New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-12
OPTHALMIC HOSPITAL.

The Second Annual Report Of the New-York OPP
.h.lmic Hospital s just published showing the dongs
of the Institution for the year. Eleven hundred and
ffy-sir patients have applied for relief; rs remained
under treatment Of the beginning Of the year. making
1894 in ALL and 2,34o since the Hospital was opened
in May, 1884, Sixty i've graduates and students Of
medicine are attending a course Of lectures on OPP
thslmic diseases this winter, also receiving clinical
instruction in the Institution. Appended to the re-
port is an Appeal in behalf of the Institution
which we copy
While we rejoice with you in what hiss been sccoui-
psbed BY this association during its brief existence
II must not be forgotten that much stiu remains 20 Dc
done. new Hospital, such sone as VIII reflect
credit upon yourselves and tne I"pue Wy VI VIC
tits true the legislature at its last session made an
appropriation OF $1,000 on condition double fna'
amount should first be raised by private subscriptions
A portion ofthe specified sum, we are happy 70 say
has been obtained and deposited in the Savings Bank
ri this city AZ interest," And but for the great de-
rapgemept in the finances Of the City aud country u
ia Believed the whole amount would have been raised
before this time. We trust before the next annual
report is is.ved the whole amount VIII nave oeen So
tanned and then the entire list of contributors to the
hui oibg fund will be published, and VIII continue 70
be published in each succeeding report, as the psne'
factors Of the Institution.
When the claims OF the Eye and Ear lnhrmary, in
L
severt, thousand dollars raised in Subscriptions
VARYING from sl0 to $40 600 each. Mr. Shaw, Pres!-
de.t ii the Institution gave 900 himself two ind-
yiduels bequeathed $4,000 each; two $4,000 eaen;
twenty gave 81 900 each eight $500 fifty three from
500 to sio0; fifty. Elk from $50 TO $50.
Here is NOBLE exsmpls OF which our sister CITY
NAV Justly be proud-et Us imits'e it. Why should
not New.York, the London of America, in commerce,
in wealth, and in population, excel IL
The Surgeons of this Institution have never re-
cey.d one dollar as remuneration for their services
nor DO they ever expect TO. All they ask i that the
public viii furn sh them with suitable building 10
cary out the original design Of Us founders.
We plead not for ourselves-it Is for that lonely
widow whose afflicted CT lid seeks your charity. III
for ihst pcor anaurotic sesmstress, to whom the
world has become almost universal blank, whose
aching eyes ard weary fingers have known no rest
until he midnight hour
IL is for that sightless laborer, whose ceaseless
Efforts in behalf Of his dependent offspring have been
continued mid summers feryid sun and winters
piercpg cold-it is for these extend the hand OF
charity , III
II was this very class of sufferers that moved with
compass zion Hia, who is emphaticaily styled the
Greet MUSICIAN, TO open the eyes OF ons VINO was
born blind.
We most cordially invite our felowcitizens to SEND
any who are in need of this charity, and to visit tne
Irsttution themselves, that they may Judge Oh its
merits We are confident it can not fail to awaken
fselipgs Of deep symsaihy and enlarged benevoence
MARK STEPHENSON; " ID.
JOHN p GAhRIsH. 81. ID.
No Siupte.dnt IT., Jan l, 1855