New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-12
ANOTHER SPEECH FROM STEPHENS.
Boston "Wednesday, July II, ls6
An enthusiastic meeting of Fenials wac held il
TmE EmfGRANT HOSPITAL.
INAUGURATION CEREMONIES AT WARDS ISLAND
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUMDIEGs-THE BANQUE
AND THE SPEECHES.

AND THE SPEECHES.
The new State Emigrant Hospital Just completed
on Wards llnd nsaguFaei yesterday in Of
large aud highly influential Of citizens The
buildings erected for the purpose are exceedingly wei
adsps and constitute ore Of the finest civil hospital
The continent second only 20 the sedgwck Military hospa
substantial piece Of architecture situated grounds of
Wards Island whoh comprise in extent 0s ocres OF these
by the labor OF emig grants about 1900 annually.
Yesterday afternoon the Commissioners Education accom-
panied By several prominent members o. tie Board CT Hea
about 10 prominent merchants and citizens OF
BROOKLYN sndJersey city visited these buildings and he an
inaugural festival The steamer G. W omes conveyed the
visitors and from the q festivities On arriving e
the island guests proceeded inspect tho hospital which
is intended to about patients The hospital
comprises 10 wards eight OF which hold % persons In EACH
and the remaining two 80 each
The institution including the State Emigrant Rsfuge.a
the present time afford protection for 10 900 inmates 900 sick
eyePr care md comf The nstation of no expense to
the qtv country bat Is entirely supported by
Of ships All those who have cmgrsted country within
five are s c ,n sre =. sr S
tinct buildings VIZ. Hospital refuge nursery ana
Tie Hospital as already stated Of the finest the
continent indeed Of the finest the world those In
combined institutions afforded accommodation for 900
patients who have sought refuge and protection either from
DESCRIPTION or THE HOSPITAL
The Hospital itself admirably fitted and is complete
fation and general hyge arrangements The building is
composed Of brick and covers 40 area Inclusive Of court
In the fitting up is plain and substantial
The for the reception OF patients are five in
nber each feet wide bv ii0 feet long and arranged
upon pavilion Plan. Wide corridors connect the several
cSrTdos With for the ne and diversion Of such Of
the patients may become conyalescen Each ward In the
botb s and % Zach bed gives over 200 cubic feet Of
air but If necessary accommodation can be provided for 500
beds giving 70 each bed 100 cubic feet ef air
In the basement Offices for the Superintendent cfthe Is
land the physician and the aohecay The laboratory and the
the t story Of ~ center baidnr Is the operating room
or heater it Is termed the instrument museum, and
the Of hospital contains the boilers for the warming
apparatus stcan-eueines force pumps cellars kitchen
building by sC,dOr TeS n Ts S be S s
zach pavilion situated that the exterior Of each ward on
three sides is exposed ~ the sunlight
The remaining north side OF the wards Is protected from
cold winds aud the ncemency Of the weather by placing
therein the nurses and corridors thereby equazng the
90 convaecents amusenents and conversations
without the ssk inmates Bath rooms are provided
The building cost about $3.50 and may be imagined
from the general description here evea Ia complete. and 10
every way suitable for the object view Those emigans
coming shores who may have need OF its hospitality
will surely be gratied at me temporary home Afforded them
THE ENIGRAST REFUGE.
This Is coumodous and substantial building erected for
Temporary accommodation Of homeless emgrnts In ar
checnrs beauty has nothing OF which to boast but inter
naly fitted with every convenience necessary for the
10 By 10 Five bldng connected by covered passage
arranged TO secure perfect ventilation and
Oh each floor and accommodation provided for several hnnd'
red persons Mr. John Rich is the architect OF all these
buildings.
As the guests of the day passed through the nursery for the
I. 80 OF 20 esa and neatly dressed from
three TO eight years se5e IN Uras Sse
appearance twas sight not unaecompanied BY tinge OF
preycnoe their dependent condition That they
are well and kindly cared for apparent and 70 DO hoped
before long their friends and parents Tso have found
their disposal which w enable them to take their little ones
again to themselves.
Anef having examined the various buildings and the
grounds surrounding them the visitors were Hospitality en-
at Il q sn
Wilson g. Hunt acted as Vce-President Among the
gentlemen present noticed President Schultz Drs Stone
Parker Dalton ard Harris Of the Board of Health supernten
dent Kennedy Senators Lent and Murphy Mayor BOOTH OF
Brookyp w T. Robinson J. T. Krker ex Judge OConnor
and Lent Edmund Connolly. Prayer Offered by the Rev.
Acr goodiy supply Of edbes & had been fairly dis
cussed the President Mr. verplanck amid considerable
chez ring arose to address the meeting.
He had pleasure the people OF the state Of
inaugurating this, the new Emigant Hospital
10 ow toward hospabe Of America and at that
early felt necessary that some means should be EN-
poyed coming ooantry foreign lands
HE speaker shen proceeded give interesting and
cnct history Of the doings Of the Commissioners OF
and complete building they before mem was mooted and
vsy rect and would be an object pride people Of
NewYork He then proceeded 10 remark N glowing terms
the the
institution the thousands upon thousands who annually
seek refuge and home upon son. AND
Addresses then delivered in reply to various toasts by
the following gentlemen: John H. Martndae, Attorney
General Of the sAte Dr. Csrnoehan w Robinson. James
p Pagan Superintendent OF Wards Islands Presidert D.
then spersed having evidently spent agreestls day and
being we'll satisfied with the arrangements made lor then as
well who may be compelled to sock atsmpoay
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