The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-07-01
MRS. ANNIE GREEN.

MRS. ANNIE GREEN.
The State Of Ohio, Hooking County, SIS.
On this Both day Of June, 1896, person
ally appeared before ME Mrs. Anni,'
Green, who being first duly sworn. ac-
cording to law deposes and saws:
On Tuesday, April 90. 1886. Mrs. Me-
Grath came to my house and said she
wanted my assistance In case of dis
tress and woe. She then stated the
condition of her friend. Mrs. Red. at the
County Infirmary. We then went to
the office Of DR.. Wright to talk to him
about the matter and to see if we could
Lot get permit to move her To the main
building Of the infirmary. thinking he,
"a the attending physiciar, could make
the change ii he wanted to. He SAID he
was utterly powerless to do anything of
the kind, but that any assistance he
could render US would be cheerfully
done. ard that any sugge-fiHn neie he
wOuld help To carry out. He said THAT
in her then eoEditIon he hardly believed
that Mrs. Red could be moved. We
asked If we could go ont and elesn the
woman mp, aud he didn't know that
any objections could he made, but
thought they done as much for her 1T
the Infirmary rs they could with ihe in
sufficient help they had there. Ii WAS his
suggestion that we See MIR. Nixon. who
was in town. and get his permission.
and some time later in the day we met
Mrs. McGraih asked him. Nixon. If he
would permit us tn clean Mrs Red up.
He had no objections. He thought if
the friends of all the paupers would
come over and clean them up il would
take burden off of the management.
Ithen told Mr.. Nixon that IL the
place was kept clean and disinfectants
used, could not understand why she
not occupy roam in the main
building. This he answered by saying.
''prnbably you could do it if you would
come down and stay"
l informed him that Aunt Becky |
Pence kept on the usual allowance |
10 paupers, though under diferen. |
and drswing her supplies |
rom Tom Rochester. had had running |
sores on her for l3 years. but that there
was no smell shout her, as all her
leighbors would testify. This ended |
he interview.
Thursday, April 92d. 's6. Mrs. Me-
1rath ami myself visited the lnfirmary.
We drove 70 the main building and rang |
he door bell. which was answered by !
he matron. Mrs. KeGrath Informed
Mrs. Red up. ard asked how she was
hat morning, it beng about 10.30
,'cIock. The matron answered that she
lad not seen or heard trcm her yet that
'av.
We were then showed to the pest
,ousp, or Jail "a il is called. where we
ound Mrs. Red. The first question
Isked by her was. "Did you bring me
my medicine? Oh, If only 1 had one
,owderr'
Mrs. McGrath Informed her that We
ONE 10 clean her up. but that the doctor
would bring her some medicine. The
in attendance said the powders
we're used up the day before.
We found Mrs Red IN the hall OF the
all. She was living on bedStead made
f rough sGudding, and it reminded me
f the racks used TO keep straw from
Inder the feet of cattle in country
arn yard. excepting that in this case,
he straw was in tick. Under her and
ext to the tick was what took to be n
uggy curtain, Judging from the brass
yelets around the edge. This was
lade o. the coarsest oil cloth. 1t was
racked and scuffed. On top Of that
vas a comfort, made of worsted patch
,ork and of rough coarse material.
70 sheets were ON the bed and no slips
n the pillows. which were the dirtiest
ever saw. She was covered with 4
atch work quilt equally as dirty as the
She was dressed in q coarse
'orsted dress, with no under garments
nd no cotton near her. From the ap-
earance of the comfort under her, which
as saturated with urine and out Of
hich the water run at the least move
the patient. do not think such
uantity of urine could have gathered
! less than four or five days. We had
ken with us bottle OF olive oil, some
,ft linen. a sponge, and boraN and soap.
nd after Mrs. NcGrath had washed
RS. Red, we attempted to take oil her
ress. To do this we had to use scis- '
,rs. After cutting off the upper part
e found we could not remove the low
part of the dress, and allowed 1T to /;
MAN. In some places the dress was
firmly fixed in the sores that 1t could
Dt be removed. so we cut around the :
res and left the pieces OF the dress
licking in them. When we had hnish- /
washing her, we asked for towel. [
ut as there was none produced we cut I
he ont OF the linen we brought with us. g,
-e then saturated soft pieces of linen
ith olive oil and applied them to the
re places. She said to that. ''Oh, 1t
els so good"
As said before. the COMFORT under b
RS. Red was saturated with urine and
believe that il it had been wrung out, s
,,..- ta,at f,nr five U.lilnus |