The New York herald., 1869-11-22
The NEW HEBREW HOSPITAL.

Special Committee Meeting Yesferday-Re-
port OF the Donations Receivcd-Irhe Plans
Adopted-Location OF the Hospital and De-
scription of the Buildings.
A special meeting of the committee appointed to
raise funds to build the new Hebrew Hospital.
intended TO be an enlarged branch oil the Mount
Sinai Hospital, was held yesterday afternoon In the
lecture room OF the Temple Emanuel corner of Fifth
avenue and Forty third Mr. Benjamin Nathan
presided. Mr.. Julius j. Lyons, the secretary OF
the committee, read the minutes OF the last meeting
which were adopted with slight correction. Several
Of the gentlemen OF the committee reported ad
ditional donations in money received by them from
numerous persons OF various sums either in cash
or by subscriptions, since the last meeting amount
ing in all TO sl3,70O, increasing the fund for the
hospital available to upwards or $50. O0c,
Among the donors may be named:-A. 4. Stewart
$1,000; E. j. King, s5,ooo Benjamin Nathan 81, 500;
!. d W. Seligmann, sl,500 Peter Cooper, $1,000;
Jacob stiner $1,000; Hoyt spragues & Co., $1,000;
Fisk & Hatch, $1,000; Philip Speyer $1,000 W.
Butler Duncan, $1,000; Lawrence M. Cohen. GOO;
Isaac Bernheimer $1,000; Joseph Stiner, $1,000; Ii.
B. ClaGin, $500; D. G. Hays, $500; Miss Hendricks
$500, and many others with like or less amounts.
Quite an extended conversation arose on the ques-
ton whether it would be expedien to apply TO their
coreliglonst5 in their corporate capacity as congre
cations to rely upon the exertons and the ln1u-
ence OF the committee with the individual MEN,
bers. Much diversity OF opinion prevailed upon this
point and IL resulted finally in general agreement
TO urge the special sub committee OF which Mr. Max
Stadler Is chairman, 10 make all arrangements ap-
proprae in their opinion for the collection of iunds
and to increase their number II found requisite. 1t
was further resolved that members who have OBJ
tanned subscriptions be requested to collect
the amounts and pay them over to the
tee reported that the services the Mount Sinai
Hospital has rendered may be gathered from the fact
been received who were injured on the Hudson
River Railroad, and whose treatment at the hospital
ran through fory-three and nalf months In the ag
gregate One OF these patients has been In the hos
| ptal already three months, and may PROBABLY re-
main there two months longer to be perfectly cured.
For all this service the hospital has neither received
nor charged single cent, lts services Delng rem
dered gratultously.
that all the members of the committee be requested
In writing by the SECRETARY to be present az the next
meeting, with notice that their non-attendance al
the next meeting subsequent to that Will be consd-
| cred equivalent to q resignation of membership by
| the absentees ana others Will be chosen In their
| stead. The meeting then adjourned.
| the plans for the proposed new hospital have
| already been adopted. They were prepared by
building, or rather buildings viii be located on the
east side OF Lexington avenue, from sixty
peeD @ donasd 5y the ey for thar
The hospital buildings proper VIII consist OF two
wings, one in each corner. each fronting about forty
feet the avenue, with depth OF l35 feet on Sixty
seventh aud Sixty-eighth streets. The centre build
ing win be nifty feet square, containing the ofces,
apothecary library. sick rooms for pay patients,
| lying-in hospital, and under the imposing dome
| shaped Mansard roof o clinic dissenting room.
fifty feet square and thirty feet height of ceing
This centre building Is connected with the two wings
| on either side by covered colonnade the first
story, OF Dorchester freestone columns, with arches
| The front walls Will be OF Philadelphia pressed
BRICK the basement walls, the copngs and castings
Dorchester freestone and the roofs OF the French
| Msnsard syle In the rear and opening on both
the side streets will be gates for carriages, ambr :
lances and hearses, while the interior court sarCl
| will be adorned with flowers. shrubbery and fomn
tains and against the centre OF the enclosure
| win be placed the engine house. TIE cost of the
| building is estimated at So.,o non The eX-
| cavatlon for the foundc,on nss already
begun. It IS to be a t.rue cnarity, destined for
the gratuitous admls and treatment OF all with
out distinction " religion, nationality, race color
| or sex. Tee present officers OF the hospital are:-
| Presldelt, Benjamin Nathan; Vice President, Ema-
saer y, HART treasurer Lewis May; honorary
Lyons; Board OF Directors, John NJ Lawrence s-slo-
| mon Sommerch, H. Aronson, Lewis Fatmann ana.
| j. Abercasss. A