New-York tribune., 1871-08-23
YrV HOSPITALS ERECTING IN THIS CITY,
A NEW oPTHALMC HOSPITAL FOR TREATIMLNNII
OF PATIENTS ON TIE HOMEOPATHIC SYSTEM
TIE NEW ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL -

OF PATIENTS ON TIE HOMEOPATHIC SisIEn
TIE NEW ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL. -
Two splendid hospitals are building in this
city. and when completed will swell ti2 unber to neary
90 The new hospital building on the nort cast corner
OF Tmrdaye. and Twenty-thrdst will DO deSGted TO
the cure OF eye and ear diseases The Association In
charge OF 1t was incorporated April a. 1882 The building
VIII he In the Ranassance style OF architecture including
mansard roof and will have frontage Of 90 feet on
| Thin.av6. and 81 feet on Twenty.third-st It will
b6 gv6 stories In hight constructed OF Philadelphia
pressed brlck, trimmed with brOwn-sone and Ohio
freo-stOne. Tho whole will be crowned by q
tower at the angle oil Ihirdave. and Twenty
thrdst The hight from the ground to the top of the
main building viii be 81 feet and TO the top Of tho tower
los feet. The rstsory viii be divided into stores. The
second story will be devoted TO cOn5ultaan, operating,
directors and other In the third story Will DO
the kitchen, wards, visitors. and other rooms. The
fourth stony will contain the ecturerooms wards for
single PATIENTS and rooms devoted TO minor purposes
The NTH story Mansard attic will contain tie museum
large lecture amphtheiter, dsscotng-rOoms, etc Be
meath the tier of seats in the amphiteatr viii be situated
the Janitor's apartments. The tower will probably be
used as an observatory hospital elevator will connect
the different floors and assist in the patients.
The hospital will accommodate co patients with beds,
aud will probably cost about $1,000 exclusive Of the
ground. The Now-York Homeopathic College have mado
arrangements to remove from East Twentethst to tho
new hospital building.
TIE ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL.
In March, 1854, James II. Roosevelt, all old and we'll
known citizen Of Ncw-YOrk, who had never married,
made will by which the bulk OF his largo estate was
devoted 10 the erection and maintenance OF hospital In
this city, to be known the "ROosevelt Hospital" In
November 1863 Mr.. Roosevelt died, and the trustees
began their work by purchasing the block OF ground be-
tween Fiftycighh and Fiftyninthsts, and Ninth and
Tenthayes which Is 800 feet long by 200 feet deep. Dur
ing the coming Fan portion Of the hospital now build
ing thereon viii be ready receive patients.
Tie Hospital has been designed by Crh Peiifer in the
Rheuih style OF architecture II Will be constructed OF
Philadelphia pressed brick trimmed with Ohio FREQ
stone arranged the pavilion pan now 20 much In
vogue for hospitals II will consist Of main or admin
istraive building hantcd BY four paylions two on
either SIDE These buildings win he in direct line, COO
feet long and rs feet deep in the center OF the block and
will front on Ffty-ninth-st. The main and admniara
tive buildings and three payilions will be three stories
high exclusive OF the basement, which viii be above
ground, and composed of Greenwich stone All the pa
yiions will be ornamented by venatng turrets but the
main building will be capped by fine observatory. This
latter building will be divided folows The basement
viii contain the Offices, chemical laboratory apohecary >
Whiting and other rooms. on the first floor viii b. the
SupcrintcudeuiS apartments, Trustees room ana AM
phitheater, or lccnre-roon The second noof Nil We
devoted TO private wards naiA 3AI o.lsr room @ ,or
wards The amphithcater above referred to- will extend
through two stories. It viii he 30 feet square and %
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two galleries. II will accommodate 500 students com
fortably. In the OF the administrative building
VIII be freroof staircase connecting with each story
The three pdYiIOus mentioned VIII b" so ltet ush ana
viii he precisely alike in thg construction Each story
Will contain ward with attendants rooms III iiOnt
| mud laboratories and other rooms ia the rear
The wards viii be 95 feet long to 20 feet vide ana 10 'et
high each accommodating ABOUT ., patients. Ile Da-e,
mems Of -rlyiJus viii be divided into accident and
! opthaini. ,s TAc fourth pavilion viii be constrictrd
like tine o. Dut wiiloLv bs Oue story lnhght. u VIII
lie reserved patients whose diseases have not fuhcl-
emily develop 90 10 show whether or not they Eill prove
contagious H the wards nave been arranged 10 adlnJ
OF each patc having at least 1900 cubic 1get OF ar
Iarc spaces viii be reserved between the Yl0ns thdt
a pcrpetua current OF air may he maintained In THESE
spces summer houses and fountains VIII De arranged
FOR The comfort patients The surrounding grounds
| will be beautifully laid out. -.
I'm the rear, at the corner OF Tenthave. and Fifty
! eirLtl-st. will be two-stoIy building known as the
| II win have the hrst HJOr the dead,
aut0psy inquest and watugrOOIns, and on tn" second
the anatomical about 2JAiO rect III dlitl-
sious There viii also Dc small structure IN the rear
devoted 10 the Of the mechanics employed AZ the nos
pal and the stabue OF horses The vcntilatng appa-
Tatus Will he most complete. and VIII consist of ven
tiang chimney. % feet square and l3O feet hgh at
taehcd the kitchen I'm the rear OF the hospital rms
will collect the foui air nom all the buildings aud carry
up by means OF the boiler snOketack In the cctr OF
il In addition thcro will bc fan 70 draw the fresh air
I'm foul air out When completed, the nos
! uifal vii have cost about $lOOO,UJO.