The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-26
AN 1NcIDENT or THE LATE RE.
BELLION. ;:. ~.

-. They are bringing the wounded from
the wharf Some Of them have been kept
in a Southern prison, pa says, will you
come?''' .-1, r. ~: ..<.,,-::-~ '''
Thus, in eager tones, spake. the little
daughter Of Assistant Surgeon p: of
- Hospital, w ashington.., ...,
>, We responded, by joining at once the
group Of surgeons in the entrance hall.
The sufferers were brought in upon
stretehers,; and, as they We're carried by,
the chief surgeon ordered them to such
wards as seemed most suitable for the
particulxr case: ] ~. 70 -1;Ity. :...-
= Some, Of the poor fellows were in fear.
full condition; toes, fingers and limbs
often a mass of 'corruption.~ uttered
kind words to tho conscious. and tried to
soften the sternness of Dr.. G., the head
surgeon, BY little soothing applications
of our own.iI ::.:t.:: .<s,i5.1g 5@::.: - -
/ The hopeless cases were always as:
signed to room in the rear Of the build
ing, quite near the dreaded *sdead house:
This MCKNIGHT seemed to us th p ''hope-
less ward. would receive nearly.alli77 ;of
them; and just as We were thinking how
hard We! must7labor in orderto save some
ittt(lse t9sRRy &pE us tbs R6 absent sse friends
The ball; "Eeke him TO- the rear, hope:
over 4 stretcher, whereof a5tall, broad.
shuuldered mani lay, whose expression Of
copptenapce. as he heard the SURGEONS
words, shall never forget. 80 az 81,
DR.. D., who stood next to- us-the
youngestsurgeon in the building turned
down the; slight covering and exposed a
CHASTITY sight::ya once powerful leg one
mass of decaying matter. The patient
looked toward us, as ;he SAW our -pitying
| glances, and exclaimed7 i'm a. llDW:I?tone
jwhich'rang through 7thexxhaA:;: 49,. =,
j::;sSaye me-; have s.Wife and FIVE chill
dren ;. I must not die - :, ~ '@!.!'.
eve will do all We can, FASTENED to
). ::Ddetor, would it be- possible t o5 save "
hing ~ 49,. j.. -..:, 50 % 3;
Gone chance in a Thousand - he answer.
e edd:f1:'> ":'' . ''''75;
|'7t:tLet us try:'': r''5ijo; .-'"t
-..|"You: forgot that am, only, an assist.
ant here, and must obey orders.''>,- ,.,,
I flew to DR.. G. ''Can we try to save
that man e. t asked. ~ = 3''': J.: >::,@
"Useless; why spend, time ON such
cases when we are crowded.! He must
aLet him , 90 to my ny, bet t,t ward y,
urged !; anywhere but among the hope
less: Please, doctor, as a special favor"
"Ah. you woman hamper US with your
pleadings!' he answered hal f:crossly.
"Put> ohin where you please only: don't
ask me. to sympathize it. he is soon
W.: Went back t to the kind XII, hearted
assistant, who stood with his young wife
tleaningo ohCth his 1arm:.s.7uc ",.' go5 { % -
7nttWAkyou perform the, operations" bic,
;::tcYkeess;! Gan GET PERMISSION to do So"
Then came discussion, opposition. q vote
IF the stall, ind after: + much trial the poor
fellow was 'carfiea' into the &mpatation
Er0oneujmr3;st I'd ~ u,i.z9Ap
g. 'D!, p h must q take entire char sc ST fhe
case, said g., with shrug Of the should
Fers; IT IS moasensicat'' ahd viii bl|lh hays
| ,lrhes ope1etiour;rasb.p perform di TIE
most skl4ful 1 manner I'VE were told and
Dr: H. y: seq Z, to Us :rt'lf ever I prayed in
my nle. did them NOT ono IN couraged
mes "Fheyp sttsd' to- q 15fesseG you, IN my
taY9Nr],i; anq gaze mysef up entirely to
tneTofk II! ~ h9nd xhd Went, on; now # he
/ VIII 1hlT fiVA MIG eliOoEsnniM TO 10 1sGW