The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-02-09
IN HOSPITAL
WITHOUT FOOD
Supplies for Patients at Isolation
Hospital Promised but Not
delivered.
WATER SUPPLY CUT OFF,
NO BEDDING FOR SICK
Authorities Neglect Those Sent
to the Building Erected for
Use of the City and the
County.

WtnOut 1000 TOT days, without q
supply of water fit to drink and with
insufficient bedding, several patients
at the isolation hospital. jointly con.
Quoted by the city and county, have
experienced suffering during the past
week. Conditions at the hospital were
revealed Monday when the subject
was brought to the attention of sew
eral North Yakima citizens
Previous reports had been made to
county and city health authorities and
to physicians who visited the isola-
ton hospital, and the statement was
made Monday afternoon at the insti-
tuition that some corrections and bet
terments had been made. Not every
cause of suffering on the part of those
who are temporary wards of the
county and city has been removed,
however.
Riley Baldwin, young man en-
ployed at the I. x. L. stables, was ia
ken to the hospital week ago suf-
fertng from diphtheria. A friend went
with him to act as nurse. DIR. Nywen.
ing, the city health officer, pronounced
the case diphtheria and with DIR. Fitz
was giving the medical assistance.
Food Promised, Not Brought.
No food was taken to the hospital
for these young men and others who
we're in the building shared their sup
ply with them This, however, seems
to have been dangerous. as those In
the isolation hospital were suffering
with scarlet fever while tho young
mans case was diphtheria. However.
the patients decided that lack Of food
was as dangerous a. possible spread
Of contagion.
This condition continued until FRI
day. when the authorities sent some
food to the place for the young men
This supply was gone on Sunday bur
Sunday afternoon, some more wac
taken to them and on Monday, the
larder was fairly full. Baldwin re-
covered. practically from his attack,
and his friend left Monday.
Roy Braggs, another young man
suffering from scarlet fever. was
taken to the hospital Saturday. There
wins nurse and Braggs, and as the
latter was very Ill, the others gave
mp their bed and stayed up all Of Sat-
urday night in order to give him a
com Portable place to sleep. 1t was
another case OF where q promise had
been made to deliver bedding and
none supplied.
No Water Supply.
Mr. and Mrs. Tucker. who were at
the Palace hotel when he was taken
sick, occupied another room at the
hospital. Tucker has been Ill with
scarlet fever. his wife has been act
ing - nurse. They could have re-
manned at the hotel. where they had
q room without q stove, but the ply
stefan In the case thought they would
hnd It more comfortable at the is0ia.
ton hospital.
But when they arrived at the hos
pital, Mrs. Tucker found that there
was no water supply and that it was
necessary to carry all water used for
sanitary purposes from a ditch nearly
. block away and that water for
domestic use had to be carried even
farther The remedy that will cor
rect this situation is simple one.
There Is city water on the property.
plumbing fixtures have all been in
stalled. All that is necessary is 10
turn the water on, to have either a
plumber or an employee of the water
company see that the water is not
shut off," Several physicians and
officers have promised to 'see to It,
but the water has not been turned on.
Walk Through Sage Brush.
The inconvenience of this can hard
iy be imagined by one who has no.
visited the isolation hospital. A walk
Of half block through sage brush to
the bank of ditch is not pleasant
in day time, and when trips have to
be made at the middle of night with
out even one light to indicate the
way. there Is more than inconveni-
once.
The authorities have provided a
wood pile, made up Of old boxes, for
fuel. But they have neglected to sup.
ply either saw, buck or axe. The re-
suit Is that the men and the women
WHO act as nurses are compelled to