Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-10

| cant ground In the vicinity was also utfl.
lied for hospitals and tents
Al the intersection Of Virginia avenue
ana u street, west OF 9th street southwest.
was Island Hall Hospital. with DR.. William
hayes, United States Volunteers in charge
| In July. 1852. and he continued to direct it
until the March following.
Inc site where now stands the fremont
aouse was used as hospital from July,
ls"2; to April, 1858. 1t had been the home
published the National Republican.
Dr. s. A. H. McKim in July, 1862, opened
the Odd Fellows Hail on Sth street be-
tween q and l streets southeast as a hos
pltal. His successor was DR.. w. E. Waters,
assistant surgeon, United States army.
The main halls, as well as the lodge room,
were used as wards.
In Georgetown College.
During the early part of the war the Goth
New York Regiment was quartered in the
building of Georgetown College, which first
was used as a hospital under the care of
Assistant Surgeon B. A. Clements, U. S. A,
on September ). 1862 1t was closed on
February l. 1863. ]. Morris Browne assist
ant surgeon Y. S. A, being then in charge
Surgeons Clements and NJ. F. Bowers:
from September to October. 1862 conducted
hospital in Waters warehouse on High
street below Bridge or NJ street, George
town.
The good people of the congregation of
St. Aloysius erected a hospital by that
name in October. 1862. The government
had in anticipation the use of the church
for hospital but the congregation. to pre-
vent the conversion of the edifice for that
purpose. agreed to provide suitable quar-
tiers instead of the church. The proposition
proving acceptable to the government, there
was erected on North Capitol. K. l. and list
streets northwest one of the largest hospi
tails in Washington. Its operations con-
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Miss English had conducted for some
time, at the northwest corner of Washing
ton and Gay streets. a seminary for young
ladies. On June so. 1861. this building be-
until June IA, 1865. 1t was successfully in
charge Of Joseph r. Smith, assistant sur
geon.. U: s. A. and Assistant Surgeons
Josiah +. Kennedy, B. A. Clements, L.
Wells and II. w. Ducashet.
hotels, as well as churches, schools and
private residences opened their doors for
the wounded, and Union Hospital proper. at
the corner Of Bridge. or M. street and
May, 1861, converted into a hospital. and SO
continued until March. 1863, under the
charge of Drs. ]. J. Gainslen. A. NJ. McLa-
rem. r. Q. Abbott, Josiah F. Kennedy, L. S.
A, A. NJ Clark and G. w. Stipp. L. S. V.
High Hills Selected.
Many citizens will readily recall the at
tractve location of Columbian College. now
Columbian University, on the high grounds
Of 18th street in the neighborhood of Mt.
Pleasant. On this commanding site was es-
tablished on July IA, 1861, the Columbian
College Hospital. consisting of wooden
buildings and tents. Its surgeons were Eu-
gene II. Abadie, U. s. A; Thomas c. Brain
ard, w. M. Notson, Charles Page assistant
surgeon, U. S. A. and Thomas r. Crosby.
U. S. V. The use of the hospital was con-
tinued until June, 1860.
On the beautiful site where now stands
St. EliZabeth's Hospital for the Insane there
was, from December =, 1862, to December.
1864. an army hospital known st. Eliza
beths. occupying the then new east wing of
the main building. Drs. c. H. Nichols, b.
NJ. Stevens and Z. Grswold, at various in
tervals, had charge of this establishment
In June. 1861, Assistant Surgeon J. V. d.
Middleton. and in turn Drs. ]. j. Porter j.
X. Gibson, Ct. l.. Porter. L. S. A. and Alfred
Delany, We're caring for the wounded in
post hospital known as Washington bar
racks located at the arsenal
AS the demands of the war increased and
as its continuance for an indefinite time be-
came more and more apparent all varieties
OF buildings were offered to the government
for hospitals, and in many instances private
dwellings were taken for that purpose. This
was the case with Desmarre's Eye and Ear
Hospital, at the corner of 14th street and
Massachusetts avenue, which has already
been mentioned.
The Douglas Mansion.
Another excellent instance of the use of
private dwellings, may be found in The
Douglas Hospital, a handsome residence on
I'd and l streets northwest Others also
were used for the purpose indicated, nota-
bly, the Stone residence, the home Of Will
lam j. Stone, opposite the then Columbian
College grounds. 1t was opened in April.
1867, and closed in June, 1860. The surgeons
were Drs B. E. Fryer, p. Glennan, c. a.
Mccall and J. D. Richards.
The Douglas Hospital, to which refer ance
has previously been made, was under the
In turn, Assistant Surgeons Warren Web
ster Peter Pineo William Thompson and
w. +. Morris controlled it's destinies 1t
was closed III September 1865.
The Circle Hospital was estd blish5d in
September. 1861, and was in use for over a
year, in charge of Surgeons L.. H. Holden
and Henry Bryant. It's location was south
or Washington circle, between 22d and I'D
streets.
Surgeons o. o. Judson C. P. Russell ard
+. 5. Conner We're in charge of the Carver
Hospital, a collection of frame wards and
tents in the north corner of the site ther
occupied by the Columbian University.
In the Suburbs.
In the suburbs to the west of Columbia
road. was the Cliffburne Hospital. where
John S. Billings, assistant surgeon, T. S. A.,
and Henry Bryant, surgeon, L. s. v, at
tended the wounded and afflicted
At no great distance from Cliffburne. and
on Mount Pleasant, on the Homead estate,
cared for by the following surgeons: Drs.