New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-21
TILE NEW SENEY HOSPITAL.

LAYING THE CORNERSTONE YESTERDAY.
ADDRESSES BY DIR. BUCKLEY, DR.. TIFFANY MAfoh
Low AND oTHERs-A MONUMENT TO GEORGE
sENEY's MUNIFICENCE
The cornerstone of new and important pubic
hospital 10 be built ut the sole expense OF george
l. Scuey of Brooklyn, was laid IN the presence d
large number of spectators yesterday afternoon.
The hospital buildings are TO occupy the olock
bounded by Seventh-aye., Seventh-st Elghtn-aVe
and Sxth-st, when measures about 100 by lVO
feet The first strr cture is being built on the
Sixth-st side facing the north, and IN THIS near
the entrance. the stone was placed yestoruay
Among the persons upon the temporary platform
erected about the stone were Mayor Seth Low. eA-
Alderman John French. the Key: DTS H Soorrs
Tiffany Buckley ana Chadwick the Rev Messrs
Henry Baker g. p. Mains. A. j; Palmer, W. 3.
Phillips. T. A. Nelson, U. y. Quick, j. W; Macolm
and John Parker Dr.. G. K. Agpew T. p Tii Cnp
win, S. Rusmnore and Il. c. Speer. Mt. Seney ala
not appear the platform. bnt remained 10 MS car
rage. The exercises were presided over by the
Rev DR.. J. VI. Buckley, president OF the Board OF
Managers of tho institution. He traced the history
of tho hospital back TO an editorial paraeraph
in The Christian 1dr0cdto III January, 1881 ealing
on Methudists to engage in work OF general Charity
Shortly afterward Mr.: Seney offered land worth
$40 900 and 100000 in cash for hospital under
Methodist Episcopal supervisor. but to DO open 10
all persons without any distinction whatever.
Shortly after ward he added another SlOO,OOO TO
the gift Steps were then taken to organize ana
erect tn new hospital.
The secretary OF the Br ilding Committee, DR.. l..
s. Pitcher tho made an extended address. detailing
tho stems taken to secure a model hospital ue
five great evils to be guarded against in hospitals
lie said ere overcrowdlng, defective Ventnatioh
and sewerage uncleanliness and failure to destroy
the special pOisons produced in the bodies or tne
sick The first three were to be considered III the
construction of hospital building. Inc cehtral
thought in this institution had been isolation; 30
ward would contain moro than twenty-tour beds,
and on each the direct rays of the sun would fal at
some time of the day. Each bed would nave at
least 1900 cubic feet of ar space and ie1s oi
fresh AIR in each hOnr. When completed the nos
pital would contain 200 beds. The building now
in course of erection would be the central Que OF
group of buildings. containing tho 0lces ana roolns
for the medical staff, ward of ten beds, and eleven
private rooms. with twenty-five beds. On the
upper floor would be rooms for nurses. and IN
wing the chapel, museum and library. On either
side OF the central building and l2O feet distant,
would be the paw lions of wards, two on each sIde
One would be especially devoted to children
At the conclusion of DR.. Pitchers remarks, May or
Low was introduced He said That both the cltl'
zens and the Chief Magistrate rejoiced in new
public building in the city, and especially since 1t
was erected by the munfcence OF one or their
fellow citizens He expressed his thanks to the
founder of the hospital in the name of the city.
The Rev. DR.. o. II; Tiffany, OF Philadelphia, then
ages and of the present time. lie dwelt on tne
uses of wealth, urging that 1T be used nobly. In
conclusion he said: Let this building as lt rises
from corner stone capstOne. suggest one thought
let foundations, walls, roofs turrets all express
one truth. Let them be volceless but eloquent
teachers of the parable of the Good Samaritan.
The closing address WAS made by DR.. Cornelius
r. Aguew, who said that he could not tell how the
plans for this building could be Improved. IL
stood as hospital should, on a breezy hill, with
sunlight accessible on soil easily drained, with
ready of ventilation, and was built OF
materials not porous Its moral features we're pro-
,ided for by the religious purposes OF the founder
After prayer, by the Rev D. T. ;. Stous,
and the reading OF the ritual by DR.. Buckley. the
list of articles pu in the stone was read by the
Rev. Mr. Fitzgerald: 1t Included Bible,
Methodist HymnaL" the minutes OF the New
YORK Methodist Conference of 1855 containing
memoir of the Rev. Robert Seney. father Of George
l. Seney), q Brooklyn Directory copies OF The ChrS-
tan Adcocate and The Methodist, copies of New
York and brooklyn daily newspapers, Mayor Lows
first message and the manual of the city and county
officers Ex-Commssioner French then laid the
stone, and DR.. Buckley pronounced 1T laid as the
foundation of house to he devoted to philanthropy,
as to age sex belief or condition The audience
was then dismissed with the benedction by the
Rev llr Reid