The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-13
SHE'LL be all right in a day or two"

I Doctor Nietert performs the operation
and is assisted by Doctor Campbell an
Junior Physician Pittman. The skin is Gu
away from the leg in patches, varying from
a quarter of an inch to an inch square. l
is stnoothed out SO that II will take roo
and grow on the new surface.
Almost the entire surface Of Ehlers heat
that was formerly his ear Is covered by thu
transplanted skin. The operation consume
an horr.
ti:sO A.. M.-Two other ministers visit thu
hosn;taI. They are the Reverend F. "
Herzberger of the Lutheran Church AM
the Reverend Doctor Cornell. an Episcopa.
liam. Though their denominations are oil.
ferent. their errand is the same as hat o,
Father McE,rlane.
10 M-Two new cases are received. Charles
Bergman. 40 years old, Of No. 1917 NORTH
Broadway, a sufferer from dropsy. Ii one
He became sick upon the street n wa
forced to allow himself to be taken TO the
hospital.
Richard Lahey. 50 years old. is another
While loading lumber a heavy beam Eel
upon him. Several of his ribs were broker
and immediate treatment was necessary
He was hurried to the hospital, where he
is placed upon a stretcher until he can be
carried UP to the dre5sing-room.
An "OLD CASE"
LEO p. M.-"Hello, Kelly" calls the am
bulance driver. coming in from the City
Dispensary with a case for the observation
ward. On being led from the ambulance
by the policeman who had arrested him
the supposed lunatic also calls out to kei
~. who is in charge Of such. cases, and
holds out his hand. He Is an "old case"
He then looks through the bars Into the
observation ward and recognizes there an
old woman whose visits are also frequent.
He is given a bath and entered on the re
ceipt book by copying the papers alreadI
made out at the City D~ispensary. After
being placed in a cell he tells the exam
lining physician that his name Is Fred W
Wachter, but that he has changed this to
Monroe. His home is at No. 1AA Monroe
street. He will be treated temporarily. but
probably sent to the Insane Asylum.
2 P. None of the assistants has JUS
telephoned for the fourth time to an In
strument company downtown for TIVE
.Hodgen splints." which are to be used II
setting the two broker thighs Of the frs
patient who has ever undergone this opera
ton at the City Hospital. Again the dealers
answer that a messenger has been sent
with the splints, which do not arrive.
2:3e P. Nit has begun to rain. While
the the alta at,aeh ,S. , Of the - re sSIss sonsaIs-cs s5t
boys plaguing ar old man who 10 retreat
ing from the back yard before the storm q
nurse runs down the stairs.
Il want Ida Wilson's clotheA" shs ex.
claims.
One Of the attendants starts toward the
storeroom, but asks tho nurse 70 1T him
see her papers.
.Its case No. All. Can't you \ my
word for it?' she asks. impatiently.
But then she laughs: I'm real mad! rye
been sent down for those clothes twice.
leaving
The bundle Of clothes 10 found ana the
VISITORS.
3 p. M.-The small hall At the front door
Of the hospital contains a. many as twenty
people. There are men and women, and
of the women carry babies in their
arms. All appear anxious and are evidently
for something.
They are of the many persons who daily
come to the hospital upon a multiplicity Of
brands. 1t is the special business Of one
man,, Christian Halle. day gatefnan. to re
them, answer their questions. and do
what service he can for them. And he hal
many things to do.
Most questions are as to the condition OF
PATIENTS in the hospital.
MY son. Johnny. how - her asks an
mother.
What's the last name" says Halle.
Johnny Smith. my son." says the mother,
that Halle did not know who her
on was. Il want to see him"
Halle finds that John Smith, 3 years old,
patient No. 1856, is suffering from
|iphtheria and cannot be visited. He COM
this unpleasant news. and then
earns the boys condition from the doctor
n charge of the division.
Perhaps the lad Is better, perhaps he IL
worse. perhaps he Is dead. Halle must tell
he waiting mother the truth.
So on. Sometimes the gateman wifi allow
near relative. II he or she seems sum-
iently self-possessed to not disturb other
into the wards. On visiting days
Sunday between 1 and 3 p. m. and the
anne hours on Thursday-he allows almost
ii visitors entrance to the wards.
Other inquiries are about persons who are
Missing from home. and who perhaps may
e in the hospital; or about some patient
Tho died at the Institution twenty years
ack may be. but now a relative wants ac-
ess to the records telling the aus Of
and the date; or about q thousand
nd one things which could not be presup-
TO THE INSANE ASYLUM.
3:15 p. m.-An ambulance from the Health
stables. at Eleventh and Chest |
ut streets, has arrived to carry four pa
tents from the observation ward to the In |
are Asylum. Guard Kelly enters one Of the |
Fills. where he binds together the wrists Of
'erinan Obach. whom he then leads out to
he ambulance. Kate Scott. an Did woman |
f 20 years. Inc Emma Thies, who n
ounser. follow, the latter also bound. |
'ony schafer IL next called upon By Kelly. |
ut resists. He. too. lie bound without neat |
rouble. TIL four patients are carried ~ !
linking that they are going to private sa1- |
arfums.
3:B p. M.-The Hodgen splints srrivs !
hey are really adjustable bf1cea m inven.
Of the late Doctor John Aodepn ~ a.
ouis. There Is a steel rod from ankle "a 1
nee and from knee to hip On zach stde on
he leg. The two sfdes are connected a ton
nd bottom BY curved pieces. ana % esck
ID q hinge at the knee.
The patient to be operated on b lake
whoee Iees were BROKEN ahovv IN
ten days ago. On account Of oaa Il
70 fractures being compound. he could oniv
temporarily treated until nov. Doctor
ampbeI is in charge. with two assistants.