New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-01-18
Our Public Charities. No. g.

CRY HosPlraL, BELLEvuE.-There are some
deliberations of the condition of Paupers when
they arc pronounced so sick 10 require removal
20 the Hospital They have excellent Medical
attendance unl good Nursing; the rooms are large
with lofty ceilings, their doors arc less vigorously
closed, and there is Slim chance for ventilation
by pipes running up through two or three OF sse
corners Of each. 4oomr-( fhe urchitecs seems 10
have had glimmering perception that though
foul and fntd vapors were just the. thing Tor
healthy men TO breathe, densey locked IN close
rooms, they would not answer quite well for
the sick) But these ven,ilators must be made
ouate for story alter story Of filled with The
diseased, from which the foul air is expected to
escape through q narrow lattice work into the
pipes, and thence out a; the roof. We do not
doubt that tenth par, Of the medicine with ten
times as much escape for foul air would save ma
ny moro lives than at present. Then the rooms
are crowded too full even with the best arrange
msnts. An possible care is taken to separate and
classify the patients-those with Fevers having
ona room or ward; those with consumptions ano-
other, and SO on. But with a limited number OF
rooms ard an average of twenty-five patients to
each this classification canno, possibly be so per
feet i, should be. The orowding of twenty TO
thirty sick persons into apartment, TO depress
each other by pains, and groans, AID operations,
and r,ouent deaths, is hard u, best. The a;Nlos
phere brea,hed by many of the consump,ive,
for instance, to say nothing OF contagious disea
seq, must be unfriendly 10 life. Then the Nurses
OF ali kinds of patients crowded into two or
,hrcs basement rooms 10 sleep, each bringing with
her the miasma of her own peculiar sphere We
think this establishment ought TO be speedily ard
greatly enlarged and improved. Ii was wei
enough when required 10 Accommodate Sut one os
two hundred patients; i, i. too contracted for the
present average number of three hundred and
Fifty, liable any week 10 be carried up 10 Eve han
dred or more. Who shall take care that q more
conmodious establishment, is proviaei-no, mere
IL more spscious, bur more airy, and better adapt
ed TO iae purpose
Another point: the Small Pox department,
was last year moved to Blackwelis Island SO Of
the opshalmic. Now there advantages in this
arrangement, but they are purchased q; great cost
TO the children of Misfortune, A wsmsu in the
worsi stage of the Small Pox Ia taken IN wagon
ap to S;xsySrs,ssrset; then to the Island IL
q best; then UP to the Hospital in cart. oae
who has had the Su,atl PoN can judge whether
this is likely to be comfortable and sale, even in
pleasant DAY; with stif North Easter blowing
and cold rain or binding snow falling, well
man could judge. Complain, is made Of the
hardship OF taxing over young children from the
Farms 10 their Eye Inh,mary after the same fashion
III Our correspondent, 'Msaha,,an writes US
from Washington thar the Presiden, and his more
especial clique are now DESTROYS OF getting rid of
Mr.. WkssrSs, having s.sae al practicable use OF
him, Alas for the day when Mr., Webster. at the
close Of loss and lofty career fel constrained 10
ask ia bew;laasyneat-' Where am 10 go'
gT Dyseis Nsrsots hiss been reappoinsed Pos,
master at wes,feld, Chau,auqae Co, vice Mr.
SEXTON, Waig, removed. Mr.. Nichols was the
Postmaster ander Van Barren, and an active, bitter
Leeo-Eoco. There is some consolation in the
knowledge shs, he will cheat Tyler as bsdly SIS
Tyler cheasea she Whigs; for he is van Buren,
al over.