The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-05
The Brooklyn CITY neutrality-suspicious. Of
the Southern Wing.

The Brooklyn City neutrality-suspicious. of
the Southern Wing.
The City Hospital was thrown open for the in.
spection Of the public on Thursday afternoon, the
occasion being the Inauguration Of the southern
wing OF the building, which has just been completed
and ready TO be fitted up for the accommodation Of
patients. The Corporation and many citizens and
strangers were invited, and . large number were
present, among them several adde's. The building
lie situated on q rising piece Of ground fronting Ray
mond street, between De Kslb avenue and VII.
loughby street. II Is four stories In height, Of brick,
with . centre building and two wings, the whole
presenting q front Of 200 feet and q depth OF IS feet.
In front Is . large court yard, divided into grass
plsts and gravelled walks, and ornamented With
trees and ahrubbery. In the rear 70 Washington
Park, divided from the Hospital grounds by Q public
street. The situation II elevated and airy and better
adapted for the purposes of an institution Of this
nature than any other position that could DO select
ed In the city.
The main building is principally used for Offices,
DC, on the first floor, containing the superiutsu-
dents room, trustees room, Office, dining room, and
store room. The latter II stored with every kiad Of
provisions required in the establishment. Il il fitted
up In q neat and systematic manner, with 20 place
for everything, and everything in liz pla:e." The
second noor contains two rooms for the superintsn-
dents family, one tor the house surgeon, one ward,
and the dispepsary. On the third floor are thres
private rooms for patients, both male and female,
and another apartment for the house physician. The
fourth floor is divided i1to w wards, now contain
ing twelve female patients. In the rear, from the
first floor il the kitchen, which is divided from the
other portion Of the house by Q vide hall. 1t pre-
ing al the Cooking q tss ss:aSlisamsa. Is doas
here.
The northern wing, or extension, Ia almost exclu-
sively allotted 70 pAtients, and at the present time
the wards are nearly all full. The extreme part is
occupied by eolored patients, Of which there are
low about q dc zen.
The southern wing Is the recently completed por.
ton ofthe building. Il is fnished In nne style from
top 70 bottom. The first h1or Ia divided OF into
four wards, each about twenty-five fest
square, with . ceiling fourteen feet high.
These are intended for private patients. At the
extremity . corridor Il Constructed, from which .
&c. A hall nine feet in width separates the wards
from an apartment In the rear, which Is fitted MP as
he lsuI dry and = heated BY two largesized Culver
furnaces: The other stories are similarly appordon-
ed, and from the second floor there Ia q communities
ton to the main building.
The entire building is heated by means of hot air
~furrac<s, Ia well ventilated, and excellently lighted,
and every apartment Il kept s;rupulously. neat and
clean. A dumb waiter, which can be drawn mp
from one story to another, 10 90 arranged that pa
TENTS can DO placed therein and hoissed from the
lower floor TO any Of the upper ones.
There are nowtin the institution 102 pstiens, and
ont Of this number 65 are surgical cases, mostly
from accidents caused by the caving In Of embank.
msnts Of earth. Those latter are nearly oil charity
patients.
John Morgan, Eq.; the superintendent. DR.. S. w.
Carmichael Ii The house physician, and DR.. v. IL.
Babcock the house surgeon.
Among the visiters present yesterday, besides the
trustees, were Mesurs. Austin and Tnmble, COVER
nors Of The New York Hospital, q Large delegation OF
Brooklyn physicians, Mrs. Commodore Boorman and
other ladies' Of naval oficers on snis %ststiop; Mrs.
Henry (. Pierrspint, Hrs. Alexander White, Mrs.
Arthur Benson, Mrs.. b. W.Dsvs, with family, and
othefA
All expressed them selves pleased with the gene
rd arrangements and marsgemert o' the ins:i.n-
tion.