
necessary transportation, SO that although
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ly. We have no store room now between
this and Nashville. We have goods in our
room from Cleveland, Cincinnati, Pitts
burg and Chicago, many Of them bearing
the marks Of the local Societies who pre-
pared and forwarded them.
There isjust now before me bag and
paper seWed to it with this inscription:
"Currsnts, picked and dried by Alonzo
Bassett, aged 10 years, Rome, Ashtabula
county, Ohio" and while am writing a
Surgeon from the 74th Ohio comes three
miles from his camp and says he has
twelve sick and wants some delicaeies for
themi they have no vegetables of any kind
except now and then few peaches obtain
ed contrary to orders. We give him a
barrel of potatoes, half bushel Of onions
some concentrated milk, extract Of beef
ana dried fruit, serving him essentially as
we have the others. Soon they will be
called to move towards the enemy, will not
these little tokens, eTersubstantisl tokens,
strengthen and encourage them? assuring
them as they do that they are one with the
loved ones at home. eE.
l go tomorrow to help hasten the prep
aration of hospital cars, which are very
much needed in order that the sick and
wounded may be transported with more
ease.
We want the usual assortment Of delica-
cies. We are also lacking stimulants and
the substantial articles such IS onions, po-
tatoes, butter and cheese. Give us these
and they shall go directly to those who
need them very much. They buy few of
these at 90 cents per pound for butter and
cheese and % cents for six onions-very
small pounds and very little onions.
The extract Of beef made at Cleveland is
better than any other furnished to the
army. This, with concentrated milk, is
just what we want on the battlefield and
for the days following, before hospital &C.
commodations can be obtained 50 as to
prepare such articles.
Yours cordially, AN. READ,
Sanitary Inspector.
From the July report of the Chicago
Branch we cut the following novel plan
for supplying the Memphis Hospital with