New-York tribune., 1873-05-16
A LANDMARK GONE.

PROPOSED.
One of the old landmarks OF New-fork, tho
last OF the NewYork Hospital buildings on Church-st,
ia fast disappearing 10 make way Tor the demands OF
commerce The society controlling this Institution and
the Asylum for the Insane Bloomngdale was org-
nally known as "The Society OF the Hopal 10 the Cy
OF NewYork, 10 America" and received lt> charter
from George III on June 49, I77l The hrst Suggestion
relative to establishment OF the hospital was maze
by Dr. Samuel Bard, one Of the Professors In Kings
(now Coumbia) College. On Commencement Day. May
l6 I7C9. in Trinity Church. just before the degrees
be conferred, the President called Dr.
Bard preside in his stead, and he, in hs
address TO the graduating class, took occasion
TO urge the necessity OF establishing regular
hospital in tie city which then contained about 2ooo
Inhabitants and extended from the Battery nearly u
st. Paul's Church At the Of the exercises
ten talnmeut was given IN College Hall. at which a
subscription opened, at the request OF sr Henry
Moore Governor Of the Province aud nearly Thousand
pounds were raised for the purpose OF building
Hospital. The Governor also recommended the project
urgently 10 the Assembly Of the Province an object
worthy of their attention, ana the City Corporation
gave assurances OF a grant OF g0odszed lot of ground.
petition for subscriptions presented by Peter
Middleton. John Jones, and samuel Bard, thfee
eminent physicians for an Of Incorporation, which
was accordingly granted in the following year
THE FIRST BOARD.
BY this charter the Mayor Recorder, Aldermen md
of Kings College, the Rector Of Trinity Cburch,Jne
minister from each Of the other clutches in the city,
and number other eminent citizens were nance az
corporators For the management Of the anAirs mi
business Of the institution, and for the moro mede
carrying execution royal Wi. and pleasure he
following twenty-six Governors named: Jim
Watts, oliver Delaney Charles Ward Apth0rp, Rrer
Morris, william Smith, Hugh Wallace, Henry Wife,
Robert r. Livingston Whitehead Hlcks, Mayor OF NV
York; Andrew Elliot, Archibald Kennedy. Peter Nm
Brugh Livingston, David Ciors,ou Abraham aorrr
Abraham Lott, Walter Franklin, Leonard Lspcnri,
! Gcrardus william BecGmau, P.Iip Livingston. Wbhm
| McAdam. George Boune WIN. ANtel d.. John fot.r
! gin, Nathaniel Marston. Lawrence fortnight, nd
| George Faott. John Watts was made President ofhe
/ Board; Andrew Elliott, Vco-President; Peter an
Bugh Living gstOn, Treasurer aud john Moore Secretly
At the first meeting OF the Governors, on July D. o.,
It was resolved to print 800 copies OF the chart = anto
appoint a committee to wait upon the Mayor and Coo
ration OF the city with the charter aud request of r
lot ground which 10 erect buildings for the r-
poses OF a hospital. Committees OF three for cacof
the seven wards Of the city were appointed 10 aCf
subscriptions the clergy OF Tie different deuomnans
were asked to present the matter frOm their pulp
circular letter was sent 10 such Of the principal er
chants in England aud Ireland as were iutoraf
! in the trade OF the province; committee went on
! house TO house Offering the services Of chineS
| sweeps I'm the employ Of the hospital, the prohn
applied TO the charity; benefit was offered thel I
of Sterling sent twelve tickets ~ the Delaware oier
| which were thankfully received, but do not sctn
have been productive Of pccuuiary benefit; throu9
| influence Of Dr. John Fothergn and SIR William Du
| can, eminent English physicians. contributions We
made to the society by citizens OF London and oth
towns in Great Britain, and, In l752, the Lesisiatu
granted annual allowance OF 4oO lu aid of thc phs
| tuition for 20 years.
THE FIRST BUILDING.
| In 1873 five acres Of ground aitorward bounced
! Broadway, Reade-st, Wortl-,t. and Churchst, we
purchased from Mrs. Barclay and Mr. Rutgcr, and q
foundation for a building was laid Juy q Of th'
| year. On Oct 25. l76i IL was nearly competed, an
Drs. Peter Middleton, John Jones' Samuel Bari. a.
| Malachi Treat were appointed Physicians IN Ordinar
on the same day an order isuel 20 prepare for
reception OF patients. The insane were the first 10
treated, aud the cellar Of the north wing was h'todt
for their reception The hospital "a soon after burne
The Ne,e- York lGq-etie and WcesiJ AefeTyof March
| 1875, says:
on Tuesday last, between u and o'clock. tn Ne
Hospital at Rane!agh, large pile Of buidiugs late
erected aud nearly finished was discovered 10 ne On ~
the wOrkucn being all gone To oiHurr, aud thr WL1
wooden part Of the building "as, ia about one hour
! duccd 20 ashes.
| by this misfortune the society lost e7,oCo and
legislature, in the following year, granted them glt
toward repairing their loss The ucW buildings were
far completed in year that on April l. 1876, the NJ
York Provincial Congress took possession Of them
barracks requesting the Governors 10 put The place
was built almost around tie Hospital. with ditch
feet wide and seven feet deep. Dr. solomon browne
Rhode Island, surgeon IN tie Revolutionary aTn
writes July l3 Of the killing and woupdng OF sever
Continental soldiers 10y the careless handling OF q
and OF the amputaon Of an eat tue or City III
pital which had been ftted for ye wounded" lie al
that Zone bell came IntO the Hospital yard, struck
ground at a little distance from AMI bounded hrOul
We board fence" Tnis amJutatlnu was probably
first surgical operation that ever took place at rhc Ne
York Hospital, where 50 many have since been g.
AZ the close OF August l77c, the British troops
pied the city. and,durugitie remainder OF the war
building was used by British aud Hes,ian soldiers.
was until that the sttuIon was IN condIt,
to receive patients, when qghteeu were aamuled,
the time some OF the rooms were put 10 usos n
contemplated IN the erection Il the building In l's
1t was occupied by some lfst!tu,e s1oi1i @ inlSaut
permission 10 repair as many rooms as would aee0mm
date them at their next meeting
The DocroRs' MOB.
In the Winter OF 17S5 Dr. Bailey allowed 20
room for anatomical lectures and retained posse
sion until 1888 AT that time the to which he y
one OF the rooms got the Hospital into serious troubl
aud led the riot known chrOnicers the Doctor
mob" on Sunday, April 80 l7ss, boy while passing
the building ladder leaning against the wall al
ascended TO have peep at toe doctors. lie your
surgeon busy at the dlssecngtable VINO at the sam
time catching glimpse OF the intruder hourishe
am Sh arm yl % e IN ms ,b race s"T far sn
wide and the public mind being aread
excited by some rumored cases OF "resurrecuoning'
mob gathered who mnsacked aud stripped the built
ing The doctors fed 10 the Jail, where they were pre-
ney and the mob stormed the jan John Jay struo
on the head with stone, and Baron steuoen, while ure
ing upon the Mayor James Duane, the duty of restrap
ing his troops, knocked over by brick aud as %
struck the pavement in his fall he cried out iOud-,
Fire, Duane fire - The soldiers received the oriG,
aud fired, killing five OF the rioters aud wounding SEVEN
eight. The doctors who had occupied the building
afterWard presented by the Governor OF the Hr-
pital with bil OF damages amounting to 9z1 rs. Cd
THE SOCIETY AT WORK.
The hospital began to receive unacs as patients in
l79l and was open patients OF all classes. The
annuity granted by the Provincial Legislature ceased