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HALIFAX DISASTER RECORDS OFFICE
ARCHIBALD MACMECHAN, F.R.S.C.
DIRECTOR
HALIFAX, N.S.

PERSON NARRATIVE
Christine MacKinnon.
Student at Dalhousie College.

Description. Short, rather stout. Gray eyes, fair hair, extraordinary quantity of hair piled up on her head. Noticeably soft-voiced.

On December 6th, 1917, went to Camp Hill Hospital and worked from 6 p. m. till 2 a. m. on December 7th. returned to the Hospital at 7 a. m. December 7th and worked continuously until 11 a. m Saturday 8th. returned Saturday afternoon and worked all night. Washed wounds, bandaged injuries, fed patients. Discovered how to feed patients burnt or scalded when a spoon could not be put into their mouth. Soaked absorbent cotton in broth and dropped it into the patient's mouth. Attended one woman, Mrs. Ward, who was badly scalded by the water-tank falling on her as she was trying to hold up the chimney off her children. Asked Muss M. what her name was. She gave her Christian name, Christine,. Mrs. W. said "I want to be praying for you". Mrs. W. Presbyterian or Methodist. Has a daughter married. One eye very badly injured. Did not want it removed. Very grateful for attention. Instanced case of boy six years old in another ward, who hailed her as she was passing through, in a piping childish voice "How are you feelin'? I'm feelin' fine". Man sitting beside him (apparently the father) told Miss McKinnon that he had been thrown against a fence and had both legs broken. Boy was smiling.

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