Evening star., 1938-07-17

sufiocating, he lost his presence OF
mind and did not apply the water
judiciously, whereby the progress Of
the fire might have been temporarily
checked. For some reason the water
which is conveyed through the build
ing in pipes was not used
The citizens were active in Afford
ing relief to the inmates of the insti-
tuition, and hot coffee and other re.
storatives were at once on hand. The
ladies have been unrennitting IN their
efforts to secure the welfare and COM
fort of the patients and no lack Of
bed clothing and other necessaries
has been suffered to exist.
The council chamber of the CITY
Hall contains some 20 or so of the
patients and many more are in the
rooms on the ground floor of the west
wing Of the City Hail.
RUT after all. the burning of the
Infimary building was not entirely
responsible for the nurses Of the
Sisters of Charity leaving the e street
hospital. as the 1nfrmary was also
called, for they had already opened
Providence Hospital, on June 10. only
a few months before, In a rented
house on the corner of Second and e
streets Sc, and an advertisement
In The Star Of July "a shows that
the hospital was already in operation,
1t follows:
Washington Providence Hospital"
This institution, which is under
the control and direction Of Sisters
Of Charity, experienced in nursing
and hospital management, is now open
to the public. 1t is located a short
distance southeast Of the Capitol and
Immediately opposite the well-known
Carroll mansion, on Second street
east. The buildings are spacious, and,
with the alterations recently made,
well adapted to hospital purposes.
The grounds are extensive and well
laid out. are tastefully- ornamented
with choice fruit and shade trees,
eversreens and Towering shrubs.
Providence Hospital is admirably
suited to patients wishing to avail
themselves Of the advantages OF a
hospital and yet enjoy all the COM
forts and quiet of a private home.
All persons suffering from casualties
or on-contagious diseases requiring
surgical or medical treatment will be
admitted upon complying with the
regula tions and conditions of the in
stitution.
Patients will be received in the
wards at 81 per week or by arrange
ment can have private rooms on rea-
sonable terms. They will receive all
the care and attention their cases may
require from DR.. J. M. Toner, the
physician and surgeon in charge of
the house, except when a pat.nt
prefers to employ his own physician.
1t is designed to give all the members a
OF the medical profession in the Dis '
trict an equality of privileges in this
institution. and every physician who
may have case in 1t may rest as-
sured that his patient will be care
fully nursed and his medical direc-.
tions faithfully executed" -.
IN 1855 private rooms in this hos
pital could be had for patients for,
from 81 to $40, which is quite q dif- ],
ference from present rates. 81,
The leading spirit in this worthy
enterprise seems to have been DR.. j.
M. Toner, who was ably assisted by
Drs. Noble Young. James e. Morgan -
and johnson Eliot in getting Con.
gress to appropriate $4,000 "for the :
care and medical treatmen,
Of 40 transient paupers' at Providence
Hospital Each year a grant was
made. and in 1866 the appropriation !
was doubled, the number of transient
pauper patients thus provided for
being increased to so. In 1865 $4,000
was appropriated for the erection Of
additional buildings. Other appro-
priations followed by the Federal Con-
gress, since the hospital was used,
almost exclusively up to 1865, tor the :
treatment Of soldiers.
In 1868 another $4,000 was appro-
priated for building purposes, the n.
being placed at the southeast :
corner Of Second and D streets Sc,
the site Of the original hospital, though
not the rented building referred to. \
Providence Hospital now covers the !.
entire block, known as square 764. A..