The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-15
FLORENCE NIGH TINGALE DEAD
M RDI\I az TRInE IA
HO>pIT ~ IFiRS ON.
Tuf,rrIrd Ter YEAR ~ Effects ct Hrr
strenuous work for humanity Rev
,Iutiuniyrd Fieih sanitation Hrr
Hardest HATTIE Na> WIN Pre- InsiIrr.

... p.-.r'.b 20 Tut S,,~
..> ius - Florence Nightin-
.. .." heroine uf the Crimean War and
o.. uirr-> Il tho modern system 81
.. H.d hospitals. died to-day IN her
,... "r-' year Sh" was never marri,sI
ls..E d'vut'si her life To- the Caus. II
,t..s life and diminishing suffering an
tra. Z VAR and pe-tilenCe and e. th.
.r.--E improvement % hospital service
~. Tunes and everywhere
I.v.- l,Lg before the day II the active
,s-rEr'tr and m the midst II the very
tr-r,. ol-n II wd- considered had form for
50.rr,u g. stir out II her hmit,sI sph"r.
o.. fhHr"uc" Nightingale accomplished
49,. .G, that made her name great and
,r...rs She had not alone the sickness
d. =, .itri and the cholera At Balaklava
.. 'E.' with There wac the prrjud &c
as1,-t q woman engaging IN a nur ding
smrllgn, there were some who con-
.'.-.-i nor an interfering busyhodv.
-.'' r.rInOrr there were the old foEies
r. 'ta army who pooh poohed nursing
~ hat s"rt They believed IN the old
rr.s' and ready methods. the let 'am
e. 0"Il or die system They emphati-
ra,.y iIdn't believe in what they chose
~ call -hahying- II was with prejudice
ignorance and bias that Florence Night
tngae cont~nded as well as with diseasa
~ ~. Crimean campaign. and II was
~ In'.l tho war was almost over that a
Stubborn public sentiment. led to a proper
channel by the praises OF her voiced 10y
trs GENERALS and the high medical men
~ tho front. swung around and the ~
Ls'oIy dcspi-ed woman became heroine
Who's fame has endured since iSSS as
E'-rrE - ever
some heroes feel the switching ~ public
cpiI1n and learn in their later DAYS
thai IA. public Is tickle But Florence
Nightingale. having once earned her
pac. never lost ~ An invalid. as she
as from IN" effects Of her hard work
srf No cholera too she retired early
''Hn he public view. hut IN the shelter
n her S,-rlusion she has seemed even more
hsrn., than before.
florence Nightingale was born IN tho
l'aI an c,ty after which she was called
F.nv"r,r She was tho daughter Of
an fuRIsn gentleman who with his wife
was raN"lling IA Italy
i'e tate ~ her birth was Nav -. iS2O. |
. ma ~" had not long RAISED her nrna-
's't .r'hiay when death came To her
7 %. '.uuIy returned hIru.. soon 10 Lea /
Huns The Nightingale plgc" m England
ant her" IN" young woman grew w
He father hal many me,iiCal brOks IN
'.~ extensive" library, and these she read
amt ~'Itl"i acrImu!atin- an unusual
-.-- ~ siica'ion BEFORE zh. was u
accorded ut her. she vas skilled IN
"'...' III" Di2-sI'-S and mAthsnAtIr-
..l B. NUt" &C. iua,n'auC" With STANDARD
o.. 90" AMI va a air ARTIST. q clever
-..- 20 and an excellent l'ngI'St. sieak
Prem n German ami Italian
y l"' -" Sa- ~ -h" wa taken 80 len
,..l .H 10 pr- .sn'sl az Cpur' She mo-
lAD"th FRY the r-fprH"r. who had
,ru" much for the h-tt.ru.n' Of ,Und !
'.r- boz English prisons II WgS by talk
~ o. his woman thar Miss y -htingals
go, lf'ractsd iirst 20 the idst II hospital
V".. When sh" vas IA 81 he following 2
ves- 'n the Continent for IN" regular
'-p hat IN" NlEhtinEI," family always /
nat" rr~'aIN " t"rrfruE herself g. Ia. 1
dom-- % society IN" irJur-i .utn hos ,
r itsAl sN~'"fu- M" H's.f l.u" years B !
lsItlng the Con. mental ,Ir|'-~ ami study
ng their nursing -i-t"rhp.d- la 1851 :
she enrolled HERSELF ~ voluntary ulr--,
the training HON" ~ kas-.,r,s rr'h n d
Germany Later ~h" STUDDED ~ no
Paris hospital Condt!,f.Si NN 90" SlsI.-r-
= - Vincent de Paul bu' her health
Ike down and she returned HON" tp
W1an she recovered her strength she
vent TO work with a hospital an InstI. ,
'I''pn which was IanguIShng through d
col f proper management lhlS -" '
rsya i0ped to a hugh point ~ efficiency '
at brought u out ~ lie decrepitId. q
lle Irimesn War started and u soon Z
10. an. known IN England that the enemy '
= a- ia nowise near So dan gerous 10 ~" a
nr 'sh troops a. was the condition Of {
90. amp and the hospitals in which the
were PIT The percentage ~ fatal :
'.-a was rmhelievably high and the whole on
49, ation called for prompt handling
.ra ACTIVITIES of Mis- Nightingale
%" nu' paSssd mn1ticeyt a. home m
tT gland and Sir Sidney Herbert. AZ the
tssi - ire War Department ssid ~ was d
4 Numans task that had - y" under. =
's.au Al ne Crmsa. II happened thar '
H.I' inst al the same time that Mi-s u
" - 'ruga'o wrote a letter - him asking u
''4' sne might GO 20 the scene ut wsr l.
o.. rnII. -,r-cor the sick Sir Sidney wrote b,
= s''@r which crossed hers. asking her :.
> g. thls very thing \ few DAYS later .
sr' 81 Nth party 1T thIrty-iuur nurses y
axe ~ the work a
nar. were however many who had a.
ra'.- heard II her and 'hesa considered -,
De- ~ .Gi"rfsrng novice some young .
-...r. e social standing and I-.rhHp- =
.. ... "..'i she had "A t"rribl. struggle
T .-- .rg.pns and IN" officers a. th. front al
= .--' fought her every effort. but she =
80 OPT" Tnst lion hearted cnurag" and "a,
-.' ought hack Sh" wasted up effort .
... .f-tTiCtors. she ATTENDED to the vi
-. ..H. and great good that every dav b,
f' carer she vas accomDh .hiuX
% . hem all over IL was work A.
''a' .r."f summary cannot adequately ~
100. 20 p fH- had the greatest possible G.
boz. 20 rcld hospitals and th" treat VI
--..' ~ 49,. wounded in all the wars that ~
Pa . ..ua -Ino- that tim" "a
N... .rH'. -. tide turned m her favor L.
90 ..-r r.'Opi" could not DO enough ~
-' NOW they del ghtnd - honor -
I. -- .-ffIugai" Ih.. reception she Il
: .t.. got upon her return 10 Eng y
r.. 90 have i.-n great aud O-t.nta- tr
.. ...G 'a' the woman. who heartily
.'r .'.l" shows. managed - come eli
- .. H 'If.' ~ non ia" va not "Np..~tad -
- ... tr a--Im-d nam But the W
~ -. ..'Ii" raised 4 fund - $3.50 $50 ~
zoe .r"-"'t.-d 20 her - token Of r.
70 .-...." % stHb th-v held her She VI
= ..'..' f H4f not fDr n..r."lf only TO 90
: '. r-ftnlishiug school for nurN.-g "
J -N" wa- not very active az y
'. .... ..s.tE-. ~" hal caught th. an
@s.FHt-f.tf...l aud 40 4tfU,.s 4aVyta.l asY