The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-02

on Wednesday, the o1st Nay, and after taking In
her powder OF Bedoes Island proceeded TO bound to
the East West Gulf squadrons ~ for - the southern
most boundary Of the United 6tates-she Rio Grands
The following 10 list Of the officers -
VOLUNTEER Lfe.sesant ConlSsamder-w Eaton
Executive OGcr--Gco II. Pendleton.
Acting Asust1nt PdymastT-H lie Roy Jones
Plsssd Assi taat sargeon--John n. Garner
sistants, G. s Tyler, O H. Buckalew, T. George; Third
Assistants, II, Gingen, G. Luther
el Ssr1' A'4'S'' a'1 '''''''s A'' -D''' "
Mates-J W. Pease, H. A. Case
Payadaer's Cterk-James Colins
Captains Clrk-Walter II. FOx.
The Fort Morgan carries officers 70 n ~ ~ md
West Gulf squadrons also the mails and supplies for
naval vessels In the Gulf.
ARRIVAL OF THE lRoN-CLAD sTEAhRR COLUMBIA
IN HAMPTON ROADS.
The United States Qate rebel iron-clad Columbia
rived in Hampton Roads the 25th Of May in tow OF
the United States steamer Vanderbilt The Columbia
accidentally sunk by the rebels the 18th Of January
last while hauling out Of dry DOCK in Magazine creek,
Charleston Admiral Dahlgren determined to raise
her. and being successful she left Charleston the
Esd for Norfolk Va. Her passage short and
cessful one the ship behaving well throughout She has
high pressure engines and propeller ten feet in dame
ter is pierced for six guns lighting two forward two
eft and three in broadsde The following is list Of the
Lieutenant Co~mandtne- George ": Hayward;
Acting Maasrs-JosephE n. Jones, John Crosby Jno
Meyers, James N. Forsyth.
Ac,in0 Ensigns-Walter Walton Adna Bates
Acting Assisaant Strgeos-A Sumner Dean.
Engineers-Acting Second Assistant, D. D. Berry; Act
ing Third Assistants W. Racao, Henry Fisher, Dennis
Actimg Nate-Frank r. Monroe
ARRIVAL OF THE UNITED STATES STEAMER school,
xOKON.
This steamer arrived at this port on Monday morning
from Hatteras Inlet She put into the Delaware Break
water account Of northeast gale and remained there
until the 28h inst She has been absent two years.
doing duty on the York. James, Appomattox and Pa.
munky rivers, on Wilmington and 1t Beaufort, O.,
guard ship also for several months past In the sounds Of
North Carolina, and in the advance up the James
river in Nay last, and at the battle Of Deep Bottom
During the advance up the Meherrn river She with tho
United States steamers Shamrock Wyalusng, Hunch-
back and Whitehead stood ready perform any service
they might be called upon 10 forward the plans of Gen.
erals Grant and Sherman on the onward movement TO
Richmond, and thwart Lee In any plan Of reinforcing
Johnston in that direction The following 10 list Of her
of1cers:-
Acting Volunteer Lieutenant CoMDsdndin1-FNncis Jos
lct;n0 Master and Esecasive 0Ne~-John O. Johnson
Acting Assistasa Paymas,er-C. J. Todd.
Actin0 AssisIart SxrQeon-E. G Thatcher.
EngiMeers Acting First Assistant, In charge, ". D.
Forbes; Acting Third Assistants, James Wilson, W. O.
Aeh.sS Enegns-s. 9. Warner, W. c. Borden.
PiO%GeOrge Br0adstreet
Bradley John Hardy
P1ymasser's Clyk-James B. Van Clcef
FLEET SURGEON NINIAN PINcKNEy, OF PEE MIS-
srssIPPI SQUADRON.
From the st. Louis Republican,
This gentleman, we regret 10 learn, is about to be
From The % and
the sundering Of this tie, but very feeby express the
real substantial feelings Of regret which know
squadron In the world. Endowed by nature, as Fleet
Surgeon Pnckney is with an intellect Of An cxtraordi
in al Of those points which make the finished Gentleman
ebellished with those high pharthropic characteristics
fon for the .msoraon Of the Ills which
Is heir TO- no brings IN addition 70 al highly cultivated
man, az is its invauabity 70 those who have been SO
fortunate as to experience the beneficial results Of his
great professional superiority feet surgeon When
say this do not wish 70 be understood detract
ing from the merits Of any other naval medical ohcor
cns duties Fleet Surgeon Pnckney has been most sub
snally assisted BY the principal members Of his med
GAL sta When he nrst took charge Of the medical de-
partment OF the Mississippi squadron II In . most
deploraby unorganized condition Hundreds Of sick and
perly equipped and capable medical force; and It was
only through the most hercuean efforts Of Dr. Pinckney
that he brought order out Of Chaos and succeeded In
permanently establishing his department Of the Mssis
spp squadron at least equal II not superior, to any
On ~, Inc may DC 70 0u1
tary condition Of this great squadron and which soon
must become matter of historic record.
In the year 1852 the Mississippi squadron under
the direction of the army and consisted Of eight IRON
cads and two wooden vessels All the supplies were
procured from the army AT that time the feet had
senior medical officer; reports required; in
sructions we're received but in fact the Medical De-
partment left to 'run alone" Tho extent Of terri
tory then covered by these vessels far down
Fort Pillow on the Mississippi and a. far a. Hamburg
In september 1852 Surgeon Gllohrist United States
Navy ordered out the arst 6sct surgeon Of the
Mississippi squadron in anticipation Of turning over the
fhA npuu aftArh q
survey upon a the sick" and wounded Of the squadron
held and the Board reported that there were be-
tween four hundred and Ave hundred sick and wounded
In the different hospitals In and about Mound City and
Cairo Patients belonging 70 the navy were found in
after this temporary hospital established at Mound
CITY, which was quite inadequate TO the requirements OF
most Of those patients which not discharged from
| the service
Al that time the only substantial hospital
the steamer Red Rover then vessel but little better
than an ordinary transport for such purposes but
converted Into floating hospital supplied with all the
gsnce About the LIST Of November 1902 Fleet Surgeon
Gilchrist was taken sick, and left the squadron and
again for noary two months the feet left without
senior medical oicer In the latter part Of December,
whom the distinguished subject of this article assumed
the aeet was constantly being increased BY The addition
Of iron cads and light draught vessels and consequently
required an increase of medical officers and hospital
rangements proportionate to the number Of mon then
added TO the naval service This necessity st at
tracted the attention Of Fleet Surgeon Pnckney. he
OF the navy the Commercial Hotel large and
modious building, which he caused to be thoroughly
renovated within and without comfortably furnished for
the accommodation Of nearly i've hundred patients and
quarters for the medical officers attached to the estab
hshment; and considering that the building de-
signed for hospital purposes has boon pronounced BY
competent judges TO be the best west Of the mounains
In May, 1868, alterations Of The building CON-
peted and all the naval patients then at Mound City
at transfsed and the hospital has ever since
been considered the headquarters Of the medical do.
parmcnt Of the Mississippi squadron All Of these per-
fected arrangements prompt and
treatment Of the sick Of the squadron had the
benefit of the personal supervision Of DR. Pinckncy and
have received the Communications Of every person who
has inspected them. From here all the medical stores
for the Of the squadron dispensed by thoroughly
organized corps OF officers From this point the
Red Rover (which has been turned into one OF the
magnificent floating hospitals in the world by the almost
magic touch OF the wand OF Fleet Surgeon Pncknsy Pc
Yiodically makes her VISIT accompanied by the senior
medical ofcsr Of the ship and his staff Of able assist
ants 70 every vessel In the neet and receives thererom
every person requiring hospital treatment whom that