Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-17

ate the noble work of the Sisters of
Charity in this city and can be depended
upon to render all the assistance possible
to promote the work of restoration.
The work of restoring order at St. Vim
cent hospital and orphanage is proceed
ing steadily under the untiring and intel
ligent supervision of the Sisters and soon
perfect order will prevail at those insti-
buttons.
The patients at the hospital are all do
ing remarkably we'll except Bondino the
unfortunate italian coal miner, who can
not possibly recover from the relapse
that resulted from the fire. His death is
looked for before night. Some of the
consumptives in the hospital, notably
Mr.. Shoemaker, really seem to be bright
or and better since the fire. The fire
seems to have had tonic effect upon
them.
The Sisters at the sanitarium have been
deluged with kilograms and letters ex.
pressing sympathy and Offering aid
These come from all parts of the coun'
try, from Michigan, New York, Massa
chusetts, Missouri and elsewhere. Mr.
D. M. Riordan, of Flagstaff, A. T., tele.
graphs Sister Victoria to-day making the
most generous offers to aid in rebuilding
the sanitarium.
Next to Sister Victoria, the bravest
thing in Santa Fe is that climbing pink
rose on the right of the main entrance OF
what was once the beautiful sanitarium
building. Tt stands twenty feet high, is
full of blossom, and clings to the barren
walls as Justify as if the fire fiend had
never touched the interior of the great
building. Many visitors on the grounds
to-day noted its beauty and commented
on it.
Sister Victoria is in receipt of letters
from leading business men of Albuauer-
que proposing, in case the st. Vincent
sanitarium is located there, to supply all
the land necessary and pledging them
selves to raise bonus of $4,000. While
nothing has yet been determined as to
the rebuilding, Sister Victoria has no idea
of locating elsewhere than in Santa Fe.
For twenty years this institution has
been in successful operation here; its
reputation is worldwide, and, besides,
the hospital and orphanage are here and
the Sisters feel that they can not consist
emily divide their work. When order is
once more brought out of chaos and
plans for future action can be discussed,
the citizens of Santa Fe will be found
ready to do all in their power to aid in
re-establishing this famous institution.
Indeed several offers of building sites
here have already been made to the Sisters.
The many friends of John Fayette,
whose skull was fractured, head scalped
and left arm crushed by the falling of a
chimney on the night of the fire, will be
re- oiced to learn that the cruelty injured
man continues to improve and his physi-
clans are confident that he will ultimate
ly recover--that even the crushed arm
may be saved in crippled condition.
His temperature this morning was 80 3-5
and otherwise he showed improving
trength, denoting perfect circulation and
remarkable recuperative power. Or.
Knapp and DR.. Crosson both agree, too,
that the healthy condition of the lacerated
wound in Fayette's head is largely due to
the purity of the atmosphere and the
fact that it was thus kept free from
bacteria. This suggests the fact, we'll
known to physicians and surgeons, that,
owing to the purity of the air and that
pus rarely ever forms in wounds here,
Santa Fe's climate is not only ideally
adapted to the cure of pulm mary troubles
but to successful surgery. And it is earn
estly hoped and confidently believed
that when the Sisters rebuild their sani-
tarium, they will include department of
practical surgery in their plans.