Battle Creek Sanitarium fire , c. 1902

dc.coverage.temporal	Battle Creek. Michigan, circa 1902	en_US
dc.identifier.other	LPC-008-009-001	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://dspace.willardlibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/9370
dc.description	Postcard sent by the Sanitarium to patients of the Battle Creek Sanitarium after the 1902 fire, assuring them that the Sanitarium will continue and describing the loss from the fire. Caption on front: EAST HALL-NOT BURNED COLLEGE HALL-NOT BURNED MAIN BUILDING BATTLE CREEK SANITARIUM BURNED FEB 18, 1902 NIGHT SCENE WEST HALL-NOT BURNED SOUTH HALL-NOT BURNED Sent to: Greta Ellis Oshowa Creek, Can. Caption on back: The Battle Creek Sanitarium Fire. The Battle Creek Sanitarium burned to the ground, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1902. Of the four hundred guests occupying the building, every one was rescued. One elderly gentleman became confused and wandered back into the building and was lost, the only fatality. Aside from one fractured limb and two sprained ankles, no other person was injured. This great saving of life was due to the fact that convenient fire escapes were accessible from every room, and the tree hundred and fifty nurses were well drilled in the duties devolving upon them in such an emergency, and responded bravely to the demand of the occasion. Although two large building were burned, the Battle Creek Sanitarium was not annihilated. Four large buildings remain. Two of these were occupied by nurses and other employees. These buildings were at once vacated, and fitted up for patients, who are now occupying them. Many patients have gone to our branches in different parts of the country. About two hundred remain, and are receiving efficient and satisfactory treatment. An elevator is being put into East Hall, formerly the nurses' dormitory, which will accommodate one hundred and fifty or more patients. New treatment rooms have been fitted up. Temporary provision is being made for the accommodation of one hundred and fifty to two hundred more patients. All who come will be cared for, and treatment will be carried forward as efficiently and with as satisfactory results though not quite so conveniently as heretofore. In the meantime, the erection of a new, fire-proof building will be pushed as rapidly as possible. We hope it will be completed early in July. The new building will consist of brick, iron and concrete, solid floors and partitions, and a model in every particular. We have met with a great loss, but the Sanitarium still lives, and it's work will be pushed forward more energetically than ever. Anything you can do to help us will be appreciated. Your for humanity, J. H. KELLOGG P.S.-The accompanying cuts show the main building burning, and the four large buildings which remain.	en_US
dc.format.extent	300 dpi tif.; xxx KB	en_US
dc.format.medium	b&w postcard	en_US
dc.language.iso	En	en_US
dc.subject	Battle Creek Sanitarium	en_US
dc.subject	Fires	en_US
dc.subject	Kellogg, John Harvey.	en_US
dc.subject	B.C. Sanitarium Favorites, Birds Eye View, Front Views, Front Pillars	en_US
dc.title	Battle Creek Sanitarium fire , c. 1902	en_US
dc.type	Image	en_US