Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-03

Doctor Jamie Gorriga. a bachelor OF
means. whore
FATHER AND GRANDFATHER
were also physicians In the place.
Having been TO prominently identhed
with the cause Of cuba iihre. Or jamie
retired 90 the United states TO escape
l19r!nonmcnt shortly before the block
uds. Returning 10 hia native city
few ncnths ago. he found a great many
destitute children In the streets and
among the wrotchcd recommendation
were some N the sons and daughters
NJ his former well-to-do neighbour. 30
troubled was his gcncrouH heart nt the
sight that sleep deserted his pillow
and having no family OF hia own ne
determined TO adopt thum all Securing
n house he gathered into u a hundred
homeless waits and devoted The run-
unut uf hiH fortune iu sustaining them.
Some were too reduced hy starvation
10 be- rcCuporatod. and soon the num-
Der was reduced TO seventy odd. lie
also established n hospital Tor slck
women and started " with eighteen
patients. In the last named Institution
some help was received from the gov-
ornmcnt in the way ~ rhtionH, but not
nearly enough to feed thom all. go
the good man HtturElod on alone na
best he could. but very much w need
Of wumcn'H care. especially for the
children The ancient BUILDINGS he had
taken remained unclaimed. the child
ron unwuHhcd and unciothcd. without
the energetic treatment their itch. lice
and SORES demanded and eating from
tiu dishes with their nngurH. husinE
neither knives forks nor spoons but
they were Infinitely bettor IN than be-
fore. having at least food. shelter and
protection. ~ this iuncturo DR. Hub
III All -
ants. Misses Trotzig, Adams and Hettr.
First the sick were taken IN hand. Tho
civil hospital. founded seventy years
ngo and during the war used hy the
spanish army. was On such "a dreadful
state thnt the ola pest house was pre-
fsrrod for "a temporary refuge while
the commodlouH civil hospital wnH De.
Ink pycrhnuled. Cen brooke was ip-
pcalcd 60. and responded libcmlly
with spray pumps Tor diHlnfcctinH. and
900 army cots. lot by
MUsTERED.ouT SOLDIERS
enough Tor both hospital and orphan.
age. when the sick were finally moved
into a place ~ perfect sanitation,
/ placed IN clean beds ana given pronor
/ food ana Intelligent care. their delight
ana that of the town was good To
/ witness ana that the change was bune-
/ ncinl may be Inferred rom the fact that
| Whereas tho dcnth.rnto formerly
I averaged fifteen o. week. there have
been no deaths within the last fifteen
days. Gen. iiruoko'a hospital steward.
! Col Lloyd, " doing excellent work In
! NulnrH. and hlH system takes away all
| opportunity Tor imposition. The rcal.
| dent municipal doctor makes prcacrip-
| lions Tor the poor. ana ihOy ufv ullrd
/ by steward Lloyd when presented.
Every second day be- rides into the
country and adjacent towns ana per-
aonnlly rupcrlntcnda the distribution
Of medicines.
A. for Mr. uorriga'a orphanagc. tho
old building was pronounced too Vile
60 be renovated. and "a largo and bot
! ter building ON tho outskirts ~ the
| city was secured. who're the children
have pure air and plenty ~ rpum. An
adjoining nold. lying along tho river.
has been added. fenced and provided
Win tents fnr laundry purposes. Tn,
children use tho field as "a playground
and battle In tho clear stream Now
clothes were provided an around. now
sheets ana plilnw-cnHou. ana the store
house well stocked with simple food. Il
was lovely 60 bee the wallis biz and
little lu their clean new home. In spot
les garments and faces shining with
hapllncaH=thp girls sweeping. cooking
sowing. like yoritahlc little house moth.
urH, The few boys iu the Institution
are yet too small to work. There arc
several babies among the eighty child.
ren, and the oldest ~ under thirteen.
a teacher comes every day 90 Instruct
them Ia the mysteries of rsndinE and
| Writing, There u no need Of nrNefr
discipline In this House beautiful. f1f
all the children love STR. Uorrirh. their
savior ana bcncfaCtor 10 well that hia
lightcut wish ~ their law.
FANNIE BRIGHAM WARD.