The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-19
Dedication Of a New Hssr,s.i BanMs1s.

Dedication Or q New Hosf,eai BuiImsY.
large company assembled yesterday TO witnsm the
Inauguration Of new hospital buEding erected the
site OF the old marine department Of the New York Hos
Pital which was situated back frou Broadway, on
Duane street. 1t is four stories high and is built CT
Jersey blue stone, in the plain Dorc style The interior
arrangements of the building everything that could
bs desired The wards large, roomy sud we'll light
cd. The ventilation Of the building is excellent The
cold air passes in through shaft into eight heated
chambers IN the basement, which communicates with
The wards the floors above. These chambers filled
with coils Of pipe filed with steam generated from
boiler situated outside the building. As the hsht is
diaed from the pipes it is carried up by ues and enters
the wards by ventators. The object is to carry up
large amount of moderately air instead Of small
quantity Of intensely heated air this latter mesaod
has been found 70 be most Injurious to health The
Temperature will be sixty degrees during the winter
season. f
The other ssniscry and hygisnc arrangements are
perfect, and will render the spread OF infections
diseases hereafter impossible There IL defect how
ever which IL the Of wooden stsirsasss They
built OF Georgia pine substance that makes very
ceent flooring. but is very inAsmmabls and therefore
dangerous In Of are. The water closets bath rooms
beds &C.. constructed that il is impossible ior
vermp to accumulate. The total cost Of tine building
vas S15t ,0O0 /,
This building was commenced in April 1883 and has
been built by contributors from benevolent citi
zens James LsDox contributed s2b, 600 and Joseph
sampson 0o0 and the residue wasfurnshsd In sums
NayyIuS IRON w. tUU 10 SOU Amcng the donors
tice the name of George law who furnished 81 900,
George T. Trinobs, John A. Stevens, George Newboh,
Gulian c. Verplanck, James Donaldson, and William NJ
Halsted were the committee under whose supervision
the building was constructed.
After the company had examined the nterlor arrange
rens OF the building they invited into lecture
room to lisien to address from Dr. Joseph w. Smith,
who occupied an hour in delivering interesting dis
course the numerous surgical and medical
mace by the eminent physicians connected with the
New York Hospital.
He1racsc tue history Of hospitals from the earliest
period. The ancients had institutions worthy that
and to Howard, more sban any other man. is due the i'm
prov snent manifested In this important matter Form
ery hospitals the centres of infectious diseases
frcm oveIcrowding and lack OF proper ventilation The
Doctor here went into minute and interesting
mept OF the nj infection spreading in hospitals
was dus he thought to the exhsiaons from the lungs
and sk,; and the consequent super abundance of
bonc acid gas and minute animal particles In the air.
which are deleerious to bsah and provocative of dis
ease Bshe rtorv and hygiepic OF the
New York Hospital there Is danger future ary
infectious disease spreading. The statistics of .Ae
amounts IL ofIste matter thrown Off the system are
curious.
The average amount exhalei from the lungs aud slim
OF healthy adult in twenty four hours about forty
ounces, and Of this quantity about ten consist of AM
mai matter. II the number of patients in building 90
2o0 then tho amount OF pncaouary and cutaneous
halations wiz be in day, 666 pounds and ounces
IN thirty days 10000 pounds, and In year. 24S, ,S34
pounds
After giving brief history OF the hospital Dr. Smith
concuded by delivering brief and erited euoges
the practitioners whose and fame were identified
with the history OF the New York Hospital.
The company Ahen separated.