Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-10-16
THE NEW HOSPITAL,
FORMAL orEsiNa MAT r,,,s,
somo account OF Lancnstcr's ,a,o., p,.,,,
"oio ins,'tnt'on and tito work FRO.
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some account OF Lancnstors lntos, p,.,,,
Ado institution and tito work FRO.
posed To bo Done.
AS has been already stated In thoso
columns, st. Josepha hospital has bc.,,
purchased by tho sisters of tho order -,
81. Francis who propose TO begin thoir
chafitaoio work In this city on Thursday
next, tue 18Th, inst. The hospital, as IL
wen Known, ts handsome structure
situated ~ the northwest corner of Mari
that overlooks tho city. Tho lot On sG wh;"i'
tho building is placed ppmprisea in ali
about two acres. Tho lawn Ia front is
handsomely laid out, 1t having been fresh.
ly sodded, now flower plots added and ,Lo
fountain rotouched ready for oncrntinns
sho woodwork on the exte,inr or ,II,
building has been freshly painted and ~"
general air OF decay that characterizrd No
place has disappeared under tho subtic
inhnenco exercised by the now proprietors
rho Interior Arrangements.
Nlthin noatnrsS and order ls visible nt
every turn. Tho culinary department ia
IN tno basement OF tho building aud all of
tho laVost appllances necessary in conduct
ing an extensive establishment of this
kind have been obtained. In addition ,n
tho regular city water supply, an abupd..
ance OF we'll vater may bo had by means
OF largo hand pump placed in the
Kitchen Tho entire building is heated by
steam and lighted by gas. and bayinS,
been built specially Tor hospital PURPOSES,
IT admirably answers that design. Corri'
dors running north and south divide olch
| story leaving rooms Of convenient size on
either side for tho reception Of patients.
lhe first uoor will be devoted exclusively
To men aud the second floor to women. On
which a number Of patients can be at
tended to in common. There arc also on
each tloor nine private rooms to be used
by those desiring seclusion. Tho third
iioor Is To be appropriated TO the exclusive
use OF the sisters. II isthought that there
viii DO accommodations for 60 patients
from the start a corps of ten sisters will
minister To tho wants of the suffering, and
u competent staff OF physicians aud sur.
geons, will be in attendance when 10.
! quired.
| No Distraction ia Color or creed.
| II is tho purpose OF the sisters to cxcr.
else farreachiug charity thai will be
bounded only by the means at their dis
| posal. No distinction will be made in the
race, color or creed of the applicant seek
| ing their good Offices, but ali who aro in
need of their miuiStrntiOus, rich and poor.
black and white, old and young will be
similarly welcome. Persons afflicted with
contagious diseases vii, not ho admitted,
but on special application nurses will bo
sent TO such patients IN private houses
| In this latter connection IL Is well 70 state
that the limited number Of sisters will not
adult of much side nursing in the be
ginning The Institution Is intended 10
subseryo the purpose Of a hospital rather
than home, aud IL Is not desired 70 have
too many Of those patients who are
suffering from lingering diseases. In this
| way the capacity Of the place might soon
bo overtaIed and its sphere of usefulness
limited.
The large outlay required In starting au
institution Of this kind, aud the total
absence of any regular revenue from the
patients cause the sisters to rely entirely
upon tho generosity OF tho CitiZ3us. BY
agreement with the Mother Superior tor
sum to be determined upon, bed may bu
dedicated to the sole use Of donor dCSir.
ing il. Tho person endOwing such bed
may designate any occupant for 1t that he
chooses. The sisters viii at intervals go
from door to door soliciting charitable con
tributions of whatever kind, money, cloth
ing, groceries &C., and al will b0 visited
alike, as tho charity extends equally 10
every citizen. What is gathered on these
visits will conduco to the greater comfort
Of those who are unable to keep themselves
and will assist in the maintenance of the
institution.
Dedication Services.
Tho interior of the building has been
repainted and reiuvcnatSd from cellar 10
attic, and all things are in readiness for
the work TO be entered upon. Tho bless
ing of the hospital will take place On
Thursday at 10 q. m, Bishop Shauahan,o of
Harrisburg, conducting the services. The
Catholic clergy OF the ctjy and many visit.
ors, clerical and otherwise from Phlladc!-
pha, Reading and adjacent places will be
present. In the afternoon the place viii
be thrown open FOR inspection by the
public, who are cordially invited 10 attend.
On the day following, Friday, the iustitG
tion will be ready for the reception Of
patients.
: The sisters wbo hlvo undertaken the
work of ministoring 10 the wants OF Ian
casters sick and needy bolOng to what Is
5 called the Third Order OF St Francis. The
) order is of German origin AID was intro
: duCed in this country about thirty Yeas
, ago by Mother Mary Agnes tho present
superioress of the order in the United
! States. Their first house, the present
mother house, was in Philadelphia, in
which city they have another hospital in
course of erection. 10000 cases werc
treated at the dispcIsaTy, in that institu-
tion, last year, and between 900 and 1000
patients were nursed at the hospital. Sue
cessful institutions OF tho order have
also been established in Trenton, n. j.,
Reading and Baltimore, and as they sup
ply long felt want in Lancaster, tho ad'
vent Of the order here will no doubt be at,
tended with equal prosperity.