The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-21
THE NEW ISLAND HOSPITAL AT BLACK
WELL 8 ISLAND.


Island, the auspices OF tho rea Governors, doa
tined surpass in appearance and utility all the hos
ptis Ia this country, aud 70 vie with many la Europe
Ia be buAt OF bus rnbbe stone taken from tho quar-
res the island with hammer dressed painted
nices It is to be three and half stories high with
steep roof lighted by windows between the cornos and
dormers above the cornice TIE height Of the ceilings e
the frat second stories will be fourteen feet On
each end there will be wing The hospital II on
o plan adopted by commission in France,
after an examination Of the principal hospitals 10 Eursps
and the plan for its ventilation Is tue principle a
La Reboissere Hoepteaux Paris The number OF patsat
that con be accommodated without Inconvenience viii bs
744 Tho fesh throughout the building will b. sap
piled by general fresh conductor, fed by blowo
from raised chimney outside the building and tho air
pipes will be carried underneath the basement oer from
this vertical supply tubes will distribute the fresA
air in summer, and the heated fresh air II
winter besides having all the modern improvements
The BUILDING intended to supply the pace Of tho 90
hospital which uIDed down the 1874 OF February.
1865 The Commoa Council in the following moath IA
ted item 10 the tax levy for sl0) 70 pay for tho
new cdice but this sum viii scarcely pay for than
ooahalf the expense when saal be fitted up. The
corner laid the 22d OF last July, and the
ana the body tho building been erected stor,os,
the wing entirely closed 10 aud will be read for
pancy by the August The Other wing aud body
OF the building will not be finished before another year
The and Dtcrs work Ia to bs done by cnraos,
aud the ana macon work by the Gays work. ny me-
cbanics from city The labor s performed by
vics island At present thore eighty
employed and hundred prisoners. The wing that ID
nearly finished presents very hne appearance, aud the
appearance OF the work viewed from the locks
pass the Island mpreeses tho behoder
at with the magnitude and beauty Of tho work.
addition the above the Governors hR eariy
peted wing for the Pen.entsry built of
stone taken lron tho quarres the Island. IL is foar
stories D height with four tiers Of cc,s, and when
On shed will Contain hundred and forty cells Each
cell will be four feet wide by feet Deep Tue iron
doors end locks foe the being made the island.
The BUILDING viii be hfepoo AT present thirty mssDns
employed the work, and the labor performed By
thirty FIVE prisoners.
Ii is also emplaed to enlarge the Lnnaiic Asylum
at The north end OF the island by The addition OF another
wing and relieve the present crowded condition OF that
Institution In .he,year 1926 the number in the asylum
So IN 1885, l4S IN 1546 $685. In 1885, 597 Carrying
out this ratio to 1906 accommodations will be required for
nearly one Thousand patients.
IA also proposed TO extend the Nursery Hospital, at
Randsls Island, Consequence Of the Immediate
sity for the proper medical treatment of sick children
Plans and specifications have been prepared TO
this object and application made for the of $4,000,
to carry out the Improvement.
The general condition OF the several NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
the charge Of The Governors is well worthy OF commesda
ton, and visit to them will amply reoomponse these
who feel interested In public institutions.