The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-05

merous private rooms, besides the several publ,
wards of the building. They are watched and at
tended by skillful and properly instructed nurses
Their nourishment is Of the best and most appro-
pirate kind. Medicines and surgical apparatus are
always at hand in the hospital, and are provided al
a moments warning in urgent cases.
In word, IL is believed that patient, who enters
the wards Of this institution suffering from the slow
effects Of disease, the sudden consequences of
cidens and injuries, will receive every attention and
comfort that can be commanded by those who in
habit the proudest dwellings, of our city.
The hospital building, however, is SO arranged as
not to be exclusively confined to the reception OF
paupers. 1t is intended that one portion Of it shall
be reserved for the reception of strangers, who may
be overtaken by disease while soiourning in our
District, and such of our citizens who, from motives
OF deicacy, may be unwilling to enter the wards OF
charity hospital For such, private apartments
can always be provided, and better attentions can
be bestowed on them than the best Of our board
lighthouses can possibly afford. The faculty trust
that by this arrangement the hospital will, when it
has been fairly put in operation, require but little
collateral aid. They hope that the increase from
the pay-paents of the establishment will greatly
assist in successfully sustaining their views for the
relief of the poor.
II is also the intention of the faculty that the at
tending physician and surgeon shall daily be present
at specified hours heretofore, to give advice, per-
form operations, and dispense medicines gratutous-
hospital for relief.
The faculty have appointed board of visiters to
the hospital, consisting of the mayor Of Washing
ton and citizen from each of the wards Of our
city, and also one from our eighbors of Alexan-
dra and Georgetown. 1t is proposed that this
to take charge of the amount that may be sub
scrbed, and to keep regular and strict account OF
the same.
The board of visters are also invited and expect
ed to make frequent visits to the hospital they
may think necessary, with view of making reg
ular public report of the management and expendi-
lures of the institution.
The building Of the city hospital is calculated to
commodate from eighty to one hundred patients at a
time and, should we succeed in efforts to raise
sufficient sum TO carry into successful operation,
we confidently believe that more than FIVE hundred
individuals who now suffer for the want fsuch an
institution, will annually experience its beneficial
suits. There are many, very many, who are now
solely dependent on the benevolent societies Of the
District, when Frustrated by disease; and who con-
sequently, can be but imperfecty attended in their
affections; and we have the opportunities of know
ing that there are many more whom the friendly
and cheering assistance of these humane societies
does not reach in their squalld abodes of wretched-
ness and suffering.
With this brief view of the object, condition, and
prospects of the city hospital its founders and pro-
jectors make this appeal to the sympathies, the hu.
many, and the philanthropy of the citizens of our
District, in the firm hope and belief that their appeal
will not be made in vain.
THOMAS MILLER, M D.
JNO. FREDERICK MAY, M. d.
Committee in behalf of the medical faculty of Co.
lumbia College.
Board Of uisiters TO the City Hospital.
w. w. SEAroN, esq, mayor of Washington.
First ward-Maor T. p. ANDREWS.
Second ward-McCLINTocK YOU'VE, esq.
Third ward-PETER Force, esq.
Fourth ward-HENRY MAY, esq.
Fifth ward--THoMAs BLAGpEN, esq.
Sixth ward-General A. HBNDERsoN.
Observation-Disclosures FowLE, esq.
Georgetown-E. LYONS, esq.
Cry HosPiTAL May, l845.