The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-14
h'askNei''s Is!sne Hospital Dsstro, ed
by Fire,

Nc lives L"ss Five Huudyel rad Tnis IL Pa
s-n's Ese.r< srv"r the Bufsns-y f. rifsng
S-Sres .Hd Ins vi. nss-TAe Basss,ss.e -. tire
~ D-ssrv; ed- The Pays Sans s~d Ladies'
EaTsiy Escays-R4scue ~ she Massoo
hy Msans u II Iadder-The Doctors Lose
their ps"fsssy, NOD Compelled 10 ID
b. Pr's"s Cios.ss-Dr Sa.K~y's M."u.evspt
Worn an Prostitution Dest,cy sd-Ths Fs.
'fe"'" al ~ comfortable Quw-tsr--Spsc.-
men of torpcyrtisn Contract 3uii.sng--
NSt'tsg IN the Rc~sd or G..v~rso,a--Thry
&ssci>e y Fv,,d New Hospital
IL" largest hospital Back9e's Island, known
~ he lss,o Rosc''S discovered 70 be Ara about
rolf yet t~o ,cltGk yesterday morning, aud in a few
hours VS. burned 10 the ground The resident phys
car, biz family and assistants all escaped narrowly with
ne lives d'd also stcpt Eve hundred and thirty ip
rsesof 'he insta,cr, who were due time provided
~nh conceivable quarters in other buildings On the
,s,p-c
Tbs t"id'ne VIA constructed in 1882,
DC, contract with the city authorities Il
was ctmmeuced before tho organization IF the
BOARD Of Ten Governors, though IL WAS finished
a''fr tier c'fsL'zaior urter the old contract Yves
ctmtcsed q tuior Gtpe residence OF the resi-!
tor, Ilysicsp, family and sis-eevsrty Eve feet long
arc sixty feet wide, There a wing either side
ole buncred ard twsrty Eve feet long and fifty feet
vice Tire terg used for the male inmates Of the in
cnuoea'iors fer atori six hundred patients though
With thai pupher Il would be considered crowded
There hv' Eve hundred and thirty inmates at the
tine Of the oisaser soo TIE building then pretty
well Med TIE edGce VAS tsroe stories in height the
walls were Ct stone, and the raeTs OF Georgia pine The
roof d wood covered With tin. From the exterior
The building presented 70 tie casual observer remark
ably soid appearance; hut appears that for some
yes,s has been considered UNSAFE. add macy Thousand
ircr ssis The ~sls laid bare show that the work
originally dope sageors.y slpsaod manner
The fsopes lo1k Ike fair solid wall, but 10 reality il
filled IN with ccbbe and other loose stones; and
i; s sad that the ,osm rom the island used in
stead Of ssId Certainly the walls crumbied too much
dry gingerbread 20 have been properly constructed
For a tine IRE walls have been oulgng out, and II
feared that day good strong gust of wind would
brig Inc ~noie pile 10 the ground. Yet the cost this
ccfkiebeH ia said to have been UPWARDS OF 600
that With the property destroyed vita It, the city W.T..
loe more t. sl00ct0 besides the great Inconvenience
Of erecting a-tther buidng.
The h'e was discovered about half past tw, by the
Waterman ou:sice. wro noticed fire and smoke in Dr.
Sacgtrs private kitchen wash IN the basement
oil Tie middle building He Immediately gave tho alarm
hut in few minutes the floor Of The above H. used
there we're fifteen persons residing IL this part
q the building, consisting Of Or. Sanger, the
,ar,s and serysris The parors over the ONCE ana
Iooms CT che side Of the ha were used for the family OF
d. SANGER and en- tho other By the physicians OF tho
house The apotbecary g Office with quite large stock
Of medicines, on the same floor with the office All
ssse parties we're Of course thrown into the greatest
serrsiion for by the Tine that they reused they
nearly s16.ca;es with the smoke which denseiy
filled hs; ps. oi the building They could not thuk Of
spreading With great rspidty from the combustibe
caioTe OF the materials In tho apothecaI shop and tho
pin. 'siies Sey budaIed In the piercing cold glad
rpcurb 10 escape with their lives One, howeeer-the
rsaiyth 81 The utit1ocboueh at drs' awakened by toe
rose hsc IRON gene :srciea security retired again and
reef being sLiioOsisd. She bowever reached the
baccry Ct the second rc- where she screamed Justify
&c! hep ladder ~as procured. and MIR simpson the
c1ercer Of tie Almshorse. succeed in bringing her
Down safely, unencuIber,d with superhuoas clothes
o. ceursr the first ihng dope efer the escape Of those
in the centre building look after the patients in
5t wings who had by tbs tno begun to cry loudly Tor
be'p They lockeo in, aud time lost open
II TIE docrs hst those who were able could make
lnCc ih.if escape No ths doors opened
ihsD the crowd poured with sIscry remark.
able ol sos perseEs. Fortunately they were lot Obliged
through the centre building, for otherwise thero
Ill 81 have seen fearful css Ct nc Those VINO could
not ws'l on wt'o carried ogl; The pyba "ns, guards,
sfrvanu vn'ocns ~ rry bc- OF nca from the Peui
t6Dtisry, unctr charge Of Warden FITCH rendering GIL
C'r -e'vlce Ret IL the eXcter1ent OF the moment
CT 'ho woner's wards had been okcd. and tho
~ ~ho la" 'he k-. cou'd Dot he found What wac 10 be
doJt2 We're ,hty "a turn s!ivef Was there ans posi-
tnhy o. iescu.rg teen These were QUESTIONS wbch
60 iltae e. De lest Tmoers and sionts from obsr
rs-'s the borrios tu6sg were brought; The door was
quickly battered n ara t,ero porred ioTh pci NEIL tho
os. Jo! crowd OF SEX that probably
sefD Af'tr was supposed that al had been rescued
ID" ne still huIniog With great rsdty eNteodiug from
the cept-e bui'cipg alorg ,he Wings lnst look
taktn arc ore POOR old scarcely able to speak from
syHt Gator icurc AID rescued Thus BY prompt and
energetic .cish, all or the Inmates sayed though
rary reary suiiocs,ed. sers aud filters
brcust, % carry away the tedrioden who were soon
cticraby placed alongside tho huge stoves in tae Pon.
epta!y hslls. TOE sick put IN n safe risce
rtar the burning bulcng where they could be kept 1
While the somol sa. c,y housed Ia the roni.
uruary Which by tic way, hut few strrs distant
tne wtman was IN iacor, and was delivered
o. rurrng buidrg vh the body ot her chli which
has ED be day tc.ore and a third lon. chie flew
pr, bacy affected BY exposure.
Es.iy 81. ut made n subduo the flames, but the
ha an hour both wings we're in full blaze. Tie Csoton
vs,'f was Introduced CD The Island about tso since,
End 'beie !. reservoir bcjipg 100000 gallons, with
nrc urs scattered about IN convenient places There arc
als small ere enf1es 81 suall calibrt about two
year Oil, vhicl brcceh, Into reqasioo. About
rty c'tbe m'st rusty prisoners were brought from the
rorituisry ard lumber from the worklouse, aud IN
stoT Time after the fire broke on. the engines at
NO. TIE Q! plugs however cut efofder snd conld
ro u n he uscd that they had 10 draw water from
the tser rpt perceived tina. he oi8co could
GOT &c SAVED The Gre burned with tae greatest rapifty,
bt VEL famed by the strong northwest wind.
or .stfcr gele, Witch blss AZ the Tine The 81.
Tood situation ri the building. being on tho
Smallpox Hosptsi ana tho rcni,entaTy, gave H. cir
free sSoro OIL round and rendered absolutely impss.
be se'eH The system o ventilation 20 essential 10
gcoo ho~p,s also helped 90 ieod the flames, and tie b,
ter Cod pTsvooed &c ctc'dal efforts as mst otherwise
Rave ICtr fKefhd ~ vas octrmDtd, howcfer, 10 save
"May or TCmatn cook house, which inmeaittCly ad-
ioicd tie hospital, and hence the 81 "Nsyor
Ten srns morumrn rqucncc Of the pcrtiuacity
WITH Which that Eentems fought Tor when he ~as
Glen Covcrrtr." Ttis building used q cook house
AMI vash house, and contains cousiderao mschncry,
worth altogether. % rough calculation, sIOCV0. The
hui dirf Ses fortunately saved and according sc Warden
incb, by the efforts OF simpson, the engineer Of
Gle A'r,sh' ~ and Hun, the master blacksmith 81 the
Zen ontiaT who iood naEully with their hose, connect
Cd viii .onkey pump in the wash house in dangerous
vicirny the bling wslls determined their
huidfg Tbs they succeeded IN doing, though NJ the
imu,ipcn risk of uer lives and u stands
rtrt 20 tier bravery well a. Mayor Temans peril
naciy.
Il wss nearly eisbt O'Clock before the abors the /
burrrc tucif ceased ana then all that combusti-
bic had Robo. very little property having been saved
IN. Sabscf lot everyhng-personal Properly, library,
in.t'pusr end al 0f the manuscript Of wors
protson Which nc has had IN the course Of preparation
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