New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-19
NE " YORK HOSPITAL.

Yesterday morning the building recently led to
TIE New York Hospital wa, formally opened for the
reception Of patients The Governors issued invita-
tons to the press and the public to be present on the
occasion, and quite numerous company Of ladies
and gentlemen attended. The guests were escorted
through the several wards by the officers Of the lns-
tuition and inspected the rangements, which science
and humanity have devised to alleviate the sucrings
of the sick and diseased with great pleasure and salts
faction.
The building is an irregular parallelogrsm, &c
by 90 feet of Jersey bluestone finished with brown
sandstone and corresponding in form and appear
ance with the other hospital buildings.
The basem ent is mainly occupied by chambers, in
which fresh air. which is obtained through shaft or
chin ney on the outside of the building, is heated by
contact with clusters Of steam-ppes; each floor Is
warmed with air from a separate heating chamber.
This air when heated s forced up through tubes in
the walls and flows into the several wards, through
CRATES near the floor the foul air being carried OIL
through CRATES the ceiling into other tubes In the
was finding it's way out Of the building through the
cbimDeys. BY this arrangement the rooms are al
ways kept at an equabe temperature, and all un-
pleasan, or infectious odo-s carried off as soon as
generated. On the first floor are the Offices Of the
Supe rintendent, and Surgeons, together With four
sick wards 27x32 feet two large wards, sox27 feet,
each containing % cots, and two smaller wards,
27xl4 with four cots in each, composes the sec ond
floor the third Is precisely similar to the second and
the fourth story has two large wards sOx27 feet and
a theater and lecture-room for students. The wards
are well lighted, and very lofty adjoining each are
bathrooms, wster-closets, washrooms, aud other
necessary appliances for health and comfort. Pa
tents need not feel sny alsrm abOu. ascending 20
many fights Of stairs, for large dumb waiter takes
bed and man from the first floor and lands them
wherever desired without any perceptible motion.
Indeed the whole of the arrangements are worthy OF
the highest commentator, and reflect great credit
upon Mr.. Gardiner, the architect. The building cost
$4,000, which was contributed for the purpose by
the citizens of this City, in sums from s25 900 to go
After ins pectipg the building the guests assembled
in the Lecture room when Mr.. Geo. I. Tnmble
called their attention TO the catholcity OF the insttu-
tion-natives of all countries and religions were ell
eible to its benefits and if too poor to pay, no charge
was made 10 them and in any the patient was only
charged the amount which be actually cost Hospital
and medical attendance being free. He then intro
duced DR.. Joseph NJ. Smith, who delivered an aole
address, embodyng the history of medical science,
and the part which the NewYork Hospital hss
PLAYED in the battle agains. disease and death The
number of patients treated 10 the Hospital last year
was ESQ, Of which only 373 died. From the address
we extract the following on ventillation;
Az the infectious atmosphere OF hospitals, Jaiis
ships, and squad hsb atoms OF the poor originates
as there is good reason to believe from human exna-
latiops. and defective ventstions, it becomes ques
ton Of importance TO ascertain the amount oil sum
e.bslations from given numbers OF individuals IN
given spaces of time. BY an elaborate and eareiai
investigation il hiss been determined that the daily
discharge Of matter from the lungs and skin is greater
than that from the bowels and bladder The average
amount exhaed from the lungs and skin OF healthy
sdul, of ordinary size, in "a hours, is aoou' ~
AZ and Of this quantity about 10 dw'- consist
of animal matter II the number Of patients IN
,bi, building be 200, then the total amount
NJ ,uluonsry ard cutaneous e1histions VII
he in one day, coo it o.; in one month Oh "
DAYS 90 900 b. and in year. or 363 days, 2i'S1i
N. az: and the amount of anmaor organic matter
in these exhslstions will be in one day, ID o. IN
one month ESQ h, and in one year, 5000 ID o. The
amount Of effete matter emitted from the lungs snd
,kin of the 500 patients in this Hospital would De In
one wear CO., 1888 ID 4 o., and Of animal matter,
soi n OF. Such estimates enable US to Judge Of
The degree of liability to disease, originating IN IL
ventilated or oyer-crowded human hsotanohs'