New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-19
MINERS ~ TIE HOSPITALS.

THEIR DANGEROUS WORK LEADS To ,klNt
ACCIDENTS AND HORRIBLE DEATHS
Every one knows In an indefinite way that mining
is dangerous difficult and unpleasant occupation.
Miners know that some branches OF <hcir occupa-
patton are hazardous that II 1t were not for the
green foreign hands there would be MI
those situations OF danger. Old and experienced
men would accept them for three times the
ordinary wages. In a certain town In Pennsylvania.
in the midst OF a rich coal region. the hospital 1,
always crowded with the wounded from the mines,
and for every working day the average number o;
deaths s three.
The visitor In the hospital every side un-
American faces with bandaged heads crushed llinb'
or In t,red backs and when he asks And how Cid
II happen" the almost lnvariabc answer Is. Fall
rock
There has been premature blast. or n large fnasa
OF coal has fallen unexpectedly. and man is car
rIei out. The people outside the mine glance up
as the ambulance carries him away ana snake theif
heads and murmur. Fail rock.
young physician. the superintendent OF inc nos
ptal lust referred &c said he taking a
vifit1r through tho wardroom few weeks ngo'
when you come into this room you can see what IL
means 10 be a miner. ! sometimes think would
ra ther steal than live by mining: you see that man.
he said pointing TO patient whose bandagcd hcnd
was a CHASTITY sight He was lying on MS back
picking In a narrow tunnel when a large mass OF
rock (coan became detached and crushed that poor
head OF his"
"Wi you please tell me why ne WAS ~ '"s vi "'"
back" asked the visitor
THE tunnel was low and so narrow Tint N was
only BY taking that position that he could use MS
pick at all" answered the physician ne phc"
where he was set TO work was Just hh larger
than the quarters ne will occupy when he Is carried
OH, OF here md that viii be very soon. There ana
4 there and there" continued the doctor. pointing 10
beds In different parts Of the room are three mon
who will move again They are cases OF
broken backs from fail rock. and they are all 10
ali har, v
| understand me II should ask them whether they
were sufYerins more or less than usual
! Have they no friends?" asked the visitor
.'They are Poles" answered the physician Poles
never have any friends. Sick man no good. IL their
conviction When a patient is admitted into inc
hospital we always endeavor to ascertain the name
of his nearest friend In order TO place the remains
In his charge In the event OF the patients death
We find. In nearly every instance. that the fr'ehd
resents this and will soemny declare Tat he never
knew the man and that there has been mistake
The doctor and the visitor went on down the room
until the physician stopped beside n bed on "hich
LAP a lad not more than twelve years OLD
This case will break your heart" whispered IN"
doctor. The boy looked UP into his face and drew
a long lahored breath. ga'ping in faint hitle
voice: Hurry up. doctor, hurry up shah Gle IL
you don't hurry up"
"Whv don't you do something for him?' ex-
claimed the visitor almost indignantly. That boy
ought not TO die What is the matter with MIN :
ii Is lsac,dre OF ths arynN," said the doctor
quietly He has been Ike this for three days II
lis he miner a boy as young as this: asked the
visitor. ,oor...,., tim, :. q
boy who watches the car AZ II goes from the main
shaft into the different Openings 20 see mat 'herr
| A.. no obstruction In the way ,,,
| The boy still kept up ieebie m"''er'"s' hurry
PIs there no help TOR him? said the visitor again
II We help him 1t viii be by the iisc Of these,
answered the physician. taxing up some "ineh's
that lay on a table close 70 the pl,i.nts bed, bed
"11rech"oiomy, answered the phys,iln briefly.
and they went down the aisle OF the wardroom ,
.,,nd how she nurses endure this sort OF thing 1t Is
| irving enough TO masculine nerves;
iIt ordeal said ne physlclin , nna muve
had many violent cases Of ny.teria 10 patt,e WIN
IT, Whole training Of q hospital nurse Is shocking
to sensitive refined woman The nrs mo mon es,
peciay Of nurses service ~ se' o, ,h NY,
49, - r ehown ali We have three nurses on watch
during III" night; one for the private patients one
for tie surgical ward patients ara one Tor inc
nx is alone with her patients during the great.
or part OF the niSht One OF ne nurses sa,d 10 M M
after shc had been In the hospei shP.' f'meo d
never have come into the hofpita, Vow that nav .
ncsun shall go with It, II can only eet
hourh mi, rs sar, m12f obng could Se b %' more
crtu, ,brW hecome used IT," the doctor added.
There was case De-. OF y1t"S xho was under her
charge died. and now. he said rnhs,heN; N yT'
should look behind that screen think You w1ha
gee prenarine the remains OF miner for re-
movai from the hospital! -, ,,,. q" cot, IN.
"n doctor mus. get 9u, o arv ,n Ionver a , nm
vi W., ,"h nan, but. thank God am well and
he added with great fervor thahK "o'' III" ""'
a miner