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HARPER HOSPITAL. 2
The authority was, after much correspondence and annoying delays, obtained tinder an order from the Secretary of War, and under the superintendence of Colonel Lee the. work on "Harper Hospital" was commenced early in 1864.
It was made up of eleven one-story buildings, with a capacity for eight hundred patients, and costing about sixty thousand dollars, the use of the grounds being given gratis by the "Harper Hospital Association. " Much care had been observed in regard to ventilation, drainage, and superior water arrangements. Opening with an exceedingly capable management, it had soon the reputation of being one of the most complete, comfortable, and best regulated hospitals in the West.
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