The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-19
Its Opening Ceremony
Was Held Last
Evening.
Only Physicians Were Present
BUT They Enjoyed Themselves I'm
mensely-A Description Of the
New Building.

tire medical fraternity OF the two count
les, Keweenaw and Houghton, were in
attendance. The gathering was one
long TO be remembered by those present
but it was strictly medical and not a
single person who could not boast an
None OF the physicians would have
missed the gathering for good deal and
from all reports they enjoyed themselves
immensely.
Prof. Dock, OF Ann Arbor, was the
most prominent scientific gentleman
present. He was among the arrivals on
the afternoon train yesterday and is the
guest OF DR.. Pomeroy, the chief oil the
staff. At the gathering last evening he
read an interesting medical paper. Prot.
Dock is one OF the best known medical
men in the state today and is professor
n pathology at the state University.
After the short program, which was in
formal, refreshments were served and
although none OF those present will have
anything to say in regard to this part OF
the evenings program, it is hinted that
excellent tea and good bread was served.
The new hospital is without question
-sOne OF the finest, il not the finest, in the
state. Physicians who have visited all
the prominent hospitals OF the country
and who are competent to Judge OF such
things unite in pronouncing the new hos
pital the best arranged and the most
deliberately and completely finished hos
pital in the state. Nothing has been left
undone by the. company to have the
very best and neither expense nor work
has been spared in the efforts to have the
hospital fill the wants for which it has
/ been erected.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING.
1t would be impossible to give one an
idea OF the manner in which the building
has been arranged and the neatness and
commodious appointments OF the new
hospital without giving a detailed des-
eruption of the building and even then a
person cannot comprehend fully the i'm
urovement that has been made over the
old building.
A reporter OF the News in company
with DR.. Pomeroy went through the
building from top to bottom yesterday
afternoon and the accommodating doc.
tor explained everything concerning the
new building.
Pretty driveways with grass on either
eide, which the snow has partially covered.
lead up the front yard to the entranc,
which ia built after the old colonial style
The front door opens into the waiting
room. Here is provided comfortable
seats for the callers and a large desk
which will be provided with periodicals
and other reading matter OF an interest
ing character with which the callers can
samuse themselves until they are-able to
see the physician they wish. The port
-ress also has desk near the door where
the names OF the callers are taken and al
so the physician they wish to see. By
the means of an enunciator the FORTRESS
desk il in connection with each OF the
physicians rooms and when the physi-
clan is at liberty the enunciator indicates
this to the FORTRESS who sends the next
patient to the room. The pharmacy de
partment is on the left OF the entrance.
The furnishings for this are very rich in
appearance. The desks are of heavy oak
and the shelving for the bottles is very
nicely arranged In this same room
there are two telephone booths, one fol
the general system and one for the inter
nal system OF the hospitalfor every room
is connected with every other room by
means OF an internal telephone system
which has been put in the building.
A large double door opposite the en-
trance leads to spacious hall which ex
tends the entire length OF the building
On either side of the hallway are tn
physicians consulting rooms and the oil
ice OF the Employees Aid Fund. Thes
rooms are all well furnished with com
rplete physIcian's outfits and they are al
well lighted and OF good size. Walkin,
down the entire length OF the spaciou
hallway another hallway is encount
cred running to the right and left nea
rtbe END. There is also an entrance, o
rather an exit at the end OF the hall an
patients who lido not have prescription
to be filed can depart by this way.
The hallway to the left leads to the i
brary which is perhaps the most HON
like appearing room in the bailding.
is deliberately furnished and presents
very inviting appearance. An immens
oak table in the center OF the room an
the Gre place on one side with the shell,
ing filed with medical books on tw
sides OF the room make it appear decit
-edly professional. The short hallwa
leads to the laboratory which is furnishe
with considerable new apparatus and
well lighted and particularly adapted =
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