Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12

feet. and has an octsgonal bay with a
projection Of twelve feet and a width OF
twenty-four feet three stories in height
The building fronts on Harmony street.
where IL has height of four stories, while
the rear wing projecting from the center
Of the structure has height of five stories,
as has also the south side of the front
wing, owing to the formation of the ground.
1t is constructed OF red pressed brick and
ornamented with Indiana limestone trim
mings. The main entrance is reached by
two wide and ornate tiers of stone steps,
meeting in a central platform in front of
the entrance A broad driveway with en-
trance for the use Of patients Is located at
the east end.
The entire structure is as absolutely fire.
proof as a building can be made, and in
addition to numerous FIRE escapes every
floor is provided with hose equipment for
instantaneous use. The flooring and wood
work is in hard maple, except in the toilet,
bath and operating rooms, which are ce-
mented and tiled with white tiles The
interior walls are of stately white.
No Large Wards.
The building contains 11s rooms. The
old system OF large ward rooms with
numerous beds has been abolished and
instead the building is divided into scores
| of individual rooms, none of which, even
| in the public wards have more than three
| beds, thus ensuring TO the patient, whether
rich or poor, that privacy which is rarely
accorded in public hospitals. In fact
nearly the entire hospital is provided with
private rooms, where the patients may
| have the quietness of home and individual
attention of the nurses and physicians
! Some of the rooms are en- suite with
! private bath, so that any arrangement
/ desired by the patient may be furnished.
| What probably attracted the attention Of
| the guests yesterday was the magnificent
! furnishings of many of the rooms. No
finer furniture is in any hospital in the
| country than has been placed in Mercy
| hospital, mainly through the generosity
| of the friends of the institution and the
noble women who devote their time and
energies to its management. Beautiful
mahogany furniture, handsome brass bed
steads and costly rugs, fit for the adorn-
ment Of any palace are to be seen in
| number of rooms. Even the ordinary
ward rooms are furnished in a style that
would do credit to any home in the oity.
| Among those who have furnished rooms
| at the hospital are: DR.. and Mrs. w. P.
| Condor of Humphrey, Neb; St. Peters
/ church OF this city, the John Beno COM
! pany of this city, Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Nc
Aztec of this city, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Cutler of this city, Miss Sadie Hayden Of
Omaha, the Council Bluffs Medical So
| ciety, James Mithen OF this city, e. A.
/ Wickham of this city, the Boston Store
I of this CITY, Mr.. end Mrs W. A. Maurer
Of this city, the Sisters of Mercy of st.
Bernard's hospital. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Lunkley OF this city Petersen & Schoening
Of this city and the install club.
| Arrangement of Rooms.
/ The main operating room is located on
the third floor at the end of the rear
wing. where light is provided from the
south, east and west and from the glass
skylight which covers the room. Already
over S1.100 has been expended in securing
equipments for this room and almost every
surgical appliance obtainable has been
secured. Connecting with the operating
room on the right are the doctors dress
ing room and the sterilizing room and on
left the doctors consulting and waiting
room and the anesthesia room The emer-
gency operating room is located on the
first floor of the hospital close by the am
bulance entrance at the east side of the
rear wing This operating room is also
elaborately equipped with all the needed
appliances for emergency cases. A wound
dressing room is also nearby for cases
that do not require the operating table.
The first floor of the New Mercy hospi-
tai is devoted almost entirely to the care
Of the aged. This floor is on a level with
Harmony street and connects directly with
1t at the front entrance. The second floor,
which is reached by a short flight of stone
steps from Harmony street, has the main
entrance to the building and is known as
the "parlor floor" Public parlors are To-
Gated on each side Of the entrance thus
providing ample and handsomely furnished
waiting rooms. On this floor are most
OF the endowed rooms. The sun room for
convalescents occupies the south portion
Of the rear wing where sun and light is
secured from the south, east and west
The sun balconies at the southwest corner
Of the building also connect with this and
with all the other floors and provide a
most excellent out-of-door lounging place
The fire escapes adjoin these balconies
which are constructed of steel
In addition to the main operating room
I and the chapel, a maternity ward and
nursery is also located on the third floor
The Office rooms of the sister in charge
of the hospital are In the east wing OF the
: third floor directly across tho corridor from
J the chapel. The fourth floor is devoted tc
private and ward rooms which are as yet
unfurnished but will be completed as soor
as needed. On the fourth floor the student
nurses have a lecture and study room
and DIR. Condor has Installed q wei
equipped laboratory there.
Sister Mary Evangelist is in charge oi
Mercy hospital and the following comprise
the medical and surgical stan: DR.. T. B
! Lacey, chief of staff DR.. F. w. Houghton
secretary of stan; DR.. A. P. Condor, DR.
F. T. Seyhert, DR.. H. B. Jennings, DR.. w
P. Hombach. DR.. ]. II. Cole, DR.. ]. NJ
Barstow DR.. ]. H. Cleaver DR.. c. H
; Bower, Dr. D. C. Bryant, eye and ear
DR.. H. L. Burreli. nose and throat; DR., F
E. Coulter, nervous diseases.
Among the guests yesterday were Mayor
: Morgan, members of the city council
Board OF County Supervisors and many OF
the leading professional and business meT
OF the city and their wives. Among tn,
out OF town guests were Count John A
Creighton, Rev. Father Bowling and Rev
Father Strltch OF Creighton college; Rev
Father Judge, Mrs. Edward Hayden, Mrs
William Hayden. Miss Sadie Hayden, Mrs
Thomas O'Brien Miss Tessie Mcguire
Joseph Hayden, Miss Mary Cotter, DR.. A
w. Riley, DR.. ]. p. Lord. DIR. Hamilton
DIR. Langenheld. DR.. r. Rix, Mayor Franz
e. Moores. DIR. Charles F. Crowley. DR.
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