St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-01-05
LETTER FROM Mis. JANE u. swiss.
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SURGEON KELLY !,

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vcrs to bring upthe public business
must take time to drop you line
| learn that Dr. Kelly is Surgeon i,
charge OF the U. S. General Hospita
at py,irie .}u Chen, and that some one
has reported, through Minnesota, thu,
he do y; or will appropriate to his own
use the supplies aeut to: his. u,en. q g The
large Doctor has been SO long in, tho
service, AS q modieA i officer, that j,
might be arr'Sgating ,supeshuman excel.
lenec for him.. to assume that be. will
not Or does not steal, but. if he does i,
IS ./1r and not J;um,his patients. ,>s,;
i know him and his; wife we'll. ~ lie
.wns executive officer in Cam pbell Hos.
pital all the time: l, was there in go,
he was the first Officer Of the hospita]
to whom 1 spoke after L., went in,a con-
traryt to. the rule of he. Surgeon in
charge, took eff my bonnet land went
to<work>, "A ster the first ten: days nv
headquarters were in his ward. ,a,When
4 found a n'an,jin another ward, . who
needed special care, 1y:npplied to the
Surgeon in charge and had him. car
riedy to- DR.: Kelly's. 1:lhus,l had a good
opportunity of learning his stealing
prope"sities, and l certainly know no
other ARMY 1;snrgcon,a whom Il, would
more imrlicilly,s trust. LAS a. surgeon
heis unsurpassed. He, was the chief
operator iasremoving the bone from 10.
Kendalis thigh. Il ice. Keno all lis -four
Joe,' Of Olm<ted Co., MINI. J: Helwas.
wounded in taking: sluyree's Hill at
Fredericksburg. The, lhigh,2bone was
shattered up TO tire hip joint. aud when:
he was on the table for amputation it
Was found useless. to attempt. that ope-
ration ;sbut, Dr.. Kel|eystook the fespon-s
of removing the bone:s, Aly'at-
tenti}n was called to- Joe. the third day
after the operation, but he was in an
other ward I.had h,m carried to DR..
kel'y's i and, Jointly, we undertook to
bring 10 through.H A. letter, frou him
last: summer, written at his. home in
Bear Grove, Olmstcd Co.. Mimi. ,,t5ld
me he was walking without ;scrutches.
Since that he HAY been thrown FROM
buggy and had that new'bone broken,
so:that it:stuck out throug ii the flesh.
doe Was under DR.: Kelly care a year.
His rs Athc .u'ost wonderful rescction
case Of ,hc# war, an almost miracle of
Let any one ask :him if Dr.
Kelly will: let a patient suffer for any
thing he can command. .y'iroi.,: .t.'@
:" 1:wish T could tell you a very little
Of the scenes through which Dr. Kelly
and | have .sjassed together; ;o5f his en-
thusiastic, hi sc:soulsd cooperation in
all that would contribute to The comfort
Of his Mons his total lack Of profess 1 ion
al assumption; 6f the teensedieetioen bis
genial face was to tho sufferer and the
prompt, u6fa'ling Skill with which be
met every emergency. Lct 10 one j. fear
to entrust DR.: Kelly, Of the Prrairiee au
Chic" Hospital, With aoy J stores for the
benefit Of Sick and wounded mem zen!
For: unless he has sadly Changed, they
will be faithfully appropriated. This I
say in Justice to him, aid to tie III men
under his care, that they may not lack
for comforts i through ;n,iiisarIp,rrce6ension
or Misrepresentation N.;.;7;H':5.i' a2a:"
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