The National tribune., 1903-04-16

was Island Hall Hospital. with Dr.. VIII
liam Hayes. U. s. ". in charge. in July.
1862, and he continued to direct it until
the March following.
The site where now stands the Tire
mont House was used as 4 hospital from
July. 1862. to April. 1863. 1t had been
the home of the National Era. and from it
was first published the National Repub-
lican. -
Dr. S. A. II. McKim. in July. 1862.
opened the Odd Fellows Hall on Eighth
street between G an l streets s. E.. as A
hospital. His successor was DIR. w. f..
Waters. Assistant Surgeon. U. s. A. The
main halls, as we'll as the lodge room,
were used as wards.
GEORGETOWN COLLEGE.
During the early part of the war the
Goth n. Y. was quartered in the building
of Georgetown College. which first was
used as a hospital under the care of As
s:stant Surgeon B. A. Clements, U. s. A.
on Sept. ;, 1862. 1t was closed on Feb.
/. 1863. J. Morris Browne, Assistant Sur
geon, U. S. A, being then in charge.
Surgeons Clements and NJ. L. Bowers,
from September to October, 1862. con-
Quoted hospital in Waters Warehouse,
Georgetown.
The good people OF the congregation of
st. Aloysius erected hospital by that
name. in October. 1862. The Government
hal in anticipation the use of the church
for hospital but the congregation, to
prevent the conversion of the edifice for
that purpose, agreed to provide suitable
quarters instead of the church. The
proposition proving acceptable to the Gov
eminent. there was erected on North Capt.
tol, X. l. and First streets n. W., one of
the largest hospitals in Washington. Its
operations continued for some years after
the war.
Miss English had conducted for Some
time, at the northwest corner of Washing
ton and Gay streets, a seminary for young
ladies. On June 30, 1861, this building
became hospital and continued to re-
main so until June IA. 1865. 1t was sue
Assistant Surgeon, u. s. A. and Assistant
Surgeons Josiah f. Kennedy, 3. A. Glenn
ents. J.. 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 NJ street. and
Washington street. Georgetown, was, in
May, 1861, converted into hospital. and
SO continued until March, 1868. under the
charge of Drs. ]. ]. Gainslen. A. NJ. Nc
Laren, Il. o. Abbott. Josiah f. Kennedy.
L. S. A.; A. NJ. Clark and G. w. Stipp,
Z. S. V.
Many citizens will readily recall the
attractive location Of Columbian College,
now Columbian University, on the high
grounds of Fourteenth street, in the
neighborhood of Mount Pleasant. On this
commanding site was established on July
IA, 1861
THE COLUMBIAN COLLEGE HOSPITAL,
consisting of wooden buildings and tents.
Its Surgeons were Eugene II. Abadie.
L. S. A: Thomas c. Brainard, w. NJ.
No,son. Charles Page, Assistant Surgeon.
L. S. A, and Thomas r. Crosby, u. S. Y.
The nse of the hospital was continued
until June. 1865.
On the beautiful site where now stands
ST. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Insane.
there was, from Dec. 2. 1862, to Deem
Der. 1864. an army hospital known as St.
Elzabeth's. occupying the then new east
wing of the main building. Drs. G. Ii.
Nichols, b. NJ. Stevens and T.. GriswOld
ut various intervals, had charge of this
establishment.
In June, 1861, Assistant Surgeon J. V.
d. Middleton. and in turn Drs. J. ]. Por-
| ter. j. Il. Gibson. G. l.. Porter. y. A.
and Alfred Delany were caring for the
| wounded in post hospital known as
Washington Barracks, located at the
Arsenal.
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and as its continuance for an indefinite
period became 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 Fourteenth street and Massachu
sets avenue, which has already been
| mentioned.
Another excellent instance of the use OF
| private dwellings may be found In the
| Douglas Hospital, handsome residence
on Second and l streets n. w. Others
also were used for the purpose indicated
notably the Stone residence, the home OF
| William j. Stone, opposite the then Colum
bian College grounds. 1t was opened in
ki,pril, 1862. and closed in. Jrnc, 1865. Thu
| Surgeons were Drs. b. r. Fryer, p
Giennan. C. A. Mccall and ]. D. Richards
The Douglas Hospital, to which refer
] ence has previously been made, was undei