The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-14
SUFFERING WOMAN
SEEKS TREATMENT
For Reasons of Their Own Hospitals
Decline to Relieve Woman
Brought From Hopewell.

Suffering acutely. as she stated, Mrs.
W. l. Loflin, wife of the proprietor
OF the open Air" restaurant, at Hope
WELL was rushed to Richmond last
night to be treated at a hospital. At
ter trying several hospitals, including
the Memorial and the Virginia, Mrs.
Loflin found it impossible to secure
treatment, and those in Charge Of the
automobile In which wss driven to
Richmond, at 1880 O'Clock this morn
ing started back TO Hopewell, with the
suffering woman as a passenger.
B. f.. Wilkins. who stated that he
| was an assistant superintendent at the
Hopewell plant, with check No. 4974,
quite an intelligent young man, dad
charge of the automobile. He had
with him a chauffeur and a machinist.
He stated last night that he made the
best time possible TO get to Richmond.
hoping That Mrs. Loflin might be given
place at a hospital.
Brought Woman as Friendly Act.
| He explained that he came in charge
| of the car at the request of Mr.
Loflin. whom he had met during his
stay at Hopewell. Further than that
| he knew nothing of Mrs. Loflin nor
| OF her husband. He deplored the fact
that no hospital would take her in.
and said he would seek further after
| he reached Petersburg on the return
| trip.
! Mrs. Loflin stated to a Virginia rep
| resentative, while in the automobile
\ In front of the Memorial Hospital, that
she had been suffering much for a
week, and that her husband believed
she would have to be operated upon.
and sent her to Richmond This Anal
| decision was made. as stated by Mr..
wilkins after consultation with a DR.
Leon, of Hopewell.
/ The automobile was driven TO the
Virginia Hospital. II was said by Will
kins. after two other hospitals had
refused to take Mrs. Loflin, and at
! refused admission because the rules
| of the institution do not permit OF
| non residents being treated.
| Prior to this a sick man from Hope.
we'll applied for admission. but was
refused. What became of him, those
at the hospital were unable to say.
| Both the Virginia and Memorial
Hospitals are largely supported by APP
preparations by the city. Other hos
pitfalls, with the exception of the
Sheltering Arms are conducted by pri-
yate arrangement, and have the
privilege OF refusing to take any one.
In the case of Mrs, I.ofiin, 1t was
stated by Mr.. wilkins last night that
her husband would satisfy any bill for
expenses which might be incurred.
| II was said by the doctor in charge
LOT the Memorial last night, that, after
an examination OF the woman. she
proved TO be a patient of class which
his hospital did not desire.
| Neither of the three men in the au
| tomobile said they knew anything OF
the Loffin's except that he conducted
a prosperous restaurant business in
| Hopewell. The two men running the
| car were paid by Mr.. Loflin for their
| services. and Mr.. wilkins acted in the
capacity Of a friend.
Mrs. Lofiin said she and her hus-
4 band had been in Hopewell about two
weeks. going there from Petersburg.
| She had been Ill for sbeut week. and
| had hoped to receive treatment II. ono
of the Richmond hospitals, Of which
1 she had heard so niuch.