Anna Louise Tittman Memoir - University of Illinois Springfield
Anna Louise Tittman Memoir - University of Illinois Springfield
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<strong>Anna</strong> <strong>Tittman</strong> 1 161<br />
extended. We never had to do it but we would have our WU. ?hen we had<br />
the boat &ill with those boats that you see at the top.<br />
Q. Tnese are life boats ri&t?<br />
A. They were lowered down, evmybody went to the lower ck to get n a<br />
boat with their babies and so forth. Of come we l d run out <strong>of</strong>rboats<br />
I guess but by that t-, usually I guess maybe we aw gone a* little<br />
mre than ten dies on Sundays. But when we went I can't rewnber<br />
what they called that~part where we went where<br />
ce very lovely<br />
horns, rich homes.<br />
A. No, I donlt think so. Anyhow I thMc it was a little than the<br />
rest. But generally we went out not farther than ten<br />
anchor and stayed until time to start home. As I said<br />
it was the s m tire every day but it was 4: 30 I<br />
there, because som got <strong>of</strong>f <strong>of</strong> the boat then.<br />
Q. ken you got back into the harbor?<br />
I<br />
A. Yes, they would get <strong>of</strong>f the boat then. The parents company could<br />
corn in at that tbw. We must have had ow supper I think we did.<br />
We had our supper before the boat landed. But boa& .down<br />
at a certain ti=, and the whistle would blow.<br />
Q. The lifeboats. Would you actually take two babies wi you to the boat.<br />
A. No.<br />
I<br />
Q. Did you wear life preservers?<br />
A. No, I don't mmrrber seeing them on there. Of course Lhihig wag every<br />
day, Saturday and Sunday too yolu how, no Sundays <strong>of</strong>f .<br />
Q. Your working week was seven days?<br />
A. Yes, but you got <strong>of</strong>f early, and then you had ni&t duty, you had ,night<br />
terms. Now the head nurses didn't. They had to be there ply in the mrningp<br />
to take over fmm the one nme who was in the w<br />
If the babies were too sick we would f@d another one<br />
while we were having postgraduahe studgnts and teach<br />
along. I Imow when I mt to B~llevueito get som p<br />
I wore the ward apron, it looked like 4 ni@t gown wi<br />
a straight affair. It had tapes on it so you had to<br />
body to tie you up or k%a& it up herel and so forth.<br />
here. I chose to wear rq~ apron when I bathed the babies t<br />
and the superintendent <strong>of</strong> nurses cam dong. She sized m<br />
uniform for Bellewe Hospital, ut she sad, "You bow, I<br />
think we ought to get it for rest <strong>of</strong> the nurses. l1<br />
you, gaussee, and you took it f when you went <strong>of</strong>f t<br />
for the wwd so we had a put it and so forth.<br />
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