New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-24


augmented by tho purchase OF Dr. Romayne's library
and afterward by gift Of the Medical Society OF new
York OF all their books on condition that they and then
sons such as should make medicine study should have
free access them In the same year Win TINS dona1p
ns06 AN annual appropriation Of $3.50 Dade by the
for tho purchase OF books Other aau,ons
botanical library Of Dr. Hosack which was purchased oy
the Hospital During the year 1868 through the
OF John d. Wolfe esq, VicePresdent tho l1Dfaty re-
ceiyed valuable collection OF French and German
works. in ali IT'S volumes. Also, donation OF ss0o from
Johnston Of tile Board OF GOyernors-theh oney
being the proceeds OF fair gotten up by them VIII 'S
express object 90, ~,
For the support and enlargement OF this library, all
proceeds appropriated arising from the sale OF cke
house and attend classical instruction. The annual e1
penses OF the library. aside from the Librarians saS,
have been about $500 q year. The number OF poohs
amounts TO upward OF seven thousand volumes Old
medicine surgery chemistry botany etc the library y-
In the main building one above another, colu'
muncatng by spiral staircase. Dr. john IT, Nanaer'
WORT the present Librarian, has occupied that position
The formation of pathological cabinet was begun III
1sIO from OF morbid anatomy occurring in me pac
BILE collection is under the cha<se Of Curator ana
Cabinet Committee. 1t includes casts cravings paint
lngs, and prints, beside actual specimens s r,oxs
REMARKABLE SURGICAL OPERATIONS. A.. N.
1t was at the NewYork Hospital IN lsio tnaS oe s
carotid artery for aneurisln In 1911 tne saie @
hand tied the right subclayian artery Tor erc
m, the cavicle and for the rst time the opera
In MAY of the following year. Dr. Alexander Mott sew
The patient eventually died. however, Of the disease
DR. j. Kearney Rodgers In l85, tied the left snDclayan
artery, for aneursm, the inner side OF the scaenl
muscles In this the patient also died 10 DAYS aIer
the operation 1t was this operation that Drought d.
Rodgers prominently before the public ,..,
In addition 10 these celebrated surgical performances
PRODUCTION of searcatiOn as means OF relief in edema
tSus ary9gs by Dr. GrdOn Buck The Lectures o,
LAthotomy-pubshed in book form in 1887 orig
connected with the Hospital since 1917 died but week
or so ago. Dr. Joseph NJ. Smith, an old practitioner and
are the names Of some most distinguished medical
and surgical professors who have served the Institution
Dr. Samuel Bard, Dr. Peter Middleton, Dr. John Jones'
appointed in IVA; Dr. Wright Post, Dr. Richard 8 Ks-
i9sT Dr. Dr. VIM Hamnersy i7ss; Dr. John osScr9e,
1909; DR.. Valentine Mott DIR. A. H. stevens, Dr. John
man 1871 Dr. J. Kearney Rodgers is22; DR. Francis U.
Johnston, 1928; Or. Joseph n smith. 1922 Dr. John B.
Dr. T. X Hoffman 1886 Dr. Guidon Buck jr, 1887; DR..
John Watson, 1889 DR.. John A. SWEET 1875 Dr. John H.
Halsted 1851 Dr. Thomas N Markse ls5?i Dr. Th VIM
NJ. Smith, Dr.. C. f. Hackley, 1906.
STATISTICS
According to the annual statement of the Board Of
Governors for the year 1863 the entire number OF persons
who received the benefits Of the NewYork Hospital ~
The daily number 2l0 According to the casualty
book in the oce the number OF aeeaeni ese ho ns
the year 1867 was 22l Admitted In 1868, 2S2 OF TINS
number 1914 cured 405 relieved, 235 died. ana
the either discharged by request or for
other reasons
The number nquess held the Hospital during tho
year 1867 90 during the year lSeS69 were had De-
Quoting these last figures from the whole number OF
deaths in the year and 166 remains or the deaths 50
per cent surgical cases. 40 per cent medical The
number Of shows proportion OF CT per cent OF the
whole number discharged or the under treatment
ia 1893 1l62 were surgical l,15 medical The proper
on Of deaths about a Of surgical to % per cent OF
OF the patients admitted in ses 1874 seamen sil
pay patients 20 patients and S r sS PeSS
such during their stay in the Hospital.
According to The report OF me CGnm 1 on
this sum the Board OF seamen paid si7s27 the amount
from pay patents was s S Of the ns
tuition were IN fun SS273l %, leaving balance on the
wrong side Of the ledger Of SlO,793 S.
During the Winters OF 1871 and i7ss number OF dead
bodies dug mp by stealth 6y meea Tue Yesr a.
Burial Ground but also from private cemeteries ana Tue
fact becoming known excited genera
medical profession As is usual in such cases the faets
absurd reports We're circulated. and tho New
York HOspital-at that time the only one-was re-
gaad by the people Pe 18TH 18TH Of ao April
students houghtlessly exhibited the limb OF body tr1
hosnital An immense multitude speedily assembled
under the influence of the excitement caused 9y TINS act
and besleging the building, burst open the doors anu
after esroying u valuable anatomical COLLECTION, SaIreo
OF fresh for dnna ana Ii" place we're
only saved from Injury by the interference o. me mag
The next day st larger crowd assembled and ayowed
their purpose Of searching the houses OF Tue oHgIS
pIy scans; but by the circumstances OF Clntoh nau
ton John Jay and Others they were persuaded 10 Ieus
after examining Columbia College and few OF the sus
nected buildings At later hour they gathered round
ia and demanded possession Of the students who
We're ged there The demand was OF course refused
md as tbe mob became more and violent In
their actions force OF armed citizens was called OUT,
who finally fired on the rioters, who had assaulted them
with stones Five persons killed in the ARRAY, ana
seven or eight wounded including John Jay and Baron
steuben who were struck and badly hurt by the stones
thrown by the mob For some days the militia kept
guard about the ia but other attempt at violence
WAS made. The offending students were sent INTO inc
country for a short time, and the public excitement by
degrees became alayed. The venerable hospital now
ever was heneeforth Invested by the populace with
sort OF horror and became the scene Of many fearful
fof,tst nrpnd