Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-09

"Mastcr Singer" did not see nj 70 III
mortalIxe Florence Nightingale the E.'s
,ish people, though taciturn ana. u III
be. at times ungrateful. are not AWAY
40. The womanly tenderness OF r1orenec
Nightingale, her more than manly co"rase'
resolution, fertility OF resource, ana p'ae-
teal knowledge Of the work 10 whicn S"e
had set her hand. made an impress'on y,
ENGLAND that can scarce be unaers'oou
even now.
In those days the old fogy officers swore
at hospital and ambulance ana Neu ,ras,.
corps. They did not want mem. IT,
claimed that this sort OF trcatmen, ma" =.
"mammy- sick babies Of soldiers .na, :.
spoiled discipline. that IL invited s"in
and towards to get sick. ana. IN shor..
that the service would go 10 the devh
II ouch things were allowed as hav'ns
women and new tangled IDEAS around ~
time OF war. These grumblers were ,nleh-
headed. but honest. and when MISS 1s,sha'n
gale. having carte blanche from tie E"s"S
Government, changed the whole system .,
treating sick ana wounded. maze 'ne VI.
school OF military surgeons, WHO WIN
rather ampu,ate a limb than axe any
trouble. understand that their tay wa'
over. brought order. OF out cnaos'
she brought brightness and coniioit So
hope into the hospital WARDS :,
wounded and dying soldiers lay, the pi.
war-doqs who did not want any woman
about their camp thanked the froV'uen..
that sent this strong. resourceful wohi'
to their aid. Isl.
At the close Of the Crimean war ~
renee Nightingale was the most poPu'.i
person in Great Britain. and "hat %
more. England. which never ioes tn'"e'
by halves when once 1t is arouseh' s"o"
cd its appreciation OF her work anu
worth She was thanked by the queen,
and she was thanked by the l'oris anu
Commons. The press echoed anu re-
echoed her praise. The Eng!ish pcoP,e,
always practical. raised testimonial
fund OF $4,000 and presented II 10 MISS
Nightingale. This testimonial was ac-
cepted. but Florence Nightingale dispo-
sition of IL was characteristic she ar
ranged that every shilling of the fund
should go to the establishment Ct school
for training nurses In the Nightingale
Home in st. Thomas's Hospital, IN Lon
don The result was the establishments
OF a school for the training OF nurses that
perhaps has no equal In the worid, ana
that is one of the most famous or the
modern Institutions Of loncon.
For many years Miss nightingale her
self personally superlntended this school
retire from active work The home Is
still managed strictly on the lines she
laid down. Since Miss Nightingaies
health has failed she has not attempt
any literary work, though II Is SAID tlla'
she has almost written review OF the
progress and Improvement In hospitai
methods since she first Interested herseh
in the work. In her quiet home in Lon
don she is surrounded by tokens OF es-
TEEN, showered upon her both by gov,
ernnfents and individuals all the wofld
over
Nothing could be more calm or peace
ful thaa the evening Of this good wo-
mans life, which is falling quietly ana
softly. II has been a noble life, and
useful one. filled with unseliish devotion
to high IDEAS and TO humanity hen
Florence Nightingale dies the world WIN
boya moro reason TO mourn than II has
had over the death OF its migh'iest war
riors.