Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-06
THE INAUGURATION OF THE
10 ss CHARITY HOSPITAL. ara;
Description Of the Same.
Speeches of Bishop Rape, Gov.
Tod, Hon. 4. B. Payne, Judge
Tilden, and Surgeon
General Barr,

V,.u General Barr. sae
The ceremonies incident to the Inaugural
ton of the st. Vineent's Hospital, tool
place yesterday afternoon in the edi.
flee which has just been constructed on
Perry street, and which will be opened tC
the public next Monday. The building ha;
been constructed under the superintendent
Of Bishop RaPpe with funds raised by sub
scription mostly from Professionals, and the
property is held in his name exclusively
Patients will be received irrespective of re,
ligious belief by paying so much a week fol
their board and being nursed. The board
of patients who are unable to pay, will be
! paid by the city. ft..it
1t is claimed that the institution is entirely
unsectarian in its character; that patient:
desiring the ministration of a Protestant
Clergyman may be accommodated in hat
respect So far 50 good. But if any mum
Der Of Protestant convalescents should de-
sire to hear Protestant preaching III the
chapel of the hospital, they will not be al
lowed that privilege, as no service will be
held excepting that of the Roman Catholic
Church.. 1t is here that the seetarian char
acter of the institution shows itself, and we
earnestly hope that the Bishop will make
good his assertion hat the hospital is
entirely unsectarian,% by allowing
Protestant service in the chapel a part of
the time, for the benefit of those patients
who may prefer the faith in which they
were educated. It seems to us hard that
convalescent patients, who are unable from
sickness to attend church elsewhere,
should be debarred the privilege of attend
ing religious service of their Owl choice. If
Bishop Rappe, in addition to allowing Pro-
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ual wants of patients, "when sent for"
would allow Protestant service in the chapel,
say one half of the Sabbath, and Catholic
the other half, then the institution would be
eminently unsectarisn in its character, and
it would become a truly noble and benevo-
lent institution, entirely free from religious
bigotry, and one that would be supported
cheerfully and literally by all denomina-
tons.
The cost of the building has been about
49, 600. Upwards of $50, 600 remain to be
paid.
The edifee is attractive in appearance,
and is well adapted to the purposes of its
construction, as will be apparent from the
following
DESCRIPTION or THE BUILDING.
The building is designed in the "Franco
Italian" style of architecture, which is now
generally adopted in the United States and
Europe, in cases where the structure is on a
scale so extensive as to require the diversi-
effects of centres and wing buildings,
by Companies or towers, which in
the present instance are of the form and ap-
pearances peculiar to the Italian order, and
surmounted by steep roofs and dormer win
lows of the style.
The general arrangements of the design of
he exterior will present, it is believed, an
IMPOSING and picturesque effect, while the
care and fo~rethought have been ex-
'reised with the internal arrangements to
ender the building perfectly adapted to the
for which it is intended. ~
The walls Of the building above grade
ne are of red brick, with cut stone belt
curse and stills, with brick pilasters and
APPS. The main portions of the building
re designed to be two stories above the
,asement, being about 50 feet from the
round to the ridge of the roofs. The tow
rs project 81 feet from the centre face of the
lain building, and are four stories above
he basement, and at theirhighest point are
bout so feet from the level ground.
The building is in the form of the letter
and extends $50 feet north and south on
'erry street. The wings, SO feet by 80, out
ide dimensions, are located at each end of
he main building, and will be appropriated
J the use and convenience of the patients,
he north wing being intended for males and
south wing for females. Between the
Vo wings are spacious open courts, each 2S
ct by IS feet in arA~ ~rd IN the centre OF
IL main building, in the rear between the
wings, is a building extending "a feet,
inches by % feet, outside dimensions, and ,
hich is lighted by large windows looking ,
to the open courts. The total depth ofthe {
east and west, including the tow :
5, is los feet. :
The main building is divided longitudin-
ly in the centre by corridors 10 feet in 7
.dth, and contains the following rooms : !
lsement-on the south side-of the corridor S
two rooms 10 feet by 10 feet s inches, t
lich are fitted up with closets and COM :
lnicate by a passage 4 feet by 10 feet. =
rooms are intended, one for a living a
'm and II for a bed room for the nurses f
institution. At each end of the cor o
or IS a wing which contains a dining II
I'm % feet 4 inches by SO feet s inces. al Ii
rear of which is a scullery and wash fl
IN S feet by 30 feet; and in front of each h
ng is a nurses bed room Is feet A inches y
10 feet. On the north side of the corri- GO
are two ward pantries, which contain IN
NIB walters 4 feet by 4 feet, which com W
nicate with the roomsu up stairs, and may "a
used for lifting patients to the different ii
or otherwise. In the centre of the
lding, IN the rear is a commodious hi
chen, 2+ feet 4 inches by &c feet in the ~ ~
erior, which is fitted up with all the nee ca
airy culinary apparatus, including boilers tn
| other arrangements for supplying the II
hs, &c, with hot water. On either side -
he kitchen are windows looking into the te
n court. AT the rear is a scullery Z feet
nehees by "a feet The kitchen com. an
nicates with the corridor in front by be
of a passage . feet wide, on each !
of which is a kitchen pant 70
re is also a door - - d.
of RI ,Pening from the north "
80 corridor into a cellar II feet 8 =
hes by IL feet 6 inches, and also into a in
re room of the same dimensions. CT
FIRsT FLOOR. II
he entrance hall is 10 feet 4 inches by I6 "
4 inches. On the left side is the phvsi- in
MS room, Is feet by 20 feet, which con ne
IS two closets, 4 feet by 10 feet, and on Su
right side is the reception room of the ~
lie dimensions. The sick wards are at be
ends of the corridor over the dining fit
N, and are SOfeet by6O feet, inside meas ]ol
They are fitted up with a row of beds vi
ZACH side, and are intended to aecommo- Fo
about fifty patients each. At the rear Oh
rooms feet by 80 feet, which is fitted up
bath rooms, wash rooms, &c. The lei
t part Of the wingsi is occupied by the
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