, 1864-05-27
Gbteaag Irlbnne.
FRIDAY, MAY q, 1861.
LETTER FROM sCARLET0H.u
What the Commissions are Doing,
Graphic Pictures OF Scenes In the Ho.-
pitfalls.

fR1pKMcKenuRa, May II, 1854
10 The Editor OF the Boston journal:
The day is past The cool night has come,
sefrehhing the fevercd cheek, cooling the
LAfopolpg pulse, and soothing the achlng
Wounds OF the thousands congregated In
tnle CITY. l nave made 1t In part day oi
observation, visiting the hospitals, and con.
vetfing with patients and nurses, and now,
Een11cds Rorp. with nerves unstrung By
elcke ming sights, make an attempt to
sketch the scenes Of the day.
The city Is vast hospital; churches, all
publtc buildings, private dwellings, stores,
chambers, attica, basements-all are occu-
pied by patients, Or arc attended by medical
orcers. or By those Hho have come to take
care of the wounded. All dny long the
trains of ambulances have been arriving
from the field hospitals. There are but few
wounded ieft at the front-those only whom
to move would be certain death. Those ablo
to bear removal have been sent In, that the
army may move on to dnish its appointed
ruE COMMISSIONS.
a red dag Is flung out at the Sanitary Com
mission rooms-a white one at tho rooms of
the Christian Commission. There are three
hundrs volunteer nurses In attendance,
The SanitaIy Commission have fourtecff VA.
Eons bringing suppliea from Belle PIain.
The Christian Commission has less traue-
poEtation facilities, but In devotion, In hard
Work, In patient effort, 1t is the compeer Of
nurses are divided into detaIls-some for day
service, some for night work, Each State
has its relief committee.
Governor Smith OF Vermont is here, SEN
ator spzague OF Rhode Island, Senator 8hcr-
man Of Ohio: Senator Pomelpy of Kansas,
Ex-Mayo ors Burton and 61ngth Of Munchrs-
ter, y. H., Ex-Ma.o or Fry of Chelsea, Rev,
Mr. Ecans Of ko1bHry, and scores Of men,
aside from the Com mie6lous' nurReg. doing
what they CAL to relieve the necessities and
al!eyinte the eu1ferings Of the wounded.
How patient the brave fellows are Not
word OF complaint, but thanks for the slight
est favor. There has been lack Of crntches.
THIS morning saw soldier of the Callfor-
mia regiment, IN old soldier, who fought
with the lameuted Baker at Balls Bluff, and
who has been in more than twenty battles,
and who, till Thursday last, has escaped uu-
!. harmed, hobbling about with the nytns Of a
settee nailed to strips of board His regi-
ment went home to-day, its three years Of
service having expired. It was but score
or two OF weather beaten, battle SCARED
veterans. The disabled comrade could b ard-
II keep back the tears as he EaW them pass
down the street. "Few of us left. Tie
borcs Of the boys are On every battlefield
where the Army Of the Potomac hes fought,n
Eaid he.
0DhE IL. IAI4E LAST HOME
There was sound Of the pick and spade
In the church, ard, q heaying up OF new
earth-a digging of trenches not for defense
ayainst the eue1ny-but the preparation of
the last resting place Of departed heroes,
There they 1ie-a dozen of thEm-tach wrap
ped in his b1auket-the last birouaci For
them there Is no more war-no chnrges into
the thick, leaden rain drops-no more hur-
Iahs-no 1pore cheering Of the dear old 1as,
bearing it onward to victory. They have
fallen but the victory Is theirs, theirs the
roll OF eternal honor. One By one--side by
side-men from Massachusetts, and from
Penns5 lyania, and from Wisconsin-from all
the States, resting in one common grave
Teacc tosthsm-bleesings on those whom
they have left behind.
IN THE HOSPITALS.
Go into tbs hospitals-armless, lesless
men, wounds OF every description. Men on
the hard foor, on the hard eeats Of church
peWe, lying in one position all day, until the
nrrEe going the rounds, comes to their aid.
They must wait till their food comes. Some
must be fed with spoon as II they were lit
tie children.
70, TINT we could get some straw for the
Christian Commission. He had wandered
about town, Searching for the article "There
is none to be had. We shall have to send to
Washington for it-''
"StraW! remember two stacks, four
mflts ont on the spottsylrania road. L saw
them last night as galloped In from the
tront-h
Armed with rcquisidon from the Provost
MarEtA to seize two stacks OF straw, with
two wagons driven by Intelligent contra
bands, four Christian Commission delegates,
and awry We went ACROSS the battlefield OF
December-fording Hazel Run-galned the
heights and reached the straw stacks owned
hy Rev Mr. Owen
By whose authority do you take my
propertys''
The Provost Marshal. SIR"
Rev. Mr. kimbau Wss on the stack pitch
ing it down, I was pitching it in,. and the
young men were slowing it away.
ARE on going to pay me for 1t ?''
"You must see the Provost Marshal, sir.
If you are loyal mar, and will take the oath
Of allegiance, doubtless you will Get your
psXy." T.. :. n,.+.,. ,.-, y, .,>r, -.
ready to starve- ! have nothing for them to
cut paying for it-''
9" fes, tir, var Is hard. You must remem-
ber, sir, that thtrc are thousands Of wounded
men-your wounded us well as ours. II
your children a1e on the point Of starving,
those men are on the point of dying. We
nust have the straw for them. What we
don't take tonight We will get in the morn
ing. Meanwhile, sir, # any body attempts to
TIE 1t, p1Gase say to them that 1t is for the
hospital und they can't have It."
Thus with wagons stuffed we leave Rev.
Ar. Owens and return to make glad the
hearts Of several thousand men. o how
they thank us.
"Did you get 1t for me? God bless you
6ir.'' >.
EVENING. !.
1t is evening. Thousands Of soldiers Just
arrived from Washington have passed through