Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-27
The Cincinnasi Hospital.

COLUMBUS MarCu 20, zoos.
While on a recent visit to the Queen City
of the West, took occasion TO examine the
charitable institutions OF that place. The
first and most striking was the new Com
mercial Hospital, now in course of erection.
and intended to be completed during the
present year. Through the kindness OF
Mr.. Jno. Carlisle, one of the trustees, and
that prince OF good fellows, Hon. Harry
Borden, l was shown every part of the
building, its designs and arrangements,
&C., drawn by Mr.. A. C. Nash, the architect.
The length of the building ground is AS
feet, and the width $40 feet. The building
site is surrounded by wide streets, SO that
ventilation will not be obstructed, and
plenty of fresh air will be had in every
part OF the building. While the building
is continuous around the entire square,
and will be three stories high, it is so ar
ranged on the inside as to seem to be di-
vided into eight separate compartments OF
pavilions, to secure 1t against fire, and for
better ventilation.
There is an open space or court in the
center, in which is to be fountain, sur
rounded with winding walks, running in
every direction; and the balance of the
court to be neatly sodded and kept in grass
This will furnish quiet and secludt spot
for the recreation of convalescent patients
In the front center, the building will
contain the Administration Department
with main entrance in the center. This
block contains on the first floor rooms foI
the Superintendent, reception rooms
apothecary roe m and dispensatory, resi-
dent physicians library and pathological
museum. In the second story, are the
Trustees rooms, sleeping rooms for Super
intendent, and private wards for pay pa
tients.
The operating room, with seats for Isl
students, will be in the third story. The
balance of this extended and magnificent
building is principally. divided into wards
for patients. The rooms are very large
high and airy. Each ward in the central
pavilion is intended to contain SO beds,
and the remainder of the wards, "a beds
each, making in all 600 beds.
The basement contains the kitchen, bak-
cry, servants and ddormitories. engine rooms,
post mortem and other rooms. 1t is ex-
pected that the whole establishment when
completed, can be heated with steam by
means of coil pipe in heated air chambers
in the basement.
This splendid building is connected by
corridors which are intended to be open in
the summer to secure good ventilation
Tho botrbt of tho hu;l1;pnr io to ha tb~oe
stories, the roof to be of slate, and on the
corners of each pavilion will be turret
for ornament, resembling, somewhat, those
on the new asylum of this city.
The building will be of brick, faced on
the corners with Portsmouth sand stone.
The work on this splendid structure is
about half completed, and it is intended
to be pushed rapidly to completion, under
the management of that accomplished su-
peri ntendent and architect, Mr.. A. C.
Nash.
The erection of such an institution by
the people of Cincinnati is evidence of a
spirit of enterprise and charity rarely ex-
cslled in the United States.
The necessity of such an institution is
clearly apparent. Located as Cincinnati
is, on the Ohio, with great number OF
railroads centering at that point, and also
having a great variety of manufacturing
establishments carried on, accidents must
be numerous. and hence, the necessity for
such retreat for the unfortunate class OF
persons who may be injured, and who have
neither q home nor friends to care for
them.
1t is the wish and trust of the undersign-
ed, that that magnificent structure may be
pushed rapidly to completion, and that
under the management OF discreet trustees
1t may be made the means of alleviating
many of the woes that affiict our fallen race.
To this end, it is necessary that the en-
terprisc should meet the appreciation of the
people of Cincinnati. From the best in
formation on the subject, believe that city
is heartily in favor of the institution. 1t
will take large sum OF money to finish the
work. And since it seems to be the desire
Of the people to complete the building, il is
but proper that they shall pay for it in
their own way. Ion.
Weed. Prediction of the
Faie of the Republican Leaders.
THURLow WEED is an experienced poll
ttcian. and, withal. is one of the shrewdest
politicians in the country. He has put in
a long life-time in opposing the Democratic
party-its men and its measures. With all
the prejudice thus created and his strength
ened partiality for the Republican party,
- obvious to him it is, that 'the political
excesses and rapaciLy of the Radical lead
ers will both emphasize, and shorten their
history" that he can not refrain from say
ing so. He feels confident that the fate of
the Republican leaders who are engaged
In the work of impeachment, will be as he
has thus written it down:
"Sumner. Chandler. Butler, Boutwell,,
Stevens, Ashley, loyal as they were during
the rebellion, will be held responsible for
the consequences of four years of civil
strife-consequences fatal to the union,
people. These men. like the Red Republi-
cans of Madam Roland's day, have been
perpetrating outrages in the sacred name
of freedom. II, as it now seems probable,
the President shall be convicted, every
member of Congress prominently respon-
sible for his taking off, may exclaim with
Cardinal Wolsey, "a long farewell to all
my greatness" for not one of them will
survive politically beyond their present
terms"
Compliment tary 10 the Ohio State
journal.
The Ohio State Journal is the Central
organ Of the Republican party of Ohio. 1t
gives tone and character, such as it has, to
that party. What manner of paper it is
is thus set forth by the Springfield Morning
Adoertiser, another laborer in the Republi-
can party 40
THE NEW YORK SUN AND THE OHIO STATE
JOURNAL.
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