Telegram-herald., 1890-05-25
A PUBLIC NECESSITY
Two Opinions Ia Regard 70 : city
Hospital
a STRIKING CASE ~ POINT
hs2as 4ad Hospitals aEs Isesaa Datlbis
AAa shsaid - lAsSt s@p.rats-
A rirss-CIaass sals EsF
Hsagttal.

So much has been sad .n .egard .
TIE hosp p.Lals and homes new ia the
citY, aLd Elslr management, that q re-
porter started out ln search Ot hgnt
among TIE best kaoFa physicians OF
tie aly.
Dr. ". r. DeCtmp beng seen, sad
% tie IsLzfaAa -HzaALD. 81 have a.
Ways favored The ldea of having a c.Iy
hospital Tor general purposes, aud have
ts,ad several times ~ interest tie au-
tloUtes sIca an enterprise. Now
tA4J these combined homes aud hOsp.-
als have been ou.t, / hardly know
what % think. Tle 20. Marx H0spi-
Ia aad tae . b. A. Home are excellent
institutions. ana we could not well DO
without Them. ald SILL they DO
not entirely al the wants VI the
people. some Lme ago uad
a patent, man wlo was shot IN the
abdomen, and e was necessary that be
should 1e Immediately taken o. some
place where Ae could be treated and
taken care ot He lad 10 home here
80 aAt l.m taken o. tle Z Il. A.
home n tle patrol wagon, lud when 4
went t1 tle door ot tle home. tne man
Nas refused a.lmls-.on. 10 was late 40
night aud r.e man was lying IN q
wagon. chilled with cold aud suffering
grr4L PAM demonstrated WITH tQs
attendants that I could NOT 50 about
t4r aty 1l0 luut Dp taa authorities
NU.e t.r Illu might die
ieT want 0t care ana shelter. The at
tenIflts were urm u their refusal %
admit lm. saying tntL lt was strictly
against oulers unless their expenses
were guaranteed. FnalIy after good
del. 81 argument I secured h.s adu.-
sou under protest, out / Was much lm-
pressed AZ tl1t lms OF the necessity VI
b elty aosp.ta. where % woIuied mau
or any sex person without a home 0r
fueuts. L1- be- taken and cared for"
"-lce then & believe matters have
been arranged 40 that there need
not be- quite $50 much rel
tape employed. The city has
made a contract with these homes $50
tuat they VII. receive city charges and
care Tor them. tue pay being guartu-
teed oy tue city. and u cases ot cmer-
gency @ is only necessary % receive au
order from the police department %
secure admission.
"A tle matter now stands hardly
know what would be for the best. The
above mentioned institutions are good
as far a they 90, bat they do not all
al the requirements OF the city. We
undoubtedly need a regular city
hospital. supported by the clty
and open % all, either
cly charges or private patients. but ]
81, 80.
lr would draw from the patronage II
&c. Marks and the a. l.. A., so that
tley would not bc self sustaining"
"l have always had pet scheme 10
r1y head regarding q site Ter q Clty hos
pttaI, 1ud that is % build On the hill
north 0t the reservoir. IIcsc the hos
VI1I could Dee completely ISOLATED from
other surrounding buildings, free from
rolse and There IS plenty OK pure AR Up
there, always un motion. Poisonous
disease germs would be- carried OF in
tse ar. lnd Boz completely destroyed
before tleV reached nuWlu D10.tauoDs.
a contagious ward could he bult il
connection with the restot the hospital.
anI tlc most perfect svstem ot dram
age and sanitary accessories could bo
easily arrlgurt. think the city
shou.d uo5 allow ths h.ll tO be- removed,
az Is row beng done.
ur ID. Emmst Welsh was next seen,
Rut was asked m hIs opul9u n city
hospital would interfere u any way
Ftu tne homes.
"Notatau" a.d tho Doctor. II con-
r.usIIer t.9t CIV, $50 institutions Oc-
DtHr tu entirely different field. 4
UHue 'rl nosp.-ll form an lrcomV1t-
l.'' nn.ra.oo. Gut ought not