The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-11-03
Tho Noble Reneacenco OF James Horny Rocse-
veIt-A Million and Quarter Dollars Devoted
to the Care OF the Sick and Maimed-Ds-
scription Of tho Handsome Structure.

VI sho uneSC cnartieS mat New YORK has ever seen.
This Is the Roosevelt Hospital covering an entire
block, bounded bv Ninth and Tenth avenues and
Fnty-eghth and Fifty ninth streets, or space 200
by 500 feet which was yesterday at two O'Clock, In
the presence OF about three hundred OF our most
respectable citizens, including both sexes formally
dedicated 70 charity. This noble monument OF Mr..
Roosevelt's industry and benevooRce when entirely
completed VIII be the finest institution OF the kind
on this continent If not In the world.
In his will the founder OF the institution set apart
about $780, COO worth oil property for pubic hospi-
tai to be erected under the auspices OF gentlemen
named. The trustees have delayed the work until,
by the accumulation Of interest, the amount
ct their disposal has reached million and
quarter OF dollars. DIR. Stephen Smith. an ex-
pertenced physician ana Commissioner OF Health.
and ,he accomplished architect, Carl Pfeiner, were
instructed to examine the hospital system OF the
country, ana the result OF their researches and
study aided by the suggestions OF the trustees Is
the present superb building that was yesterday
dedicated. d
DR.. E. Delaneld occupied the chair, and the dedi-
catory services consisted OF prayer by Rev. j. Cot
ton Smith, an address by DR.. Delafeld, an eloquent
address BY Rev. Dr. vcrmLyea, and bencdlction
by Rev. Dr. Muhlenbergh. Upon the platform were
P1sp Ms Ea%arS CLARK Tr%0s M hEya
0nd ]. nj. Knox, trustees; Rev. DR.. Muhlenbergn,
J: Cotton Smith. Or. Willard Parker, Or. Gurden
Buck and others, whose names were not ascertaned
built upon the Pavilion plan" now gener
most sunlight and air The entire plan comprises
four such paw lions, or separate buildings, each
yard OF ninety feet IL between the pair OF these
buildings at each END, and the space between those
used by the administrative building, or that which
Will contain the offices and apartments OF the
mol az
ate wards on the upper floors for female patients In
the rear Of the administrative IS the kitchen
bakery, engine and boiler and other rooms At q
considerable distance from the hospital buildings is
mortuary building, divided into rooms for curator,
laboratory lecture or autopsy room, dead aud coffin
room, pathological museum and a Keepers room.
Near the mortuarY building are TO be erected the
future stable, carpenter aud other shops and carriage
one OF the '.pavlions" Is entirely complete and
ready for occupancy. 1t has cellar, basement and
three stories above the latter In each OF the three
upper stories Is ward or dormtory thirty feet
by 100 feet long ana fifteen feet high; each ward Is
to contain twenty eight patients each patent will,
therefore, have over 100 cubic feet Of air space.
In addition to these wards are n few single rooms
laily for scc0mModatlons: Each moor o. ward
scuiery, convalescent dining room, lavatory
or wasnrooni, q steam driving room Tor mattresses,
steam vapor baths. The toilet rooms are arranged
differently from the usual way; instead OF placing
OF the room and grouped around shaft, which ex-
tends through all the stores cellars and easements.
and steam heating pipes are placed within it It
affords facility for reaching them readily II need be-
and secondly, the shat acts as ventiatOr by
veying or Impure air. For thoroughly cleansing
and disfniectng these necessary appurtenances o
perhaps 1t Is the first instance OF it. Each toilet IL
SO conirved that steam can readily be injected into
J., and IN this way thoroughly steamed, cleaned and
basement TO the upper story, as receptacle for the
soled linen from each story, which lessons the labor
nj dan hy MT than
it up and down stairs; and as all the soiled linen
Is dropped into one shaft and falls to the bottom OF
always know where to Ind it The clean linen for
each story IS conveyed by dumb waters communl
eating with each linen room.
An additionai labor saving contrtvance are the
dust dues which ale numcrously distributed over
Inc bq,lalng Ia al the rooms nails Us ana passages
swept into nue formed OF glazed pipe, twelve
inches In diameter. and terminating In Inc cellar,
into an iron receptacle, whence all can be removed
ward Is also furnished with outlets In several places
bath for aI pasen Who are too feeble 10 be
taken to the bathrooms. At each end OF the building
constantly attached, ready for use in case OF dre;
also IN each court yard Is IRE plug, with hose at
tached 50 as 10 force water upon any part Of me
with water from the tanks within the buildiDys bug
all the nose are also connected with powerful
steam pump and engine III the boiler house. An
additional precautton against fire and anording
safety for patients is spacious freproof (stOnel
q stairway steam elevator has been provided,
winch also affords an additional convenience for The
0fficerS and attendants In tue basement Of the pa
vllion are Offices accident, opibalmic and single
wards, with auxiliary rooms as on the upper floors.
In all the pavilion will accommodate about one hun.
dred patients. Each pavilion also has apartments
for one or two physicians.
The cellar Is mostly used for ar ducts and heating
apparatus. which Is done by conveying constant
supply OF fresh air over coils OF steam pipe and
reaches the rooms III heated degree sufficient TO
warm them. The fresh air is taken at height OF
sixty feet above the surface OF the ground as to
get II pure and free OF dust A tower or shaft, or
especially FOR This purpose It IS open on the tor.
where the fresh air descends to the cellar and TO the
ar chambers containing the steam coils. The ven.
now be described. Each gas ligat even has ven
tIlating hue to carry away us combustion Dy which
vi.iatcd. .
The building is provided with four different
ventilation Of opposite windows and ether conirI.
vances. Second. ridge ventilation, the foul cir
s Snssyss under s af ri % ans
ventiaiing chimney. $50 feet hign and 10 feet In
diameter inside measure. This chimney has an
boat. This smokc-pipc receives the smoke of four
large boilers, also all the smoke from the kitchen,
boilers Is enough TO heat the outer chimney 50 as
TO attract all the foul air from the ducts and ues
connected with IL from all the buildings and here
These spTee systems are in successful opera
an which, e oo Vet oves In, taas +. q
duced at any time. As an additional provision for
purity OF atmosphere the walls anu floors have been
rendered, with four coats OF Oil paints to pre-
sent a surface which cannot absorb impurities and
which can be washed with soap and wafer. Near
the beds OF the patients also ues with doors ~
temporary receptacle OF necessary articles used in
sick ward which might prove Offensive. one pa
be story height. II IS especially designed Tor
surgical patients. II viii nave ward 100 feet long
80 feet Wide and 20 feet hlgh The exterior view Ii
very pleasing To The eye aud the architectural beauty
OF II was much admired The roofs are Mansard and
arc surniouncd by towers OF artistic design.
The kitchen Is model OF neatness aud csiciency.
IL Is - feet by 6, feet, and includes laundry wash
room, ironing rooms, drying rooms, &C., on the
main door. IL Ii supplied with steam power, wash
Ing and managing machines an immense Iarder
capable o. holding ten tons OF Ice and meats. The
range fourteen feet long, and over II Is canopy
10 catch the doors and convey them or To the pipes
Ihis structure which ID In the OF the main pa
vlion Is 30 ventilated that the employees Will not be
mn aut