The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-11
Italians Flock to Hospital
TO Visit Man Burned in
Attempting to Saup Wife
Hospital Attendants AL.
most Unable to Cope
With Many Friends

Even the most traglcal OF human
events sometime present amusing
angles. This has been demonstrate
ed at Cook Hospital where the
nurses and the office force have
been distracted in their efforts to
prevent one very sick patient from
being literally visited to death,
The whole town was shocked at
the terrible happening last week
In Monongah, when the wife OF
Nick Calibrase OF that place was
burned SO dreadfully that she died
shortly after in Cooks hospital.
Her husband, in trying to put out
the flames, suffered serious injtr.
les also, and Is now a patient in
that institution.
Tho attending physician issued
orders that no more than two Wis
itors be admitted to see Cali.
brase during visiting hours, and
this led to complications which
have kept those on guard very
busy. 1t appears that the Calibrase
family is q very popular one. and
one with innumerable connections
in this vicinity. Naturally all OF
these were greatly concerned and
the exceptional horror which at
tended the family's misfortune ex-
cited unusual sympathy and inter-
est among the Italians in the
whole region. Their hearts have
been full of sympathy and their
desire to carry their sentiment
personally to Nick has been liter.
ally overwhelming.
Upon the sad day OF the funeral
OF the wife, there were scores Of
friends and relatives who Jour-
neyed from Clarksburg and inter.
vening stations to attend, and aft
er the burial, with one accord
they proceeded to the hospital to
mourn with the suffering husband.
They arrived in body and
thronged the reception rooms and
the big corridor down stairs,
and pleaded for permission to
see Nick. Only two could
J, be allowed: When this became
kEcwn there was a heart breaking
argument us to whom these should
| be. After voluble conversat on,
! during which Miss Leatham, MIR.
Hawley, who happened to be
/ present, and the office girl, did
| their best to qucll the noise, the
two, who were immediate relatives
were selected and escorted up to
N!ck's room. The rest offered
every inducement to be allowed
4 to so also. No speak," they pro-
missed, mo talk! Just peek, little
peek! No stay" The guards were
! not to be wheedled.
| The Italians remained until the
visitors hours were over, and tho
two who were privileged to visit
returned. The guardians at the
door breathed a long sigh OF relief
as the mass Of Nick's friends de.
parted, but upon looking In on
! Nick to see how he did after see
! Ing the two visitors, six more en-.
terprlsing friends and relativs
were discovered congregated about
Nick, these having smoothly slip
ped out O. the front and in the side
entrance, making their way unob-
served to the bedside OF their be-
loved countryman. Needless to
1 say, these made hurried exit to es.
! cape the wrath Of the superlntend-
+, ent.
! Calibrase is a fine example OF the
better class OF Italian and he is
doing splendidly at this time, al
though the burns which he receiv-
ed In trying to rescue his wife are
very severe and will take several
months to entirely heal. He has
row motherless family Of nine
children, and faces a situation that
! would totally discourage most men,