The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-03
THEY APPROVED IT
MEMBERS OF THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE. VISIT THE CITY
HOSPITAL.
FOUND 1T SPICK AND SPAN,
ANY HOSPITAL IN THE COUN-
TRY.
SHOULD TILE CITY BUY NEAR TT
To Remove the Danger From Pos
sible Fires In the EeighborinE
Frame BuiIdiDgs9

some twenty members of the cham
Der Of commerce visited the city hos
pital yesterday afternoon and inspect
ed that institution from cellar to gar
ret. 1t was not as members Of the
chamber, however, that they Joined in
this tour of inspection, but simply
as private citizens of St Paul desir-
GUS of informing themselves regarding
the condition and conduct of an insti-
tuition for which the people are taxed.
The delegation met at the Ryan hotel
at p. m. according to the arrangement
made by Secretary A. s. Tallmadge. Of
the chamber Of commerce. Among the
party were: c. r. Noyes, J. G. Quinn
by, w. H. Howard, H. S. FNalrchiId,
Maj. John Espy, H. Holbert, Rev. r..
W. Conley and others. Mayor Doran
and City Comptroller McCardy and
Messrs. Kerwin and Judson, Of the
board Of control, We're also of the party.
that boarded a Seventh street car and
reached the city hospital before half
past three
City Physician Ancker and Miss Van
Tyne, the chief nurse, received the Wis
itors and escorted them through the
hospital. They were shown every room
In the building with the exception Of
the few occupied by private patients.
Every ward was visited That the visit
ors might better understand the entire
system upon which the hospital was
conducted, they first examined the reg
lister containing the names Of all the
patients admitted, a statement Of the
conditions under which they were re-
ceiVed and all other essential data.
Then the tour Of the hospital began.
The visitors were first taken through
the wards occupied by the female
patients, then through the mems wards,
and lastly through the children's
wards, which at this time happen to
be fuller than the others.
Then DR.. Anclzer conducted the party
UP to the operating room on the top
1oor. Commodious, Well-lighted and
equipped as it is, with every modern
appliance and convenience known to
medical and surgical science, the Wis
itors expressed their hearty admiration
of the completeness and suitability Of
the arrangements. They were equally
pleased when they visited the linen
room, the laundry room, the dispen-
sary where the drugs are stored, the
grocery store room, the boiler rooms
and the kitchen. The disinfecting room.
wherein all articles of clothing that
nave been brought into contact with
courageous disease germs, was also the
subject Of much commentator.
The visitors were also shown the
emergency operating room, where the
Victims OF accidents, whose injuries
require immediate surgical treatment
~ tot s,,.-.-
cal laboratory, Which surprised them
not little, and examined the a1nbu-
lance outfit, which consists of an ex-
cellent vehicle and splendid team Of
horses.
After the visitors had completed their
inspection Of the entire institution
they were unanimous in their praise
of It. They were especially impressed.
trey said, with the perfect system that
prevailed throughout the hospital and
the absolute cleanliness noticeable ev-
erywhere. Such an admirable system
OF ventilation in use in all the wards
cney mad never seen. They also highly
commended the strict economy with
which the institution is conducted as
SHOWN by a comparison Of the annual
expenditures with the results achieved.
several of the party had visited some
OF the celebrated hospitals of other,
cities, and they unhesitatingly pro-
nounced the city hospital equal to any
they have seen-even to the Johns Hop
klns hospital, of Baltimore, except as
to size
The visitors also noted that every
ward Of the hospital has a, fine out
look 1t was the general opinion, how
ever, that the city ought to purchase
small quantity Of property immedi-
ately adjoining the hospital, in order
remove GhGnI<c al
en- buildings that are now a source of
danger in case they should Catch fire