Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-11-26
From the oho.go Times, November, 2sd,I
An Insightinto Hospital Operations
Astonishing Revelations BY a Reiurne ed
o '1ssl Peg Nurse. 50 "a

A lady, named Ella Jane Psnnfeld, passed
through Chicago, on Friday, with her youngest
sop, on herWay from the hospitals near Vicks-
butg to performer home 10 La. Crosse, CWis-
coDsin. She is one Of that noble ,and wbp
have given ell their time money and energies
to the allevissiOn oftbs spferiugs Of the SOL
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She had husband eud three sons; .thsy own
ed a. small house aud lot In La Crosse. Mr..
Ps1Rfsld, With bistwo eldest sons, Joined the
army, and the sife, healing that her. husband
was sick, took the Youngest OF the family and
vent 20 see him :. Tpe father ditd. and tie
mo;ber then devoted herself to bis comrades
She was present at the battle Of Iuks, and, af-
ter that Of Coripth, spent three days and nights
without cessation ID helping to carry TIE wound.
wss Of Holly Springs when the depot.wss bnrn.
ed, and managed By yuse to save aVhuudrsd
barrels of -four which che herself rollei out Of
The way Of the rebels and succeeded Ia thtoM-
Ing into the hands Of Union troops She Was
subsequently, taken prisoner and placed In the
Confederate hospitals, but, on hearing Confed-
efae soldiers say TINT an attack Was to be
made the next day, she escaped, and. after
wslkiog tHo days, finally reached her fiiebds
whom she apprlsed Of their danger In tin to
enable them to prepare Tor the attack. T. She
va. afterward sent to lWsshiogton Hospital, In
Memphis, by Col. Loomls, and went theuce TO
Vtcksburg, having charge OF the linen 10 the
Marine and No. 8 Hospitals az the same sine.
She, vas attacked With intermittent fever. Iand
chronic complaint intervened She was q . 0.
fore obliged to discontinue her labors, An5 Two
ws+ks ago. set out on the j,urDey home, ii sl1s
Our reporter heard OF Mfs. Peunfeld's pses-
encs In Chicago, and found her At the depot
Of the Chicago and North western Railway on
Friday evening. waiting for the departure of
the rain. She is evidently . lady, speaking
tempsrstely and accurately. She reiatsd the
stcry Of her travels % synopsIzsd above, but
carefully avoided all allusons 20 the condition
Of the hospitals and the scicesthefe. After
few cnrsoiy rematks, the following consersa-
ton ensueds z I, was repofled az the time, aud
| is ri for word % uttered:
Queston--" Madam, would like 10 know
something about the hospitals; how they are
Auswer-"l cannot tell you apything aboul
the way In which things are carried on tbefe
| have promised MT 10 tell y, raislslsos gaSsq
Q.--sDid you promise here 10 sChicagof',is
Aye es,--et the rooms Of tho initsry
Commission They asked me not to tell aid
| promised not TO. / had to promise H."
Q.-"Isupposs II is Mrs. Hoge that you re-
fer 60 now" ,t,,,5sSS Ia, o.t.,ss5
A,-"Yee."
Qs,---oI suppose you koow that the people
here are anxious very anxious = 70 khos
whether what 10 cent Is given TO the soldiers =
We want to be able 10 inform the public on
this point; Ne wish only TO ellSihe Husb, aud
| are equally ready to praise or blame"
A.--"The ladies' forbade me 20 cay any thing
with regard to the Government ol tbes hos