The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-19
Ohio Valley General Hospital
Visited BY Thousands SUNDAY
BIG INSTITUTION WAS MECCA
FOR WHEELINoiTES FOR
TWO DAYS.
impressive Dediestory Services Con-
fore Vast Asser,blscc.

Thousands of people yesterday
thronged the halls and corridors OF
the new Ohio Valley General Hospital.
TO inspect the magnificent institution.
which had been formally presented
10 the general public Saturday after
noon. Early In the day crowds be
gan Arriving. Hundreds OF persons
were eScorted through the building
during the morning hours. but the
Influx OF visitors did not begin until
shortly after the noon hour At .
O'Clock the interior was crowded and
persons were clamoring at the doors
for admission. Up until that time
the hospital attendants had been able
To handle the crowds. but the visitors
began arriving in such numbers that
they were utterly unable to cope with
The situation, and Superintendent
Pliney o. Clark sent In a hurried call
10 police headquarters for n number
OF officers to relieve the congestion.
Chief Leyland Immediately dispatched
a squad OF a dozen uniformed men.
and with their help the hospital at
crowd in an excellent manner.
II was estimated last night that
fully six thousand persons visited
the Institution yesterday. All who
viewed IL were impressed with the
beauty OF the structure and the COM
pleteness and efficiency OF its equip
nous in that the building Is the finest
OF its kind in the country. and the
consensus OF opinion OF the visitors
was that though there may be- larger
and more pretentious hospitals there
are none in the world more carefully
designed and better equipped.
Open Wednesday.
The handsome new hospital Will
be opened for the reception OF pa
tients Wednesday. A large waiting
list has been made up. and IL is ex-
pected that at least seventy-hve pa
tients will be received on the OPEN
ing day and IL Is likely that the in
stitution will be filed before the end
of the week. Eight operations are
to be performed Wednesday
With betting ceremonies. the mag
nifcent building was dedicated Sat
urday afternoon. Erected by the
people for the people" IL was formally
presented TO the public on this occa-
sion. The exercises were held in the
presence OF 500 persons. all who were
able to gain admittance to the assem-
bly, room, while hundreds. unable to
( witness the dedIcatory> services, con-
/ greeated in the halls.
The public reception followed. and
' between the hours OF and IL o'clock
| Saturday night thousands OF visitors
| were Informally received In order
3 to accommodate the many who were
prevented from inspecting the proud
4 monument TO the city's progressive
ness and the public's generosity, the
visitation hours were continued yes
terday. with the result that thousands
! OF the visitors availed themselves of
the opportunity.
The exercises which marked the
! dedication OF the structure to the
| purposes for which 20 Is intended
we're OF an impressive nature II.
/ walker Peterson was master OF cere-
monies and the program was opened
| with invocation by Rev. Jacob Brit
tingham. ID. D., rector OF st. Luke's
+. r. church. Among those seated
on the platform we're Mr.. Peterson,
Dr. birmingham, Rev. c. IT. Robin
son. d. D.. Edward +. Stevens. archi-
tect or the hospital. Henry ". Rus
trustees. Alfred w. PAUL. II. r. Beh-
rens and Paxton Cody. of Erie. Pa.
Architect Speaks.
| Inc nrst speaker OF the afternoon
was Architect Stevens. In a few brief
remarks. but in appropriate words.
be presented gold key. known as
me gold master key of the Ohio Val
every door in the building. to Chair
man Peterson. The key marked the
| emblem OF ownership.
chairman Peterson accepted the
emblem in behalf OF the public. and in
wei chosen remarks thanked the
| architect Tor his faithful labors. He
I then briefly related the history OF the
I Hospital association and the move
ment for the new institution. giving
/ great praise for their cooperation 10
Or. X. r. Swope former rector OF
I -. Matthews y. +. church. General
] Morris Horkheimer and ex-senator
( Nathan p. Scott He concluded Nv
| paying a high tribute 10 Superintend
ent Pliny o. Clark saying he is the
man for the place" and also thanked
Merle a. Cole for his efficient serv-
! ices.
Concluding. Mr.. Peterson read a
number OF letters and kilograms of
Generalization from the following no
tables; r. w. Oglebay. Senator y. II
Scott. DR.. S. S. Goldwater. OF New
YORK. who was once offered the SUI
; perintendency here: r. Clipston Stur.
gig. head Of tho Aunaricov Tr-tf...s.. = .