New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-08
ARMY NURSES.
STORIES OF THEIR EXPERIENCES.
From The Boston Transcript

From The Boston Transcript.
Much interest Is felt throuehout the State in the
Hall for the benefit of the Army nurses. An inter-
Mary G; Holland. wherein many interesting stories
OF the lives of army nurses are told by themselves
IL was happy thought which inspired her. And
she takes hold Of the sympathies OF her feminine
readers at once by telling the spirit wherewith she
To Eq 10 war s 81 Mars and hsd ra De- to one enlist of
the .,, plan that failed: ~
thirty years need apply to serve in Government
hospitals. All nurses are required 10 be very plain
black, with no bows. no curls. no jewelry and no
hoopskirts.' The quaker Dorothea Dix little knew
manded Thus the nurse summoned to duty. at
hoops. had worn one for some time and really
felt 1t sacrifice 10 leave II of; Other REQUIRE
without hoop said: Well If l can't walk with
out it; will crawl; for must go. and will do the
paper and read that the wounded were being
p0 80 fnsa 1hai af
Dix. saying: I am in possession of one of your cir
na w f0mpy %h d E yo anG d
enough have no near relatives In the war. no
looking for one WiI You take me- In a few
days her answer came: Report az once at my
house corner of Four;ccnth-st and New-YOrk ave
Washington She labelled me nicely that
think II had been box OF glass should have
gone through safely. and gave me instructions to
Here is an extract from the much more detailed
story OF her experience given by another nurse
Early Sunday morning reused by the
drum calling to battle. The men responded prompt
H. leaving me with only one attendant TO care for
ground wrapped only in a blankei | gave ,h I'm
some coffee and hard tack WIN sin i. . ana me
of the flying lead; The camp was in the range
ammunition. and mus, soon fall back perhaps be-
fore could even get the men ready TO 20 SeV-
eTa mos eaS pah We FAD GONG there in the
and had not taken the trouble to find our POSITION
thought Of Lieutenant who had been sick the day
| before ! sought among the tents and found him;
! told me Of ravne near by where We must try
to get the men. Those who were unable 10 Walk
We carried on poles and thus all were transported
| but one old man. who was dclirious and wouid
"A capiain came in. wounded In the left shoulder.
and more Tsni to The ser camp nd ana n me
came with the command to get the men as i faa
would meet us there. As soon as all was In order
took rife and started for the battle GROUND Ii;
When I reached the lines found our men IN grea'
numbers and worked long as could IND any,
| thing do with After using my own skirt ana
| down TO the river. There such sights as !
never want to see again wounded men mI ,.'
and horses. tents and blankets IN the widest or,
order. The surgeon was ATTENDING 10 butihs mn
| There wounded in all imasina5le WAYS.
| Soon ampuation table was prepared 'is". u,
| the partition trying to rest a moment as bad
| been passing through 50 much since before Gay
| "A
time 10 see me there. and walking up TO M she
| said In sharp tones Why don't you go to WORK !.
| As I had been my feet all that dreadful gay
| without food and working in blood thought her
| question called for reply, ana asked, ny
| don't YOU go work yourself and see now you
| Ike II? -, .,., oaro ~ my
| busba nd who has had his thumb shot. ana Is III
| thar stateroom / quietly walked over the woun'i,
| ed men TO see him. He had had his thumb wei
| dressed on the field, Then went 20 dressini
| wounds and worked with the surgeon all night anu
| all the next day. o,-,-.., ,ras a.,
| rrnr,. couare Hospital she and spoke with
| "one day President Lincoln visited the nostlh
| bringing grapes with two men 10 carry the bas-
| Ven himself giving to all who were allo"eu 20
| hsvc fruit shaking hands. speaking Kind words
! =" each one Noticing the small red nag al m
| loo. Of some OF the beds. he said; May ASK
| rnurse what those flags mean" Ihey mean low
| dia, cir What's low diet? Wine Whey. MIN
| md waller rice Cruel always something very nthl
| WaI,,rr with President Lincoln through the ware
| " 10 door ne said Well. nurse. we often near
| ~ rcrnark that these are days that try men
! III think these days that Try women
! souis TOO | shall remember you ana All the hopi'
| ror,en of the North when this Iand II al l'rdcc
| re stories OF the Sisters OF Mercy al the enc
NJ the book mot told by themselves, OF COURSE arr
| singuary touching. -, . .h ar,,,. ,rrs. and
What life the life Of the army huIsr, ar
| . " 80, ,ouch hearts and pocketbooks 10 reailZ'
IL mug ns,, army nurses OF Massachusetts are still
| w. ,his State and their old and innrm are 10 De
VI ia az hv ali PATRIOTS through the means OF the
! sair next week at Horticultural HAN