Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-02
MISS riecEs, MELBOURNE,
FIRST OPERATIVE PATIENT
First Baby Born to Rev. and Mrs. or.
iando InsvoIdstad, and christensd
Orlando 1ngvoldstad, Jr.-New Hos.
pitaI Complete in Equipment, and
Compares FavorabIy to Best.

nue. and Main, which today became one
Of the active institutions of the city
The operating room was III use all
forenoon, and in marked contrast with
the anxiety of relatives awaiting the
outcome Of the surgeons findings, were
brought joy to the heart OF young
mother.
Miss Minnie Tigges, Of Melbourne
was the first patient to undergo the
knife in the new operating room. Miss
Tigges was operated for chronic ap-
pendicitis. and her condition follow.
ing the operation was good.
Miss Gertrude Turnbull also Of Mel
bourne, was the second patient, her
trouble being pelvic adhesions. She,
too, rallied from the operation very
satisfactcrily!ss.
Colin Roadhouse, 4os East State
street, went on the table for an ex-
ploratory inctsion, to confirm dag
nosis. The operation revealed Mr..
Roadhouse to be suffering with cancer
of the stomach, involving also the liver.
his COQOltlOn Is serious.
The fourth and last operative case
Of the forenoon was Mrs. John
Hornung. of Hubbard, case brdsght
to the hospital by Dr. w. E. Whitney,
of Eldora. Mrs. sHornung's: operation
Was2for the removal OF ffbroid tumors,
and she was doing very nicely this aft
ernoon. All Of the operations were
performed by Dr.; Ralph E. Keyser.
lnsvoIdstads' First Baby.
DR.. A. B: Conway has the honor Of
writing into the records the report OF
the first baby born in the new hospi-
tai.
At 1857 Sunday night, Feb. 1, Rev.
and Mrs. Orlando Ingvoldstad, I'll
West Linn street, became the parents
OF their first-born, son, who today
was christened Orlando Ingvoldstad.
Jr. Rev. Mr.. Lngvoldstad Is aston of
the Norwegian Lutheran church. The
baby weighed nine pounds and is
strong and sturdy. The condition OF
the young mother could cot be bet
ter. Mrs. Ingvoldstad was formerly
Miss 'Susanne Osn1un, Of Morris, Ill, :
Hospital Very Complete.
The new Deaconess hospital is one
OF the most complete and modern hos
pital buildings in the state, and in its
arrangement and equipment compares
favorably with hospitals in the large
cities and those Of national reputation.
One of the most interesting features
OF the building is its mechanical equip
ment, including the, high pressure boil
ers, steam pumps heating system,
ventilating system, and sterilizing ap-
paratus. The heating and ventilatins
systems, while designed to operate to-
gether, are two entirely separate sys-
TENS and may be used as auxiliary
systems one to the other in case an I'M
foreseen accident should happen; thus
the possibility Of the building being
without heat is very remote
Much Attention to Ventilation.
The hospital will be one of the best
ventilated buildings of it's kind in the
country. Each ward and each private
room, also the surgical rooms will
have liberal supply of fresh air. There
will be provided 5000 cubic feet of air
per hour for each patient The air in
the ward rooms will be changed six
times every hour, and the air in the
private rooms four times every hour.
The air for ventilating purposes is not
used for heating at all, and will be
admitted to the various rooms warmed
only to the temperature of the room so
that no drafts will be felt by the
patient. The air is admitted thru
registers located at the top Of the
room. near the ceiling, at a very low
velocity so as to avoid draft. Il.
The foul or vitiated air rs removed
from the rooms through registers To-
Gated near the floor. These registers
open into a system Of vent fiues which
conduct the air to duct system To-
Gated above the ceiling Of the top floor,
and from thence the air passes from the
building Individual flues connect with
each Of these registers so the possi-
bility of transmission Of air between
rooms is entirely removed.
The fresh air is supplied to the
building by means Of large cleo
trically- driven fan in the basement
This fan is capable Of delivering into
the building over quarter of million
cubic feet Of air each hour. The air
is taken directly out doors and is blown
over q large set Of heating coils and is
warmed from the coolest outdoor tenn
perature to the room temperature, and
above it II necessary. Should the sys-
of direct radiation. which is used for
neaLlnB purposes, become disabled Dy
reason Of an accident. 1t is possible
to warm up the air. used for ventilation
so that the building may be kept warm
In addition to this fan in the base
ment there is another fan Of equal
capacity in the vent house on the roof
This fan is connected with the vent
duct system and is for the purpose Of
sucking the bad or used air. from the
rooms. While the fan in the basement
pushes good air in thru the building,
this fan on the roof pulls the foul air
out, thus creating a very positive cir
culation turnout the building. Both
OF these fans may be used in the sum-
mer time as well as in the winter for
air circulation within
the building.
The heating system, aside from the
system, altho working In,
with 1t, is complete in it
self, and is Of the most modern design.
Its purpose is to furnish steam to all
the direct radiators and to the heating
coils for heating the air that Is fur
nished the building by the. ventilating
apparatus The steam necessary Is
provided by = battery Of two high pres
sure -boilsss = which casry- sui1tcisst