The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-17

other buildings, mostly cottages which
were built for employees of the lum.
Der company. All have well-kept
lawns. in front and reproductive gardens
In the rear. They are substantial
buildings, weather-boarded and plas-
tered. Built in rows of six and paint.
ed white they present most attrac-
i've appearance. The village church
Is located Just back OF the colony.
The large hotel building has been
remodeled and equipped as the main
hospital building with a capacity of
twenty beds which will be used for ad-
Vanced cases. The floors are finished
in hardwood. The woodwork in the
several rooms is finished in white en-.
amel. Each room is supplied with
running hot and cold water. There are
three bathrooms on the second floor
and on the third floor are accommo.
dations for the employees. The large
dining room will accommodate rs per-
sons.
In this administration or hospital
building are located the offices of the
superintendent, laboratory and clinic
where patients are received and ex-
amined. The examinations are of
thorough nature so as to determine
the extent of the infection and the
course OF treatment to be prescribed.
Immense porches upstairs and down,
will be constructed in addition to
those already in use, where patients
may rest and drink of the lifegiving
oxygen. They will be advised daily
OF the best manner to care for them
selves. Hygienic and dietetic in
structions will be given. Nourishing
food will be raised on the farm and
supplied in abundance. Every method
of present day practice will be util-
lied in building the patients to the
normal degree necessary to combat
the deadly germ.
The Denmar institution was not es.
tablished by the legislature as home
for incurables and 1t is not so re.
garded by the Board of Control or the
administration officers at Denmar.
Rather 1t is looked upon as a place
where incipient cases of tuberculosis
may be received and treated, and II
possible, cures effected, so that the
return Of the patient to their own
communities as living examples of re-
storation of health and usefulness,
will serve to inform the colored people
of West Virginia that there is an insti-
tuition, created and established by the
state for their benefit, where they may
go and receive care and treatment at a
cost of far less than they could obtain
1t at home under the most improved
conditions
The superintendent of the Denmar
institution Is DR.. B. A. Crichlow, of
Charleston, a graduate of Howard Uni
versity of Washington. He has prac-
ticed medicine and surgery in the state
since 1903, for the past six years con-
Quoting the Crichlow hospital at
Charleston. He is member of the
National Medical Association, the COL
ored State Medical society OF which
he is the president and one of the d.
rectors on the board of the State Anti
tuberculosis league. His staff of as
sistants is composed of Mrs. Carrie
Blanche Crichlow, assistant superin-
tendent; Miss Hazel F. Brown, nurse;
Mrs. Anna Riddle, cook, and ]. A.
Riddle, farm superintendent.
The farm adjoining the colony is one
of the richest along the Greenbrier
river and the farm superintendent at
the present time has under cultiva.
ton five acres in corn, five acres in
potatoes, two and one-half acres in
truck, with other sections to be plant
ed in season.
The water supply is pure and whole
some Good water is pumped from
well at the foot of the ridge to large
storage tank about quarter of mile
above the colony on top OF the noun
tain. 1t flows back by force of gray
ity to all the buildings and to the
plugs for fire protection.
A Delco lighting system has been
installed. 1t is placed in the large
store room at the depot and furnishes
light for the sanitarium, for the super
intendent's office and for several of
the cottages. 1t will be extended to
all the cottages when necessary.
The Board of Control has fixed q
rate of $3.50 per week for all classes
of patients, payable four weeks in ad-
vance. This covers medical treat.