The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-09-29

APPEALING FOR AID.
State Hospital rustees Call At
tention to It's Needs.


tention to It's Needs.
The following circular has just been
issued appealing for private contributions
for the Miners Hospital.
The Board of Trustees for this State
Hospital desire to place before the public
certain information regarding it, in order
to draw attention to its needs, and if possi-
ble, secure contributions to aid them in
carrying on its work of healing the wounds
and saving the lives OF the unfortunate
men entrusted to their care
The hospital was built in 1888 under an
act of the Legislature of the Common
wealth by trustees appointed by the Gov
ernor, in accordance with its provisions. It
was handed over to the trustees, our pre-
decessors, appointed to administer charity,
in an unfinished condition, Nor have the
trustees at this time been able to secure the
means necessary for the finishing and fur
nishing Of the buildings and the proper en-
closing and grading of the grounds.
The number of patients treated in this
hospital last years was |, Ala, and since its
opening, 4s3l inside patients and S76
outside patients have received treatment,
Being located in the anthracite mining
region, and under the act of the Legisla-
ture required to give preference, first, to
| persons employed in and about the mines
second, to persons employed on or about
railroads, third, to persons employed in or
about work shops, and having its sphere
limited to the treatment of injured persons,
its patients are often suffering from in
| iuri of the most serious character frac-
lures of the skull, ribs, spine and limbs,
and severe burns of the whole body from
explosions of gas in the mines During
the past year 567 operations were per-
formed, many of them of the most delicate
and difficult character with wonderful
success.
The hospital was built to accommodate
ffty-six patients. 1t has now crowded into
it ninety beds, always full, and at times
during the past year has had as nigh as 10
patients, beside out patients treated in the
hospital.
For various reasons the appropr iations
asked for the proper support and continue
ance of the work of the hospital were cut
down by the recent Legislature and the
Executive to the mere maintenance and
treatment Of patients. Appropriations
asked for a ward for the separate treat
ment of patients burned by explosions of
gas iE the mines, who on account of the
otfensiveness of their wounds, and their
rawlings in deirum often lasting for days
and weeks, should be kept separate for the
erection of a vestibule shed at the hospital
entrance under which patients might be
taken from the ambulance and carried on
level into the operating room without ex-
posing them when in a weakened condition
to rain and winter storms, for large, bet
ter lighted and equipped operating room,
for repairs to the buildings, for finishing
the buildings and for enclosing and grad
ing the grounds, were wholly cut cf.
Under this condition of affairs the trus-
tees find themselves confronted with tho
fact that additional funds are needed to
preserve the property from decay and keep
it in condition to enable them to properly
care for the unfortunate patients who are
committed to their charge.
A supplement to the act creating the
hospital was passed by the Legislature on
the 18th of May, 1887, under which tho
trustees are empowered to receive contri-
buttons or donations from any person, firm
or corporation to aid in the support and
maintenanc ce, aud for improving the prop
erty of the hospital.
The trustees present this statement Of the
needs of the hospital, and refer to the act Of
the Legislature, authorizing them to re-
ceiYe contributions from individuals firms
or corporations by will, deed, gift or other
wise for the information of the public, and
earnestly call upon persons, firms or cor
porations, whose employees are taken care of
by it, and upon other charitably disposed
persons, to come forward and contribute for
its support.
They would be glad TO have persons con-
templatlng gift, or others interested in
this great charity to visit the hospital TO
see the work done by it, and ascertain its
needs by their own personal observations.
WILLIAM LILLY,
President of the Board Of Trustees.
E. O. WAGNER Secretary.
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