New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-15
CITY ITEMS.

For various Entertainments this day ssd evening see
advertise the first page Of this mornings psper
Mr. Wise makes a baon ascension at the HipPodrome this
afternoon The new Circus opens in the evening. The
National Guard Bands Promenade Concert, commence At
ase Garden The beautiful exhibition Of the Horoultu
raj Society is still open at Metropolitan Hall.
Tn, NEW YORK HosPlrAL-Irs HisroRr. IKP.oyr.
rnSrs &c-The establishments under the charge OF hs
CORPORATION called THE Society Of he New York Hospi
ta are the NewYork Hospital proper, consisting Of the
Hospital buildings In the City Broadway devoted
to the reception and Of the sick and diseased in bodr
and the Blooingd Asylum exclusively devoted to tho
cure and relief Of insane patients.
The Hospital in the City was founded in l77J dgay
wears ago. and its spacious and elevated grounds occupy
ing the greater portion Of the block bounded by Broad"
n urcb and Anthony ss was puTchashed and asup'anuA
stone edifce erected shortly after This WORK ~ accom-
plished chiefly by the contributions 81 ndVdua< adsa
ty some grants OF the Colonial authorities
The building was erected in the center OF the block
about wo hundred and City feet from the street Ia rot
was a fine lawn sopng gradually to Broadway while on
each side Of the pathway leadsg TO the establishments
va, a rev If fine ems. This property at that time
Was considered to be respectable distance out OF
town, although now, by the march Of i'm
provsneIt It stands in the very heart OF ths
CITY, no bic monument 70 ia founders Its usefulness Tor
time was mpecec by VaTisus occurrences but a. soon
a. the Cy began foths disasters Of the Reve
uOFaTy one 81 thr hfti lhfhS ~ P"'S ~,
returning prosperity made nifs in the restoration
Il the main hospital edce which bad been seriously a
ured By hre Subsequently the edifce enlarged and
otltr buildings gradually erected ahOdiDg hospital &C.
cOmno corresponding with the Increase OF PoPas
ton Three spacious buildings ~ith outhosses, were
length erected-he main building fronting on Bfc'd~sJ
sno the others on Daans and Anthssyss The nsiahoa
tas been supported during the last 90 years from 'eysr
ousces Tie State Legislature, after several prior s@Aa
Grants in 1896 granted TO the NeE YORK Hospital asns
~ Of si25O0 payable out Of the duties ossct7a
tie CIV VI New York BY AZ Arrangement which ms 81
istd frrany years Nth the Treasury Department Z" ias
ltd -t2ie- stipulated number II --amen, HAVING P.
losrita money are received A. low rate. nanoS
uay paiien,s axe also received. though az rates sst'AJ
compeu. Ig for then bare support under other cf'l
| -t>nces. A.,
Iriyste conir buttons have been received from nsno@'
Of the society but by sr the most important pr'ais es
ttuiious have been TIE gratutOas services Of b0eg
ri,,cisus who have for than sixty years reg1T
and faithfully ,upphed ~ rotation the dsiies Of iLs nv
III / TIE list Of physicians and surgeon dunns ms
rod con prses many Of the most Distinguished Pf0's'
men IL our country. -.
The Hospital was not desigsed 10 supply in any oss~
tie rlaoe o poor house Or iasrntry TOR the mersy ~
ti, bu, from the f-st has been devoted to the recs
an care If uat,en.s whose cases admitted Of reAsoh
* ,aion either Of cure o. ofsome 'uD''~H'N -,
TLs only exception 10 that rule Is tna' Ps''Vi' t
any sd en- uTies such as constantly '.'u' ~
"a a. BY Ere explosions Array, &c &c are ai~s,s
csiv.d At all hours whatever may be ,aeir en- n
thus three elasses received INTO the ns'u hove
t NJ means who have received Injuries f" -,
- Zen Maid fr by the L. Government sn-r.
-. In n OF these two sst nansd eisssss - Z,
r.. If ,lis Hospital have been largely dhnsso' =
,d,le hounds Of thu City or even the state ,.,,,
The following brief st.ss. SINCE The IL ~ ~, has
T. d .bows tie amount Of poverty ald ssHe'''s
! .c.i,.a r-.i-i ut the Ins'tainn' j.. ,,5osr.
fsr..s II P,tresry 1922 shortly after .ns'''f