Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-01-24
TIE soLDTERSl AID SOCIETY.

We have been this week preparing q very
large lot Of hospital stores for shipment "a
meet the Q. s. Sanitary Commission
steamer, which is daily expected to come
up the Ohio from her trip to the Mississ-
ippi feet, where her last valuable cargo
has been made to do good service in the re-
lief Of the wounded of Grants army. More
than 1000 cans of concentrated beetles
from our soup-hOuse are ready to forward
and through the industry Of the ladies Of
this city and neighbOring towns, we have
several hundred sets Of flannel garments
packed for Shipment while the generosity
of cur farmers has provided liberal stores
of vegetables, apples, Sc, which will &C.
company the goods above mentioned. Due
notice will be given by telegraph of thC
approach Of the steamer, and our boxes viii
60 down in charge of q special agent who
will see them safely put on board at Gin
cinnsti. We gratefully renew our &C
Acknowledgements to the G. c. c. R. R
Company, for its liberality in providing
transportation for our very heavy ship
ments, and we beg that the cause in wbiOl
we are working may be admitted as sufh
cient excuse for taxing this railroad to
degree tn at would otherwise be quite IN
pardOnables The telegraph lines, whicl
have always been freely open for the trans
mission Of our frequent messages to anC
from Louisville and elsewhere, have inf
nitely assisted our business; and to tn
gentlemen whose services we have thu
laid under heavy contribution we tendel
sincere Acknowledgements.
We have been called within few days t.
furnish still further supplies of sheets, pill
lows, &C., to the general hospital at CAM
Cleveland, and also to make upa largt
quantity of government bedding for th'
same place. Bedsteads and sheets are nov
entirely wanting from our stock-we trus
the liberality Of our friends will soon sup
ply the deficiency.
We rejoice to hear that all the hospita
boats dispatched up the Cumberland viii
supplies, escaped the dangers Ofrebel cap.
ture and arrived safely in Nashville. There
are now at least ], 900 boxes Of sanitary
stores in process of fdistributicn to the hos.
pitals Of that city and MurfreesbOrO where
supplies of any kind viii be as cool water
TO the thirsty. How great was the need
we learn from our agent at Nashville, who
writes Dec. 10th:
awe are out Of all eatables and need all
kinds of vegetables, fruits, pickles, cheese,
hominy, corn meal, in fact everything. Ap-
pie butter is in great demand. We much
need large supplies Of woolen and cettOn
shirts, also drawers, of which we have
none Hundreds Of sick soldiers were
brought into the city yesterday, with no
shirts except the filthy ones that they had
worn for weeks, and we had not to give
them. 1t was very painful to me that they
must 20 to their beds without the comfort
Of clean clothes A heart Of stone would
soften to witness the sufferings Of some of
these men. know if the benevolent at
the North could realize the condition of
their c, 900 sons in our hospitals they would
increase ten-fold their very generous efforts
in their behalf Mr. Willard, of Detroit
was at our rooms to-day. He has written
home to have large amount Of reading
matter sent to us, and I would we could
have tons Of it, for it works great good to
tha eonvalssoeut aud 20 Gil who able to
read A magazine, paper or pamphlet is
prized most highly-it diverts the mind
and if the mind be encouraged and made
cheerful, the body will rapidly improve. A
good laugh is an excellent medicine"
Our friends will doubtless remember the
and touching appeal for hospital
supplies, from Miss Wolcott, of Hammond
published some weeks ago in our
city papers. The liberal stores Of choice
articles Of diet, wines, So, called forth by
that letter have been for many days await
ing the necessary directions for shipment,
and the ladies who SO freely gave these del
icacies will read with interest second let
ter from this faithful attendant. upon the
sick and suffering at Point Lookout;
HAxnoxD HOSPITAL, Po1zr LOOKOUT, (Bfd,)l
January 18th, 1868.
SECRETARY SOLDIERS AID SOCIETY
Dear Madam: Your favor of Jan. Sth, is
Just received. Your prompt and favorable
reply to my hasty appeal excites surprise,
pleasure and gratitude. l wrote to my
brother by night, in haste and Weariness.
Just go do now address you, and since
you SO kindly accepted that with oil its
short comings, you will pardon this,
though it be brief and confused.
By recent changes, 1 have been thrown
for a day or two upon double duty in q
strange ward, full Of confusion and negli-
genoe. From six o'clock this morning un-
I'll eight this evening, have been seated
but one half hour and that was when read
ing aloud by q bedside which sbundantly
repays ell my labor. I think Of it now,
for if the watches of the night are short to
me, they are long to the brave lad who lies
there. Shot by poisoned bullet, the
wound nearly as large as my
hand, losthsome to every sense, he lies in
D dsrkened inner room, never making a
moan or uttering complaint or asking
the same steady, low voice
and quiet eyes. Eating little and losing
strength, he must be fed Lack Of time
alone prevented my walking q mile to buy
some eggs for him Do you wonder
that l long for stores of all
kIuds at hand wrote To my
brother at venture, hardly expecting
an answer, as I feared you were too far off
TO reach us. The publication quite startled
me, but if it aided your-our-good cause
[ will put aside the shrinkings Of vanity,
and thank God that he wrought through
my fsebleness. Had known Of the
great battles in the southwest l should
hardly have dared apply to you. With
kindred and friends, as 1suppose, engaged
in thai fearful strife, may not be jealous
Of supplies sent westward, but if you ran
also spare for us, / repeat the assurance
that your gifts shall be faithfully used
0nr bnspifaI rapaivaa ifa raornla tinr q,7Y,