The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-17
A VISIT TO THE SAND HILLS.
A State of A fairs that is Highly Con
plimentarV to Those in CHARGE

A State of A fairs that is Highly Com
plimentary to Those in Charge.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Sept. 16.-"Win
you go out with me to the Sand HillsF'
ask ed DR.. Sollace Mitchell, the physician in
charge, yesterday, of the NEWS correspond
ent. 1t is needless to say that the invitation
was accepted, and this morning at $50
o'clock when the doctor emerged from his
breakfast he found the scribe awaiting him.
Driving through the city up Pine street
past the Sub-Tropical building, the outskirts
OF the city were soon reached. At q residence
IL North Jacksonville, a pleasant faced
lady came to the gate withsa large bouquet
of beautiful flowers, and, hailing the doctor,
earnestly inquired after his health, and with
feeling in her voice said, as she placed the
| flowers in the buggy: Pm SO glad you are
still ny, doctor. We watch for you every
morning. Please give these flowers to the
sick" The doctor thanked her, and the
| reporter thought of the many hearts that
these flowers would cheer and gladden..
FLOWERS ALL ALONG THE ROAD.
At another place near by large bouquet
| lay on the fence awaiting the doctors ar
| rival
Further on he stopped to attend to two
| patients, and when he got into the buggy
again charming miss of - brought out a
large bunch OF fragrant roses and honey
suckles; for the sick" said she, simply
with her eyes beaming over with pity
God bless them, for their hearts offerings
have done much to aid the recovery of the
| sick.
| Passing North Jacksonville tho road leads
| through the pine woods for u milo and then
the glimpse Of white diJnly seen through the
trees indicated that tne famous sand Hills
were Dear at hand. Emerging from belt Of
| piues tho hospital settlement lay in front.
At the foot Of a gentle decllvity was the
guard tent.
THE HOSPITAL.
| In front, partially to the left. and
nearly at the top of the hill, was the old
original hospital, a rough, unwhitew washed
two-story building, about 20x3S feet. To
the left of this is long, neat and cosy
whitewashed building, containing rooms for
Miss DelanO, the head nurse, and the three
| sisters, with dining-rOom and small chapel.
| In the rear of the first hospital building,
which is now the wOman's ward, is "a long
| building 20x40 feet, neatly whitewashed,
now used for the male patients Then, be-
ginning at the right hand facing
the old hospital, commences the
row of small cottages. Most of
these are IL by 20 and 16 by 2S They face
l
| front and a window on each side The
larger ones have two doors-one III the front
and one in the rear.
NOT HUDDLED TOGETHER
| These cottages are about 100 feet apart,
| and extend along the top OF the ridge until
almost lost to the extreme right.
The ridge winds around and the buildings
crown The summit all the way along. From
one end to the other it is over quarter of
a mile. Crossing the highest point of the
| ridge is a neat two-room house, 16x2S, for
Misses Delano and Warner, who will have
entire charge here. 1t has pretty mating
on the floor, and with its new furniture
makes a cozy place. Just beyond this is
| will be located after to-day. 1t will contain
his sleeping room, medical supplies, etc.
TWENTY-FIVE ON THE PLACE.
Altogether there are now on the place
some twenty-five buildings, as follows: The
main two story building. giving four wards
for white females large building for the
colored ward. which is divided by parti-
lion, giving the males one third and the
females the balance; two large white
wards, one 20xby 40 feet, and the other
| 30x60; three cottages for private patients,
| atfording private rooms: a fumigating
house where everything that leaves the
camp is thoroughly fumigated and disin-
fected; four cottages for white female
nurses; two kitches and two diningrooms
cottages for female colored help, and big
tent for the male stewards; a cottage, store
house and a guardrrom; cottages for
| the white males, nurses and Miss
| Delanos house and the doctors house
| Altogether il is quite settlement situated,
as it is, on hign ridge. the whitewashed
buildings present a very pleasing and at
| tractive appearance. Miss Deano took
charge of the News correspondent and
showed him the various wards and build
| ings.
IN THE WOMAN's WARD.
| In the womans ward, Mother Josephine
md Sister Elizabeth. from the con-
vent bere, were found busy at their
work of love- The patients were all doing
well, many of them sitting up. Proceeding
| back Of them the male ward was reached.
On entering the door the reporter was given
good view of the interior. 1t is large,
roomy building with doors ut each end aud
many windows on each side. These latter
are high, so tnat they can be left open for
ventiatlon and the patients not be placed IN
the draft. The cots are arranged on each side
feet apart, leaving wide pasSage-way in
the center. There were some fifteen pa
tients here in all stages Of the disease. The
convalescent ones regarded the reporter
with great surprise, but most of them were
too ill to pay much attention to him. Somo
were covered up tightly with quilts, taking
the sweat bath.
FEvER-FLUSHED FACES.
Others were tossing restlessly from side
TO side their faces fever flushed and their
eyes sunken, while in many cots the motion
less forms bore evidence Of natures sleep or
Of the approach Of that still longer sleep.
On each countenence was depicted the
yellow pallor that is peculiar to the disease.
1t was sad scene and one that the writer
does not care TO witness often. From this
the other wards wero visited One
is q new one with only two patients
in 1t, both of whom are doing well.
Everything about all the houses is kept in
the neateSt trim and scrupulously clean.
The breezes swept through the pines and
cooled the fevered brows Of the sick. The
air there is pure and fresh, and the location
could not be improved upon.
Miss Deano, who is in charge, was for
merly head nurse at Bellevue hospital New
York. and she has achieved wonders at this
hospital.
ORDER OUT OF CHAOS
When she first came here everything was
| in confusion and the nurses were Inefficient
and neglectful. They could not read, and
for fear that they would give the wrong
medicines she had to mark the bottles with
ell strings and pieces OF col0red cloth. Sho
tells most amusing tales OF her early exper-
| ience, but now everything Is in perfect or
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