, 1870-11-06
Sisters o.: Charity and Army Sur
geons.-.!The Field Hospitals and
the Wounded.
IEf3hckz,. .1zol.c and the Ex.E..u.
DefOr.


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i new engines of warfare. powerful and GER
am in the destruction OF human life. This
act bus been placed 10 thec!aarest light BY the
venta Of the present wAr. The woful want
i surgeons, OF nurses, OF attendants OF evs-
= sort, Of ambulancea, tente, instrumrnts.
'andages, lint, roadicines, and liquora, which
made iteelf felt ever more bitterly as the fight
yiIed hotter, resulted. finally, in the last bat
les about Sedan, in unreasonable suffering
md loss Of lie for the wounded, and sheez
desperation and conetsrnttion for those whose
luty il WIS to euccur them. There was, In
Heed, little for tieae to do bat to 1it down
Ind fold their hands in despair, sines tho
wounded must ie on the fed wha1e
they fell, until death and the transport |
Wagons, the one IS busy as the other, had
made places for them In some Of the neigh |
boring buildings. used as hospitals; slnco = |
tenth part Of them could not be plaeed in shel.
ter, or fed, OF have their wounds stanehed, or
evsn receive 1 few drops Of wafer, so email |
WAS the force Of assistants, 40 immenss, BE- |
yond ali expectation, the number Of thoss to
be su>cored.
This slaughter, unparalleled in the annAls
Of warfare. produced crying need Of help.
which moved all Europe, and America ~ we'll
Then supplies and assistance Of every sort
commenced 10 pour iu. Biudages, lint, In
stEumente, medicines, dclicacies, and cnrdiAls
for tho sick; clothing, blankets, toutst for
shalter; tobacco, fruit, wine; nurses, hospital
assistants, alnballnce attendants, surgeons
some employed bv tho prussan Governtmsns,
some sent By their own governmental, many
volunteer, all rushed into France from the
four quarters Of the gloto. At fIss they
were enthusiastically received pT tho few
hl1d-pressed wprkers who already occupied
the field, and theJ found abundant scope for
their activity and bcuevoience: but it was mol
many weeks befofe the coali1ua1 and shun-
eafely and comfortable ACCESSIBLE. Then
Difference began to show itself IN those who
came. A few Of the intrepid aud Jealous
pushed on over the open country in wagon
trains, OF In any way which they could dey7se,
toward Metz aud toward Sedan, wherever hatd
wherever it was most needed. but very large
swnlm OF u1serviceAble people, with rcd
crosses on their arms, With bi,nkets, and great
coats. and Blucher boots, and An outfit comm.
| il fata in every respect diverted themselves
most ng1eeAbIy in the safe and pleasant towns
Of Fsance, where iheTe WAS no demand for
their activity, giving auperduoos assistance,
occupying needed room. and keeping them
selves very comfortably upon the supplies Of
al sorts which were really acooasiole to
them. I saw 80 many Of these d1ones.
| Wons.on and Nancy Thar haran
~ 1nse crcattr nv rsapeet for the Tod
crosa aud TO wish ttiaa all s1aejoss people might
be placed in strict arrest, or returned to the
spheres Of their former use'essness. This
cre,f 1rss tha naoi Of heln when theas peoD1s
1Tonta mi N IN ciro h. and nj sunnliss which
thar srerc o,ns,,tninr Il, idInne.. ana n.se Al
n1esent l,nwayer. tran IN tha remotest u.rts
| II tha fiaii fhere n M mai NJ n.sontisis an
stnns.nt 9 has been tha snnnlr' and Al nerfsct
r.va ti,s ra1nmnn;cstinna haen nn.da Nv tbe
ancient .nd snerretic mattisl ralo which no v
hn;5a fha tun nrovincaa IN 40 f,r,n A srasn.
and 1nniniaius t,tou Shout the, bordsrs snch
comnIete nrder.
Thare ia another class of lsborero for the
.pi1arars liz tha T.r. who. in msrkad contrast
T;ii, tsnse }atter. are TitLont for and yithont
rsnToscl,: VIC hsye unyer sparod themselyes
anv avnr.;on In narform wall all that Eaa tn
Ie done.: whose devotion to the gounded hss
been faithful and unreaerycd; whose indus.
try. tact. and intelligence hare seconded mosl
.hlv lin eiorts which the aurreon has mi
forth. fb b;1useif seeking only to id and disem.
b.rrsss mother nAturo tho aovoraigu restore,
nj the dreadful hayoc made ip hum1n flash b,
Tia ssrsce missi1es Of war. Itefer to The ~
| rinus onIerr. both Csthohc and Protestant oj
Sinters of Mercy aud CHARITY, to whom the
c,re nj tbe votiuded has bern almost en.irel,
) riyen over. There aro the Catholic sister
fnna tbc Rb;no W provinces. mostly OF The orde
~ the Roiety of Jesus. Than thare sre tb,
Sisters Of lie Order OF St. Franciseus, an,
,, the Protestant Sisters Of Charity from, Berlin
:. ;nr ~ Tia sick and Ia tlen, h.. bren rive,
oyer. in aln,nst ali the u,iIitarY ho@pitals q
J Franna ID vail AZ Garm,nv. the ch.rre of III
wnunda3. Their iuflisnc4 in The wards upo,
= : tha patients is in every way to be- commented
nn!e .hn;r ,;!,tion ins ans T. ilspao,ehsbia. ~
! snothar o,3cr snns fur II Anns r.nrnrhp
, ~. ~ ths .,,,r,.nns - tls recnI.r srnv n.y.
49, ~ a"T Tnora thnrnnehiv tTsinad hoyr n
: nad;r.i st T of13ca.a does n1t ey;tt in arr sIm,
A. e.:.si;- ars,11 cc,,r,,s "a s.ar
nes tha y.sDet y N h %ho ebp, h.g
o" ~ Tbs fSsnG ~ ~ r. =. raa-.,ts ~
sisa s.. In H. T. ts,+ tha;r nr,y,hsr h.. Raan
= AvoTt .I T tSsF IF #. 1.c;,,t;as ni.csd st. Tho
y s.. ~ snHs h.[ ~ ~ ii,,ite5 II. u,roa,7
:, atsf ~ tEa ntns.;,n sTrnT, haye not ~ witS n.
. nag anselote eoano1 =. .no.s uepasMeus1 e.s
q nAa gecu noJ .'7.;es"t~ III. - 49, ~
4 e4mpPsa. inS u.ssoase ao1n2H.. atso nas tso
G fepoeea N tne nsaos =! msn Mnu u1aess.ou sea s
= ttle o. mea.cai ma.tafs, anu cess1 te"s r x
l. hans, 1or attending 70 ose5y eomteIt ot v
= soldier than TOT oota1og tae sseaseos eoIsas ~!
G n MS hanoa WIN tue 1sast e3nense Ana IN
g - well ~ 5he unpseeooenteo l.sss y Wo9nae'
nag eanseo ne oeneaene5 l :" su.scona anu ,s. =
ienaAnte OF esefs sots' III sonts ana a"D'
- E.a1, Fs13 fH.r;t., ~ 4ba p~,..Y.n s-,, =,
= ,r,ns,.;n,, Snr ~ ,o1nmoastinv ~ saft e;cE ~ ~
s. x.ornd.5 ,n1J,ars Thara 80 70 Soi3 hn
% .I $500 ~ nro- .-r,,- s,-,a - m ~
- men. uenco z. 400 to 1000 has bsen suI
:, uosed to lie the correct proportion of 1ouuli
It a,.;rs~- .srnr.,rp 1Ta .rar.nn ~,
c. ~ o.uauf ..es.S ~ ~ - a,,.e. .rss as
b. nel g. *ouasu ~ .tt =. - u. ~ * r. " :. -
Is oAs ~ oAeo4 ~ 49, I,.s -, - -
I'd ~; se - 81 tt,s ~ Tha tot.1 ,rrn,,er
70 !. sick an1 wounded whom the war has disabl
~ ia 1bout 65. .nO0,. II. now, ne allow 1,400
10 a,ch ~ thn thirteco atmv coros. We have OF
shGnt! ,nole .n !, T. ths3 r1n,s s 4han ann q,
10 nuaoel. .1:.. taeuso - ~ e .-s,sha. ~ ~
n Eecns, 40Q corresponding Ah1Ao1t " eo"s