Volume 1

The life of Florence Nightingale. Vol. II (1862-1910) / Sir Edward Cook.

  • Cook, Sir Edward Tyas, 1857-1919.
Date:
1913
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    Hemans, Mrs., i. 10 Henley, W. E., In Hospital, i. 186, ii. 264 Henniker, Sir Brydges, ii. 289 n. Herbert, Sidney (Lord Herbert of Lea). [(1) chronological ; (2) character ; (3) letters ; (4) miscellaneous re- ferences.] (1) Chronological :— Secretary-at-war under Peel (1845- 1846), i. 79 ; interest in welfare of the soldiers, i. 149; interest in hospitals, nursing, emigration, i. 80, 137, 149; marriage (1846), i. 79 ; relations with his wife, i. 80, 411 ; meets F. N. at Rome (1847-48), friendship, i. 79 ; visits her at Kaiserswerth (1851), i. ir4 ; secretary-at-war under Aberdeen, relieves Duke of Newcastle of hospital matters, i. 149, 217; asks F. N. to go out to the East (Oct. 15, 1854), i. 151-4 ; settles expedition at interview (Oct. 16), i. 155 ; issues her instructions, i. 155 ; helps her to select nurses, i. 159 ; favours a larger number, i. 158 ; addresses nurses before departure, i. 159 ; writes to papers saying further nurses will not be sent except on F. N.'s requisition, i. 189 ; sends out second party of nurses under Miss Stanley, i. 188 ; instructs F. N. to communicate freely with him, i. 217 ; acts on her reports, i. 211 ; retires from office (1855), transmits F. N.'s subsequent reports to his suc- cessor, i. 217; acts as honorary secretary of Nightingale Fund, i. 269 ; on the Council, i. 456. n., 457 ; speech at public meeting to pro- mote Fund, i. 113, 180, 199, 237, 264, 269, 270, 306 ; begs F. N. to return after her illness in Crimea, i. 260; sees F. N. on her return (1856), i. 313 ; discusses plans of reform with her, i. 321, 325 ; accepts chairmanship of Royal Commission on Health of the Army, i. 334; negotiations with Lord Panmure in concert with F. N., i- 335 > work as chairman of Royal Commission, assisted by F. N., i- 312, 355 seq., 360 ; holds back report, pending guarantees for reform, i. 363, 364; accepts chairmanship of executive Sub- Commissions, hard work on them, i- 363, 366, 381, 382; carries motion in support of McNeill and Tulloch (1857), i. 338; holiday VOL. II in Ireland (Aug. 1857), sees F. N. on his return, i. 364 ; overstrain (1858) , i. 381 ; accepts chairman- ship of Indian Sanitary Commis- sion (1859), i- 398, ii- 19, 21 ; resigns chairmanship, ii. 22, 23, on becoming Secretary for War (1859) , i- 387, 400 ; summary of his sanitary and other reforms, i. 388-99, ii. 174 ; fortification scheme, i. 398 ; volunteer (q.v.) movement, ii. 7; health fails, i. 401 ; works on indomitably, i. 405, ii. 403 ; wanted Sir J. Lawrence as Viceroy (1861), ii. 44 ; interview with F. N. (Dec. i860), i. 401 ; resigns House of Commons, created Lord Herbert of Lea (1860) , i. 402; first speech in House of Lords, i. 402 n. • in- creasing illness, i. 404, 503 ; re- signs office, i. 406 ; last interview with F. N., i. 406 ; ordered abroad, i. 406, 503 ; return home and death, i. 406, 507, ii. 7 ; dying words about F. N., i. 406 ; funeral, i. 409 ; Memorial meeting, i. 409-10 ; Memorial to, ii. 6, 8 ; last official schemes and wishes : desired De Grey as his successor, ii. 30 ; General Military Hospital at Woolwich, ii. 6 ; his schemes frustrated after his death, ii. 4, 6, 94 ; had inserted no main- spring, ii. 5, 144 (2) Character, ii. 175 :— Angelic temper, i. 407; as an Administrator (Mr. Gladstone's estimate), i. 409; as army re- former, i. 399 ; charm, i. 411 ; chivalry, i. 373 ; contrasted with F. N., i. 412 ; conversational powers, i. 411, ii. 223; eclecti- cism, i. 366 ; Jowett on what he might have been, ii. 98 ; manage- ment of Royal Commissions, i. 358 ; not a party man, ii. 176 ; openness, ii. 169; popularity, i. 149, 409; position in the House of Commons, etc., i. 149 ; quick perception, i. 358, 366, ii. 152 ; a saviour, i. 412, 485 ; sympathetic manner, i. 358 ; unselfish devotion, i. 407, ii. 293. For his relations with F. N., see Nightingale, Florence (3) (3) Letters :— To F. N. : (1854, Oct. 15) i. 151- 154; (1856) i. 290, 313, 321, 325, 327, 329. 33i. 332 ; (1857) i. 312, 348, 356, 357, 358, 360; (1858) i- 378, 379. 380, 3S1, 382 ; (1859) 2 I