Base Hospital No9, : a history of the work of the New York hospital unit during two years of active service . tever machinery hadto be installed was done by them, making the plantentirely independent of the engineering corps of thearmy. The electricity in the hospital had given no end oftrouble, so they completely changed the system untilit gave entire satisfaction. The large water supplysystem with its filter beds and pumps was changed. Anew pump was installed and the water level in thefdter bed lowered twenty inches. The prolonged rains made the roads in the hospitalgrounds almost impos
Base Hospital No9, : a history of the work of the New York hospital unit during two years of active service . tever machinery hadto be installed was done by them, making the plantentirely independent of the engineering corps of thearmy. The electricity in the hospital had given no end oftrouble, so they completely changed the system untilit gave entire satisfaction. The large water supplysystem with its filter beds and pumps was changed. Anew pump was installed and the water level in thefdter bed lowered twenty inches. The prolonged rains made the roads in the hospitalgrounds almost impossible. These men set to workto build new ones and at the same time to grade theground in the middle of the hospital oval. This re-quired five hundred truck loads of crushed stone(which we might say was crushed by those who wittinglyor unwittingly disobeyed orders)—and three hundredloads of cinders for top dressing. Excellent roads werethus made and the appearance of the hospital wasgreatly improved. The men also installed the power plant and machin-ery for a first-class machine shop. Two 50 H. P. boilers 89. 90 BASE HOSPITAL NO. 9, A. E. F. 91 were put in the laundry, and one boiler was placed inthe kitchen. The buildings were all equipped withmodern plumbing, and at the same time the interior ofa great many of the wards was painted. The portable ice-plant, which the Unit brought overwith them, was mounted and rebuilt. This meantmuch to the hospital during the summer months. Itfurnished not only all the ice that was used in the careand feeding of patients, but by being connected with aroom off of the kitchen, it also gave a cold storage placefor meats and vegetables. A temperature of io° zero was maintained throughout the summer inthis room. The machine shop also did all the repair work onthe boilers, motors and automobiles, and the manygasolene engines about the post. As the French oftenhad difficulty in getting coal to supply the electricsj stem for the town, and a
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