The Portland daily press., 1873-06-03

| THE GREEDY HosPITAL.-As the SINAI, poA
campaign OF last winter and spring. mas
triumpbantly fought out to a SUCCESSIVE ~ !,
| n brief review of the labors OF the ooaio Vi
Healtb dnrino that fearful epidemic may MOI
non, ho ont of Mace. We cannot Iofget the
| 81. .ooos;o,ed by the breaking out OF this
s,;e-,on NJ disease in the early part of last WIN
a.. ,7ot only in this city, but in Boston and
| other places
At first the former hospital on the city grounds
built for the es. ecial purpose, was used, but by
reason of its comparatively small size and mad
equate heating apparatus had to be given up.
On the first of January the Greedy Hospital
named in honor of the late Eliphalet Greedy,
Mayor OF the city, during whose administration
1t was built, was put into excellent condition
by the city government, and placed under the
general medical charge of DR.. B. B. Foster, City
Physician, with DR.. A. w, Larrabec as resi-
dent physician and general superintendent.
The number of cases treated have been sixty
eight and the last patient was discharged cur
ed" short time SINCE
AS during such fearful epidemic, reports
will almost inevitably arise unfayorable to Hos
pital management; We have taken the pains to
make personal examination of the Greedy
Hospital and to institute some inquiries rela-
tive to the tr eatment there received; and the
result has been to demonstrate that the best
medical care has been impaired to the inmates.
A full record Of the cases treated, with every
needed rem ark to explain them was kept.
Those who died 1.-THE number was comparatively
smalD, were properly inferred in the cemetery
near the Hospital, and each grave is suitably
marked and numbered, so that the remains Of
any particular person can be readily ascertain
ed. The furniture in one room, which belong
ed to the late Father De Rose, was sad re-
minder of his self-sacrficng spirit in admins
tering the consultations of religion to the dying
from which ne contracted his fatal disease
Many are not aware either, that "the Black
Maria" is really q very convenient carriage well
fitted up with a comfor able Bad, and that pa
tients removed in it were even provided with
hot rocks aud other means of protection from
the cold. The city has been very liberal too in
providing every needed form of help and COM
fort Good nurses of both sexes were employ
ed, and a uniform degree of heat was regulated
by the fireman and watchers Too much credit
can hardly be awarded to Drs. Foster and Lar
rabee for their onerous labors which have been
performed promptly and with great faithful
ness. The work for the present is over, and
the hospital was yesterday closed, it is hoped
hot to be rc-opened for the reception of patients
with the small pox for some time to come.
MAINE HOSPITAL FAIR.-The Executive
Committee acknowledge the donation of addi-
tional articles and money in aid of the Maine
General Hospital Fair, from the following
named parties:
Keunebec Journal, Sprague, Owen & Nash,
Augusta, advertising.
f Corey & Co, set wheels and axles.
Brunswick Telegraph, A q. Tenney, adver-
Using.
Chadbourne s. Kendall, bill fancy ties
T. T. Burgess, silver brick from Hamilton,
Nevada, valued at S21.53.
S. G. Shaw. w. Meridian, Ct, silver plate d
breakfast castor.
e. Churchill & Co., hid. P. r. molasses.
Machias Union, Drisco & Parlin, advertis-
Simpson s. Sawyer, vegetable cutters.
r. E. Lyon & Co., Skowhegan bundles print
ing paper, 200 pounds.
Chas. Bradley, sewing machine.
j. 81 G. Meakin, Liverpool, 1 dozen water
pitchers marked 'FMe. Gen. Hospital
Mrs. s. j. M. Homer, water color painting
by Miss Ellen Adams.
hlng q Dexter, cutlery.
A friend, cash.
Cyrus Green, half barrel pearl barley.
Emerald Boat Club, cash contribution, $780,
49,
A friend, knife box
Winthrop Cornet Band cash contribution 500,
through Dr. Shaw.
Fletcher & Co., half barrel family beef, half
barrel fine pickles.
Wood, Sherwood s. Co., Lowell, Mass, two
cases corrugated wire goods, 500
CHARLES H. Haskell, Treasurer