The Bourbon news., 1912-10-11

latter being divided into medical and
surgical wards. Five private rooms
will be located on the second floor, and
each of the three floors will have
modernly equipped diet kitchen. A
stairway from the front and rear of
the building etXends to. the second
floor, and the entire building is fitted
with an electric call system. All Of
the electric wiring in the building has
been completed and approved by the
underwriters.
THE original arrangements of the
building will provide many convent
ences. Washstands and closets, which
were installed when the building was
erected many years{agow i'll be left in
position and the. architectural drawings
furnish an abundance of closets and
presses throughout the huuse.
| Realizing the Importance OF utilizing
every available inch of space, the third
floor will be finished to the extent OF
several rooms and IN which will be To-
Gated an operating and sterilizing
room, Ldressing room together with
lounging room for the ply sicians anC
surgeons who will devote their time
and Iabors to.the ward patients.
In the operating room will be installed
an outfit an order for which has beer
placed with Mr.. Edward Hutchcraft
representing the Scanlon Morris Co.
of Chicago, which has been purchased
BY. the physicians of this city at a cos
of 81, 800. The expense of this equip
ment is borne entirely by the loca
physicians. and the funds for this pur
pose was made up between them.
AS compliment to those interested
i'm the hospital movement and in th
name of his family. Mr.. .Hutchcraf
has donated to the hospital one of tn
handsomest operating tables to be pur
chased. and the same pattern used b.
the Mayo Bros, of Rochester, MINI.
and which will be installed in the emer
gency operating room.
On the third floor will be located tn
children's ward, facing on the ives
and overlooking the broad POI tlco
The ward has capacity of six bed
and an equal number of cribs. Th
rear part of the space on the thir,
floor will be used as storage an,
! nurses room.
One of the most indispensable arti
!, cles of use in the hospital is the spe
cial light for the operating room, tn
. order for which has been placed wit
leading firm, and it will be installe
on the third floor.
, The operating rooms are all arrang
; ed to an advantage and located to fur
nish the most natural light. This al
rangement has been left entirely wit
the local physicians. who have eXeI
9 cised the best judgment in selecting
their location. rendering them easil
accessible, and provided with tn
. most modern conveniences.
: The veranda, which extends almos
! around the whole of the building, wi
: prove great advantage, as Gonzales
= cent patients will have access to tn
greater part of This when condition
. will permit, although a portion will b
enclosed on the west side of the builC
ing,
=. BY the will of the late Mrs. w. v
! Massie. large portion of her estat
was devised for hospital purposes ar
: her city home "Hidaway," at the CO..
: ner of Vine and Scott avenue was de-
e ignated as the location for the institl
II tiOn. Desiring to retain the old fan
: lily home place. Mr.. w. G. Massie, sc
of Mrs. Massie, proposed its purcha:
from the city, and with the approx;
n of the city council the property W.
e sold for the sum of $500, and pa