The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-12
HAVE A NEW STAFF
Mother Superior From Rome Comes to
Wichita and Mskef Changes.

Mother Mary Frances, head Of the
charitable order OF the Sisters of the
Sorrowful Mother, has returned TO
Rome, Italy, after spending two weeks
in this city. Mother Frances is one Of
the most distinguished women in the
world, although very little is known Of
her, and her presence in this city was
not known to two dozen people AS
stated she is the head of the order and
prays over the destinies of hundreds
OF hospitals all over the world, in every
nation and where every tongue is
spoken. She came here especially from
Rome to visit the st. Frances hospital
of this city and to give her personal at
tention to the reorganization of the
staff of physicians. It seems odd that
a woman should come all the way from
the ETERNAL city to personally select a
medical staff, but such Is her zeal in the
work she has devoted her life to. That
she should select the staff personally is
not strange as she has, herself, a
thorough knowledge of medicine and
surgery and from her long experience
presiding over hospitals she knows
upon examination those best adapted
for each department. She organized
the staff as follows: Attending sur
geOns-Dr. p. Neuman and DR.. p. d.
St. John; attending physicians-Dr.
Easton and DR.. s. Hupp; GynaecologiSt
DIR. Ada st. John; eye and ear spec
ialist-Dr. J. G. Dorsey; consulting
physicians-Dr. c. c. Furley and DR.. ].
w KTkwoOd.
In company with Dr. FIrrley a re-
porter for the Eagle visited the hospital
yesterday and was shown through the
building by Sister Mary Seraphona. the
mother superior, who, although coming
from Rome here, is a German. DR..
Furley said the building is one of the
few ffreproof hospital buildings in the
state and he adds that 1t Is in his opin-
ion the best appointed hospital in the
west. IT is owned, with the large plat
of ground connected with ii. by the sis
tiers themselves Independent Of all the
world and is absolutely and entirely
controlled by them. The building is
constructed of brick and has four floors
besides the basement. The basement
Is used by the sisters themselves for
their cooking. dining and chapel. The
other four floors are devoted 10 the in
terests of patients and are fitted to ac-
cOmodate half a hundred and more II
necessary. The rooms are a model OF
neatness and cleanliness. They are
well VENT hated and command a nice
view Of the city. There are nine sis
tiers who act as nureses, one of whom
goes TO attend private patients IN the
homes Of the city. DR.. Furley took
special delight in having the reporter
see one sister who has the remarkable
record Of sitting twelve days and nights
at the bedside of a patient without rest
or sleep. He says that this is the
greatest feat Of endurance that has
ever come under his notice and the
sister was too modest 10 listen 10 his
{ praise, and retired. Each OF these
nine sisters are trained nurses. havin z
/ received their instructions in the Moth
/ e. hospital at Rome before coming 70
Wichita Among the other things in
the hospital are a diSpensary and an
/ operating room which are supplied with
al kinds Of medicines. baudageS, sur
gical Instruments and supplies. The
motto over the door Of the hospital
/ means that the only pass word or sign
/ that takes a man or woman in there IS
/ Il am sick" After this no questions
! are asked about race. color, nationality,
I rel Cion or previous condition Of servi-
tude 1t is open for all whether he
who enters s rich or has not a penny
/ in his pocket or in his hopes. Patient =
/ receive such kindness IN the hospital
I that they scarcely want - leave &;
! when Chey are cured. It is both a hos
pitaI and 8 home and one old man has
/ lived there now for over five years The
/ poor old fellow hasn't 4 penny n the
/ world. but ne Is as happy as Wander
| bsfr and more happy than many % the
/ uona-chs OF Europe. The new staff
| propose 10 keep up the reputation o.
| 81. Frances.