New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-27
The Sanitary Commissions.
From Oar SPECIAL Correspondent

IN this army, and the arrangement INTO something hAe
order OF these memoranda must constitute to-dbys
letter.
Simultaneously with the marching OF the army from
the Chckabominy for the James and with the clearing
ont Of the hospitals at White House the Sanitary Com
risson men and effects shipped for City Point, and
reached here in advance Of the troops
AT White House stores had been distributed through
s agency at the average rate of 1000 per days S5Wb
during the ten days Of service there.
1t must not be supposed that the Commission hnd
hitherto neglected this Department. On the contrary
during the early Summer When this Department had
campaign OF its own, fair proportion OF its goods,
goods material and goods OtherNlse-had been diverted
10 this direction where Or. Mcdonald. the came Wao
Was captured at Gettysburg and held several iAo.tns
IN Richmond, was ia charge and had his ORGANIZATION
"V ell in hand"
The main work is always at its water base. which is
always the same as that Of the army Dr D; H. Doug
hs associate Secretary of the Commission. is its
Lieutenant General commanding its operation before
RichnOnd and here are his headquarters. Next in
authority is Dr. 4. Mcdonald with the rank ef Iuspcc
tor. Two other Inspectors are on the ground, w;
Or. w. +. Swain and Dr. W. {. Stevens each with
his appropriate and disBo. duties. Mr.. John A. An.
ders0n has charge Of tie transportation and Issuing OF
supplies controls the boats and makes the acquisitions
on the home depots is IN short Qaartermaster OF te
Commission. These are all located here. On the i'm.
mediate front Superintendent Of Field Relief Is Mr..
J. Warner johnson. and with the hospitals and am
eplance trains as Superintendent " tss~ Auxiliary
Relief Corps Hon. +. Is. Fey late Mayor OF Chelsea
Mass.
All told the persons attached 10 the Commission
number but the force II always largely III
creased by volunteers from Washington and elsewhere,
who set to work with the special relief corps under
Nh. Fay About fifty Of these arc regular employees
and have been working AS now through al tins cam
paign. and many of them much longer
The first thing to get the stores here from The grand
depots at Washington, Baltimore, and Phl9delphls'
For this the Commission has two steam propeeIs reg
ulary chartered and in constant service ana theh IN
emergencies steamers chartered for the IMP as IN
she Of the Commander from New'AorS, with yes
etables lately, and another of tie same class from
Philadelphia. -,
Then here at City Point a number Of commodions
barges the receiving barge. from when g.ols aie
isssed in the ori,nal packages and the issug prse
on board Of which the Offices ana wheIe p"cAhsSs
are broken for distribution in certain channels IS ~"
be explained anon. Besides there is the little tug
necessary in the habor for the timely towing ABOUT o
these barges and the transportation Tor short dianees
Of small oargoes. l believe there is also barge on
board which the employees eat and sleep and another
lsed as coal stOreh0use.
The land transportation consists OF - iour-horse
wagons l2e wagon horses and le saddle horses, all ID
constant use.
The vegetables alone distributed through these means
from July l TO Is amounted 10; Potatoes, 3355 N
ezions 2fl9 n; pickles lss 10 other vegetables oO5
n dried apples 3il 10 green apples, 30 n. But The
hst Of articles supplied shows that during tins time no
Less than leo different things have been issued Some
ea Of their character and amount is given by the io
lowing 49,. ,-u,,., s,..os s,,,
tsry Commission propeller John X Thomson to ne army
and feet under the suPerys9n Of Dr. Ae11nds5 va
wooden draw-r, 2J cotton drawers 1885 WOODEN SHIRTS,
l002 cotton shirts 2lsi pairs WOODEN socks 80 pairs cotton
m netting IL pain oiled SIX ~ hospital shirts 6J cushioi
sS%s towels lci co.'s gros combs go needles 20 par;
shppers ring cushions. it.. thread l02 mattresses ~
bottle. brandy DO ties gn SO bottles Jamaica loo
@n ram a.; 70 boe sberi;y vine 0 4s b r. yg
los bottles claret IA botlos Extract, 40 J. Ginse'
sop. 50 tin pla,es 20 in basins, 50 tin pals lin
pump. IL csnteens, "a camp kettles IA fine COMB.
Ii boxes candies 2O3 bedpsn 100 unsls, % Lanterns, "
sick cups n pit cups l!3 cutches, gross blacEine
q Iesns paper 2oO envelopes 40 boxes 'sIdne 100 es
rs hess tea Il bbs bsndase 10 n lint boxes reading u
bb. old linen bbi lime 20 kegs picked toetces os bush
stool ~ III bb kraUt. bbS esg. 800
butter 100 ID dried beef 800 70 cheese 6 % essence cohee
go corn starch lo0 10 peaches lS9 boxes lemons 100
posoes IS bbls sugar 800 n tobacco e0 ID smoking do,
3o2s n chicken s turkey 100 II cod bal, boSss spPe
apple. bush fe.h beans % bush fresh peal. l2O head
Ss' SS head Sds s0'f ss S sfnp b
70 tuns ice cases cologne bottles aecal, ease y;
hns . gas caSr % so n To- Trina 81 10.
chocolate $40 pin cushions 200 suits oiled clothing rns
boilers. 10 bbls CURED cabbage, Il bbls bread 1908
b. mutton 10 bs spices kniye, and forks papers
sppers pm. coffee pots 90 gTo' spoons anoeis 70 e'
Irvine III rolls plaster 4teus "a cendects eross k 80
paper bags que :. psper Csc lard oil case matches,
eases pipes, cases ssi;yp D9 sSiI meal ~ o .oE lex
70 powder "a scissors Is b pepper 70 boxes
saw here on the wharf at one time a few days ago
leo barrels Of potatoes; aud then SAW half
train Of back down near them, AID soon of they
went 20 the front.
The manner Of distribution is through the Field
Relief" and the Auxiliary Relief" the former Ell the
ont with the troops the latter st the hospitals In
emergency like tt the day before tie Fourth 81 July.
when there is large lua:ty OF perishable articles 10
be issued AT wagons asked and obtained nom
the Army authorities Ca that occasion, by order OF
Gen. Grant, his Chief Commilsory Col. Morgan,
took change Of the and so rded and IA
ciltiesi b., usually tie Commissons Own means are
sufficient
The Field Relief has an organ zation in each corps
ramifying 70 divisions and brigsdes and also has
branch with the Navy. Ihesetfnake requlslOns from
day day upon the depot at the water base for such
things are needed st once; wagons Immediately slart
evenly and Systematically. To each division there II
Sanitary wagon and g. Sanitary tent The organ.
iEation with the hospitals Is not less perfect To each
Of these also there is wagon aud tent and body Of
men, to which is ndded kitchen. where articles Of
hight die. prepared for the patients.
No article is Issued except on the reQuson OF
irresponsible party usually either an agent OF the Com
mission Surgeon. who, as occasionally happens Il
unablr 10 obtain from the Government supplies the
things he requires.
B1 the actiye benevolence Of the Commission does
bot end in udcious and systematic distribution 81 sup
Plies IL Is Jealous in good works. instant in season
and out Of season snd does with a IFS might whatever
It's hands lind 10 do Many Of ITS agents ore young
rnen preparing for the ministry theological students
from ABdoyer and elsewhere who, administering and
ninistering passing their novtate i'll tie best pos
sble school Of training and Of uselness 70 which pulpit
and parish will be largely indebted years aud years
hence These ubiquitous in the trenches vel as
in the hospitals. They write letters for those to feeble
10 otherwise send word 10 their trends.
Amer battles. when tie wouRted pour into the hospi-
falls In overwhelming bers they aid the BY
dressings the mo!e tTltHb wounds and their assist
ants in the more serious All those times feeding
stations are established at different points and food Il
given 10 all who hungry. for always happens that
uen. beside the wounded. durng anG Just after on en
channels Of supply On such occasions not only crack
ers and coffee are iound 10 be needed but arm sings
and crutches. Even now when there has been no late
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