Traverse ay first hospital
omed by fi

 

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sao tion tS ot
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The hospitals known 3s
-shehernedk wa oe Be hi
wes of where Tom's West Ba i today. It

asthe deacon of ths hon wich

Prompted the futur ‘Munson
Medical Center.

Following is the Mar
13, 1915, issue ofthe Re le:

“Fire ftom an unknown source practically
destroyed the Grand Traverse hospital, owned
bby Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Smith this afternoon a

jock. Some ofthe help discover

 

 

alarm. As soon as the fre
‘Was located, Chief Murray sent in the general
‘alarm and both the steamers were huried t

 

the spot. The hospital being way beyond the
city and fre protection, 2,500 feet of hose
had te ad fom the come of Monroe and

Bay ees. This s the longest amount of
hone ever used here fom one hydrant. Such
distance and practically all up hill made the
water of litle service.

  
 
 
  
  
 
  

ere four patents inthe hospital
were safely re

shee
andall of them remaved, as was
allie amie and heuehol good. One
Batlent was just about to be operated on
‘The fotnate thing about the fire was that

‘occurred in the day time and on such a
fine day.”

ud2 silt ofthe re, Or

‘ifeted te corimniy the ue of
toardinphouse ath and Eimwood or
seneal hospital the pred to today’s
Imedical center. Had this blaze not occurred,
however, patlens might be receiving thei
caret atthe Sth ih Medial Caer on
o

Before it burned
‘down in 1915, the