The New York herald., 1870-09-21
AID FOR THE WOUNDED.
Appeal to the Citizens of the
United States.
The Neutrality Of the Battle Field-International
Ireaiy-Immense Number Of Wounded in
the Franco-Prussian War-Interest-
ing Details Magnificent
Charities Of Europe


delegates OF most OF the European Powers
s 0 as Of
hospitals ambuances surgeons and all persons legmacy
International Congress same place satisfae,ov
Signed by ss & e nave
which held out against the humane pan came in onv ss
the a ss s, Of the
turkey and the Sess ssss hs war begun
POWERS that are At present out Of the Sacred League
ing s1isngng a alliances with European powers eis
nents. which brought nigh together by science
long willing isolate ourselves from tbe , M no s
the world on any question that rights
made to rsn1ys r" The painful exception Of the
ent OF modern times illustrates the international sense Of
In 1870 branch OF he International Society Of R.,., %,
Wounded Soldiers was established In America ana has
with chief Paris Berlin and Geaera ana
American branch Of the Association for the M
to furnishing the parent society and is ali the
ee and n" or e oo war OF the best methods OF
our sanitary sSa to hses s sssa As,
spread EurSpe ls
to THIS tune ths american Association has reans from
OF the sick and wounded the battle OF France and
Germany firstly because did wish interfere in anu
way with the earnest movements OF German ana French
who calling each other upon
cause Il wished to see clearly how the plans Of the
could with full faith the public of ,be
SAFE Direct efficient and impartial application of aI
means of relief offered by people 10 The sE al al
wounded OF both armies further reason for dev f b
sary after the first enthusiasm OF sympathy AMI sneear
had sqbslded The time has now come American
national character to make purely American demonstra
!lon OF ympahy with the victims OF this war and
of relief to the of Of IN be
her homes That Of the oase na shs h
% % ns .n Te Of g give s%ec
now employed Tor Their reiief:
The French army present war beior. anv
reforms mad been made y i,s bad system L
wounded as fell before the 10Th day of August And has
6uance material swept away the successive es deeats
The ySoas aa &. ss na' sent
.oms want. oy being permitted the privileges Of
tn. s suua.e Ssss
70 Ss q. sy
bour the French the care OF
% .
aud that their xsre and doubtsss continue ino
German and English socees OF succor TO supply sheir
% ss ts:n % sr S1 ss
psS :e e r. f.ds. r.. ..r
In the Prussian that have crossed the Rhine there
smca.ncs and ed hospital to .ceomoda.s an on for
thousand This vast outfit medical service
tary medical stan Of that army endeavor to be in readiness
% the az any snS Of
Prnssian army medical and hospital has been 30
per OF one year. .. ,Ul sns
I sssn 70 TO & or W.
ence Its plans and facilities for the speedy and safe
Utterly bs & o 1uy asy wse fore
d The r. ys b. had than
one month 6ghng the total number Of wcunded in in Ge S
ony 10000 wounded hosp esfn pom sTs Se
armies would be unpretedeated task for army
deal da fnF
The quantity of wounds in particular battles Is fearful
to contemplate. In the single conflict at vionvile our
esteemed fellow citizen. Mr. Frederick Kapp, writing
$4,000 The Prussian Society OF suecor or .Hus
Ss san. OF pa%s sSa . ss Al
gladly accepted, But before any great such
were being Rhine Where IN ,ss
temporary other hospitals this kind Of help being
wounded and Of the vast numbers Of them may Be
to Angus! & n ~ upward pT%dv %, Of 1900 wounded have
he Journals state that upward. OF $4,000 passed
S wny RS s1o s ns s ss.
In single night 1900 distri
dorf In Southern Germany the same process Of ds,ibu
on hes been going on through Baden Wuremberg Ba
While all this timely and rapid distribution of wounded
Ms Sss
5 Of S
arrived full Of wounded men, There was no room ana so
they passed though already more than two days the
TUE KINDS OF AID sEEDED-EURorEAs GESERosIY
s as Gf for ne ar nss 0
battle fields of Gettysburg and in General Grants march
now reported the hospitals exactly similar to those
Sanitary nn s .SRsa Soss s ps ss @
personal help which the wounded require is being given
gnsna I and a. We a G
military sahore. have reported the urgent wants Of
By the people and from the the European markets meeting
raised and used ss 900 sterling before sepsmbera . be
sppeas further assistance MAYORS sHf,a ana leading
citizens o tnc She % toWns IN England ana belgium hav.
In for eSampe Se'lGa sSo
and Ei,i0O more BY, the Germans. who said lhai
Ss S nsou. and thai c as should share
ward 1000 pillows 1000 yards adhe.
ss for @ %
they have appended to the labels Of contents these
s%e, IN @ for @ sr These
The English Society sSscor sent upward. of forty
medical oicer Of the Prvy Council mas taken general
national Conference placed one Of his rst assistants in
local charge at Binsen the Rhine Belgium swer.
Nasons soei.iy Of suecor OF OF TN the '.aa iSest
International Committee at Geneva has written 10 us that
any other kind aid funds, as the sr
gcal help and the hospital materials have be procurei
by IN Europe.
WORK or COMMITTEES AND socIErIrs.
In accordance with meeting the delegates OF the In
tcrnaonal Societies de Secours Berlin ear
trail International Committee Geneva at the head OF
which ,s the honorary President General Duour mme-
da,ely upon the declaration of war; undertook estab-
hsh a depot and central agency that would be mos,
convenient TO the hospitals and battle fields o. the
ligeren armies The city of Basle, swi,xerland, was
selected for such agency. The batue fields
IN the present war have been the Belgian frontier
that nearly all the aid has through
IN PARKS
Berlin. The English society has found II cXpedient
to establish in Luxembourg its central point of de-
psyture for the German hospitals The French
Is directed, under military appointment by Dr. Leon La
Fort distinguished its hrst eight Corps Aibn
lance Mobile orranzed made ready Tor the field
before the OF defeats reached Paris The
Prssan Society, Hulfs Veein with lis central Offices
and storehouses In Berlin, reported to DE dons vail
am nj M, vork liz Incf fhnda cOnIILutOLh