Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-10
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BdLTY1f0RE Ho5pITlL, Aug. Il, ieis.r
THE beard OF visitors have much pleasure
ing to the public, that within the last is months
large and elegant addition has been made 10 this
Institution the erection ofthe Eastwny me bu,ldipy
This wing is l52 feet in length and IN Width with AN
extensive southern projection its extreme East end
1t contains between 30 and 40 apartments, admirably
calculated Tor tie acconno OF every class Of
efls. o. Id 70 number several large airy wards
intended particu arly Tor the reception seanen aud
well adapted to their various diseases. These dieIsnt
rooms and wards viii be warmed by open GIes and BIZ
heated AR thi own into hem from furnaces constructed
on safe aud improved plan. Arrans eienis will also
e"on be made 'oi lighting tue apartments in the entire
Daild;ng niih gas.
1he unweaIied exertons of Doctors MacAer .,c aud
Snyth Tie attending physicians III the hospital, ihem
aitraVn to the construction of tie huildn. and ther
care Of the sick, haze gtsea character to iLis
winch Is nov interior 10 nv'e ia the Uned States. In
the short space OF six years. most noble
has been without ia this country,
IL Is well known, thai above half cenury has con.
suned in bringing the hospitals of New York PHI
adeIphia to their present aud il is admitted by ma
nv gentemen no have visited these institutions that
the pii here by the most the whole
building beIn. now 800 feet in length. -
The daily Increase OF the SICK ia the hospital renders
II absolutely necessary that the wing should he
nsled aud every eSeiiion making TO have il
completed, before the cold weather shah set in.
The visitors at their late meeting the
tuition with much care-the apartments of Tie sick IN
The private niriary-hose in the innaiic asyum-and
the wards of the sick ana disabled in the marine
bpspialand they assert with confidence that the sick
aud afflicted of every description well acconnodat al.
ed a carefully attended. They have at their DIFF
ivsent meetings, the private patient comfortable the
wrrtrhcd marine hnmauely taken of The sailor
py age. WOUNDS ana Sickness we'll
suitable medical assistance aud with every other
toitwbch his condition may require Indeed the
able situation in which this useful class OF men
placed, does much credit well the director OF IN.
marine hos pial, the attending physicians to whose
immediate they are entrusted Every praise too
is due TO MI and Mrs. Gatse the steward and naron
81 the hospital for the and clean manner in lie
the house is uniformly iept and for their care and at
tenon 20 the administration of the internal economy OF
tie establishment.
Before they conclude this account of the hospital the
visitors would invite the attention Vt their fellow
throughout the Upited States to the Cdbnef
Of U0r Preparations by Cidppi, wl,sh certainly far
surpasses thing of the kind country
and will afford TO those whose curiosity may lead the
to see how feariuy and wonderfully they are made
hu, especially to the medical student fund OF
useful IN for nation.
The hospital is under the of the following medical
| gentlemen
Doctors COLIN MACKENZIE Attending
JAMES SMITH iPhyscians.
nr. noRATio GATES JAMESON, Att'g Surg.
Doctors GEORGE BROWN q
JOHN COULTER
JOHN CAMPBELL WHITE 2
SOLOMON BtRKHBAD g
JOHN CROMWELL
PETER CHATARD g.
ASHTON ALEXANDER Z
JOHN OWEN
WILLIAM DONALDSON :
by order Of the Board Of pisiEors
WOW. Z. o2..wSw JOHN HlLLEN, Secy.