Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-19
Baltimore Hospital, !

THE board of visitors have much pleas
: 4 ure in announcing 10 the public, that
within the last eighteen months, large
and elegant addition has been made to this
valuable institution, in the erection OF the
East wing of the building. This wing is
l52 feet in length and SO in width, with an
extensive Southern projection at It's extreme
East end. Ii contains between ~ and 4o
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 scamen, and well adapted to their
various diseases. These different rooms
and wards will he warmed by open fires,
and by heated air thrown into them, from
furnaces constructed on sale, and improv-
ed plan. Arrangements will also soon be
made, for lighting the apartments III The en-
tire building, with gas.
The unwearied exertions OF Doctors
Mackenzie and Smyth, the attending Ply
sicians of the Hospital, in their attention TO
the construction of the building, and their
care of the sick, have given character 10
this Institution, which is now inferior TO
none in the United States. In the short
space of six years, most noble establish
ment has been erected-a thing without
parallel in this country. II is well known,
that above half a century has been con-
sumed, in bringing the Hospitals OF New
York and Philadelphia TO their present
size, and il 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
500 feet in length.
The daily increase of the sick in the
Hospital, renders it absolutely necessary
that the new wing should be furnished |;
and every exertion is now making, TO have
il completed, before the cold weather shall
set in.
The visitors at their late meeting, exa-
mined the Institution with much care--the
apartments Of the sick in the private mfr
mary-those in the lunatick asylum-and
the wards of the sick and disabled seamen
in the Marine Hospital--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 takeucare OF; and the sailor,
disabled by age, wounds and sickness, well
provided with suitable medical assistance,
and wi,hevery 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 wei!
TO the Director of the Marine Hospital, as
to The attending Physicians, TO whose I'M
mediate care they are entrusted. Every
IL tl,a 20 no Nc
aue TO Mr.. 4 Mrs. Gatchel, the Stewart and
Matron of the Hospital, Tor the neat and
clean manner in which the House is uni
forrn!y kept, and for their care and attention
20 the administration OF the internal econo-
my OF the establishment.
Before they conclude this account of the
Hospital, the visitors would invite the.at-
tention of their fellow citizens throughout
the United States, to the anatomical Cabi-
net OF Var Preparations, BY CifaPp,, which
certainly far surpasses any thing of the kind
ever exhibited in this country; and will at
ford to those whose curiosity may lead them
TO see how "fearfuIly and wonderfully they
are made" but more especially 10 the me-
dical student, fund Of useful information.
The Hospital is under the care of the
following medical gentlemen:
Doctors Colin .Hackensie Attending
James Smyth Physicians.
DR.. Horatio GGtes jameson, Atten'g Surg.
Doctors George Brosn q
John Coulter 8
John Campbell White
Solomon Birkhead e.
John CromsreN ts5
Peter Gdtord
Ashton Alexander =
John OIen
Hilliam Donaldson