New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-02
NEW CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
NE KINGs cOUNTY INEBRATEs' HOME.

THE KINGS COUNTY INEBRIATES HOME.
The new building Of the Inebriates Home
of Kings County is nearly completed, and viii soon
be occupied Itisn Tbirdave Brooklyn near Fort Ham
ton and about half mile from the shore Of the bay.
The structure brick four stories in hight and 100 feet
long by B feet WIDE Tue separate quarters have been
provided for each class the boarder occupyngtbe front
part OF the building and the free patients the rear En-
trance to these departments Is afforded by different
DOORS Male boarders will be assigned TO the rooms
the third fourth noors and female boarders to the
second story On the FIRST floor in front an Office and
three rooms for the superintendent biiardroom and
smoking-room for the men, sevingroom for the
women shut of from the others by brick wall. and
large double parors and library. In the second story
are the free dormitores. The chapel is the third
floor, and adjoining ii are hospital and par.
lor for male boarders. Dangerous patients will he
confined in padded rooms on tho upper aoor.
Tn the basement, which is high and well lighted, arc
four pleasant dining rooms for each class entered
nv seuarae starways from tho different departments
also large kitchen well supplied with modern con-
veuiepces and laundry Tie cellar extends under the
whole building and affords ample storage room for pro
Visions Water for washing is supplied to every story
bv two large tanks In the attic and three bathrooms
are provided for each floor. Bells and speaklngtuoes
are numerous bowling alley is also TO be constructed
as an additional means OF exercise and amusement.
The buIldipg will accommodate about 100 persons in
ell classified as follows: 80 full boarders, occupying
separate rooms, at from $40 10 t26 per week. 80 ha
boarders rooming three four together at V and up
wars and from 40 10 30 free patients lodging IN "arus
The structure is neat and attractive From the upper
story ia afforded beautiful view OF tne pay anu l,s
shores, stretching from CommunpaW 70 tne hiSianus
The grounds comprise about wentyone acres of lawn
grove and garden partly laid out In walks, drives, &C.
ga e,,nneshed with flowers The work OF ornamenting
them is as yet very incomplete, but that already ao
co,nDshed gives promise OF handsome SUR ol
me Home rho land has all been carefully under,
drained and small pond In front Of inc Dldlng MI
Ge cleared and kept fresh by fountain Ieu Io VIC
tonls nnder the roof The cost OF these improvements
ia about s7l0OO for the building SJl6Vo iot ti9
coporated as private assocation and It's doors were
onened on oct. 10, 1861 ut Bushwek-aNe' ana Ohes'
nut-st
THE PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
The new Presbyterian Hospital occupies the
| sorare hounded by Fourth and Madison-aves., end
seventy and Seventy drststs 1t Is TO consist eYentu
uv Of five principal buildings, all but the center one 10
| he connected by low corridors. The east anu "es'
bpndpes have not yet been erected but the center ono
| and those at the north and south sides nave oeeh
| completed. They are all OF PniiAuelpiS DiiO
and Iockport limestone-material not calculated
~ absorb and retain eXhalatons. Inc puliulns
"a tbo outh fronting on sevontiethsti Is the entrance
3, tho pstitutiop and Is devoted 10 the Executive DC
nartneut II Ia stories high and Is hurinou'o "
Mansard roof At its center there Is u large peo.o"
tovard the street. the walls OF when OF 'no ni'' ~
| ro ON, Inv wide arches, under which carriages may
drive and discharge their passengers IN aeoNereu o
tco From this one passes into the building over .eu
payement and then MP broad stone stairway " va,
,vel Of the first floors Of the building when are
several feet above the ground Along tnis noo, nan
~ ertends east and west, opening into dnrreh
rooms-oue used as q pharmacy, ana behuti'u'" "'e'
mn another asa matrons ROOM third as S''"'iu >
fourth as a waiting aud fifth as reeei' ioOii
Tho basement of the FIRST building contains thD ho'p'
tal ldtchcn-whioh II fitted up with al niou'ru 'o
irnccs-and rooms for various domestic pui
o nv neaulfu stairways al heavy wood GoIR We nss