The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-09
4 State Hospital.
Sa,chez Democrat

Satchez Democrat
Tie argument Of Or. Sexton Is =
strong oHe, upon 4 ssb;ect that ought TO !
commend itself favorsbly 10 every /
citizen Of Mississippi. The State Is row
il 4 condition financially that renders
il without excuse for sending its sick /
u 10 card for ~ the expense Of sister
Safe, Lorisisns, which financially Is IN
. far worse condition than eur own.
Dr.. sexton states the reports OF the
Charity Hospital showed Ihz. an aver
a-a Of 80 patients we're snauEtty sent
from Mississippi % that institution.
They are sent As matter Of course. and
they have been received without the
state OF Mississippi having ever psid
cent towards the caring Ter her citizens
In this city we have a hospital 20
which patients from ail the adjacent
country are sen. % be cared for st the
expense Of the people OF Nasehez- The
expense of caring foe the INDECENT sick,
no. cae-fourth Of whom belong 10 the
city, amounts from 500 70 500 per
month. not one dollar Of which is derived
/ fran any source outside the city OF
Eatehcz. We, then, in this city, have,
/ in pEJpertioa 10 our population. greater
/ cause Tor complaint than have the peo-
/ pie Of New Orleans. Il Is hardly Heces-
/ Sary Tor Us 10 say this Is al wrong. The
state 0s Eississ.Pa sh0a!d care for its
| Bdigcut sick. and the expense Of their
/ care should fall equally upon every por-
ton OF the State 4 hospital should be
| maintaiagd a. the States expense, where
iii could be received without burd ming
any particular community WIKI their
support
| Ine people Of Natchez have always
beea modest in asking anything II the
State, but we think both on the score
II economy and public convenience they
would be justified ia placing the claim:
Of this city before the Legislature rs ;
suitable location for State Hospital, j
one is established. The marine hospita
: spoken of by The CLARION IS alread,
1 capacious establishment, and would
with very little additional expense b
! sufficient to meet the wants OF the State
We quote the following description of
| from our issue of Dec /, 1888;
"There are few natural locations o
+ the river of greater beauty. Comprise
+ in the grounds belonging to the buil,lin
are soma ten acres of land which slop
in every direction, a,Iordiag perfect nat
Iral drainage.
The building is OF britk, the oase
walls being two feet in thickness froT
the ground to the root. il was bull
with a visw to perfect ven;ilstioI. thirt
loors opening IL the weather. III
= four floors are in perfect order, an
/ nearly every room is ready for occup;
ton. TIE basement has foIr rooG
le j0x25 feet, four more 30X3D feet. an
one 60x3 feet. 1t is thoroughly iinishe,
Of the principal floor has eight dpnb'
J. rooms 25X25 feet, or in suits ok
o feet. The second aud third Hoo
ID are exactly similar to the first foo
IL, 30 that the house has twenty-fot
re rooms 2Jx25 feet The four towers hay
each six rooms, making in all twel
q ty-four rooms suitable for the surgeo
= and his assistants for hospital purpose
. A long flight of stairs extends to Il
1t lookout on the roof The roof is
iron, and is in good order, having recen
=, ly been put in thorough repair fro
~ damage received by local tornado
n 1872 Under the roof are four ire
tanks with capacity OF about sixt
J. barrels, and below are closets and sink
II Four large and very capacious cister
he are in the yard for the supply of waite
which is always sweet ard healthful
IN well as abundant"