The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-01
FOUNDED I'm 1875.

The above cut of the Hospital OIL
the Holy Croes VIII give many of oul
readers who have not had an oppor.
tunity OF inspecting the building
itself, an idea of what q beautiful
structure it is.
LOCATION The building, which
was erected in 1881, stands on ten
acre block in the northeast part oil
the city and on the line of the Elev-
enth Ward and Denver & Rio Grande
street cars. From the elevation on
which it stands and the view which it
commands OF the Salt Lake valley
and the lake, it is not only a healthy
but a most desirable place for such
an institution.
DIMENsIoNs.-The building mea.
sures l64 65 feet; has three stories
with basement.
DEsCRIPTIoN.-In the exterior of
the building everything that would
add to its beauty was embodied ia
the plan. The engraving Rhows in
the front Of the building three pro-
iections which break the sameness In
go long structure. The roof, which
is partly mansard in it's style, has in
the centre, over the main gable, a
large tower surmounted by a cross.
On either side are cupolas which cor
respond in size and design with the
centre tower. All the projections srs
finished with turrets which numbe
twenty, all of which enhance lts ex-
terror beauty.
INTERIOR. The inside Of the build
ing was planned in accordance With
most approved modern ideas of hos
pitfalls. The attending physicians
we're consulted in everything that
sppertsined TO health IN such an in-
stitution; not only the best means of
ventilating and disinfecting, but the
number of cubic feet of sir necessary
for each patient, together with the
best arrangements for the preserva-
ton of order and cleanliness, which
are 80 conducive to good health,
were all duly considered before any
room or ward was marked out In the
interior plan.
PRIVATE Rooms. LIN connection
with the Hospital, the management
wished to combine sufficient num-
Der OF private rooms. entirely separ-
ate from the warts, to acco.. modste
patients who may feel repugnance
to hospital wards and get wish to be
under the care Of skilful and cIpe-
rienced physicians and competent
nurses.
This admirable idea has been so
successfully carried out that visitors
entering the main auditorium, and
thence to the spacious hall which
rms the length of the first floor, can
scarcely realize to themselves for the
first time that they are in an hospi-
tai. On either eide Of the hall are
rooms which vary in sizs from AXIS
feet to 14x24. Each room is furn-
ished with large wrought iron bed.
stead surmounted by massive brass
knobs, q three.ply wire mattress, q
lounge, an armchair, bureau, wash
stend and small table. Each room
is supplied with steam, and the pa
tent, with steam register and Their
mome'er hanging On the wall, can
! regulate the temperature of his room.
LADIES DEPARTMENT. The EAST
wing OF the first floor which is sepsr-
ated by large doors, is set apart for
lady patients. In this department is
one large ward With a number of
rooms neatly fitted up for lady pa
tients, who may desire rest, medical
treatment and q home combined.
SECOND FLooR.-From the centre
OF the frs. ffcor wide and easy stai.-
way leads to the second floor. The
landing is on the large hall which
corresponds with that of the first floor.
At right angles to this hall and lead
ing to tie centre gable is another
equally vide but much sborter ball,
lighted up by three large windowp
which command view as Tar south
as the eye can reach. On the south
side OF the main ball are number OF
private rooris fitted up similar to
those already described. a large
reading room, and q ward for typhoid
patients fill up the north end OF the
hall. On either end OF the large ball,
are two large doors which lead into
the principal wards. The GONZALES
cent ward on the east end measures
2S 65 feet; has twenty iron bed
steads with threeply wire mattress
placed in two single rows, and 80 |
far removed from the walls as TO |
allow sufficient space to walk around |
the bed and attend to the patients !
wants from Whatever quarter relief |
will be most desirable. On the ives. |
side, for surgical patients, is a ward J
correspondiDgly large, but which ia