Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-01-24

engaged rooms for their friends. The
exterior of the building will speak Tor
itself.
On entering the building yon will
find it equipped with all the modern
improvements of the age and truly
this is most necessary in this en,ight-
ened century of ours. The building is
we'll heated by steam heat, with mod
ern sanitary improvements, and light.
ed by electricity. On each floor of the
building there are three bath rooms
furnished with hot and cold water.
Throughout each of the corridors you
will find excellent water for drinking
purposes. The famous Minnekahta
water, hot mineral water, water from
the famous kidney spring and pure
cold water. Patients in rooms and in
wards are accommodated with electric
bells; meals + served in their res.
pective rooms regularly and at all
hours. In tne end of the building
there is a dummy waiter; there are al
ways three night watches ON duty
which makes it very convenient for the
sick. The rooms are so arranged and
built in such a way throughout the
building as to deaden the sound of
those who may be in pain or suffering
in the adjoining rooms. The heating
plant is placed in the basement next
to the kitchen. The building consists
of three stories and a basement with
an attic and several store rooms.
On the first floor there are two wait.
ing rooms, a consulting room, a dispen-
sary. eight sleeping rooms, two wards
and three bath rooms. The corner
room No. l, on the south east end of
the building facing the main street
of the city has been e~laborately fur.
nished by Mr.. Loomis s. Gull, ex.judge
of Fall River county, now States At
torney and city attorney of Hot
Springs. The has been tinted
with beautiful pink and green. The
furniture is of antique oak with all the
modern improvements for hospital use.
Directly opposite this room on the
southwest corner of the building is
room No. 2 furnished by the architect
of Deadwood, who drew the plans of
building. The walls and ceiling are
painted blue, white and dove gray, and
the furniture is grand and we'll select
! ed for the room.
The second floor consists Of an per
ating room with a preparatory room
attached to it. There are also on this
floor several fine rooms and two wards.
The operating room is indeed q grand
piece of workmanship and the archi-
tect is to be congratulated upon the
design both of this room and of the
preparatory room.
The two rooms leading to the veran-
da were furnished by Very Rev. Vicar
General Redmond, of Lead, So. Oak,
and Rev. Father Heating, of Casper,
Wyo. They are beautifully tinted with
white and gold and the furniture in
both rooms is grand. The door lead
ing out to the veranda and q beautiful
slab of stone we're furnished by Rev.
Father Hayes, of Hot Springs.
The third floor contains q chapel,
vestry, five rooms, two wards and
three bath rooms. The chapel is in
deed a beautiful place for worship. It
has two entrances arched ceiling and
will accommodate many people. In this
beautiful little chapel devotions are
held and the Divine Sacrifice offered
mp every morning. The altar, the vest
ments, and the five beautiful stained
glass windows were presented by the
RI. Rev. Thomas O'Gorman, D. D., of
Sioux Falls, s.. D. The pews were pre-
sented by the soldiers of Hot Springs.
The Stations of the cross were present.
ed by a friend. On entering this beau
tiful little chapel ones mind is immed.
lately turned to the sublime and beau
tiful. There, within its walls tie
stranger, the sick and the infirm will
have an opportunity to visit our Lord
aud will always find a consolation and
q friend therein. The chapel is not
entirely complete, q beautiful cruciAx
and two statues are to be placed in the
inches on the altar, presented by young
ladies from Iowa, also decorations and
many other precious articles will be
placed upon the altar. Upon the cell
ing and walls Of the chapel will be
placed the most beautiful frescoes and
the latest designs representing many
images Of saints. One Of them from
which the Hospital takes its name will
be an image representing Our Lady Of
Lourdes and which will signify the
driving away Of diseases and the scat
tering of flowers in her course. "
other words: A sculptor;a painter q
an architect who has learned his pro-
fession may come here to this beauti-
Eful little chapel and perhaps grasp
host beautiful and splendid idees,s.t
line Of his profession.
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