The New York herald., 1863-09-26
M'DoUeAl HOSPITAL, FORT SCHUYLER.

Il RAcsonese Ms ~ medical Estubl mt
The Surgeon I'm Charge. Executive oni-
| cor and Employ OF sho
| Hospital, the Sick W srds and Attached
Buaidtngs-Bcnovoie or tho Ladies
| OF Westchester, <So., so.
IL IL now some twelve moutbs slnoe the government
the recommendation OF sbls medical men, seeoted
tho hea lhful and beautiful piece OF ground Ihrog's
Neck, commonly known ~ Fort Schuyler the location
OF United states military hospital Plans for the pro-
posed buildings necessary for the purpose drawn
up and submitted by Dr. Robert Bartholow, assistant
surgeon United States Army and being approved Of at
Washington orders issued for the immediate
mencement OF the work. Under tho supervision OF nr.
Barthoc~ rapid progress made and In very little.
time the buildings ready Tor tho reception Of
tents; bat not moment too SOON for the bat
ties Of Fredericksburg and 0hsnoeorsville were
fought about this tme and . large aumber q
wounded soldiers brought TO the hospital
requiring tho uDceasng Of the surgeon 10 charge
and experienced corps OF assistant surgeons DR. Bar
thoiow took the services0 able assistants
aud notwithst sndng the great number OF patients sub
med TO their the pains OF the wounded met with
prompt and ready alevatlon every hand After
seeing tho hospital In all its departments 10 efficient
working order confding It's future aud the welfare Of
the brave men whom the fortune OF war might from
time to time conssn to Its wards 10 the experience Of
the medical onoers In charge, and leaving q worthy
though youthful in his stead, DR. Bartholow
IN obedience to orders from the War Department betoo
himself TO another Id Of labor.
BY tho Findness Of DR. James CUTTER the surgeon In
charge, reporter yesterday permitted inspect
the hospital buildings, Offices wards library, church
workshops &C., the whole forming interesting eptome
Of such active s whore every thing has to bo done for
those who are unable To hsp themselves as rarely
THE HOSPITAL
proper is wooden structure 500 feet length by 400
wide. Within this building arc the medical hesdlGT
ters comprising the Offices Of tho surgeon charge and
the executive officer. Dr. Stark the clerks ROOM
rooms, printing ooe post Office laboratory disponsarv,
&c great number OF persons are employed here who,
under the excellent aud watchfu supervision Of DR. Cut
ter, and OF the executive officer Or. stark.
within tho prescribed hours continuously and rrohaby
dschargtng their duties On entering the building
the rst to the left is Dr. carters Office, while
the right are tho exocrtye ofcers and the day
room, rather, in this case, night room for hero
liable man is stationed each night, who receives reports
from the night nurses as TO the corditson or their
respective patients and whose duty it further is, when
summoned, to visit the wards, aud 10 Of
sity 20 the surgeons of any particular
ward where patient may need immediate attention In
this large board Is suspended from the wall hlv
Ing In square slides the names Of all the doctors connect
cd with the hospital and the Of the Stewards
with other slides opposite each name which placed
slips Of paper notn the presence absence Of each
OF these olcals with she OF absence any SUCH
when instances Of absence occur Every morning
fully drawn report OF the nights duties is made out
and handed TO the surgeon In charge.
The medical storeroom Is well stocked with variety
OF necessary articles such the costly medicines
which under tho special of Trustworthy person.
who is enoned not TO give out any OF these particular
medicines without signed requsition from the surgeon
olr,a vyo
stated has his residence within the building which
he leaves but worry occasions only
pace is filled by the surgeon in charge Hero also
stored Tho hospital liquors. which within the cate
CORY. as to issuance, OF the costlier medicines.
The printing Office and post office the
An excellent mposor is here always found post
assistant with him-who when yesterday
busly engaged in turning of with the usual despatch
very neatly printed hospital documents, while tho
other end OF the the postmaster just busy
sorting the morning letters brought from the city by tho
from the pile OF corrcspondcnce be-
fore him was easy TO surmso thA tho patients
not forgotten by sympa,hzing friends At bone.
The clerks spacious and well atrd up. Gar
desks seats aud racks OF smooth psned pine and
the appliances for their special duties g. ee young
men are employed men who early ei-ps 40 Cuica
army in defence u tho government the constitution and
the laws and, having gone through campaign ~ wh.ca
they bore their full o: ths bruut oc ngniing
those duties which : wise apds hamsnc policy has
exclusvey confined 10 temporarily disabled soldiers.
They are all exceedingly intelligent y men
OF them artists OF preensions Their
10 several OF the rooms testify One N particular Mr.
ccrps has drawn seyeraI beautiful soenes
incidents OF The battle ded. OF bvouacs and guerilla
hunts, which are highly priced by his officers and
radcs
Tho extra kitchen" also within this buiding Hero
compounded all kinds OF pies ano iarts appe.izng
ishing cOndments-u0 provided Tor by the
guationsby the fair hands OF the lady visitors who
daily in rotation from their homes minister
the wants. and by their rescsce aud gentle sympathies
sooth many POOR fellow whose brow is w-ung with
pam aud anguish. Tho ''extra kitchen" receives s
designation account OF the supplies brought to IL aud
from thence furnished 70 the very sick which are
provided by an Association oC charitable adcs OF West
chester county, two OF whom ia regular rotation attend
every day the proper Co king and Al s,o o
the good things on tine day bill of fare This kitchen y
deed, only cxcellng tho large kitchen so Tar al the
cooking apparatus, utensils, &c. Being smaller AMI the
work considerably less less time and labor re
| auirod in arranging and keeping things in order.
The laboratory u under the main ground 1o,r and
| Is supplied with everything aeediai TO make really
outside hospital baidiug Is the dwelling house or
residence OF the surgeons aud san Of employees. Up
stairs are the sleeping and sitting rooms all OF most
comfortably minute dimensous. Below sone Offices
and lower still. the messroom which s q billiard
room, In which We found game In progress a very
fine table, purchased from the proceeds arising tax
cents man per month, which sutler nays for
to the men There i second billiard table OF The carpen
ters shop, provided In the manner on which the
clerks hospa stewards and some other employees are Ia
regular rotation aud at stated hours permitted IT,
| themselves.
4 THE WARDS
are connected with the hospital building proper By
corridors, running parallel lines from north 10 south
and forming walk about onsthrd Of mie In length.
From these corridors, at measured distances, run OBJ
liauey the sick wards, nfy In ALL each OF which,
with the exception of some half dozen short wards capa
bic Of giving sccomnodsn to ny two patients The beds
are on ros sre,ohsrs c9verpe sufficiently warm and
kept exceedingly cen bed 10 the rght
OF the patient, IL small square table, with drawer on
-btr n hin
reach and IN drawerof which, patient progresses 20
convaescspce, and 10 able W send cheering words
70 wife friends, he can keep bis pen and Ink and
PAPER and preserve and have ready for frequent
psrusas such letters 10 no may receive from home.
There fifteen surgeons al engaged
| on the sick and wounded Some few weeks ago there
were twenty, and unhappy too much work then for ALL
This consequence Of the great addition TO the Do.
tents brought there aer the battles Of Gettysburg and