The Grange advance., 1876-01-26
AN INCIDENT OF THE LATE RE.
BELLION

''They are bringing the wounded from
the whart-some of them have been kept
in Southern prison, pa says, will you
come?''
Thus, in eager tones, spake the little
daughter Of Assistant Surgeon D., Of
- Hospital, Washington.
We responded, by joining at once the
group of surgeons in the entrance hall.
The sufferers were brought in upon
stretehers, and, as they were carried by,
the chief surgeon ordered them to such
| wards as seemed most suitable for the
! particular case. - 49,:
-. Some of the poor fellows were in a fear.
full condition; toes, fingers and limbs
often a mass Of corruption. We uttered
kind words to the conscious, and tried to
soften the sternness of Or. G., the head
surgeon, by little soothing applications
of: our own. :; .:..
/ +. The hopeless cases were always as
signed to room in the rear of the build.
ing, quite near the dreaded "dead house. >
This morning it seemed to us the 'hope-
less ward'' would receive nearly all: of
them; and just as we were thinking how
hard we must labor in order to; save some
Htttfllss tesR Gor Us ths in6b absent se friends G
the hall; t:Take him to- the rear, Hope: pc.
less - and in "a moment more we. leaned
over stretcher, 'whereon a tall, broad
shouldered man lay, whose expression of
couptenance. as he heard the surgeons
words, [ shall never forget. 80 -:
! DIR. D., who stood next to- us-the
youngestosurgeon in the building turned
down the slight covering and exposed. a
CHASTITY sight: a once powerful leg one
mass of decaying matter. The patient
t looked toward US, as he saw our pitying
glances, and exclaimed in a :low: tone
which rang through the hall: ..
"':Save me; have a wife and FIVE chill
drcn; I must not die y
/ "We will do alt we can, ''I fastened to
say as the stewards moved on
''Doctor, would it be possible to save
him? e.
Zone chance in thousand" he answer
'sLet us try.' $3.50
''You forgot that I am only an assist.
ant here, and must obey orders.''
flew to DR.. G. ''Can we try to save
that man 2 asked.
! "OSeleSS, why SpenQ time on SUCH
cases when we are crowded? He must
! die
| "Let him go to my pet ward,' v.
| urged; anywhere but among the hope
less. Please, doctor, as special favor"
"Ah, you woman hamper US with your
pleadings!" he answered half-crossly.
"Put him where you please; only don
ask me to sympathize if he is soon
! burried.'',
We. went back to the kind.hearted
assistant, who stood with his young wife
leaning ON his arm.
~ "Wilf you perform the operation? g.; :
.::tYes,; If can get PERMISSION to do so.' -
Then came discussion, opposition, vote
Of the staff, and after much trial the poor
fellow: was carried into the amputation
room.':: &. e., + : t.r'....:,
t.. ''Dr. D, must take, entire charge Of the
case" said G., with shrug Of the should:
ers: ''lt is n6nsensica', and / will have
nothing to d0with it;'n1 .7''.:'-c >'','
The: operation was; performed in the
most skil|fal manner we were told, and
pr: 2: said to us :-,:'1f ever I prayed in
my life I did Them N6t one encoura ged
ltne::' Fhey 'vdtsd: To- 4 please you,; in my
iy95 $Sff sn& ; b.g gays RySS6 aR eptssy T.
4 will only live. .'eh S!ic1t;s.ruiK 10 % 7e::5H