New-York tribune., 1871-07-25
E1T NEW-YORK HOSPITAL.
cENIhNN'Ho RON. JAMES W. BEEkhAN'
-. .,,niuersarY OF the first meet

was -, sseondaye. The feature VI 'he o,'","e
aea' ssoss by the Hon James W.
was o. ,,tols subject Of muon ''.'
made hOspiaio ,.tie,oRs that radical Improvements
cluded from MS l'. caratiyely little expense. Gen.
can be insutu' "a r q stage occupied by William
Il Trimoio - Psl Wilets Jackson S. Schultz, George
IL MAJ, aud Or,s u. Swan, Secretary pro tein po
CsoVs r"or,tv there were many distinguished meuv'
sae sue resen, who have figured In the reooru oi o
gentlenie" ~ ,.es Of the evening began with the
hv the Secretary OF the Following ilN.'os VI ''o
e,.t meetne, bell 100 y ears "s0' ""'"
nas' 1'os ., 400 inhabitants:
city OF n,o Of the G overnors OF the New York Hos
AZ ssdId at Boou tavern en- Med4eSIsy, ie T.'i 0
JAY I1i, Ipog u vice President; Philip hyngs'on Wtlsm
SSsHssm Walter frankln' 1eO, ~ ~" prosiiont amd
Lose S Ins tot zoo copies OF the charter be tnne-
real, y-nted and Tat Ahram L1ehe, Iinub hNtg ,ng
di2ieU ma, N,Adsm, George BOVINE and walter
sion, Nl'u ~ trpe of them he committee to get IT
ti-unT dore. and that the same Coinhi.leS Mat upon
pfogly uV C,.po.aton of this City, and request of
fhe Nay l0 o. ground on which 10 erect build
ten .bo purpose Of the hospitals ana make report
inls el w w ling of this Society; that the President
al tn9 hc 1sr.f of this corporation shall, when they
hse "a attul be always considered on every commit
see which saas5 saa NJ y tho Secretary in which to keep
oo1 HS ef Ais society. Adjourned until further no
ice from the PIes''''" 1850, ,,,. . ,,o
Chairman tlca introduced M BeekmaA' OF whose
,l5rsss The following IS brief synopsis;
Np. p-rKxAN's ADDRESS.
One hundred years ago the Governors OF the lnsttn-
t0a held git.S rS a, Ill by the hands Of John
90 ~ D1nu,rrr The Governors of Kings College C0w
C5lmba) had e IN, q eyons Of TWO Of its Pro-
-. Dr muel Fagd md DR., John Jones me new
YorS Hospital owes Is ergn On te z'ta oi OTooT5 PaTd
ID Iaiecl Trst were appointed phy.leahs III % oltii-
TSrv and insane patients were the hIst TO ne reeve
v Went arouuC louse 70 house Offering TO sweep
to cnHD Of re' IA m te tbe epUE GaET Si obeT G active
ps we're also ado ted Of raising funds. The hospital
near lslea hcn g was consumed BY nre IN AN an
tb1t tlat he NcwYoIk Provincial Congress took pcs
session FOR barracks ordering that IN case the Gov
ssrtAs az Confidential expense. In 177t, the hospital
wss sUrroundc9 y fqcthcatons and hreastworEs with
ditch twelve feet wide and seven feet deep, Dr solO
mon Dowue OF Rhode Island on the 18th Of july l77e
amputaed TIE arm of YQqnGed CQptnent9 soluled az
slrgical operation at ever took place t66fe: ~ -
pgn2 ihe ocgur.tlon Of the city by the british army
Ss5 tS and f5e sos,S y preserved its existence by
holding annual elections In March, 1855, the Governors
,,9ts sc5tc6 enigrSn's as place Of shelter In the
winter Of l7s5 Dr. Bailey requested and received per
Te, The Lcsist ne OF NewYork asked leave to repair
as many rooms might accommodate them Of their
Iare was DISPOSED o. however, either the select
the doctors became unruy that minute desired the
committee ii the care Of the hospital 10 apply to mag
isirate 10 them Tie next year Dr. Bailey had
Ya0nt upon whom he had operated in one OF the rooms
occupied or anatomical lectures who was unified to be
removed, so tie Doctor was allowed touse said room.
These private dOiugs soon brought the hos
pital into that famous difficulty known as the
Doctors Mob. In a very few weeks, on Sunday,
April 49, 17Ss, naughty boy seeing ladder reared
against the hospital WALL ascended 70 have peep al the
doctors, and bcAed young doctor busy upon subject
in tho dssoctnG ROOM Tie young saW-Dones nourshed
nOt his own out OF the window ana the boy fed
with the Hy au uni1runa,e series OF coincdences
tie thing assumed az uEy look. ILe mob lansacked ana
Stripped tic building Ahe docto.s lOGh refuge IN lhe
jail Dr. Hicks DIa bcliad chimney. The mob stOrmed
le jail, John jay was MI IN ne head with stone and
Baron stouDen, wAlo oxpostulating with tie Mayor
upon the dgiv u foEdnug the troops, being Knocked
over Dt HFi,A.%, t. ~ t9H Iog2 uS +e IoI, vi, H.
u Zane, mel! btl tLe 10y eFCIs or inc foLh NOS
g!tll were not responsible for the doctor's mob De
the legislature or the Courts OF Justice, temporary
At lsss in april, i,oo DR.. Samuel Bsrd and Malachi
Treat were called upon 20 give advice on the means nee
refused ttmptin fer rom the city to lease the prem
ss for an alshous1. But the Sd Of January, 179i
the action al last taken which admitted IS patients
aud began tho work Smallpox and syphilis, fractures
and lunaC appeared together the reports OF diseases
properly an nrmary the reception Of such persons
require, r5t me icl treatment; second chiIdrgiel
women. Two hundred pounds were voted as the begin
rng Of library The meetings Of the Governors were
house. BOons was celebrated for so years as place OF
resort Ike modern Delmonicos, and was sti better
farewell TO his officers Dec. l. l7e3 The buldlng is sun
standing the southeast corner OF Broad anu Pearst
Tue water of two ponds frequently overfiOwed kut,
55stban.sts 50 thar feTryboats were nsed. Rutgers
had suffered so aIaent a5y with fever and ague that he
s 10 hi, Marshes SO that Ro might sell them to
body willing TO make drains because the inla6itants
lost one-tird of their time by sickness. Coy George
Clinton Complained in l745 to the Duke of Newcastle,
which wore him 70 nothing, Where the Astor House
1 ia Saen enieed 1y Lord Dnmofe ffo Virginia
They died in large numbers OF smallpox and were
h lred where SteWarts stOrc corner OF Broadway ana
I.esde-sts., stands John Quincy Adams saw New
York in l735 for the Tst tme ana round the city had
rel at John jays that gentleman was layngthe Ounda
uon OF house on broadway quarter OF mile from
any other dwelling Mr. Jay lived nearly opposite the
hospital In 1850 duel fought behind the hospital
tho most retired spot for the purpose The COW pas
1uTcs extended frOIn Grand,st down TO the hospital,
which adoined the Raneagh Gardens, Beyond st,
r. Custs vino was member Of washington's family
while the President resided in NewYork spoke Of st.
lne green common where the Park Iheater stood. VIII
lam A DUR In his "reminiscences that began after the
ON tho kSick under the bridge at Broadway y' and
Caaaisti aha pursuing the outlet 70 inc meadows he
qusre, snd 90 the south as far Duanc-st, then Bar
Osy-st., in the rear OF tine hospital,
Towth Of York. They knew that malaria would
~ appear with drinage, and they yentuTed in 171
Ing eight beds IA a ward John Howard proved to be
ut, in Europe, IA years afterward. The lands pur
clased century ago stll remain unsod, and are not
unlikely 20 yield rent, which may enable the Society
largely 70 increase its usefulness while so responsible
trust imposes upon the Governors the duty Of careful
inquiry into the manner OF establishing the best possible
Hospital TO afford every means Of cure that science shall
Three years employed in selecting the place and
and choosing the proper kind Of buildings for the Asylum
Tor the Insane Beginning in july 1885, various sites
were chosen and abandoned. Long Island Great Bar
rem Island, lands on the East Kiyer and on Harlem
Heights, examined. Twenty-six reports Of com
mittees noted in the minutes Of as many meetings
before the buildings begun. seventyseven acres
we're bought; 81 Of them sOld debt of $4,000
incurred, and a sinking fund established which
hnay discharged ~ lo45 the entire debt, leaving the
asylum with nearly 40 Of land free Of encum
lranoes IL remains. So favorable TO longevity
has the locality proved that four patients who died
there bad been inmates So 53, 81 and years respec
nyey T1e pressure Of the city has compelled the asy
lpm 20 seek ampler space elsewhere.
Created BY the enlightened exertions Of eminent sur
gr0ns aud physicians, the New-YOrk Hospital has
always hOnOred them and their successors. The Oldest
Danes that have shed uster upon American science have
been connected with institution. The most wonder
iul rumphs Of surgery have been achieved within its
walls and by members Of It's staff. The fame Of Mott
stevens. Rogers. Efuif Rugk