New-York tribune., 1866-12-28
NEW YORK HOSPITAL,

closed yesterday and it Is nnd rst I'D that they show ccnsd
rble deficiency in the rece Indeed this always been
the case when the Inst aton has not been favored with large
gatues from State From the organization oil the 90
eiey Of the NewYork Hospital down 10 1857 the Society re-
eeyed from the State s2 800 annuaIy$l20O for the h5Y
yk Hospa and so 600 for the Asylum for the
Insane 1851 the Legislature continued the gratuy two
years longer but since s3g The Hospital Las Deeh tLTown upon
nnrss The Governors will probably the petition 10 the
Legislature which sent 10 Albany in February last IN the
'O'O APPEAL TO THE LEGISLATURE
The deficiency Of the past year added to he balance OF
9sSsGS' 5SSS Of former years. MAKES ' Indebtedness '' '''''
they will forced adopt Of two courses VIZ 10 rae
tho price Of board for patients TO remuneye or paying
Standard sell the hospital grounds and sPpy he OeSss % @ 0
Tbe conTss first specified would materially diminish tho
usefulness the Institution but comparatively few OF the
nTeesd rte Were il to be adopted very barge number OF
hard working honest useful citizens would be deprived OF
suitable accommodation for curative Treatment as the s
solely for paupers and their limited would not permit
incur the OF an Institution charging r au
few exceptions totally unit FOR the favorable treat
ment of disease go,
"A sale Of the Hospital grounds would doubtless yield
very large money Whether IL could be invested ana
applied hospital purposes adyantageousy all things con
dered il u.s. problem difficult OF solution Inns Is
certain however Institution which tbreefourths Of
those occupying wards and suffering from sickness fractures
and wounds are brought from that portion OF te
city below Grandst cannot be removed from It's present site
without great derment TO the Of humanity Other hos
ptals been established at points remote from the New
York Hospital because 1t assumed that the location oi
the permanent and the Governors are hrmy per
that the removal OF the New York Hospital to distant
point within the city limits would render necessary me eaD
expenditure OF money, and in oeaon not so eligible for
hospital treatment that now occupied by the NewYork
For the reasons above forth the Governors ask your
honorable body grant TO the Society Of the New York Hos
pal annual donation Of 10000 in order that they may be
partially relieved from present indebtedness and enabled az
heretofore extend 10 the unfortunate but respectable and
ca and surgical which they may stand need and
which they have received from this institution for upward Of
affairs OF this Corporation TO those k and learned men
who have filed ile offices Of physician, and surgeons
RESOURCES or TIE SOCIETY.
The only productive property Of the corporation consists OF
two mortgages yielding the annual income Of S6 90 The
Soddd ~ yoSwny Worth chSrcS and DUaests and c
land and buildings at Boomngdae Siek seamen who have
paid hospital money have been received and taken OF
arrangement with the Secretary Of tho Treasury OF
,sd states Ho.psl Tund Patients abe TO contrbute
toward their own support are received at an agreed rate
female patients including medical and surgical care
This charge has been asccTaned from experience 10 he much
less Than Tho present actual average each patient
elusive OF any charge for medical surgical aid any
mate for tn cost of buildings or grounds few
patients demanding and requiring special and more expensive
Accommodations and attendance than the average and able
pay the charged al such rates as may be considered
proper under the special circumstances Such patients may
have separate rooms and food provided from the Supentend
table and when is added that they visited twice
dsv while ihey wcro listed home their physicians
bill would be least 80 daily with perhaps . day added for
ta becomes manifest Me patients deposit s1i and
2O entering the institution and If they recover before the
expiration OF four weeks the money due them returned
Oer patients unable TO pay nj a were formerly received
grauousy and these usually constituted from third TO
nearly half number patients but since the allowance
u the suspended those only Of this class have been
received who suffering nom injuries requiring immediate
aid and whose condition would not permit tier removal To
Bellevue Hospital
THE GESERAL GOVERNMENT VERSUS THE HOSPITAL.
The old per captain upon IN the merchant service
Of month og coasters 81 voyage Tor long yoyagers
unchanged who land values Of all kinds have been
the superintendent Of Marine Hospitals finds himself crampcd
or raeans give sailors permits oeIend beyond four
months Now, II sailor enters hospital with eompo'nd
OF the OIL leg he have consumption the ply
scans Of the hospital discharge him cured within
four months OF bis admission and so he Is sded upon an IN
tnton which has no revenue to devote 70 his support
Marine Hospital Superintendent @ ~ srTy hY relief but sai
that the fund for eqneg & is eny ,bni thew are 10 be
Ler care of when sick There some axi IN Custom
e The sup.rin enden OF the Marine Hospital gives
every sailor blank ccrthai "herenpon are printed the
Tft The physician Of the hospital shall first examine the
said and certify to me his opinion that he needs o this
That the disease With which he affected is curate
The first OF requirements which would require Phys
clan permanently the Custom House heeded and
the second the language Of the faculty sheer
suppose the maady 20 be consumption what sane pae
ioncr will eery that he can enfe the pa'mi Then the
House official grants certificate which be trans
fcrred from John Smith 10 John Jones and Smith s
where described therein the officers ol % hospital have no
Of ssceraning whether the applicant he real smith
practced upon the hospital
sPEcULATfoM coscERNISG SALE.
The question Of sale has repeatedly been raised among the
Governors OF the hospital aud late years has been conceded
that the grounds would readily bring e. O 100 but humanity
demanded hospital downtown and the Governors have been
UNIV Hing We'd their present site without effort obtain
aid from the Legislature H. however the Governors should
be driven TO wall they might sell al but the ehce
which they style the South House and the property thus sold
about city lots would undoubtedly yield from s $4,000
O. a sufficient 20 give them fine e,ce up
and leave million dollars 10 be Invested IN tWentlcs
The upown structure could be- the physicians would de-
sire the great institution and the south House could
modae patients who might be- pressing need Of
medical attendance New loke woui dislike witness the
demolition Of the old hospital ~ Revolutionary memory but
tie Legislature should withhold the needed aid the chances
IN favor Of removal 20 some up town neighboThood
GOVERNMENT or TIE INSTITUTION
The Oeorge T. Tnmble James D. De Peys'er
John David Wolfe, George Jonss fhomss Hall Fs c.
Frederick A. ConkinE Nathaniel r. Bailey Otis d. Swan
Jane, W Beekman Jsns Boorinan johnston Samuel Wst
Jane, Israel Cofse Theodore b. Bronson Sheppard
Candy Robert J. Liyuesoni William Denuistoun Jackson
Schultz George Cabot wsrd William HopPin, Geos H. Oil
espis and William y. Hoffman.
fhe physicians Thomas d. Consulting Physician;
AneiBs Physicians Henry ID. Ruky, 81 d. 0oveneur M Smith
NJ. D. Thomss N. D. Thomas Is Dash, N. d. William H.
Draper NJ D. Charles r. HGety. NJ D. House Physieian Dr. r.
Seguin Consulting SmEsoHs Alexander H. SteVen, d. Alfred
Post NJ D. Thsddeu 81 Hatsad, NJ d. Attending Surgeons
0uriOn Buck, NJ D. Thomas 81 Markoe NJ d. Willard Psrtrr
NJ. D. George A. Peters d. Henry D. Ssnd' 81 D. Charles NJ
Aim 81 Here Charles T. PoOrs' T. Lewis cura-
The other Robert Roberts Superintendent; Jacob
Ynl.yOor NJ D. Librarians Edvard l. johnson, Aposheeary