The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-27
BELLEVUE HOSPITAL.

ENLARe1Na ITS CAPACITY AND INQuIBINo INTO
ITS CONDITION MAYOR ELY's INTENDED IN
vEsTIaATIoN-REPoRT OF THE BUILDING
DEPARTMENT ON THE HOSPITAL AND
MUSEUM
Commissioners Brennan, Bailey and Cox. OF the De-
partment OF Public Charities and Correction, aud
Commissioners Roosevelt, Donnely and Lowell, OF the
State Board of Charities yesterday paid visit
Bellevue Hospital Tor the purpose Of examining thu
premises and selecting site for two surgical pavilions
and charging the accommodation for insane patients
Alter abou. hour spent on the grounds and the
hospital was agreed that the space tho right of
the entrance would make the most suitable location
for tho proposed pavions. Their cost, 1t esti-
mated might be about $40. O00 for BOTH The plan
the enlargement OF the coils for the insane
not determined on. Commissioner Brennan said,
II tho thing could be donc pavilion hospitals should
be substituted entirely for the present Ones but there
Is for such experiment The hospital is
four stories high, and the pav,ons bong only one
story, would consequently cover four times much
ground. The Commissioner asked If II were truo
that the hospital overcrowded and he said no did
not thnk so. ut Is much less crowded than Il used
to be on account of the multiplication OF private hos
ptals which have greatly relieved Bellevue"
"How much do you suppose II would cost TO erect
the sort o. hospital that Is requred?"
"FulIy two millions. ana 1 don't think there 10
much chance that the taxpayers Will give that"
Kelly and members tho Grand Jury would accom-.
pany the Commissioners, with the object OF nvesti-
walls and Of looking generally mansg OF
that and the other institutions in charge Of the Depar
ever, was a msapprehension me visit for tho latter
named object win not take place until next week.
TALK With MAYOR ELy.
In reference 10 It Mayor Ely said yesterday Bcllc>
vue Hospital 10 an old building ana inadequate for Its
purposes hut for the present We must do the
best we can with II. 1t Is overcrowdcd. aud
to relieve II pavilion hospitals should be
constructed along the shore OF the islands
the East River building like Bellevue, which
has been SO long IN use ami not conrived modern
sanitary principles gets finally into sort OF mala-
fcction OF one kind another IRON tho sphero
.What would you say to pulling It down altogether
and erecting now one in ils piacc?"
"Wel, we might do that II had back the
$40, ooo,o COO the ring stole from tho city Then
could put New York ahoad Of any city In the world
but now are like receiver In charge Of railroad
with no assets IN hands,"
ssYou intend examining all tho institutions ?"
'Ycs, thoro are complaint OF the general nelcIcncy
OF officers aud employees, and OF overcrowding in the
only pay nurses up there SIS month, you can't
get competent people for that price We Will for
ourselves what Is best to be doue"
ABOUT BELLEVUE TO DRPARrMRyT OF
DUiLDINGs
A reporter called on Mr.. Adams Superip tcndont OF
Buildings, 10 learn what no knew to the condition
oil the Bellevue Hospital structure and the medical
museum attached to It. he said that at the request
sont three Of his abest experts make an examine
ton, and they reported as fohows:-
SiR-Hcrcwth please find the report the committee
directed by you to examine the building known ss tho
Wood Museum building. Bellevue Hospital gou nds at
the instance of the Commissioners and Cor
recton The gable end OF the north wing hosp al
find TO be cracked badly between the de adworx
ss and lintes OF the Windows caused
OF the bearing walls breaking ut the time
the ntes which should be taken ont and
replaced by sound ones Over tho windows
would recommend that iron be used in
place OF stone.
In the Wood Museum building find that both tho
north aud south walls badly broken the
under the building. In opinion, being Al
would recommend that the building taken down IS
any work done ON the same would be- opinion only
wasted, as the building Is gradually settling We also
found In our walk through the main hospital building
toicers quater that the northcriy side Of the dome Is
resting as Tar AS we could entirely PARTITION
causng the same 10 settle badly each floor being
trey unsupported on the principal floor. We would
mend that girdcr be placed under the the
ton room on principal noor supported by proper columns
with good foundations.
HOSPITAL CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
Mr. Adams said he had authority 70 oruer tho
taking down OF tho building called Woods Museum. Ms
u was city property but he understood from Dr..
James, OF tho Health Department. who had called on
HIM that morning, that they intended to apply Tor It
and erect 10 It's place hospital for patients with
contagious diseases