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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 1904)
? - "1 PAGE EIGHT. ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14. MODERN HOSPITAL WILL BE BUILT NEXT SPRING I fWii l tan gtff i f i, j 1 i t ! Sisters of Charity to Erect New Building and Public Will Be Asked to Lend Financial Assistance. Structure Will Entail an Outlay of $75,000 to $$0,000, Will Be Four Stories High and Provided With Every Up-to-Date Convenience Will Have Accomodations for One Hundred Patients. The Sisters of Charity are to build a new and modem hospitnl, and will fall upon the people of Astoria and vicin ity for financial assistance. The pres ent hospital is Inadequate to the needs of the city and surrounding country and must be replaced with a larger estab lishment for the care of the sick. It Is the Intention to get the work of con struction underway within a few months, and by January 1, 1906, the new building will be ready for occu pancy. St. Mary's hospital has rendered ex cellent service under the management of the self-sacrificing Sisters, and for many years has been an Indispensable adjunct. It is capable of accommodat ing1 50 patients, but frequently the Sisters find it Impossible to care for all who seek admission. Nearly always the hospital is crowded, and for some time past the need of a larger hospital lias been felt Astoria haa outgrown the old hospital and a new and larger one must be provided. Will Be Four Stories. The new hospital will be modern In every sense of the , word. It Is pur posed to erect a structure four stories In height. The basement will be of stone and the upper portion of the building of brick or wood. This question has not yet been decided. The heated by the hot-water method, light ed by electricity and in every other essential detail will be modern and conveniently arranged. Old Building Must Go. The old building will be torn down to make room for the new. The pres-( ent eastern wing of the hospital will be used as a laundry, but the main building will be removed. The present structure is very old and not at all convenient In Its arrangements. ' While plans for the new building have not yet been prepared, it is an nounced that the main entrance will be on Sixteenth street. There will also be an entrance on Duane and Ex change streets. It is the present in tention to commence construction work early in the spring, and. once started, It will be hastened to completion. Will Attract Invalids. A commodius, modern hospital at Astoria will be the means of bringing many outside invalids to this city, Astoria's climate is not surpassed else where in the United States, and it Is confidently believed that hundreds of patients will come here yearly from other places for attention. When the new building is finished, they will be able to secure the best attention, and the delightful and healthful climate will make St Mary's a popular place pectatton of reward." The Astoria hosi pltal has never earned anything, for Its surplus funds are expended for the benefit of the patients. Practically every dollar of the receipts are ex pended with Astoria merchants, the expenditures nKgregntlng about 1 10.000 annually. It frequently happens that patients are unable to pay for treat ment, and In such Instances the 81s-' ters willingly bear the burden. The new hospital, twice as large as the present Institution, will necessitate the expenditure of about twice the sum named. If all goes well, Astoria's new hos pital will be In service In a little, more than a year. PERSONAL MENTION. Sisters are desirous of securing the I for invalids from all parts of the north- finest building possible, and brick will be used if the response for funds is generously . met It is the purpose to erect a substantial structure, to which additions may be made as occasion necessitates. For this reason a brick building is desired. The new hospital will be located at the eastern end of the block bounded by Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Duane and Ex change streets. The property Is 300 feet in length and 125 feet deep. It Is beautifully located, and with comple tion of the Duane street Improvements, now under way, the property will be surrounded by first-class streets. In selecting the eastern portion of the block as the site for the. new building, the Sisters have had In view the con struction of wings at future dates, As Astoria grows additions Will be made, '.Tintil eventually the hospital will ex tend from Sixteenth to Fifteenth street. i,-M ., , ( r Its Cost and Size. It is the present intention to erect a structure that will entail an outlay of $75,000 to 180,000. However, by toe time the building is ready for occu pancy, the cost may reach $100,000. The floors throughout will be of tiling, and all of the latest appliances used In the larger hospitals of the country will be secured for Astoria's new hos pital. The new building will have accom modations for 100 patients. The Sis ters believe that a building of this size will be ample for four or five years to come, although, of course, the structure will be enlarged to meet the west Even at the present time many in valids come annually to the coast to benefit by the ocean breezes. They are unable, however, to secure the atten tion that is necessary, but with the completion of the new hospital this difficulty will be removed. Public Will Be Called Upon. The public will be asked to assist the project. At the present time the Sisters are without funds, but they have already received many encourag ing offers of financial assistance. Con sidering the worthy cause at issue, Astorlans will undoubtedly lend the Sisters their hearty support and pro vide a fund great enough to permit of the erection of one of the finest hospitals In the northwest. White St. Mary's Is now, and will continue to be, a Catholic institution, religion will have absolutely nothing to do with Its conduct so far as Its patients are concerned. Protestants and Catholics will be treated alike, as at present The hospital will be built for the sick, and there Is every reason to believe that Protestants will lend their support quite as energetically as Catholics. Patients who are received at St Mary's are not questioned as to their religion, except in cases of seriousness illness, and then only for' the purpose of providing spiritual con solation for the sufferers. The hospital is a refuge for the sick, and It will continue to be conducted upon broad principles. A Work of Charity. The Sisters are engaged In a great Frank Johnson, of Spokane, Is in the city. W. S. Paige, of Portland, was lit the city yesterday. Captain A. L. Pease came down yes terday from Portland. Police Commissioner Cook returned last" night to Portland. Benjamin Sweet, of Milwaukee. Wis., was In the city yesterday. F. C. Davis, of Portland, is among the late arrivals at the Occident. Lem Howells, who Is taking his va cation, went to Grays rh-er yesterday morning. F. A. Voklander, O. J. Parsens and John S. Runkle, a party- from Osage. Ia., are in the city. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Long, of Hills boro, are visiting In the city. Mr. Long Is editor of the Hlllsboro Argus. A. M. Simpson, the well known lum berman, came over yesterday from Knappton. where he had been visiting for a few days. Rev. W. S. Grim and Mrs. Grim and Miss Nellie Busey will go to Portland today to attend the annual convention of the Epworth League to be held in that city tomorrow. JOINS BOSTON COMPANY. Flattering Offer Is Accepted by Edwin Hobson, of Astoria. The Portland Journal has the follow. ing to say of Mr. Edwin Hobson, of this city: 'Edwin Hobson, whose Impersona tion of a woman In the Multnomah Club's production of 'The Ameer last year was the talk it the town, has been engaged by Managers George Kingsbury and Sam Rork to create a part, in the new musical comedy, The Filibusters,' at the Tremo'nt theater, Boston, on February 4. The new work Is by William Lorraine, composer of 'The Sultan of Sulu," and John B; Wil son, a California librettist, and It will first be produced by the American Bankers' Association In their big blow out In the Hub. Mr. Rork happened to be in Port land at the time of Mr. Hobson's hit as Constance, and when he learned that a similar part had been written into The Filibuster,' he at once thought of the Portland man for It. The result was an exchange of terms by telegraph and Mr. Hobson will leave about the first of the month for the bean city to be gin rehearsals. Wise Says: One good suit deserves an other. Re member the wear your boy got out of that last WISE Suit? W1 aw . It lis. THE REASON: Kocauso we pay moro for our Suits ami Boy's OvorcoaU than most . Wo pay a little moro for better linings, wo pay a little moro for!botter Bilk thread, wo moro houses. pay a little more for better buttons, wo pay a little moro for hotter sowing w i;ti for bettor fitting. Not much more for each, but on the whole it makoa a l,ir .lifWm, in v, looks and in the wear of the suit. : : : : : . We want the trade of people who looH for QUALITY. We have built our reputation on "Quality" and by 'Quality" we must' win. Children's suits and overcoats, $3.00 to $10.00 Young men's suits and overcoats $7.50 to 320 HERMAN WISE The Man Who Does Things FIRST. """""TlIlXaillllllllflTmmTTITCTTiiiiiiii,. HTTrafl ranged for the appearance here of the Welch company during the week be ginning October 24. The Welch family consists of five persons and all are star performers. They have been quite well advertised throughout the noth- west on account of a lawsuit over the opening of the Columbia theater at Portland. They will undoubtedly prove one of the best attractions ever brought to this city. Next week's bill Is likewise going to be a money-getter. Mr. Houston and his Juggling girl are popular fa vorites wherever they go; Hurry Wal ton Is the king of Chinese Imperson ators; the Cramer sisters are the best singers In the business and carry the swellest wardrobes; Thelma Wheeler Is a buck-and-wlng dancer whose equal has never appeared here. ! The bill for this week is a strong one X and the house Is packed nightly. GREAT SHOW COMING. needs of the community. It will be work of charity, without reward or ex- Manager Hedrick Secures Famous Welch Company at Portland. Manager Hedrick, of Hedrlck's, has returned from Portland, where he ar-! Confessions et a Priest Rev. Jno. S. Cox of Wake, Ark.. writes, "For 12 years I suffered from yellow jaundice. I consulted a num ber of physicians and tried all sorts of medicines, but got no relief. Then I began the use of Electric Bitter and feel that I am now cured of a disease that had me in Its grasp for 12 years." If you want a reliable medicine for liver and kidney trouble, stomach disorder or general debility, get Electric Bit ters. It's guaranteed by Chas. Rogers. Only 60c. Try the New Size cigar Made from the cream of Havana crop We sold 20,000 in September; the largest sale of any Cigar on the market. Manufactured by JOHN V. 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