Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-03-05
WHISPERING ANGELS AT THE FAIR.


MINIsrERiNG ANGELS AT THE FAIR.
The Red Cross VIII Caro- For the Sick nc
Chicago Next summer.
Sr<c;al Correspondence or the Rsgistsr.
CHICAGO, March 2.-The sick and the
ailIng will be we'll taken care of from
the beginning to the end OF the Worlds
Fair. OF the great procession that will
wend its way Ceicagoward between
May and October it may be set dawn as
certainty. unless the laws OF nature
are reversed. that n percentaRe-it
NAV be large. but let us hope II may be
small-will require the attention Of
ministering angel.
Who Is there that went through the
centennial period that has forgotten
the terrible heat OF July and August at
Philadelphia? The sun was on the
rampage, and his victime were counted
by the hundreds. Weekly records OF
prostrations and deaths filled columns In
the newspapers. For days alta time the
attaches OF the Board OF Health and the
coroner's Office were compelled to work
the "a hours of the day. Many strangers
were stricken down in the streets, and
having nothing about them by which
| they could be identified were consigned
TO unmarked graves In the potter's field
| OF the Quaker City. Possibly there are
mothers and wives and children mourn
ing for them to-day, and yet hoping
against hope that some day the missing
one will return 70 the .old. It Is de-
voutly 10 be trusted that the history OF
| 1876 will not be repeated In Chicago this
| summer.
Let II be recorded. however, that am
pie provisions for all such emergencies
will be found both Inside and outside
| the board fence that FOR the time being
| incloses one OF Chicago's breathing
spaces for the uses Of the world. The
red cross upon It's background OF white
that glorious emblem c-hlma -
that flag above all flags that f1s
thrill through the coolest hea tho
red cross will DO there. II Is a grand
old ensign, grander than any tlagSf VIC
tors that ever was holsted over the
camp OF a conquering army. and 10
brings back memories OF sanguinry con-
nlcts, In which IL braved shot and shell,
while the horses with tho white flag and
IT'S insignia OF Calvary plunged into the
thlckest of the fray and threw It's Fro-
lection over the MANNED and wounded.
bearing them away, sometimes only 70
dissolution. but often TO final recovery.
And so the red cross, under tho aus
pices OF tho American section. with that
chief among Gods women. Clara Bar
ton, as It's guardian angel. and that
prince OF telegraphic journalists, Wal
ter =. Phillips, whose name is house
hold word in every newspaper s1nctun
OF his own country aud OF many abroad,
as It's general secretary and director,
will again be seen displayed upon
breasts, upon invalid's chairs and float
ing aloft over the gates OF Jackson park.
Especial provision Is 10 be made for
the women and children. The Illinois
women's board has undertaken this task,
and its work will be well done. 70 pro-
poses 70 have a portable hospital, which
exterlorally will resemble an ornate cot
taRe, and the main location OF which
will be between the Illinois and Horti-
cultural buildings. II will be practl-
cal emergency hospital. The staf OF
nurses will be selected from the Illinois
training school, while the corps OF ply
slcians, and they will all be women, will
represent nearly every section OF the
State. There will be no charge for
treatment. Independent OF the cost OF
the structure and IT'S fitting up the
board has appropriated $4,000 OF It's
funds, or 81, 900 per month, for the
nai,tenanee OF the institution.
IL is thought, will be ample for all
poses.
The facilities OF the United Stat
army hospital Will also be called In
reoulsl.lon should occasion arise. III
feature OF the United, States exhibits
which occupies building OF It's or
will show the workings OF the medit
department in the field. including
makeup Of emergency outfits used
scouting expeditions and the diher
methods OF transporting the dean
J wounded. Tn another deptrtpcn
the exposition there will be lfle
/ ing section from which prompt -
lance can be dispatched should 80 acci-
dent take place on the lagoon. Koch,
the German bacteriologist. Is 70 have
| laboratory dedicated 20 antlseptic sur
gerry, where DIR. 10 Gsroe will make
daily demonstrations aud viii DO ready
70 respond II hIs services are required.
These are but few OF the provisions
that have been made or that are con-
tsmpIated for suffering humanity. But
sometimes 10 IN only step between
sickness and death. and 80 there Is 20
be a g.ewsome deadbouse, standing al
by itself and far away from tbs main
avenues OF travel. Here deputy cor
ouer will be continuously on duty.
In cases OF death upon tho
grounds the witnesses viii In all
| likelihood be entire Strangers
70 the victim. Hence It will becoms
necessary that the Inquiry should DO
held just IS soon as the remains can DO
moved to the morgue in order that tho
| evidence OF the witnesses may be Sc.
cured and the circumstances surround
ing the fatality be determined without
putting them to unnecessary inconven-
| fence. Let Us pray that the charncl
house may not have many occupants. or
| the Worlds Fair coroner be very busy
HENRY u. HUsr.
1 A~uorcu many remedies are pushed