The New York herald., 1870-10-13

! verge Of manhood. with scarcely sign Of beard.
The beds were mattIesses, On common IRON camp
views isss sp,r The sis asalS o,osr s passed GOWN
ne aisle some eight feet vide. be!wesl the rows q
tor: SsSinS S% we're gathered % IN group Assl.s
q sns sy d. ANA
O'aourkc, Dr: REID was absent at the time board.
one 1 inc 70 ss'aSs sSs IN o%ss saa Of
aad formed group about the ned Y oa
pSor M inc Vac b
ci0sc TO the head OF his bed and asked hn IN the
loud voice ~ which no had spoken since eSerIn ,r,
| mGn regarded him with solia Stare. ~
The DocToR tlouderl-How do you feel this morn
The man looked steadily at MIN with open mouth,
and the Doctor repeated the question Tor the third
lime. Then the sick man seemed by struggle to
comprehend tho question. He answered, II teel
"You think you will get along now, don't you p"
said the Doctor, trying 10 speak cheeiy, though his
voice tremDed and his eye grew. dun.
"ies; Pm getting wen now" and tie poor man
resumed his stod, staring look.
The reporter stepped back u lit.lc way and looked
~ tie line. Two-thirds o the aces We're turned TO:
ward him win vacant needless tooS, and some OF
them, ~ he glanced a. them, turned SLOWLY away
one OF them, man OF perhaps fvc and twenty, ieIt
under ms pillow, Without moving his head, ana
drew forth number OF letters; IN II selecting he
looked es IL long ana earnestly, ana Carefully re-
every lace was the same stolld look and every ono
s emed stupid and deaf. Perhaps had cannon
been nled within ten PAGES Of them they would
scarcely nave changed n muscle. ihen tneir eyes
were apparently ali red with weeping, and the fixed,
hoEeeE eaze was something 80 uneaithly, so horri-
bic. that he who his seen 1t VIII carry with him 10
the 81 ave.
AS tic party, entered this room tho attendants,
BOYS ii DiIe Jackets. and convalescents, In long
gray robes, retired, ana on entering the
SECOND WARD.
they were seen, some standing In group, others
about tue beds OF the dying
ARE there any cases OF black vcmlt since yester-
day. asked Dr. Carnochan and he was taken TO
tFf4 halls nf ana WIN "a hHV fnUr
hours 10 live. lie spoke TO him many times bur
tie man hardly opened his eyes, aud then closed
their IDS over profound. inpenerrable siare. The
reporter approached one at a little distance away
and said :-.Iou are getting much better, are you
not Ine man, mnoss , eyes haa l9st son som9ting o.
Interested, and muttered '.fes;n then failing III the
attempt, he gave hxed. vacant look at his cues
toner and dropped his head. The party passed 10
ROOM or THE coSvALEscENTs
aud found some half dozen seated on bed playing
cold sedgc.n They gathered up their cards In an
ashamed s0lt OF way ana looked preternauraliy In
nocent One OF them assumed o most emphatlcally
lugubrous and sanctimolious expression. and,
though the reporter saluted HIM with sy, cncour-
aging wink, he never for moment relaxed the
lid.ty gained IN the SICK ward had evidently given
The finishing touches TO one who was already an
adept III his art. From this ward the party went to
WARD ron WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
Three middle aged women were lying In this ward
and number OF little children were playing about
Tue latter were III the enjoyment OF robust health,
and presented a strong contrast to their poor
mothers, who, while exhibiting the same tolid look
OF the men in other wards occasionally sent glance
OF vvld, hopeless agony toward their children. In
one little roorn-perilaps twelve ~ fourteen feet-
was the mate OF tie steamship George Washington
/ A coNvAIEscENT, WITH TERRIBLE APPETITE,
| who thought he was nearly wen enough TO leave.
I lie was q hnc-looking Fellow With long brown beard,
! ana was loudin his praise OF the Kindness shown
/ him by The Hca tn 0nlceT and LAose IL Immediate
/ charge. In another rS0m OF the same size was
very pretty lady, Mrs. Turin, OF the steamship Dea-
| vile. This lady was apparently g eole a1d her
great, lustrous eyes and intensely black halr col
trasted Analy with Skln more yellow thln saGron.
/ she was quite anxious TO leave the West Bank,
! though she stated sne had been most kindly cared
! for. Indeed, she acted much Ike spoiled chtd,
nslihg at one moment Ia tic most winning manner
! that sne might 'sgo home on Saturday" ana The
next moment poutng at the POSSIBILITY or refusal.
Tnen other patients were yisitcd and af1ong them
one man apparently dying and speeclless. from on
board tie steamec Mississippi, which, according TO
/ the owner, should be at the Brooklyn docks at til
/ moment Having finished M inspection OF the hos
| plta, the party returned on board the steamer,
where Dr. Carcochan soon thaTeG out sufficiently 10
! give me reporter the following facts:
| SOLDIERS ADGiITED TO THE HoSPIrAL FROM GOV
ERSeR'5 ISLAND
sick lcE,..,............. IL ConV2lescent ........ IL
REMAINING.
Sick k.................. 25 Convalescent 30
FROM OK sulrBoARD.
| stcamshp BenVl'e. !
Stelmsap De Soto. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Steamship Mississippi Zone deadl. .................
! Steamship George Wa5hiGgton......
Steamship General Sherman.
IN addition TO these fa cts DR.. Reid, who had beer
taken on board from small boat, stated tina: among
! the remarkable occurrences showing the fear pco
or the Pope Catlin. THIS steamer beng employed ia
! take The sick from Governors Island to the West
Bank tie mate became so terrified by apprehensons
OF danaer from the cOnfa1on that he leaped over
beard, with couple OF life presefvers, and has not
Since Deen seen or heati froIn.