The life of Florence Nightingale . ousands of cheering spectators and by theQueen and Prince Consort, who came in their yacht,the Fairy^ to take leave of the officers and eyes of elderly people still beam and brightenif one mentions this memorable sailing of the fleetfor the Baltic. It was then forty years sinceWellington had returned victorious from Waterloo,and the blood of the nation was up for anotherfight. Time had deadened the memory of thehorrors and suffering which war entails : only athirst for glory and conquest remained. The wholenation echoed the words of Napier to his men
The life of Florence Nightingale . ousands of cheering spectators and by theQueen and Prince Consort, who came in their yacht,the Fairy^ to take leave of the officers and eyes of elderly people still beam and brightenif one mentions this memorable sailing of the fleetfor the Baltic. It was then forty years sinceWellington had returned victorious from Waterloo,and the blood of the nation was up for anotherfight. Time had deadened the memory of thehorrors and suffering which war entails : only athirst for glory and conquest remained. The wholenation echoed the words of Napier to his men :Lads,war is declared. W^e are to meet a boldand numerous enemy. Should they ofl^er us battle,you know how to dispose of them. Should theyremain in port, we must try to get at depends upon the quickness and decision ofyour fire. Lads, sharpen your cutlasses, and theday is ours. In due time tidings came of the victory of alas for the brave * lads, for the news cametoo of the wounded lying uncared for, the sick. SIDNEY, LORD HERBERT OF LEA. [To face p. 96. CRIMEAN WAR AND CALL TO SERVICE 97 untended, the dying unconsoled. In the midst ofthe nations rejoicings at victory a cry of indignationarose on behalf of her soldiers. There had been gross neglect in the waradministration, and the commissariat had brokendown. Food, clothing, and comforts had beenstowed in the hold of vessels beneath ammunitionand could not be got at when required, whileother stores rotted on the shores of the Bosphoruswhile awaiting delivery. Not only were food andclothing lamentably scarce, but the surgeons wereoften without even lint and bandages, to saynothing of other requisites for ambulance andhospital work. The commonest accessories of ahospital are wanting, wrote T^he Times war corre-spondent, William Howard Russell, there is notthe least attention paid to decency or cleanliness,the stench is appalling ; . . and for all I canobserve, the men die without the least effort to savethe
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