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The Floating Hospital.We made a visit yesterday to the Float* mg Hospital boat Ohio, now lying at the foot of Lower Fifth street. In consequence of many causes this hospital has been considered an unpleasant place for the sick and wounded. One very great cause of complaint, and the only one we find now, is the want of recreation grounds for the convalescent soldiers. This is a very serious draw back to the health and rapid recovery of the patients. But with all this we learn that but fourteen have died Bince the hos-pital was opened—there being over one thousand patients admitted in the mean time. Through the politeness and kindness ot the Surgeon in charge, Dr. Octerlony and his assistants, Dr s. Cooperand Eldridge, we were shown over the entire boat, visiting every ward and closely inspecting every room, book, and arrangement about the hospital. Everything we found in very systematized order. It could not be more perfect with the imperfect arrangement that a boat affords for a hospital. We have visited in different places and in the field many hospitals, but in none of them have we found so good order, discipline, and systen as in this one. They have a most excellent steward, Mr. £. C. H. Beach, who is perfectlyconversant with his duty, kind and obligingto all. The chief ward master, is CorporalJ. E. Stanley, than whom a more attentive, patient, and faithful officer does not wear a uniform. The surgeon in charge is Dr. Ooterlony, formerly in the field and recently of the hospitals in Louisville, a thorough and competent surgeon, with Drs. Cooper and Shields of this city, and Dr. Eldridge formerly of Alabama, a man who was a Union man when it meant something to swear by the old flag, as assistants. At this hospital we found, too, that model of a Christian Chaplain, father W. V. Daniel, whose sole attention is given to the spiritual welfare and comfort of the sick and dying eoldier.The dinner was gotten up in good ^styleand every comfort that a sick man could wish was prepared under the supervision of a lady of the Christian Commission. We partook heartily of the meal prepared, and after a visit of over two hours, left the boat well pleased.We shall long remember this pleasant visit to the hospital boat Ohio, and we advise our citizens more frequently to cheer the soldiers in the hospitals by their presence and attentions.
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New Albany Daily Ledger
New Albany, Indiana, US
Fri, Sep 23, 1864
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