The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-22
NEW CITY HOSPITAL
1t Will Soon Be Ready For
Occupancy.
MORE FUNDS NEEDED
Finest and Most Spacious
Hospital in the West,


Very few people of this city have any
conception Of the beauty and magnitude
Of the new Wichita City hospital. Iocat Ted
on the corner OF Douglas aad Seneca
avenues. For months the board of direc-
tors have been working diligently to fur
nish and remodel the large building which
they now hope 70 occupy within the merit
ten days. 1t has taken muca time and
considerable more money than was al
first anticipated Merchants have gwen
the proceeds Of their stores for one day,
baseball games. socials and sundry other
ways were devised in which 20 acquire
funds. Many citizens have been liberal
in donations, but IL has been found nee
essaTy to again ask aid to complete his
palatial home for invalids and injured
people. 1t is the handsomest hospital
building in the west, and as $500 has
already been expended and more required,
it is the hope Of those VINO have already
spent SO much time and money that 9th
ers will lend their assistance. If The
general public could see what IS taking
place in the building they would unqaes-
tionably take more interest and subscr5e
for its maintenance.
Yesterday afternoon a party composed
OF Mayor Ross, Charles G. Cohn, Edward
Vail, q. Z. Lehman and President l.. W
Clapp. together with newspaper represent
atives visited the hospital and made a
thorough inspection. The building. which
has borne the name of the Martison block,
after the builder, stands on the north
west corner of West Douglas and Seneca
avenues on the West Side. The first thing
which impresses the visitor is the park
ing which surrounds the hospital. The
blue grass was just the proper length. and
in the enter were flower beds and beau
tiful palms. The building is buih of the
finest pressed brick, with carved stone
trimmings. 1t stands three stories high,
with large basement. Windows abound,
which viii make the sick rooms full of
light and sunshine, which is so cheering
and helpful to invalids. It has frontage
of $50 feet by 120 feet depth. The main
entrance on either side has two granite
columns, which make the broad stairway
of stone steps more attractive.
The top or third floor has been reserved
for charity patients This floor has many
handsome, light and airy rooms, spacious
Railways. closets and bath rooms. There
is chute from this floor to the base
ment, where the laundry is located. This
chute is used for sending the soiled linen
to the laundry a hand elevator, just
from the factory, is being put in for gen
eral use, but more especially for patients
who may be so badly injured or too sick
to DE carried to the proper wards.
The operating room is situated in the
extreme northeast corner of the building
on the second floor. This room was
planned by surgeons. and will when com
pleted be the best equipped operating
room in the west. Special attention has
been paid to the fighting facilities. The
north side has two very large plate glass
windows. and two large windows are in
the west end of the room. The floor is
of thing, while the walls are of white
gloss finish and the trimming is of hard
wood Immediately across the narrow hall
is the etherizng room. This room and
the operating apartment is connected
by two large folding doors making it very
where they are to be operated upon.
There are a number of private citizens,
besides numerous churches and societies,
who are furnishing rooms in the hospital.
Among them are: The First Methodist
church will furnish a reception room; the
First Baptist church viii furnish room
for reception; the Christian church will
have a room, as will also the Unitarian
church. Mr.. David Mckinstry of Perry,
o. T. has given 500 for the furnishing
OF a room. It will be on the second floor,
with an east front. The Wichita Com
mercial Travellers have two rooms which
are being furnished at their expense. The
German Ladies Aid society. the First
church and the city lremen
all have rooms that viii be models OF
comfort and beauty when finished. Mr.
o. T. Nash of Cheney is having a room
furnished. The walls are being finished
in white gloss and the windows are being
with blended frieze. The wood
work will be in white and gold and the !
ceiling will be blue tint. The floors will |
be stained and polished. This room viii |
be one of the prettiest of the hundred |
that make up the building Mr.. Cash |
Henderson is also having room on the |
west end furnished in white with soft !
contrasts. DR.. w. d. McClees has a room !
on the west side, but has not as yet de- |
,ided on the furnishings It will be for |
his own special patients. on the north |
side the Kings Daughters have two pretty |
rooms.
Farther down the hall toward the stair |
way is a kitchen. where are prepared |
lainties for inva,ids who cannot partake /
II the regular fare. In IL Il a brand new ,
gas stove. and tables and china closets. /
The heating apparatus is Of the latest /
improved mechanism and is heated b. hot /
water They have a gas generator IN the |
basement, which will supply all OF the /
lights necessary for the hospital. The !
regular kitchen. which is on the first /
foor. has been fitted out with a gas stove 1
md other appliances by the Ladies Cook /
ng club.
on the first floor. connecting with the /
kitchen. is the nurses diuiuS-room. /
Across the hall are two dormatories for
he usa of the nurses. The room farther !
% The west has ten large closets for the /