Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-09-03
Baltimore Hospital. l
9th 1urust 1919

We DOlru Oh NlSllOCS nave HluCn pieaS-
L. ure in announcing TO the public, that
within the last eighteen months, large
and elegant addition has been made 10 this
valuable institution, in the erection of the
East wing of the building. This wing is
l52 feet in length and Sc in width, with an
extensive Southern pro- lection at its extreme
East end. 1t contains between 80 and 40
apartments, admirably calculated for the
accommodation of every class OF patients.
OF this number are several large and airy
wards, intended particularly for the recep-
ton OF seamen, and well adapted TO their
various diseases These different rooms
ana wards will he warmed by open fires,
and by heated air thrown into them, from
furnaces constructed on a safe and improv-
ed plan Arrangements will also soon be
made, for lighting the apartments in the en-
tire building, with gas.
The unweared exertions of Doctors
Mackenzie and SmyIh, the attending Ply
sicians of the Hospital, in their attention TO
the construction OF the building, and their
care of the sick, have given a character TO
this Institution, which is now inferior TO
none in the United States. I'm the short
space of six years, most noble establish
ment has been eTcCted-a thing without
parallel in this countrr. II is well known,
that above half century has been con-
sumed, in bringing the Hospitals OF New
York and Philadelphia Ia their present
size, and it is admitted. by many gentle
men, who have visited these Institutions,
that the Hospital here, is by far the most
extensive; the whole building being now
SEQ feet in length. .e "a
The daily increase of the sick in the
Hospital, renders il abs .!Gtely necessary
that the new wing should be furnished;
and every exertion is now making, 10 have
it completed, before the cold weather shall
sci III.
The visitors al their la,e meeting, exa-
mined the Institution with much care-the
apartments of the sick in The private mfr
mary-those in the lunatick 7sylunl-and
the wards of the sick and disabled seamen
in the Marine Hospi,ci--and they assert
with confidence, that the sick and afflicted
of every description are well accommoda-
ted and carefully attended. They have
seen at their different meetings, the private
patient comfortable the wretched marine
humanely taken care of; and the sailor,
disabled by age, wounds md sickness. well
provided with suitable medical assistance,
and withevery other comfort which his con-
dition may require. Indeed the agreeable
situation in which this very useful class OF
men are placed, does much credit, as well
10 the Director OF the Marine Hospital, as
to the attending Physicians, TO whose i'm
mediate care they are entrusted. Every
praise too, which the visitors can bestow, is
due to Mr.. & Mrs. Gaiche!, the Stewart and
Matron of the Hospital, for the neat and
clean manner in which the House is uni
formly kept, and for their care and attention
TO the administration of the internal ecOno-
my of the establishment.
Before they conclude this account OF the
Hospital, the visitors would invite the at
teation OF Their fellow citizens throughout
the United States, to The anatomical CGbi-
net OF War Preparations, by GiopP., which
certainly far surpasscs any thing OF the kind
ever exhibited in this country; and will af-
ford to those whose curiosity may lead them
to see how "ieariuiIy and wonderfully they
are made" but more especially TO the me-
dical student, a fund Of useful information.
The Hospital is under the care OF the
following medical gentlemen
Doctors Coin .lidckeneie Attending
James Smyh Physicians.
DR.. Horatio CAFES Jameson, Atten'g Surg.
Doctors George Bro1cn q
John Coulter g
John Campbell Fhtte
Solomon Birkhead q
John CromUeH }5GS
Peter ChGtdrd
Ashton Hereunder
John Oaen
Wfiiiaga Donaldson
BY order OF the Board Of Visitors,
JOHN HlLLEN, Sec'y.
August 81 Th8w