Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-21
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New Emergency Hospital q Great
Success Not Only Hospital
But Z Home.
Opened to Patients Saturday Night
All Are Satisfied With
Surroundings
Furnished With Pictures, Books and
Magazines Doings Of Board
OF Health.

MdEslldlltOWH HOWHudSk lOFSHeT SItldll.
pox patients what is probably the finest
emergency hospital ever erected in the
state for similar purpose. The place.
further from the fact that is hospital
in every sense of the word. is q home,
and every patient who is therein con-
fined is Of the same opinion.
The patients were removed from their
places of residence Saturday night, and
by o'clock Sunday morning all were
safely and comfortably located in their
new domain. The surprise to the pa
Itients was something wonderful, and In
stead of the dismal walls and gloomy
chambers. as some expected to witness,
comfortable and cosy wards, Enlightened
by flowers, pictures, books and maya
zines was the sight.
Saturday afternoon the hospital was
visited by number Of friends Of the
patients who We're to be removed in the
evening, and everything possible was
done to make the rooms comfortable,
pleasant and homelike. Pictures galore
were placed on the walls, large bouquets
of flowers in vases We're put in the
rooms on the little stands. books and
magazines, ETC., strewn about as one
would have them at home. For some
OF the young men patients. who are
scarcely III and able to be about, boxes,
Of cigars We're left in the rooms. so that
in the hours of confinement the fragrant
weed may be enjoyed.
The patients are to be allowed every
liberty considered expedient, and will
be given the freedom of the four-acres
tract of land on which the building is
located. A restriction on the distance
they are to go. however. has been made,
but those who are we'll enough, may find
amusement of different kinds.
The patients are also allowed the priv
ilege of responding to telephone calls
from friends, and conversations to the
hospital have been at a premium to-
day. All of the patients are mora than
satisfied, and say things couldn't be i'm
proved upon. The meals are Of the
highest order. and as good and substan-
tialsas the ma jority receive at their own
homes N
There was no change made in the list
Of patients, as published in these coll
umns, excepting that Jesse Weaver, son
of James Weaver who vas recently az
fiicted with the disease, on account of,
the fact OF his being in the same home
with his father, who has been. sick a
week or So was taken with the others,
as was also the little Aulds boy. quar-,
antined Saturday Miss Alice Ford was
not taken, her case being disposed of at
the board of health meeting Saturday
might. Miss Ford's mother is widow,
and since her sickness she has been is
olated in an upstairs room. and there Is
practically no danger OF contraction OF
| the disease by other members of the
family Miss Ford is OF a very nervous
Temperament, and dreaded very much
L the fact Of being taken away from
home. This was the hardest place DIR.
Nichols had to deal with, tears and en-,
treaties of the members of the family
being the chief trouble. Mrs. Ford
Threatened injunction proceedings Sat
urday and at the night meeting OF the
/ board Of health DR.. Nichols recon-
mended that owing to the nervous con-
EDITION of8the patient she had better re-
imam where she is, rather than to ex-
cite her by moving. "A provision was
made. however. that day and night
guard be placed at the premises. at the
expense OF Mrs. Ford.
The old detention hospital, east OF the
4 city, was today removed to the grounds
on which are located the new hospital,
1.-THE rooms of the old building having
been carefully and thoroughly disin-
fected Sunday, after the patients had
been removed to the new. The board
,Ilet the contract for the removal to Fer
Ineau Bros, at a price of $50. A resOlu-
ton was passed at the board meeting
which calls for each new patient report
ed sick with the disease, after inspection
4 by DIR. Nichols, to be taken at once tc
the hospital and the house placed under
seventeen days quarantine.
Another action taken was that per
sons desiring their homes dlsinfected be-
fore time for release. now that the pa
tients have been removed, may have The
same done by bearing the expenses in.
4 Individuality. All dogs or cats on auaran'
tined premises We're ordered confined
absolutely TO the houses. 1t was also
by resolution, made a misdemeanor tt
4 hang carpts or articles OF household ust
on clothes lines in yards OF quarantinee
d premises. before disinfectton had beer
properly made by the city physician.
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