The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-20
THE SICK AND AFFLICTED.
How Patients in the City Hospitals Are
Doing.

Sickness is almost unknown in the city
at present. Though Providence hospital
contains seventy-five patients and Grace
thirty-one, there are out of the entire num-
Der but two cases of fever. Two-thirds of
the patients in the hospitals are victims of
accidents and nearly all of them belong to
the laboring class. The solitary smallpox
patient, who caused such a scare in the
city, is getting along nicely at the pest
house and will be able to leave the place in
a week or ten days.
Benson, the Slaughter farmer, who last
Thursday fell under train at Eagle Gorge
and lost his left leg, is getting along
nicely. The leg was amputated at the
knee Joint Immediately upon his removal
to the hospital and he is now being kindly
cared for.
A logger named William Pates, who
suffered fracture of the right leg in log
dump at Ballard, Wednesday, is slowly
improving.
About the most miraculous recovery on
record is that of Frank Bodet, who, a
month ago, was sent TO Providence hos
pital from a grading camp on the line of
the Great Northern railway. In cutting
down a tree falling branch caught him,
crushing his right arm and fracturing his
skull in several different places. 1t was at
first supposed that his internal njuries
would alone prove fatal. to say nothing of
the other wounds, but he has fooled the
doctors. and yesterday ate his dinner
while sitting up.
Miles O'Brien, the old man who on asst
Wednesday fell under a Iesler avenue
cable car and had his left leg cut off, is
getting along well, and stands his conine-
ment patiently.
The three Chinaman-Ah How, his
wife and All Yune-who were so terribly
emf nm with hatChets while resisting ar
rest by customs officers, have left Grace
bosnital and are quartered among their
countrymen at 5l2 Washington street
All How has had a relapse and is said to
be again in critical condition.
Mrs. S. A. Porter. who for the past
month has been undergoing treatment at
Grace hospital for paralysis, Is slowly re-
covering. She was given up by her physl-
clans several weeks ago, since which time
she made no her mind that she was not
going TO die.
Tou;s Kammarer. afflicted with dropsy,
- in a critical condition at Grace hospital.
He is n Seattle pioneer.
Charles Muscat, logger suffering from
q severe cut on the left knee, is at
Grace hospital. taken there on Friday.
The accident occurred while he was hew-
inc q log near Edmunds on Friday. The
broad-axe slipped and, slashing into his
leg. cut away part of the knee cap. Mus
cat NAV never be able to use the knee
again. At the time of the accident no one
was near and the wounded man mounted
a horse and rode six miles before he
reached place where he could receive
surgical attendance.
Fred ploen is another man at Grace hos
initial who was hurt in logging camp.
lie was working at Mosher McDonald's
camp. near Mukilteo, last Tuesday, and
was caught in log jam, sustaining COM
mound fracture of the left leg below the
knee. He Is recovering rapidly.
Tim Finn, the Grant street electric line
no.orman who was almost killed n month
AGO in A collision. will leave Grace hos
rital TODAY. Aside from receiving many
painful bruises his right thigh was broken.