Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-12-14

grade AMI nine miles from Silver City.
the nearest place Of any size where
housing facilities can he obtained for
the families or friends OF patients at
this place.
The army estimated. prior 10 turn
ing this hospital over TO the Public
Health Service, that to put Fort Bay
ard IN condition In which II was prior
10 the war and In n condition which II
should be- for the roper care Of their
patients would cost in the neighbor-
hood Of $S00,00O. Knowing this and .
having the oporturnity of taking over
the general hospital at Denver for the |
| treatment Of their tubercular patients, I
and thinking that the Public Health |
Service would have more money 10
/ spend. they turned over Fort Bayard
to the Z. H. s. and took 4. $. General
Hosital No 2l In place thereof This
was in June of this year. a. ID. 1920.
The patients from Camp Cody were
transferred 10 Fort Bnyard, since
which time Fort Bayard has filled up
to full capacity ana all other Public
Health Service hospitals In Arizona.
California. New Mexico and Texas
more especially In this dry southwest
ern climate are filled To capacity with
no SOON to accommodate the thousands
of boys who contracted tuberculosis and
ther lung troubles. besides the many
! who are desirous of getting away from
the damp, cold, changeable weather In
, the east and north. who cannot get ont
of doors for days and weeks at a time
are unable TO get accommodations or
be taken care of.
? Prior 10 the war the hospital facili
, ties throughout tine United States were
! not sufficient 20 care for all these boys
| who contracted sickness while I'm the
service and any one with reasonable
r intelligence would not expect sufficient
+ hospitals tn be erect or I'm running
! order during times of peace 10 take
y care Of all the sick and wounded re-.
- suting from such war as we have
i just passed through. So the boys who
$ came home sick and wounded wero
compelled 10 he hospitaliZed In the best
u way possible. utilizing all regular and
3 fully equipped hospitals so far rs their
n capacity allowed. after that they were
+ placed In hastily converted buildings
l. many OF them are being placed IN
Y boarding houses. hall bed rooms at pri
It vate homes and any other place the
# government could get them quarter.
81 and under cover.
p. Many Of these places are unfit and
e unsuitable for the care Of patients VIII,
h require sunshine and fresh mir. A.
for instance. the city of st. Louis. II
It order to care for a number Of them
'e had to remove their indignent poor
le from what was once the old marin,
W barracks In the lower part Of the city
was being used as a poor house. They
W moved these indignent people out an.
IN filled no these. old buildings with th,
T. men who care home gassed or suffer
III ing from bronchial trouble, tuhcrculoSi
N and other affections Of the fmgs
y, You know that this kind of a plac
Is not III for "Tl3".
o. Now if one hal yellow dog suffer
NJ Ing with tuberculosis and could by an
u possible means give him good care
"a fresh air aud sunshine. YOU would mo-
IN put him down In the lower part of ~
ly Louis in an old building which wa
ut built 40 or 80 years ago, located in sue
/. unslnitary surroundings.
mt This is just one instance cited 10 en-
g. attention of the lack Of proper h0spitI
~ facilities for the care OF these tuhel
cular boys, and as we know. thes
at cases are going To increase during IN
Is years to follow
n The patients in Camp Cody. host itJ
nj No. 46. were transferred To Fort B1,
Is. ard in June. leaving this hospital wit
~ a capacity Of six and seven hundrc
st. beds vacant, while there were thol
ot sands of boys throughout the countr
w needing disqualification.
After filling up Fort Bayard and a
other Public Health Service hospital
us in the southwest and west with n
~ place TO hospitalize boys who need
y rnd who are constantly coming int
the southwest for a mild winter cl
mate where they can get sunshine an
Nv fresh air. the powers that be. startc
:! in tearing down the hospital her
~ Why. nobody seems 10 know.
I" Now with the record that this ho
~ pltal had. while open. the capacity
w w take care OF the sick and the need ,
~ hospital facilities throughout the Uni
u ed States. Il would look like good bIs
" ness and gratitude ON the part Of q
VI citizens of the United States. t0
least keen and utilize such facilities !
m they already had,
&C. Instead Of this they commenced
'ol July 20 tear down some Of the bull
hr ingS connected with this hospital ar
les shipping such material rs they cou
'Oo save out Of the wreck to other points
Part Of this lumber was shipped
Ter Boise. Idaho. Now stop and think,
$. yu would consider Il good business
all go 20 the expense of tariug down the
nst buildings pay the freight ON such m
at terial az you would be able "a save,
lel point as far away as Boise. locat
nd. much nearer section where a gre
,ui deal of our lumber comes from N
where new material can be purchas
MOO for an equal amount. II not less, thi
rye the expense incurred in shipping II
lay scrapped material.
not They have continued ever since Ju
cir to tear down buildings of this hos
ley sal from time to time and ship IN,
hat out. They have shipped some mate
Its ial to Fort Ba-ard. where | was tt
/. the other day. part Of this same ma
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