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| VICTORIAS, mae Hes :

THE OMINECA HERALD, NEW HAZELTON,

B. 0.

- WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER. 8, 1936

NO. 15

“TRE Prove”
Javas his

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perintendent, Hazelton Hospital

Dr. IL GC. Wrinch, aceompanied by
Mrs, Wrinch, leave tomorrow (‘Thures-
day, Ovtober 9, 1936, for the enst to
make their future home. They are
travelling vin the coast to. enable
them to visit the dovter's. youngest
sou, Herold. at Geein Falls, and to
call on old ‘friends in, Vancouver, in
Vietoria, the Okanagan and. other
points {n the south.

Thirty-six years ago last summer
De. Wrineh, aecompanied by his first.
wife, came up the’ Skeena river in. a
hig dug-ont ennoe aud manned by a
miuinher of Indians. He erme unan-
nomneed: and. He; denves to-

HDSTINE. |

arrival anid: flepartare so wos.
his life in: this: ¥district-—quiet, unas-_
suing, but always: with | ‘a purpose
which he ‘carried out with efficiency
nnd without thought of tarning back.
Hoe cenme,. he stayed: his time find now
has sone, .
But. did he lénve an impression on

the district, and on the people here.

nnd hundreds’ more who have come
and gone? No other man has acconm-
plished so omeh. It id indeed danbt-
ful if another will’ ever have the pri-
vilege of doing the’ combiuation of
works which. fell to the. lot of Dr. H.
C. Wrineh: Certainly’ no. one. eauld
have fulfilled his mission’ better.

Dr. Wrineh came to this” country. as

-Tnedical .missionary: under’ the nus-
vices of the Methodist | -ehur¢h. He
was not a ydnng man at ‘the time, and
it is perlians’ as well. The, country

- owas hut litle known. ‘the. “people were

few and senttered. * His. chief mission:
wns to adnunister te the - spiritual: and
physical welfare of thi ‘Tpdinos—at
that time an. unknown quantity, - “The .
war drys were: ‘not. long: past, in. -faet
vot nite Se

. Wrinch ennie to establish ‘a new
work and his: headquarters * were to
he at Kisplox. « He apent. the First one

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Dr. H. C. Wrine h
Live in Eas

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Ends Long, Succes

sful Life in Hazel-

‘ton and North---He was a Healer
_and a Builder---A Big Man

or two years « there, but from the be-
einning he saw that he. ‘wonld be able
to do his best work from a. more cen-
tral Jocation, and to hi
location was at EHazelta r
tion of the Skeena and Buikle; rivers
Arrangeménts: were.soon madeby the
eburch and the Indian Department
at Ottawa for a piece of land nm mile
Yack from, Hazelton | settlement—the

the junc-

In, HOG. Ww ‘inch, first medical st- present ‘site of the Hazelton’ Hospital

Dr. Wrinch set himself the task of |

establishing himself. and at that tne.
Hazelton |

the seed was sown for a ani
The seed snronted and ere ‘ta de-
velon, First nattents” were treated in

hie own residence. then Ntfle hy little,

arditions were nikled unt] a hosnital
wad This, like |. he see} con-
Binal ta orn oni. Tal py additions
warn added ty the hospital

The white nomulation inereaset at
n rapid rate for a number of years <
aid in 1918 there.was such a big
work developed here that: the hospt.
‘tal eould not cope with it, A decis-
ion was.arrived at to instal modern
equipment and a big drive was under-

barn,

taken | fo secuye funds: in. the” Aistrict.

at. die

‘drive was @ wonderful “feed
‘pawer plant: to sappy’ electricity, an!
“X-Ray plant Was, installed—the first
in ‘the north: anil the latest that could
be ‘sectred. Many other things were
ndded ut that..time, The -Hospital
stemmed mm t6 the first’ ranks for. ‘the
snuiller hospitals. . oe
Time went on and: ‘the population | 2
continued to grow and. the Hospital
work incrensed, The old building, or
combination of buildings,.was in no.
manner suited to the extensive work,
being dove, Dr. Wrinch started the
movement for a new and a modern
hospital. Once he set, his hand to a
thing le jent right ahead. In a very
short time the movement’ was launch-
In :1830 the, work ‘started “and
on "the: first day. of ‘Jantary 1931 the
patients were moved from the old hos
pital to. the’ new hospital and the op-
ening “Ceremonies were’. held. The
present hospital in 1080 was the moat
Inedern and equipped with’ everything
thot eould help. the nurses. and the
medien staff.

+ Dr Wrinch mileht well have stop-

ed then, He had nevomplished |. a
great work. But he desired | to see
the new institution put on its: feet
and running nmoothly. He did this.

: The

That is “only. part of the story of
the materlal wealth which ‘the doc-
tor added ‘to the district. There is
the work he did night and day dur-
ing those thirty-six: years among the
people.-as individuals. {fhe doctor
knows that work and, the individuals
know. and from their. own personal
experiences the people gather ‘na iden
of what the- work was os a whole.

“Som ral arfiil medienl work and
many, wnat vélous surgical opera-
tidna are! recorded on the books of the
Hospital—numerous cases
ure a real story in themselves, In
the. carly dayx were long trips along,
on herae back aver trails tnknown fis
the ride; there were new fliseares to
be coped with, and the usual work
tinder omost diffienlt circumstances,

thet all dloneer doctors meet With.
There are few, however, who were
ented pon to caver -a equntry more
than twa hundred miles | in estent
and with ne other doctor to. call. in
consultation inside that radius, The
nearest hosnitals. in’ the early, days

at Port Sumsen on the weat. Atlin: ‘in
the nevth, Edmonton to the erst ang
Asheroft to. the “south—all outside
ciyntin Hitanees ieicend

f which me Wrinch, ‘passed! was. the’ fla
epidemic in 1978:19. It Wasa. ‘new
 lisonse that: haffled. the, greatest doe-
tors dnd ‘scientists in, the world, ‘and
a disease that was “onry ing the “peo-
me off. at-asrate? faster thnn did the
greatwar. and there was no part of
the world that -excaped. At that time
Dr.- Wrinch . Inbored. night and day,
andl travelled many, many miles each
day and night. He, slept on the road
and ate where he found. food. He had
everything around the hospital . turn-
e]. to emergency work. He had. the
Northern ‘Hotel-at. New Hazelton con-
verted into o- hospital, - There were
hosnifal cars on the railway at sever-
1 stations, Private. homes’ and min-
ing. camps wére hospitals. .He fought
tho thing through: nnd used the best
methods that snodern selence . could
offer. In this’ work he had the help
of private citizens as well as his pro-
fessional staff.and he organized what
help he bed in a most efficlent man-
ner. -In the end the doctor found he
had himself suffered much. Much of
the snap had gone aut of him, and he
suffered, perhaps, the only — serious
sliness of;his life. But he had-a won-
derful | gonstitution, and he “came
back” und ‘did soine of his best work,
| AS a medical ray Dr. (Wrinch .was.
eapnble and efficient: As'a minister
of the church he, had ‘many duties to
‘perform, He hawt’ brought. hundreds
of’ people into. ‘the world; has taught
them. and eared for them during their

; tenders rors he, hag, married - ‘them,

land In-amian caded he Tihs | had ‘to' hold
‘|the ‘last: services, over" them ‘at the,
He was equipped and. well .

erqvesiie,
qualified to ne

Dr Wrinch
the district; any
other 4 way.

ren Ali these, duties.
ed: ‘to: the: ‘Nvealth : of
fo the: ‘province in, ans
He’ Thised a. family. ‘of

sueceed his “father ag: ‘medical. -syper-
intendent i the Hebel,

four sons and. ne "daughter. - His" ‘eld: |" :
est son 48-9, doctor: and “will prohably. |.

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The first Hazelton Hospital, started in 1902 and abandoned in 1981. -

the Tranqnuille Hospital following her
profession. “

Like most big men and Ilusy men,
Dri Wrinch had @ hobby, and that
was ‘farming and —horticuiture. He
aperated the hospital farm. and the
hospital gardens, small fruits, vege-
fables nud flowers ‘are known far and

nenr, and “the best. of everything” is-

synonomus With the Hazelton “Hos-
pital everywhere.

One would think that fhese many
duties and’ works were enough for
ene man: But the world over—the
busiest man has the most time for
serving the public, and during the
thirty-six years of his life here there
was
h mmblic good mooted. that Dr. H. C.
Wrinch was not at the head of it or
on: the executive committee. He gave
freely of his time and of his money.
_ To serve his people he even sacrifi-
ced] himself to serve for two terms in
the provincial legislature, and = that
probally <¢ost him’ more and caused
ure heartaches than all.the rest
: ‘iree . although’ bie’ Served" his
nemle well, :

Even ‘at that Dv. Wrinch’s life was
not all lahor.. He got a “great kick
out-of Hfe." He loved his work and
his hobby. but he joined in the fon
nnd the pleasures of the rest of the
nopulation—but not in all these joys
and pleasnres,. He had very decided
dhiniona on what was and what was
not pleasure, and he adhered strictly
to nie idens.

Dr, Wrinch. has- always had a won-

ferful folléwing who hare supported
him In his mnny endenvors. He has
today friends he made n. quarter of a
centiry azo. or longer. who are as
‘staunch, nnd loyal to him as ever.
. Before this isnue is in. the hands of
tts readers Dr, Wrinch: will be gone.
The vreatest regret af the people of
the whole district is that he could not
find it convient to spend. the remain-
ine years of his life in the district
where he has been. such a power -and
where he has done so much.

. Wrineh was fortunate in

choos-
tet ‘his help- mates, His first wife,
who. accompanied him on his first

trip into the Tnknown, WAS a. tower .

seldom, if ever,.n movement for.

of strength to him for many years.
and on her own behalf.did a wonder-
ful work among the women and child
ren, both natives and. whites, Her
wood works and brave life are still
vreen in the memories of. al the old
timers. .

Dr. Wrinch married a second ‘time
in September 1927. to Eva May He-
gan, daughter of. the late Rev. Wim.
and Mrs. Hogan, for many years in

the pioneer missionary work. among

th Indians of the Islands. She was
educated in the old country, and took
np the nursing profession. For a
nunher of years she was. matron of
the Hazelton Tespital, and when the
war hroke ott she went oversens and
served until the end. Returning ‘to
Canada she took a business course.
and for years was secretary to Dr.
Wrinch, She thus brought to the
services of the Hospital and the doc-
tor exceptional ability and. under-
standing, Mrs. Wrinch has continu-
ed as secretary to Dr. Wrinch
| a area vo glia mesa seeis

Hornce ‘Comper Wrinch,: OM. FER

hospital superintendent, the ‘Hazelton
Hospital, clergyman of. the United -

Sbureh, Born. in Essex, Eng. Jan-
uary 6, 1866, son of Leonard and Hli-
zabeth (Cooper) Wrinch, both of .
Kirby, Essex, Eng. Edueated: Albert
Memorial College; -Flamingham,. Suf-
folk, Eng. Albert College, Bellevie.
Ont. Trinity University, Trinity Med-
icat College, Toronto, M.D., GM. FT.
MiC.. TD." (Hon.) Vietoria Univer.
sity. Takonto, Qo

Arrived in, Province at Quebec in
7880 and, to ‘Ontario in 1884 and . B.C.
in 1900.

He. wid! “president B. 6. Hospital
Assoclatin | 1921-24 7° Trstice of. the
Peact {1908-23:° member provincia!
Tegialgture 1924 to 1994.

Fron “Who's Who in B.C.

Gift from New Hazelion.

‘The Citizens: ‘ot. New Hazelton, to
wow their _appreciation: of ‘the work
Dr. Wrinch had ‘done: among them,
and. the good he had done for the dis-
trict, Tmade a presentation ‘to Dr, and
(Continued on last page) :

New ‘ahd riders Helton Host pital opened, January at