Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-29
RICHMOND, THE HOME FOR
NATIONS WOUNDED mem
Sacred Work Richmond and West
hampton Colleges Will BE Put To.
Other Hospitals Near the Base.
RICHMOND IS THE IDEAL PLACE
Surgeons and Experts SO Declared.
Uncle Sam Appreciates Patriotic
Spirit Manifested by People OF
This City-aIany Hospitals Used.

Now that Richmond has been selec-
ted by the government as the location
for great base hospital. the people
mere begin TO realize as they have not
before that the country is actually at
war.
the Investigations by government
surgeons and other experts tina, result
ed in tho selection OF Richmond and
Westhampton Colleges as the real base
hospitals were carried on 50 quietly.
but few Richmond people dreamed that
any such important movement WAS on
foot until the announcement was made
b. the officials OF the TWO colleges that
they had agreed to turn over tho prop
crtE TO the government and seek
quarters tor college purposes else
whore. When the announcement was
made the whole community appiaudcd
the prompt patriotic action Of the
trustees. faculty and student bodies
Following this Development. comes
the Information that other propertic.
in Richmond, notably hospitals, are e
be taken over by the government and
that by and by Richmond will become
a city OF United states army and navy
hospitals and that probably more SOL
dicrs and sailors brought in wounded
conditions from tho battles on land and
mon, than TO any other point in the
country.
Richmond is in ever respect an IDEAL
place for such necessary work. as the
experts who have investigated the mat
tor have learned. In the first place
its ScoSraphical location is tho best.
it's sanitary condition * as near 10
perfection as il can he. its climate Il
superb and IL already has the hos
p!tal buildings with up TO date equip
mcn;. The owners and managers OF
these hosDita, IS. like the Richmond and
Northampton College authorities and
s,u6cnts, arc patriotic and will not
hesitate moment 20 turn over TO the
government such of their property as
may he needed.
Tho patrons % these Richmond hos
pitfalls arc from every part Of The South
and they too viii make any sacrifices
for their country and surrender al
their privileges. oven II tho govern
ment shall need every hos nit.l or what
ever character in Richmond for ,hc
treatment or tho wounded and sic'
amons the defenders Of world wide
democracy.
There arc in Richmond srea, and
small private and pubic. no. less than
forty hospitals and inf-Tnarics some
% 'ncrn heinE large and comrodious
and all Of them modcrnly equipped
Practically all of them have been or
will bc offered 20 the government and
Il is already known that the Federal
authorities have decided 10 taho over
some Of them. II may take over more
later on
There arc yc, MANY people living
who VOL ronrcmhe- former time
when Richmond was one vast army
hospital; In the dark DAYS Of 1881 So
ihousa nds uHou thousands Of wouaded
Confederate soldiers We're housed in
his city and brought h.ck TO con
valcsconce here before being sent to
their homes in All parts Of tn" south
land Then private h"uess As well a.
such As had hocn used for public pIr-
poses we're brought into rc1uisition
and there were few homes in Richmond
that did not house and protect for
time ONO or more sick Or wounded sol \
der Richmond ia just as patriotic = nd
just as tender As i; Was in that day
and time. Now tho hospitals are
ready aud but fcw IL any rrivate
houses Will nc called into use a. asy-
lumns for tho wounded soldier boys.