The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-02
BELLEVUE HOSPITAL YESTERDAY.

The intense excitement which pervaded the city,
and especially the vicinity Of Bellevue, on Monday
had partially subsidized yesterday, the visitors
were fewer and the crowds outside considerably
less. The only death which has occurred in the
Hospital since last report was that Of the dear
little unknown baby In ward 49, whose body was
recognized by friends yesterday morning that OF
Thomas Smith, the infant of Bernard and Cathe-
rine Smith, Of rs Hamilton avenue Brooklyn. The
bodies Of the mother and child and o daughter
Annie, aged nine years, were taken home yesterday
for burial Mr.. Smith still survives at his home,
sad mourner for the loss Of his family.
FROM WARD 10.
Mr.. Moss Phillips was taken away on Monday
evening to his home In Fortieth street. and from
ward 80 his wife was removed home also. Mr. Phipa
was very weak and at times dellrious. In one Of
those moments on Monday he caught one OF the at
tacnes Of the Hospital and held fast to him, while he
called Justify he could for the police to arrest
the burglar which he evidently thought ne had cap
tured Mrs. Elssasser was also taken away from this
ward 1907 TO her home, "a First avenue, and Mrs.
Frledhor was removed BY her uncle from the female
pavilion to her home y Taeppsgu street THIS peer
E2maR aas LOOT Fur chiiafen By the terrible
eaismity, and was in very great pain and dis.
tress on Monday afternoon. The nurse when asked
If she could not put something hot to the ice-cold
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DRINK very sourly replied that she trouble
to ner than all the other patients together that she
had heaped on oil the bed clothes she could spare.
and then very unwilllngy took a cup OF Ice water
10 the unfortunate sufferer. In such trying scenes
as this stretch Of good nature should be made TO
show kindness to the suffering, even though 1t may
not come wholly from the heart II there Is the
least chance Of Mrs. Frledhon's recovery at her
home there would certainly be none had she re.
NAMED in the pavilion.
John Ii. Brown, OF Spencer street, Brooklyn was
sufficiently strong TO he able leave ward 10 yes
terday with his wife OF those still
REMAINING IN THE HOSPITAL
very small opes are entertained OF the recovery OF
the following named persons:-Patnck Finnegan,
In ward lie is tenderly watched over by his wife,
and yesterday By male friend also. Josiah Abbott
In ward 6. he has been most conscientiously at
tended 20 by Mrs. N. @. Bishop, who has sat by his
bedside or and on day And night from the moment
be was admitted. Orderly A. Il. French, too, IA
unremittng in his attentions to Mr.. Abbott and to
all the other victims Of the disaster under
his care. Mr. Abbott Is q large man.
Weighing 2so pounds. Yesterday he was very much
worse, fever having set IN (as has also In other
cases), and at times he was delirious and raved
about horses and their treatment. Andrew Nesoits
the compositor OF o. vandam street, was In the
throes Of death In ward II yesterday. He has been
most affecuonately cared for By his friends. His
skull was fractured and was trepanned on Sunday
night by DR.. Alexander but from the first it was I'm
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recover John Day or Daley, In the male pavilion,
was little easier yesterday. and with good care
may recover, though there are strong doubts Of bis
recovery expressed. These all the Immediately
serious presented yesterday but as fever had
set In with three or four other victims
THE PROBABLE MORTALITY
from this disaster may be further increased In few
daya