Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-28
RAILROAD HOSP
Provisions Made for tho sick a,a
Wounded Employees of The
Gould system.
A Visit 10 the Large and Haudsome
Hospital Now in Course OF Free
ton Near Fort Worth.

lor lJS location, and q beautiful aita
about two miles south of the court.
house was necured. For several Weelss
past the hAmmer and saw have been
buslly employed, and now a graceful
building rears itself toward the
skies, as If in supplication for
the lives of the poor unfortt,pates
who, by reason of accident or other
calamity, may be brought there for
treatment. Yesterday morning GA
HE1rE man, accompanied by DR., w
A. Adams, one of the consulting phv-
sicians, on his daily visit to the institi,-
ton. He found the work still going
on, the building not yet being finished
But, though the permanent building
is not ready Tor occupation, the sick
and wounded are coming and going
asd temporary quarters have been ar
ranged, six large tents being occu.
pied by the patients now there.
These were opened about the middle
of June last, and since that time the
reporter learned that between five and
six hundred patients have been treated.
They have not all been hospital pa
tents, however. Some of them merely
came for medicine. All employees Of
the road are entitled to treatment.
When they are sick or hurt, all that is
necessary for them to do is to go TO the
foreman of their department, and he
signs certificate reading thus:
THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY co.
FORT WORTH -----------
Joe w. Jackson, hospital physician,
Fort Worth, Texas.
| hereby certify that the bearer -
has been working under me, for the
company up to this date, at --- as -
and was taken sick (or ipjured) whilst
in actual service of the company, and
isentitled to treatment at the expense of
the hospital fund under the terms of
hospitaltcircuiar now in force.
Armed with these, they 20 to the
hospital and secure such treatment as
their case demands. These certificates
are all kept on file at the hospital.
There are now thirty-eight white
patients and six colored ones in the
various wards. This is somewhat be-
low the average, which is about
seventy. The average stay of the
patients is about two weeks. Those
now there are cases of typhoid and
maarial fevers, dysentery, chronic
ulcers and minor surgery But one
case is of sufficient interest for special
mention. One of the colored patients
was brought there eight weeks ago
from louisiana. He had been lying
without care and exposed to the
weather for three weeks ut
Runkie station He was suffering
with gangrene and tetanous lock-iaw.
His case seemed hopeless enc, as re-
covery is SO rare. But the modified
HAYES operation was performed on
his injured foot by DR.. Adams, and he
has been improving rapidly and Is
now nearly read TO go out. All the ar
engagements about this improvised hes
pital are Just rs complete as could be
desired. The hospital is under the
| fostering care of DR.. j. w. Jackson,
| who is chief surgeon of the Gould sys
TEN. He does not reside here, but
makes periodical visits in his work OF
| inspection. Drs. Il. j. Beall and w
A. Adams are the appointed consulting
surgeons to the hospital and for the
state OF Texas 1t Is Il II 3uty, when
called upon, to arecks in
any part OF the staC., attend the
wounded to the hospital, and consult
daily in the care of all surgical patients
| Stationed at the hospital is Dr. A. b
| North as house surgeon, and DIR. f.
| II. Caughell as his assistant. DR.. >
! II. Johnson, a young physician, has
charge of the drugs and fills all pres
criptions. In order that all prepare
lions necessary may be made for The
reception of patients from distance
n telegraph Office is located at the hos
pital, and over this Nh, j. L. Organ
| presides. Mr.. NJ. B. Wesson, wh'
was, until recently, superintendent o
the hospital, is now superintendent o.
supplies and accounts. He is assisted
by Mr.. Jackson.
The grounds are on the Santa FL
road ut the end of "a pleasant southern
drive from the city out Main stree
continued. The building faces TOWARD
the south, it being the intention u
give the patients the advantage o
every southern breeze. IL is "A franz
building, now in the natural color o
the pine of which it is constructed, bu
i'm Il few days will be painted au at
tractive light blue. The dimension
are imposing, the building being ~
feet long and at the center is ninety
i've feet deep. Entering ut the man
door of the building the first room ol
the hall to the left is a large reception
room, in which to receive friend'
This viii be handSomcl.
furnished and provided with a plan
and other conveniences. Back OF TIN
and fully as large is the rool
, TO be occupied 10y the matron of Tn
, estaalishnleut. ON the other side
hall from the reception room is spi
clous room which viii be occupied y.
! the surgeon rs an Office, and direct
behind this is a smaller one TO be use
as consulting room. Just to TIL
rear OF this is a room the front part
which will he used as an operatin
! room, and the back as the drug stor'
Just back of this part of the buildin
z ia a dining room thirty-three feet lon
J and nineteen feet wide. The kitche
' and pantry adjoin this at the real
Over the rooms first mentioned a
five rooms to be occupied by the OF
o GERS of the institution, while over Il
0 dining room etc, are ten rooms Tor q
servants. The two wings of the bull
d ing set back few feet further fro
o the front than the main part. The
wings are used as the wards of Il
. hospital. There are four in eaC
0 wing, all being 22N20 feet, and pr
. yided with liza feet closets. Stnndir
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