The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-10


June 6l 20 oct lst 1854 expondcd...... 245l o's5'
palspcs in bands Of treasurer, Oct 1864 s6l5I66O1
me vorK Of the Commission involving this expendi-
tp-e embraces six distinct departments. The cost or
carrying on each department Is Given In the accoupa-
nying tables,
Added TO these Is a table which accounts for certain
Outlays "a enumerated not conveniently classified un-
der any ono Of the above divisions The aggregate Of
theae tables gives tho total amount disbursed.
The following the several divisions OF the Commits
uion, work with general statement Of the character
f zach and thus the OF the various Items OF e1
r.-pdIture may be more clearly seen.
Sote-The balance IN the hands Of the Treasurer De-
osmber lat 1854 three hundred aud tyone thousand
nine hu ndred and twenty dollars and seveny-nlne
cents 1851 gl0'i9l.
tho collecting, storing, forwarding and distributing
through the hospitals and to the armies and on the
battle heds supplies sent by the people to tho sol
dierA with this work Is inseparaby connected large
amount Of relief service rendered to the SICK ana
,go,nIrA nv the agents employed this Department,
which service would be included IN the mere WORK
OF transporting and distributing the supplies Ihe sum-
therefore, charged TO the cost OF Dstrbuton Vsee
sExhibH A. Is thereby considerably larger than u
would otherwise appoari Is also the ratio Of the cost
Of distribution" 70 tho value Of the supplies distr'
buted" tsee "Exhibu C') It Is allowed to stand mus
ieoaue apporonment Of the expense belong
in 20 zach OF these two classes OF labor cannot be made
even as the services themselves cannot be dsjolned,
The work Of distributing these supplies, and admins
ternR the general relici connected with IT. has required
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porta on tor supplies this work has involved the
and maintenance of several wagon trans ana
the chArtering OF anumber Of steamboats, at various
times In the expense Of this department embraced
the cost Of supplies purchased"
d rhe Department ofM edical Inspection, or "lnqu-
~ and Advice =; by which nearly three years Sc
RES OF inspections has been kept by scientific men In
the general and field hospitals and among the various
regiments composing the army The aim Of this lnpec-
tOn discover all conditions Of camp or hos
ptal life unfavorabe the health OF the soldier and TO
suggest and such sanitary reforms as would guard
ngans disease and death In the opinion OF both m-
tary and medical men, thousands Of lives have been
saved BY this service.
ID, The Special Relief Department." By which all
sick discharged disabled not otherwise provided
for be guarded sheltered, led and helped out OF
trouble. This Department includes the maintenance OF
~Homes" and Lodges" or temporary asylums, Relief
Stations baltic -heldss Claim Agencies, Pension on
oe to accompany the feeble to their homes
men 20 visit hospitals and TO look and collect the back
pay soldiers, and variety Of kindred work This Is
Anagenoy which, IN these several wavs aids and pro-
teos on an average two thousand i've hundred t25OO
men daily
Under this head of Special Relief win be found placed
the amount expended upon hospital transports" and
'hOspal cars" large amount In ITSELF but small when
compared with many thousands of sick and wounded
70 whom il furnished transportation Gom the bat
Nc field to the hospital
4th The "Hospital Dlrectory," whose mission II has
been serve friend OF fathers mothers, and wve
o(sdies by keeping those at home informed ofthe To-
cation and condition OF thelr sick sons or husbands
the general ospitas. One million and thirty thousand
hospital patients nave beon entered In the ID
rrctory and many thousand anxious inquiries answered
9th. The "Statlstical Department. which gathers up
abuaes and deduces valuable general principles from
all the material collected by tho Medical Inspectors o
the Commission, to make II all available for pre-
venting disease in the army. Ibis work is also Incl
dentsly tributary to valuable scientific researches.
9Th. The Department OF Publication" by which, ai
one brnnch OF ts work. the choicest results OF moierr
medical and surgical science upon all the special topics
most important Tor an army surgeon to be informed upon
have been furnished gratuitousy and In compact form
TO every medical man In the army. Many thousands o
these medical monographs, prepared BY the aDest men
tire country, have been thus distributed by the Com
mission. Forming the series often has done, almos
te book OF reference carried by the surgeons int
the reld 1t can not be doubted but this expenditure
work OF saving lie aud allevinting suffering
such me chief divisions Of tho Commissions WorA
upon which Its money has been spent. =,
1t will be seen that there Il one other group OF expend
exclusively belonging to any one OF me above name
General admins ration OF the asars the Commission
PDesaes to t TspSr @ e GSs 90 h yaa
various supplies which have been forwarded iron
tie COmnissiOn ana thence carried by the agents of tn
Hdd To- ths IS sum @ the cash expended on supplies an
compare with this total the expense Of dstrbIon les
carrying on the work Of supply distribution and we sh
and Exhibit 9 /" that but tour and eighty-esht haL
bas been spent in distr ibutng them.
81 4. slIaikkEEEw3 lakEw.
J, HUNTINGTON WOLCOTT, SLommittee
). fSTsff FosiER / iJEsKiEs,
Central ofhee, United States sanitary CommlsSioi
De'e'nOe' '' '''' EXHIBIT "a"
I-suPPLY DEPARTMENT
Coat Of Gathering and PurchaItIg supplies.
Money paid in direct purchase OF ~, ,oo.,,
MONEY s%RgisSS sSvanCod to branches for
Cost sSpPf0cc of canvasscis, Agents and
CLERKS. for soliciting supplies. d,SS68
Rrplg o
al Central 6iI storenouses ...,:';.,. s3,l45o
count (ls6lJ. chiefly incurredio Tor ,,,,
purchase OF supplies..,.......'. 2l4b
Total cash outlay in gathering and in pur- -, 49,,
chasing supplies A'A uAA
TraasT0rtat,Os and Di,irou'OH @ SsRPtieA
asserting storing, pa packing ,ha s,6ra sao
houses at Washington, Bait, - ara,
P9TSsSS' sS TO OF rsaoss SS5Ss Sna forage wages
OF drivers, subsistence &c.,
(present value of horses, wa
gons, harness storehouses, &C, ,,.-o,,
C6aiisTs SS o9 steamers: purchase Of ''
oI, oisaPprss ii 10 The. " ster, base
(present value OF barges belong -
EIpsnses Of the Field Relief
of"Auxiliary Relief Corps. 1874 $3.50
Total expense OF transportation --
and distribution Of supplies foH
TOTAL cost of Supply Department. sl,Te IS
u.-MRDICAL NsPRCrOM
Expenses OF this department. ~
uL-sPEcIAL RELIRP DEFAnTNHSr
Cost Of establishing and maintaining twenty
two "IiOmes and Lodges" for the care OF sekN
fuHOughed and discharged soldiers, also relief
siatiOns eAr battle fields, including especial
Giers rS and their fSmiiies S4oT
Cost OF the various Agencies for obtaining pen
siOns, arrears OF pay bounty, prize money . %,
WidOWB claims, b4tbl
Expenses In tho transportation and care OF sick
Ind dischATKed soldiers under circumstances
where there Is no legal claim upon the Co . 49,
VCrument fOT RELIEF LIS
One-hAh expenses OF Auxiliary Field Relief
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