The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-11
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Of entirely unnecessary questions about
my age. civil condition and residence.
TO which | replied in q weary and heed
less fashion. Then 10 seems o. me that
! was carried somewhere. J neither
knew nor cared where. placed on an
elevator and taken sOmeW here else. and
then at last | was in bed.
When ! awoks Dc was broad daylight.
and found myself i'm great room. in
which there were % score or more OF
beds, each with au occupant real
zed then for the first time that ] was
IN a hospital ward. and then began to
wonder how / got there. did not
wonder long, because my head was still
aching and heavy; SO put aside the
problem for future consideration. and.
besides. at this moment very pretty
Young woman in q snOw-white cap was
bearing down ON me from the other end
of the room. and was by an odds the
most pleasing object within my range
of vision.
She came TO my bedside. smiled upon
mo with winning sweetness. and asked
how felt | asked her who she was.
and she told me she was "a trained
nurse and tiat / vas I'm Ward of the
New York Hospital, TO which / had
boon brought the night before from The
scene Of my accident.
That was the beginning Of my l0.
pltal experience. and for fully month
remained an inmate of Ward /. wait
ing for my wounds % heal. and slowly
from the effects of my fail. !
We used 10 awake al what was 10 me
an unheard Of hour in the morning. /
and al Is O'Clock breakfast was served. /
The meal was carried on trays To those /
who were not able 10 leave their beds. /
and then the cOnvalesCeut patients /
fled into the next room aud eat their /
breakfast around big table. after the /
manner Of civilized human beings.
The first time / laughed after my ar
.lval was when my eyes fell upon the
melancholy procession OF the halt. the
MANNED and the blind hObbliug I'm.
some on cutches, others with /
/ cane, and others with au
I'm IN a sling, 20 the morning meal.
After breakfast, the nurses made the
Ound Of the ward, made the beds,
placing on each a snOH-white c0yerlid.
which was always removed at night.
md dressing the wounds Of those who
equired It. This duty completed.
number Of the bandages were
.iven TO the patients 10 roll.
task which occupied about an
our, aud which l, formy part, heartily
nJoyed. as 1t was the only regular
uty that bad 10 perform. About 10
clock the house surgeon appeared. &C
by one or two assistants.
ID made tour Of the ward. Stopping
{ each bed. and often examining
rounds or fractures. =
At ii o 'clcck visitors began 10 ar
I've, and from that hour until six la
Dc evening there were always two or
lree or more TO he seen talking 20 their
lends. The next event on the davs
rogramme was dinner, which was
rived at II o'clock. and consisted
soup. meat. vegetables. and bread.
lth sometimes . simple dessert. AL
% clock the surgeons made their second
urd. this time m company with the
'ad surgeon Of the hospital. Supper
As served at g and by O'Clock the
Ere turned down. the patients tucked
iay IN bed. and we went 10 sleep.
There were not many members of the
ur Hundred IN our ward IN fact
" were chiefly mechanics or laborers
some sort. But they were all good.
Iured and kindly. and as a general
ny. bore their sutIerirgs without
nplaint. judged from my own OBJ.
walton that the ftalians made the
50 fuss and the negroes the least.
ere were plenty Of lrishmen there. OF
rise. and | remember them as the
81 cheerful and sociable OF patients. 4
ne patient OF religious turn of
Id constituted himself the choir
ter 81 the ward. ani used o appear :
~ sunday morning win Cd little tack sur
'ma books which he dealt out to Dl.
patients. Then he would give ont
number Of hymn and lead the O.
my ia q clear, tenor voice, the rest -
) joining in with more teryor than ySl