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Scutari (Albania) (search for this): chapter 2
England to reform them. January the 25th the surgeon of a ship, appointed to convey the sick to the general hospital at Scutari, went on shore at Balaklava and applied to an officer in charge of stores for two or three stoves to put on board his shre worthy of the name in the Crimea. In view of such facts as these no one can be surprised that the great hospitals at Scutari were in such a condition, that, probably, they were the direct means of killing ten men for every one whom they saved frrming, and that she was almost as graceful as the ladies of Paris. From Marseilles they were conveyed in a steamer to Scutari, where the principal hospitals were placed, which they reached on the 5th of November. In all the town, crowded with miin and again. The same excellent and liberal-minded chaplain, the Rev. S. G. Osborne, in his work on the Hospitals of Scutari, describes, in the most interesting manner, the appearance and demeanor of Miss Nightingale. In appearance, he says, sh
Turquie (Turkey) (search for this): chapter 2
t an invalid for life, on the 8th of September, 1856. All England felt that something must be done to mark the national gratitude, and perpetuate the memory of it forever. Fifty thousand pounds were raised, almost without an effort, and it was concluded at length, to employ this fund in enabling Miss Nightingale to establish an institution for the training of nurses. She sanctioned and accepted this trust, and has been chiefly employed ever since in labors connected with it. The Sultan of Turkey sent her a magnificent bracelet. The Queen of England gave her a cross beautifully formed, and blazing with gems. The queen invited her also to visit her in her retreat at Balmoral, and Miss Nightingale spent some days there, receiving the homage of the royal family. Not the least service which this noble lady has rendered the suffering sons of men has been the publication of the work just referred to, entitled Notes on nursing; what it is, and what it is not, --one of the very few litt
Sheffield (search for this): chapter 2
it not by untoward fortune; they existed in the nature of her work, or were inseparable from human life itself. She has had the happiness, also, of laboring in a purely disinterested spirit, and has been able to do for love what money could neither procure nor reward. The felicity of both her names, Florence and Nightingale, has often been remarked; and it appears that she owes both of them to accident. Her father is William Edward Shore, an English gentleman of an ancient and wealthy Sheffield family, and her mother is a daughter of William Smith, who was for many years a member of Parliament, where he was particularly distinguished for his advocacy of the emancipation of the slaves in the British possessions. In 1815, her father inherited the estates of his grand-uncle, Peter Nightingale, on the condition expressed in his uncle's will, of his assuming the name of Nightingale. It so happened that she first saw the light while the family were residing at the beautiful city of
Saxon (search for this): chapter 2
s were numbered. It must not be supposed that this noble-minded lady denied herself the pleasures proper to her age, sex, and rank. She enjoyed society and the pleasures of society, both in the country and in town. Without being strictly beautiful, her face was singularly pleasing in its expression, and she had a slight, trim, and graceful figure. Her circle of friends and acquaintances was large, and among them she was always welcome; but, like most properly constituted persons of our Saxon blood, the happiest spot to her on earth was her own home. The family connection of the Nightingales in England is numerous, and she had friends enough for all the purposes of life among her own relations. About 1845, in company with her parents and sister, she made an extensive tour in Germany, France, and Italy, visiting everywhere the hospitals, infirmaries, and asylums, and watching closely the modes of treatment practised in them. The family continued their journey into Egypt, wher
Sidney Herbert (search for this): chapter 2
tribution. But the great horror was, the neglect of the sick in the hospitals, and a cry arose for a corps of skilful, educated nurses. There was but one woman in England fitted by character, position, and education, to head such a band. Sidney Herbert, a member of the British cabinet, was an old friend of Florence Nightingale's father. Mr. Herbert was thus acquainted with the peculiar bent of Miss Nightingale's disposition, and the nature of her training. By a curious coincidence, and yeMr. Herbert was thus acquainted with the peculiar bent of Miss Nightingale's disposition, and the nature of her training. By a curious coincidence, and yet not an unnatural one, she wrote to him offering her services, and he wrote to her asking her aid, on the same day. Other ladies of birth and fortune volunteered to accompany her, to whom were added some superior professional nurses. October the 24th, 1854, Florence Nightingale, accompanied by a clerical friend and his wife, and by a corps of thirty-seven nurses, left England for the Crimea, followed by the benedictions of millions of their countrymen. They travelled through France to Marse
Florence Nightingale (search for this): chapter 2
Florence Nightingale. James Parton. Florence Nightingale is one of the fortunate of the earthFlorence Nightingale is one of the fortunate of the earth. Inheriting from nature a striking and beneficent talent, she was able to cultivate that talent inry gentleman; but not for a long time. Miss Nightingale, born into the Church of England, was thehad but a feeble life and limited means. Miss Nightingale, on her return from Germany, was informedthus acquainted with the peculiar bent of Miss Nightingale's disposition, and the nature of her traiional nurses. October the 24th, 1854, Florence Nightingale, accompanied by a clerical friend and hand patients under her immediate charge. Miss Nightingale, one of the gentlest and tenderest of womng manner, the appearance and demeanor of Miss Nightingale. In appearance, he says, she is just what length, to employ this fund in enabling Miss Nightingale to establish an institution for the trainThere can be no doubt that the example of Miss Nightingale had much to do in calling forth the exert[16 more...]
Camp (search for this): chapter 2
lundering ignorance or the obstinate conceit of the nurse. Those who observed this elegant young lady moving softly about the wards of the hospitals, little imagined, perhaps, that from her was to come the reform of those institutions. Miss Nightingale may almost be said to have created the art of which she is the most illustrious teacher; but she was yet far from having perfected herself; many years were still to elapse before she was prepared to speak with the authority of a master. Mrs. Camp still flourished for a while. although her days were numbered. It must not be supposed that this noble-minded lady denied herself the pleasures proper to her age, sex, and rank. She enjoyed society and the pleasures of society, both in the country and in town. Without being strictly beautiful, her face was singularly pleasing in its expression, and she had a slight, trim, and graceful figure. Her circle of friends and acquaintances was large, and among them she was always welcome; b
Russell (search for this): chapter 2
he sick in the temporary hospital. The very honesty of the English stood in their way. These French Zouaves, wrote Dr. Russell, the celebrated correspondent of the London Times, are first-rate foragers. You may see them in all directions laden e was still a lamentable scarcity of everything required for the hospital. There were no blankets for the sick, wrote Dr. Russell, no beds, no mattresses, no medical comforts of any kind; and the invalid soldiers had to lie for several days on the st of all this horror and death, the soldiers of both armies exhibited a wonderful recklessness. You find them, wrote Dr. Russell, lying drunk in the kennels, or in the ditches by the roadsides, under the blazing rays of the sun, covered with swarmarm clothing, of which these troops were in perishing need, went to the bottom of the Black Sea. A few days after, Doctor Russell wrote: It is now pouring rain,--the skies are black as ink,--the wind is howling over the staggering tents,--the tren
Peter Nightingale (search for this): chapter 2
y distinguished for his advocacy of the emancipation of the slaves in the British possessions. In 1815, her father inherited the estates of his grand-uncle, Peter Nightingale, on the condition expressed in his uncle's will, of his assuming the name of Nightingale. It so happened that she first saw the light while the family wereNightingale. It so happened that she first saw the light while the family were residing at the beautiful city of Florence, and to this fact she is indebted for her first name. The family consists of but four members, father, mother, and the two daughters, Parthenope and Florence. The date of the birth of the younger sister, Florence, is variously given in the slight accounts which have been published of he other densely peopled countries, poverty and disease abound on every side, in painful contrast to the elegance and abundance by which persons of the rank of Miss Nightingale are surrounded. One consequence of this is, that the daughters of affluence, unless they are remarkably devoid of good feeling, employ part of their leisure
Roman Catholic (search for this): chapter 2
s in England severely criticised her conduct in accepting the services of some of the Sisters of Charity from Dublin. There was much discussion as to whether she was herself a Catholic or a Protestant; which led a witty clergyman to remark: She belongs to a sect which unfortunately is a very rare one,--the sect of the Good Samaritans. One of the chaplains who labored with her, added. with reference to another charge equally heartless and absurd: If there is any blame in looking for a Roman Catholic priest to attend a dying Catholic,--let me share it with her, for I did it again and again. The same excellent and liberal-minded chaplain, the Rev. S. G. Osborne, in his work on the Hospitals of Scutari, describes, in the most interesting manner, the appearance and demeanor of Miss Nightingale. In appearance, he says, she is just what you would expect in any other well-bred woman who may have seen, perhaps, rather more than thirty years of life; her manner and countenance are prepos
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