New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-30
PRISON AND CHARITY MEASURES.

PROPOSED REMOVAL OF THE PENITENTIARY AND
SMALLPOX HOSPITAL TO HARRIS IsLAND-rHE
NECESSITY OF PROPER MATERNITY HOSPITAL
Commissioner Laimbeer, President of the
Board Of Charities and Correction said yesterday that
he very anxious to have the smallpox hospital and
the penitentiary removed to Harris Island. He said
that there just the situation for these institutions
that felt that ought be taken at once for
this removal The lot upon which the lighthouse stands
belongs TO the United States Government Behind that
lot at distance road has been cut across the
island. Between this road and the line OF the di-
vision Of the Government land from that owned
by the city, there Is lot exactly suited In
every respect for the pavilions of smallpox hospital
Then upon the other side of the road there is an ex-
tremely suitable location for penitentiary BY the re-
mOval OF these buildings the ground of BlackwelPs
Island can be receive wholly different class OF
institutions from those which occupy the site. The
President admitted that the smallpox hospital was now
TOO pOpulous domain TO be safe except under the
most rigid sanitary arrangements which would GER
tanly be carried out The Commissioners
feel the necessity Of suitable maternity
hospital Ilore than any other building now.
They that they have no money TO
build a suitable public maternity hospital. but there
ought TO be some way for these women TO be better
than they On Saturday there call
for an ambulance about midnight from the Twenty first
Precinct. The ambulance surgeon found that woman
Her husband O sailor away with his ship and
the woman had no friend TO sustain her III
her extreme peril. She taken into the am-
bulanee and carried TO the building upon the wharf
Twenty-sixth-st There she forced TO
wait until the boat went 10 the Island IN the morning.
She was then taken to the ward Charity Hospital
set apart for the reception Of maternity patients 1t
is settled fac said ply stefan, that 1t Is impossible
TO establish 10 maternity in general hospital
without exposing the women confined in 1t TO the
greatest possible peril to life and in every instance in
which it has been tried and Europe II has
been necessary TO close the ward the mortality
great.
The leading physicians in this city have AGAIN and
again demonstrated against the sacrifice of life en-
rendered by the establishment of maternity wards In
connection with another hospital or in it, European ex
perienee more cOrrODOrates the opinion OF our
pay sIcians. There chance now for the Commits
can Yesterday q Let them establish maternity
hospital upon BlacKWelPs Island where the sIna
pox hospital now is. Take the building useu
trative department. Build six plain brick payil-
ions and have all the actual continements in build
brick wall from all Inc others ana Win the 5ilApcst
rules government such disease as puerpera IeVer
would unknown. Such an establishment wohid NOT
cost $50 co., and the lives OF women that "odu NC
saved the GUYS able tn receive ana care TOT
be a greater and nobler monument ihan the
most expensive structure" -.
Tue attention OF the Grand Jury has been called 10
This luportant matter The mortality oi poor women
has been almost appalling, because they have been
forced be exposed u the extreme dangers Oh mater
ward in general hospital. EApefcuCe nis olOhu
that a maternity could not DO maintained in Belle
yue Hospital. matter how great care was taken TO
make the sanitary surroundings perfect as possible
maternity wards in connection with the Charity Hos
pltdl.