, 1877-01-14

ing will be held Saturday evening.
! COUNTY HOSPITAL.
INSPECTING TIE BUILDING.
The reccntly-comp1eted portions Of the Coun
ty Hospital, namely: the amphitheatre, CORR
dors, ice-huuse, and barn, were to have bce'
formally transferred to the county yesterda'
morning. The contractor, Sexton, was to mak'
the transfer, and Architect Cochrane was tt
represent Tho county and receive its propert.
with becoming dignity. But, while the con
| tractor was present, the one who was to do tht
receiving did not turn up, and the formal trans
| fer did not take place. The county, however
was fitly, or untitiy, represented By several ot
| its duly authorized Commissioners, including
Col. Clcary, reputcd proprietor Of the
Hoffman: l.onergar, senne, Smith,
! Carroll, and Holden, while cx-Conmissioner
! Johnson's attendance showed that he had not
| lost any Of the old Interest in anything. that
! customary spread which forms SO important IL
| part OF these inspecting tours. Gen. Lieb was
there too smiling scrcnely on all that was going
On. Besides these, a motley crew OF hangers-on
about the County Building were around, Tor
the purpose, it must be, Of lending character to
the visit They approved everything, as did
also the Commissioners from whom they took
their cue. The first object Of interest was
THE 4M1ulTlIEATRE.
It IS certainly well arranged, and Sexton
would probably require some crowding in that
case. Tho tiers of seats rise one above another,
so TINT the view Of the lecturer IN the trout is
unobstructed. There is abundant space where
the lecturer stands for his tables, illustrations
ETC., while in the rear are found the museum
and the cous'lltation-rooms. Everything is
bright and CHEEKY lit its appearance, and the
amphitheatrc is really one of the bcst-adaptcd
places for clinical lectures in the country. The
corridors serve to connect the payilions, and
are a matter of necessity. In style oil con-
struction they are quite similar to other por-
tions Of the building. The icc-housc will hold
from 800 to $50 corls of ice, and it, as we'll US
the barn, was pronounced by the Commissioners
and the other visitors to be simply perfect.
When the tour Of inspection had been conf
pleted, the Commissioners aud the crowd Of
tiatterers and rctainers were not backward in
accepting the War!en's invitation to
'TAKE SOMEru1SG.n
It was taken in one Of the private offices, and
consisted Of various exhi1arating fluids aud
cigars. There was not the least formality about
this part oil the programme, everybody falling
to without further ado. OF course, everything
here was approved, as everything clsc
in the building had received the seal Of COM
ulcndation, and none we're louder or nosicr in
expressing their appreciation than the motley
assembly OF hat1ercEs ana back-scratchcrs from
the County Building. There were onc or lwo
were miserable failures. Ex-Commissioncr
johnson was only TOO proud to congratulate the
Hospital, the County Ut Cook, and the world at
large. upon the fact that Warden Mclaughlin
was the presiding genius at the Hospital, ard lie
could but propb,:sy that the gentleman would
continue 10 ill the position which be adorned
with honor to himself and satisfaction to
the public .ftproarous. applause.] The War
den. 10 doubt mindful Of the recent complaints
against his treatment Of certain patcnts, snil-
ingly responded that he was not SO sure OF sat
is!v,n- the public. The remark WAS clearly u1,-
dcrstooI BY his hearers, who laughed inu1otlcr-
atcly. Then they fell to again, and repeated
the operation at frequent intervals, filling in the
on the manner in which the county wills
blessed with such in institution, which provided
for the sick poor, and expressing unfrigncd |
surprise that anyhody could be SO base
such things Is rings, jobs, and the
like in the County Board or any Of its enter |
priscs. Alter this season OF unrestraincd JOY, |
in which nearly everybody patted his ncighbor |
iii The back and drank to his health the crowd
vas taken into the officers room. where tlleY sat
lown TO
4 HOSPITAL. DINNER,
consisting Of pork and beans, roast beef, boiled
potatoes, stcwed toE,at oes, applepie, etc. etc.
There Was mich sniacking of lips, followed by |
more flattering remarks on the IS superior maa-
a:cment vi the Hospital, the concentrated Wis
loin Of which Nigh: be summed up in
lie remark OF Commissioner Lcnzen to
lie Warden: "Thc ftlluw that baked them
Deans, Mac, knew what he was about rl1c
Warden found time to submit to Col. C1eary =
timetable and bill OF fare for
meals for bis approval, aud the Colonel, after
being informed thst sucl, an arrangement was
in all hospitals. expressed the opi1l-
on that it was a very rood thing, and the
County Board ought to adopt it at once.
''Wc want some more cots, Colonel" said
The Warden.
'tphat for:' asked the Colonel
The wards arc crowded, and patients arc ap-
plying here for admission that We can't accom-
I)o1ate.h
1--WE must curtail," said the Colonel with
bis mouth 1ull Of pic. ave must curtail as
lar as is pos.iblc,- the county is not ycry llusL
now; curtail, Mac, that's the worl.''
What's tho use Of having hospital il it
init to be occupicd?" suggested the Warden.
swell, maybe that's so-but-you know,
lae-we must-wcll-we must curtail-that's
t,''
The conversation was not prolonged much
arther, for Commissioner Smiths Committee
u the subject OF stcam-pipes was to meet at =
'clock, and the party soon afterwards broke
lp.