The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-09-10
THE CITY HOSPITAL.
Hundreds of Citizens Visit the
City Hospital Yesterday.

The c0ndltl0n OF the patent II the
city hospital as we'll as the dilapida-
ton and air of poverty that prevails
at this building itself was a revela-
ton to hundreds of citizens who had
given no attention or thought to that
feature of the city's charity until the
publication in the BAzoo Sunday.
All day yesterday crowds of citizens
visited the hospital, interviewed the
patient and the keeper. The general
opinion was that the atient had been
neglected and that the dilapidatcd old
shanty called a hospital is disgrace
to the city.
Acting Mayor ngenfritz gave the
matter some attention yesterday and
a reform as to the matter OF caring
for the inmates will be the result.
The condition of the building will be
considered at the meeting of the
council tonight.
Drs. Hargett and Dunlap re-
amputated the mans leg and dressed
ii in good shape yesterday afternoon.
A BAzeo reporter called on DIR.
Hargett this morning and found him
very much out of humor about the
BAzoo's publication Sunday morning.
He says he had not been at fault in
the matter as he had carefully dressed
the patients leg every other day as is
usual in such cases. He was aware
that the man was not getting
along as he should, but it was
fer want of proper nursing
and not medical attention the doctor
claims that the statement smade by
the patient and the nurse, MIR. Peltier,
were untrue and that they denied
making such statements when he
charged them with doing SO yester-
day.
"The patient" said he, was first
taken to the railroad hospital after he
was hurt, but they refused to allow
him to remain there or to dress his
wounds. He was then hauled back
to town and finally taken to the city
hospital aud notice sent to me, but |
the man had then been twenty-four
hours without attention. When
the mayor notified me l
told him that it would
require at least two to perform the am
putation. He employed DIR. Hun
lock and at his request, because the
chloroform made him sick. He
performed the operation while | ad-
ministered the chloroform, the job was
q good one under the circumstances.
In all such cases it is the rule not to
redress the wound for four days, but
after then to dress it every other day.
/ did the furnishing of HANDBAGS. /
left medicine to prevent maggots
from getting In such sores. |
In this case, Mr.. Peltier, the |
nurse did not follow my directions or
use the care be should and on Sunday |
after the amputation when l went to |
remove the bandage J. found num-
Der of maggots in the Sore"
/ never found the nurse at his place |
but once and what nursing the man
had was that given by Mrs. Peltier,
who did the best she could. Satur-
day morning when | went to dress the
wound again l found that gangrene
had set in and with pair of shears
/ cut the flap of. 1t had become
dead and endangered the rest.
L am sure that if the man had
had proper nursing he would
have gotten along all right His
backset is due entirely to the nursing.
With the assistance of DR.. Dunlap,
/ amputated the limb again yesterday.
The stub below the knee is now fully
four inches, plenty for using false
leg, and [ think-in fact, know the
man will get along if he has proper
nursing.