150 Years 1887-1901 The Dalles THE DECADES OF HISTORY PART THREE OF THE DALLES CHRONICLES TEN-PART SERIES. April 27, 2007 Page 5 NEW HOSPITAL ALMOST FINISHED THE DALLES HOSPITAL The Dalles hospital, now nearing completion, will be a credit to the city and will surely fill a long felt want. Scarcely a week passes in this city that some such place is not needed for the care of patients whom cruel necessity compels to be transported a hundred miles in order that they may have the care and attendance that a well-conducted hospital alone affords. We sincerely hope that the enterprises of Dr. Ferguson may meet with the pecuniary reward that it deserves. ¶ The building is one of the handsomest structures in the city. Its situation, on the bluff overlooking the city, and commanding a magnificent view of the Columbia for a distance of eight or ten miles, with the Klickitat hills in the nearer distance, and beyond in the northwest and touching the clouds the white crests of Mounts St. Helens and Rainier, is all that could be desired as a temporary home for the sick and convalescent. From a sanitary point of view the situation could not be excelled for it is far removed above the effluvia of the lower town, and the dust that is often so annoying in other parts of the city during the summer months never reaches here. ¶ The building is practically finished, all that remains being a few days work of the painters on the inside. ¶ The hospital will have accommodations for eighteen to twenty patients. It has fourteen rooms of various sizes, besides two spacious wards, two large bathrooms and closets to no end. The halls and all the rooms intended for the sick have their walls and ceilings painted over the calsomine so that they can be thoroughly cleansed or disinfected with the least possible trouble. The floors which, as a sanitary precaution, will be kept devoid of carpets, are stained in oil. All the inside wood work is finished in natural colors. The building will be lighted with electricity and heated by the Richardson-Boynton furnace ventilating system, while the hospital will be equipped with all the best modern appliances. ¶ It will be a private hospital only in the sense that it is private property of Dr. Ferguson, but it will be open to all who are willing to pay the hospital fees, and patients will be free to choose their own medical attendants the same as if they were at their own homes. ¶ Dr. Ferguson expect that the hospital will be ready to receive patients about the middle of March. February 2, 1901. Incoming and Outgoing messages protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program
Hey Earline, I grew up in Hood River.... I've really enjoyed your posts re: The Dalles Chronicles. Keep up the great work! I'm only 40, but I've got such a desire to know about my past, family, and the area I grew up in..... I remember being so excited to GO TO THE DALLES to have PIZZA. Spooky's was like a Chuck E. Cheese for us back then... Suzie "PATTERSON" now, Schuch -----Original Message----- From: oregon-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:oregon-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Earline Wasser Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 7:53 AM To: OREGON@rootsweb.com; ORWASCO@rootsweb.com; ORHOODRI@rootsweb.com Subject: [OREGON] Decades of History-The Dalles Hospital 1901 150 Years 1887-1901 The Dalles THE DECADES OF HISTORY PART THREE OF THE DALLES CHRONICLES TEN-PART SERIES. April 27, 2007 Page 5 NEW HOSPITAL ALMOST FINISHED THE DALLES HOSPITAL The Dalles hospital, now nearing completion, will be a credit to the city and will surely fill a long felt want. Scarcely a week passes in this city that some such place is not needed for the care of patients whom cruel necessity compels to be transported a hundred miles in order that they may have the care and attendance that a well-conducted hospital alone affords. We sincerely hope that the enterprises of Dr. Ferguson may meet with the pecuniary reward that it deserves. ¶ The building is one of the handsomest structures in the city. Its situation, on the bluff overlooking the city, and commanding a magnificent view of the Columbia for a distance of eight or ten miles, with the Klickitat hills in the nearer distance, and beyond in the northwest and touching the clouds the white crests of Mounts St. Helens and Rainier, is all that could be desired as a temporary home for the sick and convalescent. From a sanitary point of view the situation could not be excelled for it is far removed above the effluvia of the lower town, and the dust that is often so annoying in other parts of the city during the summer months never reaches here. ¶ The building is practically finished, all that remains being a few days work of the painters on the inside. ¶ The hospital will have accommodations for eighteen to twenty patients. It has fourteen rooms of various sizes, besides two spacious wards, two large bathrooms and closets to no end. The halls and all the rooms intended for the sick have their walls and ceilings painted over the calsomine so that they can be thoroughly cleansed or disinfected with the least possible trouble. The floors which, as a sanitary precaution, will be kept devoid of carpets, are stained in oil. All the inside wood work is finished in natural colors. The building will be lighted with electricity and heated by the Richardson-Boynton furnace ventilating system, while the hospital will be equipped with all the best modern appliances. ¶ It will be a private hospital only in the sense that it is private property of Dr. Ferguson, but it will be open to all who are willing to pay the hospital fees, and patients will be free to choose their own medical attendants the same as if they were at their own homes. ¶ Dr. Ferguson expect that the hospital will be ready to receive patients about the middle of March. February 2, 1901. Incoming and Outgoing messages protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OREGON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.6/815 - Release Date: 5/22/2007 3:49 PM
Suzie, I am lurking:-) I have been engrossed in putting hundreds of photographs and labeling the pictures in albums for each of my four grandchildren and bringing the books current. I am doing the final chapter of a book I've compiled about the people buried in The Pioneer Cemetery in The Dalles. This book will be available through the Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society http://community.gorge.net I'm been active corresponding with many of our 150,000 military people through http://www.soldiersangels.org. I send weekly letters and each letter includes one or two double-sided pages of humor that comes to me via the Internet. I reminisce of my youth and younger adult years and they seem to like learning how "it used to be." Some of the things I've transcribed for you I have sent to them if it includes humor. I will be going on almost a month's vacation in July so I've composed some of the letters early and will mail them each week so their "letters from home" are not interrupted. It is the least I can do for them. The future willing I will be back transcribing Decades of History, History Mystery Photo and Looking Back: A Glimpse Through The Dalles Chronicle Files. My stamina has decreased during the past year so I can not keep at these activities hour after hour as I once did. I find myself resting more and "dozing" at the most inconvenient times. :-) I'll try to get a few more sent before leaving on vacation. Thanks for the nice sentiment you wrote. Earline -----Original Message----- From: oregon-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:oregon-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Suzie Schuch Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 9:52 AM To: oregon@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OREGON] Decades of History-The Dalles Hospital 1901 Hey Earline, I grew up in Hood River.... I've really enjoyed your posts re: The Dalles Chronicles. Keep up the great work!