The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-22
Brooklyn City News.


notice this charitable institution formally opened
Saturday last The occasion assembled quite a args
number Of professional and highly respectable cit
zens, warmly interested in this undertaking. The house
No. 1872 Court street. which has been selected for the
Dspepsary, was suitably arranged for the occasion
Rev. a. GARncHs opened the exercises with app-o-
pirate prayer and followed by DR.. Lewis Bauer who
laid the financial prospects OF the institution before
audience. He stated that five medical men hsd Aken
upon Themselves the principal financial responsibility
for the purpose Of obvanQ delay that he however, and
his friends, had received most ging promises
support from the German por len the population g,
to Its maintenance and continuation; that h,s
Honor the Mayor Brooklyn had sanctioned this
ment by his encouragement and appreciation and had
also promised his cheerful operation Unfortunately
hts Honor had been prevented from honorng them III
bis presence by journey which permitted OF delay.
BE had however authorized him to his with
regard TO the institution to express his regcss
being prevented from attending personally. Ia con-
cusion Dr. Bauer said that undertaking was based on
was calculated TO meet the wants Of German pauuera,
who at present excluded from the numerous Aroe
,ican Institutions Of the same character by hsr DO
berg sufficiently acquainted vi the language Of the
country but that tie Dispensary was, nevertheless
freely thrown open to other naionaiities
Or. AUGUSTUS KAIT next addressed the audience. h
said that the undertaking presented itself st hum
BILE shape and he considered infant that red
the fostering KINDNESS and support Of friends to
ard self reliance But rs the baptism had such highly
repec able goda he and his professional
locked upon Its future succefs with confidence H. sin
celey hoped that long The pii progress Of the Ia
sttuton would bring them together the completion Of
this noble scheme BY the construction Of German
pal London had already enjoyed for many years tns
blessings of such asylum for their sick beddien
countrymen, though the German population OF that
great metropolis could not compare itelt with the
number Of German residents Of Brooklyn aud Ne YORK
nor with the wealth possessed by the German merchants
OF these cities. lie was convinced that it only
opportunity Of appropriatng portion Of that susnca
Tor the support OF their countrymen which had
wanrpg, and by no means good will or philanshropic
feeling This opportunity offered ITSELF aud he an
his medical friends engaged in this benevolent work
tetained doubt that they would receive ready ana
crescvnt,n
Mr. GARRrcrE President of the German Enigrant AID
Society concluded the exercises by expressing in the
name Of the Society he officially represented his most
cordial APPRECIATION of the undertaking. and ed
thanks to the medical staff of the Dspensary f the
and devotion with which they had sailed into
this charitable institution He had no doub that i.
would prove . blessing to their oountrymen, and an
sublime calling devoted to relieve suffering and 10
restore the blessings OF health and happiness sick
cedirg speaker, TO the future accomplishment Of
German hospital in Brooklyn; he knes by experience
the charitable disposition ard sympathy of the German
this opportunity would call forth that benevo
knce 10 which the occasion appealed His confidence
even went 80 far believe that their American fellow
ci'izeDs would not fail to forward literally sup
port OF the undertaking.
As regards the arrangements CT the ne v institution
We are informed that the DsIensary viii be
day. Sundays excepted from two to four O'Clock tor
poor in general and that Drs. Ka and Braenplch viii
attend alternately in their capacity scians wa
cal cares. Dr.. Pfeffer is the resident physician VINO
will act in Of absence Of of ths consulting phys
clans or surgeons and Also In all of accident that
Hermann has rendered bis services gratuitoa sly "a
cupper and leecher.