The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-10
Tho Now City Hospital Thronged
all Yesterday.
les USEFULNESS TOLTHE PUBLIC
VIII Commence to.day--.A Brilliant,
Formal Inauguration of tho Institu-
tlon last Evcning.--Tho Addresses
and Programmc.-..somc Unique
Pound Donations Ycstcsdny.


other time in Its history, From tho in.
coption OF the idea OF tho establishment
OF n new hospital a great deal ofinterest
has been taken in tho matter by tho
general public, and the association has
made herculean efforts to- got tho hos
pital ready as soon as possible. The
ladies' association particularly has
worked hard and was proud and graft
fed yesterday when tho rooms wero
thrown open and tho public, full Of
interest, surged through tho hand.
somcly fttedup building, A committee
OF ladies' met the people ut tho door and
kindly showed them through tho house.
From o'clock In the afternoon until
dark the front door was open, not being
closed for more than very few minutes.
ALL ADMIRED THEN.
Expressions OF admiration were heard
on all sides. The rooms furnished by
private parties and benevolent and pro.
tective associations were indeed hand
aomely and, tastefullv fitted up, and
more than one thought it would be
pleasant to be sick and occupy one Of
The cheerful apartments. AS the ad-
veriisement OF the Florida hotel said,
Every room is front room," and one
or the other OF them all front on the
north, east, west or south. While the
unproiessional visitors admired chiefly
: the beautiful furnishings OF tho wards
, and private rooms, tho medical men
went into ecstasies over tho operating
room. The table on which the patient
is strapped preparatory 10 having leg
or IN arm taken off, was inspected by
the doctors and wheeled about the
room, the physicians instruments COM
ing in for their share OF the profession
al admiration. The rooms have already
been described in detail in the ISrELLi-
GENcER, and Mondays paper contained
the only absolutely correct list OF the
patrons who equipped and furnished
them.
THE cIIlLDRES's wiAIsp,
which was furnished complete by the
Kings Daughters, under the direction
Of their chairman, Mrs. Robert Reed,
was the theme ofmany cncomiums, and
the visitors, the ladies especially,
seemed never to tire Of looking over the
beautiful room. 1t hns southern ex-
posure, is made cheerful by many win
dows, and the little white beds, the
chiidren's slippers, and all the neediul
furnishings at. hand, appealed irresist-
IDLY to 4 woman's heart.
Very few OF tho visitors came empty
handed, and a steady, never-endins
stream OF children, with packages in
their hands, walked byth pantry, de-
posting their donations as they went.
The public school children displayed
great interest, and representatives of all
the wards were there. In the old school,
room tables were set and elegant re-
freshments, served by Eicsonfelder,
were well patronized by the visitors.
The pretty matron, Miss haywood,
helped to entertain tho visitors that
thronged the house; and they, though
surprised ut her youth and seeming
iragility, went away convinced that she
would be able to manage the hugo es-
tablishment with frmness and bccom-
ing dignity.
The display OF surgical instruments
attracted general attention. There are
over 200 instruments, all Of the latest
design. from tho factory of Hazard,
Hazard 4 Co., OF New York, furnished
by the Wheeling agent OF the firm, Ed
Imund Booking This firm supplies the
leading hospitals in the larger cities of
the country. There is also n large gal
vanIc battery from the Galvano- Faradic
Manufacturing Company, OF New York,
also furnished by Mr.. Booking.
NOVEL DONATIONS. a..
Tho pound feature OF tho entertain
ment yesterday aiternoonygand last
evening was full Of interest. The way
the pounds Of everything that could be
possibly OF use in q hospital poured in
was sight. The public schools OF the
city had been invited to bring dona-
tons, and they responded literally. An
Instance OF the way in which the pupils
contributed is shown by the following
list Of the result in ono school, Clay:
sugar, l4l pounds; salt, 6 quarts; rice,
% pounds; rolled oats, pounds; oat
meal, Il pounds; corn starch, 3 pack
ages; iarina, . packages ). tapioca, 2
pounds; crackers, 1 pounds; eggs, 5
dozGn; onions, 6 pounds; blackberry
cordial, bottle; soap, % bars; pre-
served fruits, SO jars; jelly, 70 glasses; ;
vegetables, l3 cans; coffee, 4 pounds !;
SsardIlncs, . boxes; corn meal, i peck |;
barley, ! pound; hominy. pounds
apples, . barrels; tea, one-fourth pound !;
cocoa, 2pounds; beans, 2quarts; dried
peaches. pound; prepared corn, 3
There was any quantity OF supplies
furnished from other sources. Eight
barrels OF potatoes, barrel after barrel OF
apples, several hundred glasses OF Jelly
ahG preserves, canned fruits, sugar, tea,
soliee and all the thousand and one
articles OF food were there in large sup
ply The management will not need to
time. .~',.7'' 4 =. o Q
Among the pounds donated wero n
pound OF silver dollars, seventeen in
lumber, pound OF silver dimes and
quarters worth tho same amount sew
era! different pounds Of pennies, worth
GELS. 80 ' ~ f''''
THE FORMAL EXERCISEs.
'hc building Crowded To Witness the IN.