New-York tribune., 1871-10-10
TIE NAnAL HOSPITAL At ANNAPOLIS

COMPLETION oy A LARos AND CONVENIENT
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF f1S PLAh. = ID
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Oct. THE United STATES
Naval Hospttal near this city has finally feaeneo -
osmplstton, after tho expenditure OF almost Two yea
labor and than t2Oo 900 in money. The HosptAi
the Naval Academy intended at nrst merely Ior inc u
Of sick midshpmen, but sfterward through necessS'
appropriated 70 indscrminate naval service In is par
toular province was found 10 be too small for the de
mands after the transfer Of many ahips and their so
companyinR officers and crews to the ACADEMY anu
hence the erection Of the present building The GROUNDS
belonging to the Academy wers entirely occ@
pied, and suitable place for ths puhd.
ing Of the Hospital had to be iouno
elsewhere; accordingly, farm facing the
school was purchased The farm contains IN the neigh
borhood Of Of excellent arabic land ana mp 70
its passing the ownership Of the Navy Department
under profitable cultivation. yielding ah species o
grain and vegetables and besides containing one OF tno
choice and best selected peach orchards TOT wch
this section OF !the State is notable In one part
National Naval Cemetery where many sailors ana
marines and three naval officers are buried Tae ,ann
not Otherwise used is undergoing s.asm1 ssr
under the Of Of fh' the %esa l.
situated eminenoe having hight OF about vss ::
feet hs ss svs s ss anchor and
Admiral Porter He was the first to see the mcn @
~ the he end o nuke Of the anoSOr
TO the end of the other the distance by direct &
Under the back part Of the building coal cellar With
capacity OF 800 tuns behind and on each side OF tnis
the basement and divided OF into the various 6ranche:
Of the culinary depsrtments The entire of
iating or tanning machlne Is also attached to the
saper.ts :tta% ss0m or 0I hot "nI1 ar can
any any part Of room The kitchen ,oa nssS con
metal Tie furnished yits patent wssaps; *
steam das and water pipes are carried throughout the
TSs o The laid
into dining for tho attendants midsh1pmon, and
second door On this aoor are the oicers rooms. the
surgeons office and reception rooms Thsss N con ma
saSSTasy T'f S S'
SOFAS chairs and settees tasefuy covered with
ssR R the dss
ing and ana eight ward rooms nd1S: Son
tackle that patients may be easily and tendery
placed without pain to them enuT IN IN tse
east wing number one Of the sailors wards ~ Feet
The third door Is somewhat similar in its division TO
the immediately below. In the place Of he private
for the Officers s are the pTSe as 70
their cheerful @ app
ss sf he e for ; the %HS
wounded frSm one aoor 70 sOG F
nished The remainder of the floor s divided into ward
The fourth and last oor intended for malignant and
contagious diseases. Nearly the same order OF division
Ia carried out as below wing being intended for mid
shmcn and the other for sailors, the hall running be-
tween the two wards. In all, the building contains 40
apartments, and is competent to furnish accommodation
for nearly 800 patients Surgeon Van Rpen Ia In charge,
aud D. Streets Is chief steward The outer hall Is OF
dne press brick neatly ornamented The edce was coz.
struc<ed under contract with Baltimore Arm. Their
original contract was for eI2sS0o but the the sddi add
swelled this amount by several thousand more;
bOiied. The mantelpieces in the dining-rooms aie
beautiful and deceptive limitations of Lisbon mar
Bile. On each aoor, In the rear Of the building aie
ath-rooms, asbr06rs and other indoor accommodh.
tions. Tue building Ia covered by manssrd roof and
1oOf sspSs
Of 70 feet square, commanding excellent view Of the
Severn River, Chesapeake Bay, and the surrounding
country from tho top Of the cnpols the regulation hos
ptal nag Is displayed. On each Of the anchor hukes"
are ocagonsl ehservatores about u feet in breadth,
commanding similar view. In front, large fountain
s building walks are laid of and grayeed and drlse
OF about three miles In circuit s nearly complete-the
bed OF the road resembling the NewOrleans streets 1t
s stated upon good authority that arrangements are
making toward obtaining appropriation TO erect
row of barracks the hospital to he used for aged
seamen. The purchase Of the portion Of the Phadel-
phia NavyYard for that purpose Is anticipated,
and should change be thus made necessary, this viii
certainly be the place for the transfer