The National tribune., 1891-07-16

and that the woman herself had been an Army
Nurse, having nursod soldiers IN the hospitals
At Fort Monroe for six months and at Wendell
Point for three months near The close Of the war.
The writer says shat when a General or some great
officer dies, who could only DO his duty with tho
aid Of his soldiers, las flags Hoat at ha,f mast but
70 his mind they should be draped with craps
every timea soldier or soldiers willow goes down
to death with God own sunl ght creeping through
the cracks Of = howell or the window panes Of
'poo5house 10 Iight up their dying iaces.
The veterans Of the State Of New York. bciisv-
ing that they have not received justice from ths
present Civil Service Commission are about 90 Pc
uton the President 10 appoint new set Of Conn
m.ss.ouers. % new appointments are made, pr.
Geo, 4, stuart. 81 Oyster Bay s. ", viii 30
strongly recommended for appointments The
Doctor Is native Of AG8ssaChusetis, and graduate
Of Harvard College. re served in a Massachusetts
regiment in The Army 81 the Potomac from 1851
10 l,65. From the Wilderness 10 che close of tho
war he was Hospital steward and Acting Assis-
tant Surgeon Of his regiment. and performed his
dulles 90 such n manner a. to secure tar condolences
and communication Of his superior officers. To
has pracaced medicine iu The State 81 New York
since ISL. Those who best know lim believe him
to be thoroughly honest and fearless and think
therefore IL DE IS appointed no will DO his best 10
secure square deal % for the old soldier It may
also be mentioned that the Doctor s. in receipt Of =
small pension on account of disability contracted
during bis sprvico iu The field and naturally is a
warm friend % the veteran sud an ardent sup
porter % THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE and the cause
10 champions.
There is q movement on foot 20 erect q rnonu-
mcut 70 Dr. benjamin T. Stevenson. tie founder
Of the Grand Army Of .he Republic who now lies
in an unmarked grave uegr Petersburg I'D. Dr.
au mon sls q G
az the Surgeon Of the tuh 3d.. doing -pec'ay GOOD
work az Shiloh An Order that contains over
10000 members, and il the most pogerfu. Of is
Etud the world has ever known, ought TO honor
ms memory by q magnificent monument.
Joseph Fleukucr. Co. r. 45,h y. r.. lIaplewood,
Pa, having noticed complaints from comrades con
corning their treatment by Psrsion Examining
Boards tells Of what comrades Foo bis neighbour
h"od have to submit Itc gives Che experience q
we'll known and respected citizen oucsa veteran.
by two young physicians OF the Board. The vet
eraH slys That no pr.i Sergeant could ever be-
half so tyr1uuicg iu his commands Co dull recruit
as these two physicans were 30 him yyhuc in thsir
office. They snapped insolcnl Questions at him I
and while one was pounding his chest and Iuuar7
the other was making supreme efforts az straight
euing The disabled leg which had been crooked
ever since the old veteran left the army. and for
which be received 50 q month pension. Nor would
any modest enttcai.es from ihs old soldier be
heard by Che men Of medicine until fitte enphatiu
language was used. Among the many impOrtant
questions bearing The case asked By these two
officials we're The following. Why don't you yea
those old teeth pulled ont? You would look bet
ter. lIhe old veteran l. past ca Pull 'sm out,
man. Do you keep COW? Why don't you? You
ought to keep COW, man. DO you ca, heartyg
Why not? Fat more, man, and get fat Look at
me. eat" 10 hardly seems possible that tho
Pension Bureau would have such men as examine
ers Of old veterans and the man insulted proposes
to report them to headquarters.