, 1873-11-16

OF pAt1ontH. Iheso Afo identical
In S7oy hSy yn arc cos 1c9sn1n
nhout l20 foot In length BY 80 III breadth. The
plastercd walls nro guiltIonB Of lilo touch OF
tintor or cnlsominor. On THO deal floor, Mt In.
tcryals, liz fonrteon iron hcdBtoadn, arranged
Boyon on Hilo. Tho thorough
VENTILATION OF THE wARDB
Is provided for by means OF patont arrange
mont which scourcs constnnt chango Of atmos-
phoro, tho vitintcd air golng out through von.
ti!etor in tho wall honcat' tho patients bod,
wl,ilo Il handle connecting with huo outeido
lots tho frcB mir from tho tor. OF tho building
down upon tho twiuing pipes Of tic steam rcglE-
tor, yhoro 1t ia thoroughly warmed hoforo It
reaches tie lungs Of tho Patients At tho end Of
each ward aro wash aud bath rooms and water
clouets.
THE HEATING OF THE ru1LD1Nu
throughout Is duuo with steam, And tho peril Of
1lro is g,iarlo againat by tho prosonco In difo
Ont partB OF tho building, Of fourteen tropillgB,
tho top Of tho building. with IN aggregate cnpnc
ity OF 9,n00 GALLONS. On tic iiist tloor bosifloR
tho two wards, ara tho 11uraoa room9, tho dis
po1.anry, tho Stewards md Assistant Stewards
office, nlld tho Surgeons room. Tho furniture
tlonta' dining tho Assistant Surgeons
room, and tho bIRtrot,'n room nro Oh the
second i'at. On tho third ooria tlo 1ibrniy room,
which las ~ foot Of Library caao rnady for tho
reception Of sc! oos as =. ey 10 aoele aaos at-
Otf oach warl IN d roony yor2nta, OF aoilA
stone, Anl looking worry much like tho batLlo-
mont Of an old castle. 1loro in tho gonto
sprnCtimo tito scl sailor. whom tho tonaor Of
dangcr. will sit md enjoy tic fresh afr rs it
comeH III from tho lako. Tho vlow from those
yeraulaa Of both land and wntor Is very iino
intlooG. from those III tho northcrn ond can DO
obtainod n viow Of 1loaohill, Evanston, and 9th
Or suburban tnwng. while from those Oh tho
aotth Hff1n HHfrhun in r7nffly YH}b]c.
AN UNPLEASANT QUARTER. ::
NEuc1, less pleasant to ruminato upon is room
on tho top tluor Of tllo mnin building, which IN
dovoid Of furniture, Baye one pieco OF too''sly-
1nontB, 30 that the purity occupying it cnn 10
plRccd In any required position. Above THU
plcco Of furniture hangs powerful gas-liEht,
to be used on oCcaSionB when at night m urgent
aead.room, is also on this tint, nnd near by aro
tho hugo iron ta,,kB III which arc kopt con-
Rtantly y~changinE supply Of water.
IN THE BASEMENT
at tho building IL tho kitchen, in which tho
food Of tho patients is to be cooked; Thi,B
is on elabornto establishment, fitted with haud-
some ranges and cleaning coppar boilers, Ill
which steam does tho work Of hot wator.
A tca and cofreo Urn, with novcral gallons re-
speciye capacity, stand ready for tho first inti-
sion, with thermometers prepared to show wien
tho cheering cup has reached tho most desirable
temperature, which cooks and saYanB a{:roo IT, g. aa
cloyo to ITO degrees Fahrenheit rs possible. The
kitccr where tho meals Of the officers arc pro"
parcd iB considerably amnller tlan tl'o other,
but, it is presumed, is tho place where tho chef
t'nuyres Of tho culinary art arc accomplished.
| Under each Of tho w::aGs Of tho building arc tho
| Btorerooms, which ass oxcellontlywoll adapted
| for their purpose, having coo, oven totnpor;-
atnre' and beng quite Dry The 1;e atesm ,,';a Wtn
tho cooking IL carried on in part, is gonorateu in
tho eugiuc-roonl, which il in NIL iHolntca building
about loo fcot to tho nortlenat Of tho northern
wing of the building, and conveyed to tue nsnsn
| building by means of NIL underground tunnel.
| THE ESn1EE-nOoM,
F.! which ia under tho supervision Of J. B. Smith,
onginccr Of tho hospital, III very we'll fitted up:
Two large boilers, nlade by john Dnvs Il Co., OF
Chicago, nro ,lsed for generating tho steam with
which tllo hospital ia lleatet, Willie tho supply oi
hot water is ke1,t up by n'ea'is Of two smaller
Tho most ir&&esting part OF this department
| Of the hospital ia yAsolno gas-mhklug mn
chine, with which tho Ats gas-jety used in the
ostahl,aent eSn BE- keps s1pptad .si snI;na .,
THO nachinc was nludo at Warren, Mass. nnd il
| similar to tho ono used to supply gaB for tht
Art-Gallery nj tho 11xponition. lts capacity i
5a0 blrnel,, mud tim Gust Of producing the gas il
| about half Of Tho charge Of city EaH companies
| THE wAsN1SG~AooM
is fitted with appliances which would excite tn
cnyy Of Bencdctn who writilo under tho wcekl,
inaic.ion of washing day. Two perforated cylin
doris rushing around first ono way, then tho other
d;narily "largo washing" while l. patent trior
which works on centrifugal forco principles
throws from the rocking ctothos all lnoi8tur
and prepares them for tho tunl drying. This j
accomplished in special room, where 700 foe
Of sten-pipo can, in fiyo minutes. raso the ten
pcraturo so high 'that old Abcdnego could no
ntay In it for lalf q minute. Tho mcchanic:
room is nlao in tho enginc-ho,lno a'sd is fitte
with all the appliances necessary for keeping til
engines and machinery in order.
THE OFFICERS.
| The institution will rcIGiro to DO run by Il ver
efIiciont staff of nicors, and tho selection Of til
heads ca,,sos anticipntions Of fnturo Bic
ccssf,ll management. Tho position Of Surgeon
in-Charge, one which calls for :: combination
unioubtcd medical skill and administrative abi
ity, has fallen to DR.. h. N. Iaham, n Chicag
practitioner Of worthy notoriely, tic Assistant
Surgeons position being awarded to Pr. Il:
Miller. Tho hoad-stewara position VIII be lilo
by John r. Appleby. man OF consldoratio Q!
perience, md ho will be asaisted byI. Ill. Woot
worth, nephew Of the Inspector Of Alarin1e Ho
, pitals Of tho United Statoa. Tho position {
Alatron il occupied BY Mrs. Jnin 4. Halliday,
lady who hos lnd great deal Of experience. az
nurse in camp Nfo aud in t!iferont hospital
Under thoso will l}e n complete stnF OF nurse
/; aud helps Of other descriptions.
THE rATIESTB.
On .londay tho institution will he throw
: open for tho reception Of patients. 0f tiles
!. fifty will como from the Hospital OF tno siate
OF Mercy, wi,oro they uro at present being cart
< | for for reconsideration, ut Tie Goyotlmonts
. ponBo. THO Marine Hospital, notwithstanding
tartly compilation and tho sovclal 1niahnpB Wilt
],nyo occurred during its proErebh towards col
! plction, isnow nj, accomplished fact standing
lilo shores Of tho Garlen Ci:y's lake, glc;doni
tho heart Of tho weary mariner w!t'! ash'lra's
OF B,lccor IL. time OF need. artl, best Of c
showing to tho southward-bonnd Eea:nas TINT