The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-07-02

standing alone on its little 7ence, will
begin its work of caring Che sick and
administering to the 3dily distressed
without any other GER monies than those
which occurred at the aying of the cor
ner-stone on July 81 Of last year. The
services at that time we're conducted by
Bishop Leonard, assisted by Rev. Norris.
A paper was read by ex-MayC1 George Nj.
Scott, dealing with the history of the in
stitution, and Mr.. Terhune made brief
address. Or. STANDARD, the hospitals
physician, contributed paper.
DESCRIPTION OF THE HOS PITAL.
The new hospital building is 71x91 feet,
constructed three stories high, with a
high basement, of pressed brick, relieved
by Kyune stone trimmings.
The structure now completed is, prop
erly speaking, the administration build
ing, it being the intention to keep in this
only those patients requiring private
rooms. The plan contemplates the erection
(some time IN the futureJ TO the rear of
the present edlfice, two ward buildings,
either at right angles or in the form of
parallelogram, the same to be connected
by covered passage ways. For the pres
ent some of the larger rooms will be sup
piled with three or four beds and in that
way accommodations for from seventy
five to eighty patients can be had.
The Rev. DR.. Norris, who was elected
secretary and treasurer of the hospital as
ISOLATION in June, 1891, is practically the
executive head OF the institution, for
while Bishop Leonard and r. G..
Chambers are on the executive board,
they are so concerned in other cases that
the duty OF conducting the hospital falls
on the younger shoulders OF DR.. Norris
and the hospital finds an enthusiastic and
untiring worker in the young rector.
COST OF THE BUILDING.
When asked as to the cost OF the new
structure, DR.. Norris placed his hand on
a piece of white paper which lay on his
secretary and, holding it up, read:
''S33, ISIS, those are the architects
figures. - 1--WE are owing,n he contin-
ued, ''S25, 200 and had to mortgage the
property for SIC, 600. The above expenses
OF SIS, 2lS. is do not include ventilating,
plumbing. electric wiring Nor fire escapes
so you see we have a job on our hands.
The hospital association, however,
owns 1Qx15 RODS at the corner of Fifth
East and Third South for which it was
offered So, 900 three years ago.
The expense OF operating the old hos
pital was 81 600 month, which went to
pay matron, nurses and the dispensers
OF medicines.
FEMALE NURSES.
Not having any female nurses in the old
hospital, they were prevented taking any
female patients, even when physicians
urged them to care for their patients.
With capable corps of female nurses
they will be able to inrease the revenues
as well as the efficacy OF the hospital
towards the public.
The hospitals of Salt Lake are largely
supported by the miners. 1t is custom
of the large mine owners to retain n pei
month from the wages of their men and
to place this sum to their credit in one OF
the hospitals. This operates as an insur-
ance. and the miner, when he
is injured or sick, is entitled
10 admittance into the hospital.
In this manner st. Marks and St. Mary's
have been able to get along, with but lit
Beck and number of other large mines
make similar arrangements with the
Deseret hospital to take care OF their men
when they become sick or are injured by
an accident in the mine.
WATER FROM THE SPRINGS.
One OF the advantages which the new
hospital wiz enjoy will be the use Of
water from the Warm springs for its
patients The executive committee has
secured contract with the managers o.
the springs and the water viii be piped
so that it can be used in the hospita
baths.
HISTORICAL.
The origin OF st. Marks hospital date.
back twenty years. Major Edmund
Wilkes, the Rev. Il. NJ. Kercy and Or.
j. Z. Hamilton, when gathered at oir-
ner party at the residence of Bishor
Tuttie. discussed the need OF such an in
stitution and it resulted in renting
building on Fifth East, near Fourth
South street. The humble apartment:
ut first contained but two beds, but
this meagre beginning soon expanded
until twenty beds were provided and ths
management was put into the hands o.
Rev. r. M. Kirby
In dwelling on The early history Of the
institution, George NJ Scott, in his paper
said that Rev. Mr.. Prout and his estimablg
wife came very early into the management
OF its internal affairs, and THAI Mrs. Prou
remained in charge as matrOn until 1891,
looking after the comfort Of its inmates