New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-30

from ONf tptcis Corr -n"rh.
In FRONT OF PETERSBURG. Va,
Friday. Sept. q, lstf
am glad that have fallen, for season,
among the Doctors !. has given me chance to make
q pom, that, for humanitys sake. have long been
wanting 10 make
Since have been with the army, have frequently
bsen ss;oun,sd at tie removal Of badly wounded pa
tsnts from the field hospitals to the base hospitals over
road. tha, would Amos, take the lie o. well an to
vide over In ambulance.
Ibaye thought that II were thus wounded would
rather take my chances on Tie field, without medical
s III the rain and sun and at the mercy OF the enemy
thsb 10 be thbs derousy tortured after had been
rescued from the eery ordeal Of battle Ihave wondered
iE amazemsnt how the IMMENSE amount Of cerebrum,
surgical military and political red tape employed in the
prosecution Of this war, had not discovered what my
humble half ounce Of the article 80 tenstiyely realized.
hot knew the imp<Lers ability. impregnability iDdi
visibility, insuperaby. inscrutability and incompre
bsnsibiy 81 red tape. and could only symps'h!ze IN
she groana and shrless OF the wounded ss they
1oed the hOrTc rosds and grin and bear with
them counting all among The necessary horrors OF
the WAT, onn hoping f,r early end 70 IT, heard sur
xeons cooIy taking about tie per oetsgs Of deaths
patients from removals stating precisely who hat
died and who must die from this caase-and still muS
be rcmoved-aDd the thought has always occurred t.
me, sometimes audiby and sometimes not Why DO VOC
semOye them thcD.
Wien tbs question has been audib'y expressed
she base hospital the proper place for patients after
the surgical operations have been performed and that
must be made ia the field hospital for arr.
vale. Tlis practice has been IN accordance with red
fspe aud has always prevailed without much regard
60 tie nature OF indi idu and have been told
by intelligent surgeons that hundred: not thousands
81 deaths have doubt been occssiOued since the
Dencsment Of the BY fhe mere removal OF danger
era cases ia hospitals And what cali the poor helpless
fAiieEH do .hOrn " g limb OF two psrhapS anil de-
CrfEed Of large proportion Of their vitality but GO
where thsy are cent. whatever may he the consc.
%Gsnces
am happy to b able 10 announce st lsst that new
era has dawn upon army surgery and that
~ precedent has Deen established which, ii IL 10 be
one u The profession day visited the Tenth Corps
,-'e hotsiis Dr. e. A. Barlow. SD Ohio. Surgeon in
barge aEc Dr. N. s. Kit;'BgsT tooth ~ y. Chief
oefS'er assisted by Dr. K. a. Dodson, Ist Md
SGsairT. IN company win Major GSeral HrDey ard
Ut. hobart x smith, D0w kedca-Director OF the
SoTps, Ne were shown sbot the hospital. and among
Stnef Improvement md rei,gns Of Drs. Barlow and
e'hets We would ~th 10 ind. ard the neccssiy OF
which have igsl been di.cussipg-a surgical ward for
So fetbtana and treatment by Ge operating snrgeOns
pi sueh cases csr with rafcey TO the patient be
eeht 10 t'c base Hospital that is of smputstion
soo'e me Knee iuny ard brain wounds, a. Tlis
vGo y h1tcd up 1s comfortably and hcahiully IN all
respects es Inc yards the base hospi,a-not by
Siisi2hs on tho Department. that end which would
nc0unteT re delay aud Iricscies OF red tape but by
~ sItra Efforts and personal jopryatons OF the Hos
pi'e, san
TlHe are now In this ward three or four interesting
tsses In winch TIE patients viii probably recover
whereas Immediately 5ilef the operations they lad
been !oed o'ef the road TO the base hospital, they
would most hksb have died One Of these IL prornis