Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-01-11

Gould he ccomplishe d-Interesting Dis
onssion at tho Joint Meeting of the State
Insane hospital Trustees and the Trustees
Of rhs Poor.
At the CLOSE of the dinner rendered
by the Trustees of the New Castle
County Hospital to the Trustees of the
Delaware State Hospital for the Insane
at Farnhurst, Thursday afternoon, a
meeting of much interest was held.
President Theodore +. Armstrong for
the county board, in neat speech
welcomed the trustees OF the State hos
pital to the gathering and spoke of
tho value of the boards to the COM
munity. He alluded particularly to the
scheme, of Drs. Belville and Springer
to further increase the value of tho
hosrital to the county and those de-
pendent upon it. He hoped that the /
members Of the Levy Court and Leeis-
lature would see fit to further increase
the appropriation allowed the hoard so
that the latter may be able to erect. |
equip and run their own electric light |
and power plants.
DIR. Belville said that what was
needed to complete the almshouse was
/ a first class hospital, one that would
be credit and not disgrace. lie
smoke of the third floor of the building
Z being vacant and said that with beds,
proper heating apparatus and an ele-
vator it would be the proper place for
hospital department.
DIR. Springer said the hospital is a
necessity. He explained how, at present,
1t is necessary to confiue consumption.
asthma and other diseases in one ward,
and related how, short time ago, a
typhoid fever patient was placed in
room in which another person was
suffering from broken limb He said
the cost of proper hospital would be
about $4,000.
Dr.. John j. Black, president Of the
visiting board, was called upon. He
said he was gratified to meet the board
and thanked the members and Mr.. and
Mrs. McCoy for the hospitable manner
in which he and the members of the
State board had been treated. lie said
he was great advocate of Joint meet
ings and hoped to again meet with the
county board, as such meetings are.cf
great benefit. 4
In referring to the remarks of the
previous speakers, DIR, Black said II
fully endorse the statements and phns
of President Armstrong and Drs.
Springer and Belville. and hoped shortly
to know that archaeological station
has also been established in the insti-
tuition.
He then went into much detail in
relation to the value of such depart
ment. He alluded to what he termed
the mistakes Of the Legislature and
Levy Count in not spending the money
asked for the purpose, and showed that
the bodies were not as progressive as
they should be.
1.-THE State and county Institutions
are not as great as they should be, "
said the speaker. This State is as
good as any in the Unicn and we should
in other States.
Consumption is durable disease
If found at the earliest stages. Doctors
can save their patients through the
science of bacteriology. Hydrophobia
can be diagnosed through the science.
am sorry that only about 40 per cent
of the physicians of the State are TAX.
ing advantage Of the bacteriologioa
station, and hope that the remaining
GO per cent may either at once learr
the value of the station CT else establish
stations of their own.
s 81 would not give a snap for a mar
not in touch with the science or a sta
tion where it is established.
.'I hope that the hospital will ht
organized at once. / heartily secont
the movement. 1t is greatly needed
and the members of the board ar,
justified in making "a hospital tina
every person shall be proud OF. Max
the State the equal of Rhode Island
Build itEup. We need it.
II compliment the board on tho con
dition of this establishment. 1t is vel
kept and MIR. and Mrs. Mccoy deserv
great credit and Lraise. 1t is free fror
all odor, which speaks for itself in re
lation to cleanliness. The place canno
be cleaner or in better condition tina
il now is.
..You should have a resident physi
clan and trained nurses This Stat
has not enough of the latter and Wild
field for them is now open. A trainin
school for nurses could be run in cor
nection with the hospital and would b
of great value to the institution an
would shortly pay for itself, The ide
should be to expand the institution.
'sOur State should be placed u
among the best of the commonwealth
IN the matter of institutions for til
trimming of those unfortunate poop
known rs detectives. We have abo,
25 deaf and dumb persons from tn
State in the institution at Washington
and we should have our own institute
for their care We have about $50
IT'S feeble- minded persons that shou
also be cared for by the State ar
county, instead Of being sent to outsit
institutions or neglected altogethe
They can be trained so that they mi
work and make their own living. III
Levy Court and Legislature shou
secure money and net say we have n
got it. They can get it and shou
and ought to see that it is placed pro
erly in institutions of this charaote
The State is we'll able to do it,
Speaker Salmons of the State Senat
said he was we'll Pleased to soc th
such harmonious feeling existed h
tween the two bodies. He hoped to S
Delaware made better and greater.
Messrs. Toman; Crockett and otht
spoke in like vein and the needs of t
institution were generally discuss
with President Scott and Commission
White of the Levy Court.
The board then went into session a
heard the report of the house commit,
Trustee Crockett referred to the rece
cases Of diphtheria, just outside of t
town limits OF Middletown and stat
that the expenses of watchmeD q
other measures to prevent the spread
the disease amounted to about SIt
which the commissioners of Middleto
felt unwilling TO pay.
Tho trustees did not favor the nj
mont of the bill, but were willing