Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-03-26
Thoroughly Explained to Supervi-
sors Conducting an Inves-
tigation for the State.
EXAMINATION FINISHED
Report will Be Made as Soon as Posi-
BILE after a Transcript OF Testimony
10 Made-Yesterday' Witnesses
Generally Upheld the Methods
OF Caring for the Insane.

Waterbury, March Glowing to a de-
lay ed train from the south the invcstiga-
ton at the state hospital was not resumed
until 10: 80 this morning. DR. q. S. Foster
of Putney, the third supervisor, sat with
the board to-day.
The supervisors completed this after
noon their examination of affairs at the
asylum
Miss Williams of Utica ~ y, n nurse
at tho hospital, was the first witness.
She was first in the dining room and later
nurse in charge of the sixth ward, where
Mrs. Bennett was scalded. She is at pres
ont assistant supervisor. When she first
came to the hospital she received her in
structions from Miss Case. While she
was in charge of the sixth ward there
were several changes in attendants, some
OF the attendants appointed had had no
previous experience in such work, others
were from training schools. All the at
tendants tried to do the best they could,
the best they knew how. The nurses were
on duty from ESQ in tho morning until
at night, with a relief from 10 O'Clock
I'm the morning until ] o'clock i'll the af-
tcrnoou. Some member of the medical
staff visits each ward twice a day and
examines each patient. The charge nurse
reports to the attending physician any
special ailment or Illness.
While Miss Williams was in charge of
the sixth ward she had charge of bathing
the patients. That duty was never depu-
TIED to anyone else. Never experienced
my difficulty with the mechanical appara-
nc of the baths II would NOT he, strare,
g. ,ny ottordor+ not usod to tho tuIs
.bo,ld mako , n,ietoEa In turning on tha
water. Miss Williams explained in detail
the construction and mechanism of tho
baths. and method of testing the tempera-
ture of the water, which should be AT s.
.ist hotninr w eucb casas n is some.
times necessary to use force, Sometimes
,,etiant - tatas tr,o p,,r,es f. rr.,, tbcn
In tho water and wash them
Az aesistant sunervisor Misc Williams
g.. now, In Tho e,,ne,,,isor,s oft,co nitbe,
,bo or Miss case arc there from 40 in th,
morning until & o'clock at night Thi,
onice is in communication by telephon,
with tho administration building FIJI,
witness never knew an instance when ;
call for assistance of any kind was no
mot with a ready rosponse from the su
Ocrinterdont or some Of his assistants.
While she was in Charge of ward 81,
she never knew of a patient being called
n assist in caring for another patient
although in some cases like UNDRESSING
n natient IL might with pronriety be done
In RESPONSE TO questions from, Supor
visor Green, Miss Williams said tina
other things being equal she considered
SillS from training schools better dual
ihod for nurses than those who never at
tended such training schools. Miss vii
liams detailed the duties of a charg,
nurse during an entire day. showing tina
the position is no snccure, also described
q typical days work for an assistant sup
ervisor. She never knew of any insubord
nation among the nurses against In
charge nurses.
Miss Williams was the only witness OK
pmiucd this morning
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James Nj. Townsend of Bethel was tn
first witness after dinner. He testified tina
for five wears he was supervisor of tn
,naIo side of the hospital hut his con
,oction with the asylum ceased the las
,i,y ~ August 400 The witness sail
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