The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06
Interesting Career of Miss Louisa Lee
Schuyler, Just Made a Doctor
of Laws by Columbia

said about IL at the moment, M VIC
knew nothing Of the accident untll
all The guests had gone. AS soon as
possible Dr. Willard Parker was sum-
~mnned-one of the best known sur
gcons in New York, and
inents were made for him to spend the
night at Nevis.
THAT evening, after dinner. we were
gathered around the blazing wood fire
in the library n my grandfather
asked Or. Parker to tell us something
of the latest advances In surgical
science. Naturally he spoke Of the
hospitals he visited, and then--I can
hear his voice now. and can plainly
see him, as he turned to the ladies and
said:
IL wish some of you ladies would
visit those hospitals when o come TO
town. | asked a poor. bedridden Irish
Woman to-day. who had been there
several years, whether she was being
well taken ARE of. "Oh, yes, Doctor
she replied. the doctors n nurses
are very kind. but they are very busy,
and | have no friends to come and see
me. SO | just lie here all day long.
without n one to talk to, year In and
year out-and the time seems long.
loag.'"
Among those gathered in the Schuy-
Ter home that Christmas season night
listening to DR.. Willard Parker tell
this littt story as they sat before
the comfortable blaze of a fire in the
library Mas one. a young girl, who
then and there determined that she
.sN,,ll AlSft thn-, h,SnitalG Sha DID
so. ~ soon came the civil var and
this same young girl enlisted In the
army of women who stayed at home
and toilcd for the soldiers instead OF
asking to he sent to the front with It's
excitement and thrills. This girl. need
less to say, was the sam Miss Schuy-
Ter and wildly she recalls those days
of national anguish.
our army was composed largely Of
volunteers" she continued. The best
men went first and were swept away.
others taking their places. The devo-
ton Of those young men to the Union,
their heroiSm. self-sacrifice and patriot
ISM. were so uplifting and sustaining
as the men of England and France
are showing theirs to-day-that all
lse could he accepted bravely. cheer
fully. And yet | do not know how we
women could have borne the strain Of
those four years II II had not been
for the work We We're so glad To do.
Already this present terrible war in
Europe seems to have lasted n long.
long time. yet il Is but a matter of
months since Belgium was invaded
and the first shot fired. well rcmem-
Der how anxious we were about Lin
coins reelection in 1864: which al
"a vigorous pros cution Of the war in
stead of a patched up peace.
The war then had lasted three and
a half years: there had been much
suffering and a peace candidate had
been nominated. But the people were
Stanch and supported Mr.. Lincoln; the
war was to be fought to a finish, the
sacrifices were not to have been made
in vain. We came out of that war,
thank God. a strong. united nation,
freed from the sin and the curse Of
slavery.
II am wandering from the subject,
however," said Miss Schuyler with a
smile. 'and beg to be forgiven. but
old people of II love to recall the past.
In the New York branch of the SAM
AIRY COMMISSION some or us were 10
ing just what others are doing now
organizing soldiers aid societies. ask
ing for, receiving and distributing sup
plies; but with this difference: our
front was in Virginia and the supplies
gathered to-day are going to Europe.
"Of course | had not forgotten the
poor woman in Dr.. Parker's hospital,
and ! still intended to visit her after
the war was over. But this again had
to he postponed. I broke down at the
end Of the war, as did so many others
and Il took seven years Of hunting for
renewed health before ] was able 4
do anything.
AS for the work of the Sanitary
Commission, ii was in itself a great
educational force to the ONE OF
that day. Personally I regard IL as
one Of the great blessings of my life
that ] have been privileged to have
part In Il. Among other things II
opened my eyes to the great value and