The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-13
MEMENTo OF THE SOS.
Closing Days of the War Scenes at Old
Knight Hospital.

the rebellion is a copy of the knight
Knight hospital was the name by
which the New Haven state hospital
was then known and the Knight hospi-
tai Record was edited by Lieutenant
j. Merchant, who was at that time
connected with the business depart
ment of the Palladium and whose wife
is a New Haven lady. Knight hospital
was used as an army hospital during
the COS and sometimes as many as
5000 wounded and invalid soldiers were
within Its walls. Many of them were
members of the corps officially known
as the Veteran Relief corps. The staff
of hospital surgeons at that time was
made UP Of men who were well known
and prominent in their profession here
in the city The list as printed in the
Record is as follows p. A. Jewett,
! surgeon U. S. A., in charge; L. d. Will
coxson, A. A. surgeon, u. S. "A, exec
utive officer; d. L. Daggett, A. A. sur
geon, u. S. A.. T. I'll. Bishop, A. A. sur
geon, U. S. A; T. B. Townsend, A. A.
surgeon, U. s. A; Worthington Hook
| er, A. A. sugeon, U. S. A; w. B. Casey,
| A. A. surgeon, u S. A.; F. H. Dibble,
| A. A. surgeon, U. S. A.; w. II. Thomp-
| son, A. A. surgeon U. S. A; Captain J.
| w. Bailey, V. R. c., military assistant;
| Lieutenant James P. Searns, v. r. c.;
| l.. B. Crane, chaplain; hospital stew
ards, L. Darlington, Charles Morris,
Frank Bond, Charles E. Lord; gener-
al ward muster, E. Downs; clerks
Charles Morris, William Hull, Watson
e. Bonfoey; A. w. Lyman, N. M; VIM.
E. Dudley, p. M; Sanford Howard,
mail carrier; Frank A. Brown, Fred
erick Berger, John H. Tench, c. III. Bis
sell, Jerome Coan, William Inhoff, John
Lees, Leonard Watrous; orderlies, j. r..
Beull, B. Kennier
Among other things of interest in
the little sheet are two poems, one,
Till We Meet" written by Fred J..
| Willoughby, an able young lawyer of
this city at that time. and 1.-THE Lost
Chief" by the late Charles G. Halpine,
a brilliant writer of those days connect
ed with the New York press, whose
nom de plume was Miles O'Reilly." Mr..
| Willoughby is now successful Chica-
go lawyer. He was for many years af-
ter the war in law practice in another
location in the west.
Mr.. Merchant, who issued the little
| r,o Of hncritoJ &c oditnr a n
proprietor of the st. Joseph (Mich)
Herald, and is man Of prominence po-
litically in his section. In the issue of
the little paper spoken of is recorded
the death at Branford of Clifford A,
Francisco, who was member of Co
7, 18th C. ", and who was transferred
to the 159th Co. Veteran Relief corps
and stationed at the hospital here May
/, 1885, He was for a time assistant
ward master at the hospital. Twelve
members of his company,with the hos
pital drum corps, attended his funeral
The paper records also the pleasure
afforded the hospital people by some
excellent music from the Union sol
diers' glee club, on the Monday pre-
vious, and adds, "Mr. Brown may wei
feel proud Of his singers and we hope
they will not forget that there is g
splendid place on top OF the state hos
pital where they can make themselves
heard far and wide" The leading edi.
toriaI of the paper gives the key note
to the subject which was exciting the
whole country at that particular time
1t says: 1--WE have better news this
morning from Sherman's army. Gran
reached Raleigh about a. m. Monday
informing Sherman that the presden
did not want that kind of peace, ant
notifying Johnson that the truce was
ended, and that civil matters could no
be discussed nor settled by generals
This shows the right spirit, and WI
may now expect to hear soon some
very good news from that quarter
Grant has dealt with rebels heretofor,
and they probably know by this tim
that he is not the man to give then
better terms than is necessary. w
would wish, too, that Davis would b.
overhauled before he can reach his nev
home in Texas, though as he has tn,
benefit of eight or ten days start WI
, think his capture is hardly probable
However, let the people hope for tn
best and trust in Grant, whose brilian
career has won for him the admiration
of the whole world, and we think tn
rebel leaders will be properly takel
care Of"
There are several advertisements il
Mr.. Merchants little sheet-one O
i Bradley & Platt, who kept the corne
. hat store; one of Blair, who had a larg
gents furnishing goods store" O.
Chapel street, where Dudley's now is
!. one of Bryan & Co., merchant tailors
I and one of s. B. Gilbert, pension CLAIM
agent. All of the persons mentioned
e excepting Mr.. Platt, have passed t
: the "silent majority" OF the surgeon
in charge Of the knight hospital, Jew
e EFT. Wilcoxson Daggett, Townsend
i Casey and Thompson, have also joine
: "the innumerable caravan"
: CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.
e Washington, May 12-To-day's state
e ment of the condition of the treasur