The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-31
HOSPITAL THROWN
I. OPEN TO P BLI c
Old Home for Sick Becomes
Modern, Complete Insti-
tuition.
DEATH AND BIRTH REPORT
Cnvciling OF Massachusetts
Monument to Be Notable
Occasion.
The Times Dispatch bureau,
100 North Sycamore street,
Petersburg, Va. January 50

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The Petersburg hospital has been
completed by the addition of large
three story structure, containing iilty
beds, With two wards reception rooms
and sun parlors and a system OF ar
rangements perfect and complete IN
themselves. The old .'llomc for The
Sick" modestly started twenty-five
gears ago, has b. this addition and
that OF the Dunlop Memorial, Tor an
institution of its size. become one OF
the most perfect hospitals in the state.
The new hospital cost about s35,uUu,
including the heating plant, turnisn-
ing, etc. the exterior is of handsome
architecture, with balconies and inrgc
plate glass windows. Wits the IN
Us connected with the old portion OF
,he hospital and with the Dunlop
Memorial, III Which are the operating
rooms. IT is OF cream colored BRICK,
and its three doors are connected oy
~ electric elevator.
The entire building is steam heated,
the rooms are bright and sunny, and
dumh-waiter runs from the Kitchen
through the several floors. Every
room has ventilation, with adjustable
shutters at the windows. While the
new hospital adds fifty beds TO the
institution, it is capable, in case or
emer gency. of accommodating seventy
patients.
The Buzzer red electric nashlight
call system. similar to that in vogue
in Johns Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore.
has been adopted in this hospital, and
works to perfection. Hot and coid
water is supplied in every room.
One Of the most desirable rooms on
the first floor has been dedicated and
named in honor of Mrs. Bessie Aiea5e
Calender, one of the founders of the
hospital and always its steadlas.
friend. The wards and most of the
private rooms have been furnished by
the Young Ladies' Auxiliary, and the
furnished and fitted up by the society
OF that name Private parties have
also furnished other rooms.
The building of the hospital was due
to the generosity .f liberal hearted
and charitable citizens and to the IN
wearyins efforts OF the managers Or
the institution. who are; President.
dent, Mrs r. r. Meade; secretary
Mrs X. W. Rancy; Treasurer. Mrs.
AI.ur Saal; Mrs. Richard BaGhy, Mrs.
w Il. Beasley, Mrs. Thomas Knock,
Mrs. f. y Hartley. Mrs. T.. i1igen-
brun, Mrs. j. -. seward, Mrs. ~ NJ
Ruckcr, Mrs. y. x. Davis. Mrs. Sidney
Fisher and Miss Mary Mcllenney.
MIS-. y. M. Davis Is tue nlatTOn or
the hospital Miss Mary Brown is the
acting superintendent, and there are
eleven trained nurses on duty.
This afternoon The hospital was
thrown open to the public, and 1t was
visited and inspected by a great many
interested people. To-nigh, at
o'clock tho building was .ightcd ZIP
and exercises OF a simple character
We're Held, REV. w c. Taylor, d. D.,
offering prayer; Rev. George l.. Book
or, ID. D.. and Rev. ID. II. I,oiSton max
ing brief addresses, and Rev c. Is.
Bryan, y. D., closing with the bcnc-
diction.
Death mud BIRTH Report.
Tho report Of tho Health Department
for the month ending January &c, shows
"a total Of forty-thrcc deaths IN the
cty-whitcS, siXtecn rolored, twenty
seven. or tic docedents, fourteen were
under the age OF five years, and seven
teen over sixty years---tlrcc OF them
over eighty. While tho infant mortality
was materially reduced, that among
persons of advanced age was In
creased The months death rate was
less than that OF tho corresponding
month of the last five years, Tho
death rate among the colored popula-
ton was. us usual. largely in excess