Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-08-29
BANGOR HOSPITAL.
ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF A
PRACTICAL CHARITY.
BRIEF HISTORY OF THIS MODEL c;sTI-
TUITION WHERE MANY HANCOCK
Cat-Nry PATIENTS ARE
TREATED.

! ~ .ttlL'h 49, s4SNNL l't+Nit 49, 49,
of the Bangor general hospital. from the
Bangor Ne5rs,=vill be Of interest to many
of THF Aezast#s,ss~ readers in Hancock
county. .ga#ea j. represented by pay or
charity there most or all Of the
time. Or. ossrse \ Phillips, Of Els
WORT aas consulting physician for
the hospital iron this vicinity.
For wear or more prior TO the spring
OF fsJz. the necessity OF a hospital IN
Bangor had uszu felt, and the matter Of
establishing such an institution had been
agitatea blythe citizens, but for various
reasons no satisfactory solution Of the
problem had aeen reached. 1t appearing
tina. H5ne # jhe previously discussed
plans could - carried into effect, fi7e
phv-iciaus-Dr William Il. Simmons.
William L. Mason Waiter L. Hunt, Ever
EFT T. Neaiey and William +. Baxter
estab.l-haa 4nd opened me Bangor
Ao.itsa. D.. ..4ae :. Is42, They entered
into the undertaking with full know
ledge Of tie tact that -Heh deficit a.
might arl-e il conducting the institution
and maIutaz, - it at a proper standard
would fail 49,. g. GAe-n a. individuals, and
each ottbaa eas contributed generously,
both ~ money aua professions! services
to the hospitals support
The Mace house m state street Wa
leased for term - +eaH- building
.s.a;-zz.,,. Il....# se.., I....r,.r .a.ted than
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- - .#1....=+..#=.r sn4endid
-,=,., =.-.s.aa a, a cost Of
1000 "a Loot. ION 8 commanding
It. -. ...-f tank Of tin.
pan[,1.=,, ~ beyond the thicklv-
-. - III +tv The grounds
40 .4,alf arr.. ~ land
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81. ..ssr,rs.,,r a;-eetion--rfyer.
ga 49, nd r.. sanitary conditions
ora ,,e-te,, ~. bo.n,raI being drained
- 49, a. a. -at[..Ia of fo-ty-fye
degree.
W., tho r,.o...ar,. ranairs and inn
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sl,ad h,. ~. rIran pan yradnate
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=. -. 7soa :, ,ros decided 10
=,a,.t.'a.,,ra 49,, j., soasio,,
for fuanc;s aid for the reason that
large proportion Of the PATIENTS were
residents o. other cities and towns. A
netitiou 10 th5t body wa- prepared and
presented ia, vas withdrawn on ac-
count OF the feeling that he pressing of
this claim u.jgnt defeat the appropria-
tion then nending. for the Eastern Maine
asvlum for fi,r insane. 70 be located in
Ranpor
In Anril 1.43 a donation Of 81 900 Was
received frg- Mrs. Priscilla !. Blake. of
Bangor. + held IN trust a, a perma-
uent fuad. During tti, same month. by
nerrnissjan If I'm hoard n directors. the
headouarte-=- q the Eastern Maine eve
apd 90 ir-,-,,srz. ,ya. removed TO he hos
n,+e3 ,,.bsra==f 6s. .,nc. remained. The