Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-13

poor fellows die. great many more suf-
fer terribly, and taking large view Ct
matters I confess l never knew what this
Wsr was until 1 compsssed it from this
point of view; details il is impossible for
me 10 fur ish you at this moment
The Sanitary Commission is not repre-
santsd in this, the Sixth Corps, ct all.
We greatly need their ample stores. There
are thousands OF wounded men here to-
day who need shirts, drawers and socks TO
make them tolerab'y comfortable.
al have te-dsy conversed with rebel
ofiesrs captured, who say tina Grant will
be Obliged TO make his way by inches, sud
nothing but superior fcrce will terminate
the campaign in our favor. This state
ment hSrmoniTss With current history"
Rev. s. B Page writes from one Of the
hospitals st Washington, June 9th, as fol-
lows:
My impression Of the magnitude
and Importance Of the work Of the Chris
tiRn Commission has deepened since
came here. A large number OF wounded
and dying men are brought in daily Sst-
urdAy 1900, yesterday 600, and to-day
1900 more. have be n ready and will
ling to 60 to the army any day, but the
agent thinks that and many others are
greatly needed here The demand for del
egstes here and ct the front is urgent and
likely to continue for some time. The
agent Gays, 'GelI the Cleveland Commission
to continue 10 seAd forward at least two
week. In my department Of labor,
scenes Of interest occur every day.
Some who have tried to save their limbs,
are obliged to have them ampuIated /;
others are having balls extrAcIed, and
many are dying every day. At one time
II we're In the " Desd House" waiting
burial have had no time to write or
look around since l came here; sll nay
time and strength belongs to the soldiers
Taere are % hospitals in and around
Washington; some Of them have over 1000
patients, and there are nov from five 10
eight thousand wounded at the White
House landing. The smell Of CHASTITY
wounds sickens me, but as my only OF jsol
is to do something for the patient sufferers,
have thos far stood it as well as ex
psoted. We make it our business TO en-.
quire from every one concerning tbeiI
/ temporal wants. We take 10 them dslicaciee
and comforts from our stores, su as jsl.
lies, wines, lemons, orange, So, write
letters for them, act ss their agent in
everything We can do Tor them. These
poor men open their hearts and they feel
that We are their friends. get so inter.
ested in my work that sometimes forget
myself and get very tired before l car
willingly stop. There lie ep serious
ness among the soldiers. Every day
seems like great enquiry meeting. Al
receive tracts, testsmenis and other Teli
gious esdiDg gratefully; lone make lighi
Of religious hiDgs; many are truly pious
One man just had q bail extracted from
his thigh. said to him, the bullet
wounds the body but sin wounds the soul
asked him il he knew who could tax
away siR and its sffecis. "Ies," says he
''Only one, the Great PhyIieiGSF D. you
look 10 him al am trying to do co." On
1 smother cot lay q man dreadful wound.
ed. The surgeon had just told his young
wife, who had come from Northern State
TO be with him, that her husband could NOT
live. He could ssy bat little. direo ed
bin to Christ, and prayed for hin and her.
1t WAS scene taat effected many hearts.