The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-04-07
THE ENCWITQN
HOSPITAL 1EENED

Aqo-One OF the HanssoUest and
Best Equipped institutions in the
South-Aready Filling Up.
The new knowlton Hospital, III Co.
lulnbia, was opened with q grand re-
ception few nights ago. This is one
of the most conveniently arranged
structures of its kind IN the entire
South. In its appointment every de-
tail has been carefully attended to
and it is difficult to see how anything
to add to it's convenience could have
been provided. Everything is the
best that modern infrmaries require.
The sanitarium is a four-story brick
building of SO rooms and will accom-
modate 25 patients. 1t IS heated
throughout by hot water plant and
lighted by electricity and gas. The
plumbing and sewerage is perhaps
the best in the State, all fixtures,
baths, closets and lavatories being of
porcelain.
The operating and sterilizing rooms
are on the north side of the top story
in order to be above the dust of traffic
and to obtain uniform white light
without glare. The building itself is
a classic Tuscan style surmounted by
two stories of Ionic. The front en-
trance presents handsome appear
ance, being constructed of Indiana
stone. The stairs and restibule are
marble, the floor of the vestibule be-
ing laid in mosaic tile.
The floors are laid in hardwood, ex-
cept those of the operating rooms,
which are necessarily white tile. Spa
cious verandas OH the south side and
balcony on the second story front
furnish ideal points for recreation for
the convalescents.
The individual equipment of each
room in the hospital from the cheap
est to to the most expensive is one of
the attractive features of the building.
The idea to make the rooms as home
like as possible was constantly OBJ
served in their furnishing with the re-
suit that no better or more comforta-
hle rooms could be desired.
Beautiful Furnishings.
In most of the rooms the furniture
is solid mahogony; in the less expen-
sive ones of mahoganized birch. The
dressers and washstands are covered
with beautiful hand-embroidered
scarfs inscribed with TIE institutions
monogram *. H." The china also
bears the monogram of the institu-
ton burned in by special order to the
factory. The meals are served on
trays made of white asbestos.
Wilten velvet and imperial Smyrna
rugs are found in all the rooms and
upon the stairs. Each bedside is pro-
vided with a dainty lamp that can be
turned on and off by the patient with
but little exertion and will make read
ing possible. The main kitchen is on
the basement floor with diet kitchens
on each floor. Call bells in every
room leading to indicators on each
floor make it easy to summon assist
ance. Telephones on every floor and
in various parts of the building COM
municate with the residence of DR..
Knowlton, where he can be called at
any time.
The institution is regularly chart
cred under the laws of South Carolina
as the Knowlton Hospital. The hos
pital opened with Miss Cora J. Welk-
er, of Philadelphia, as superintendent
of nurses and class of Il nurses.
Altogether the building and equip
ment is as near perfect as it can be
made. Its possibly the best equipped
private hospital in the South and con-
tains some of the more modern hos
pital conveniences not found in any
hospitals save in the largest cities.
DR.. Knowlton has recently returned
from a trip to the larger Northern
cities and his new hospital compares
favorably to those inspected in the
North.
The Reception A Brilliant Affair.
The reception, which was one of
the most brilliant affairs of the sea-