New-York tribune., 1886-04-25

becomes
beet appointed schools In the word through tine medium
9f the splendid bepescon We sn, DAY
his gift erects furnishes aud endovs building equal
al the rsauiremsns OF the present ana the neeus OF o
pial and the generosity OF his wire endows all the beds,
making them free while the four sons create tho Clno
which will be vast dspensary giving without charge
TO the poor for oil tmc medicines and the best proies
ons as memorial to taer iasea a hOfs
dead than stately shaft gorgeous mausoieum Jap
advances made by practical medicine in the past
hundred years have kept pace with the wonderful de
thought and energy. The brilliant discoveries 10 chem
isy have unfolded the of life and
spread disease. carry Infection aud propagate pest
lence and science is experimenting for their control or
lated each other until the functions. the operations
and the coudition Of every part of living men
as the beaten pathway Of truth while phaImacsIiics!
principle Of those known before so that
laton and location Of diseases have been followed by
te r. he Sy S be
aud benehcent revolution medical education is longer
creates modern ply .cian The lecturer OF today Is
no longer theoriss. but demonstration OF
hospital and the dispensary are all necessary
for his instruction To extract the virtues from plants
and minerals to compound the elements which nature
furnishes to walk the hospitals to examine the
ry. daily life. To gather these in any inst
tuition has heretofore required capital beyond other
American physician has not felt fully equipped until he
has received at London Paris and Vienna these pract
cal lessons Now million OF dollars private benefac.
ion renders possible the construction and equipment OF
a medical college superior to known In THIS
country and equal the best in the world. with this
endo owment and the impulse and inspiration which will
follow It, Ncw-York will become the centre Of medical
learning education and requirement for the American
Great fortunes involve grave duties from which there
is escape The administration Of vast estate is
trust OF farreaching responsibilities lhe law does not
and cannot say how he shall use It, but me Jury ol L4e
world day by day taking testimony ana every right
minded man wants its favorable verdict lie must not
squander orwaste and 80 long as 1t is actively employed
who create and hold together and manage great enter
Of people and who keep their fortunes active In the con-
duct aud development OF business are practical pene-
the hardest WORKERS in their sysiem and often
crushed by its weight But they cannot stop
or HH Factories tories furnish the means Of living to
the healthy and abIebodied. They must contribute IN
liberal measure for the young, the helpless tho inhrin
and the aged In this they are laying up f0r hemeNes
not only treasures In Heaven where moth and rust 40
corrupt thieves break through and stea but the
their mrmor,s said JoSn Howard How the pnIlantnropis
when dying OF disease contracted In the service OF the
unfortunate: Let my monument be sun-dial 1
William II. Vanderbilt led lfo of work and care. He
knew merit and recognized rewarded and promoted II
and shams. lie wanted his felowmen TO look through
the wealth lie WAS administering to the best OF MS
superiority which he fairy entitled trying
to TO- do his duty as man and troaa ci'i1emi ani
work He proud OF New York and besides his con
splcuous gifts for the Obelisk and this collage he con
trbuted in unobuusve way vast sums for its rcli-
gous benevolent art and educational enterprises This
great city whit marvellous growth IT'S coSmopo,an
character and its mtess future the most interesting
OF social ana political pro 'lems Inc word In n9nre
nves ana works ana illustrates Al ciVinzatIous u
within its walls. and the time is not dstant when the
world From this foundation will rise an institution
which will give New-YoTk TIE first rank in the most
inspiring others TO those deeds which possible only
10 fcw bat wisely bestowed may make our metropolis
supreme in every department which educates, eieNa'es
and ennoblcs the race. Applause.
Tue Rev. DIR. Weston then pronounced the benedic-
ton and the ceremony Was over.
Among the members OF the family present Mr..
and Mrs. William d. sloane, Mr. AMI Mrs H. Mex
Twoinhly Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott F. shepard; Mrs Cor.
Brooklyn. and Captain Jacob Vanderbilt Among the
sSGrs T''snf Dr. "sIs Dr. rOGs % DE en
sands Dr. Robert F. Weir, Dr. Francis Dclaiicid, Ir.
the Rev. Drs John Hall ami Charles H. Pdrkhurst and
Mrs Cbauncey NJ Depew
After the ceremony many OF those present walked
the Office Of the architect, Wheeler smith, and
inspected the elaborate plans prepared by him. The first
OF the three buildings the foundations of which
already laid and the completion hoped for by June l.
1887 stands Immediately opposite the Roosevelt Hos
ptal. and extends through siKtieth-st. On Fifty
nnth-s. 1t will have frontage or 140 feet, and
Sxtiethst OF 90 feet, while its tOal depth will be
1872 feet The building will rise to height OF 20 feet
The exterior will be constructed of red brick trimmed
trimmed with gray granite The style is simpe almost
10 severity. the only ornamental features being the
Quoins around and vOursors TO the arches OF the
window openings The main entrance is on FIfh-ninih
st.. through a large sem-crcular doorway plainly
treated The plan OF the building divides It, roughly
speaking. into three parts, forming a double shape.
The Fifth-nEtn-st wing will contain the first floor
trustees executive officers and students study
and conversation rooms On the second n0or will be
the anatomical museum. with professors leading
OF II. On the third floor will be the swf. Museum,
the recitation and demonstration rooms and the pbyslO
logical department The whole of the fourth floor Is
Feeling the absolute necessity for the
abundance light required during the opera
tiOns Of dissection. the architect has provided
three enormous skylghts. which so large to de-
the term rather OF glass roofs The result will
he a light as II 1t were IN the open air.
The intermediate building IS devoted entirely to
lecturerOom and amphitheatre. The former occup pics
the grOnnd floor and is fortyeight by iftyfve feet
and will hold 450 students Above 1t with height
nearly thirty feet the amph theatre, of the
superficial extent the lecture-rOom and with the
rising tiers the ceiling The three floors OF the
siIteth-st. building devoted almost entirely
and chemical laboratories In the building
the apartments for the custodian OF the college.
feature specially dwet upon by the architect is the
fact that the boilers for heating and other purposes
placed underground and entirely separated from the
building ITSELF thus diminishing tho chances OF danger
In OF explosion In the southwest OF the
block it is proposed To erect the Maternity Hospital
the opposite corner will be the Clinic The Maternity
Hospital has beon planned TO admit OF
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