New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-03
THEIR CORNERSTONE LAID.
CEREMONIES OF THE NETWORK ACADEMY OF
MEDICINE-wHAT THE NEW BUILDING


The cornerstone of the new building for the New
York Academy of Medicine at Nos. II, ID ana Il
West Fory-third-st was laid yesterday afternoon by
the president OF the academy, Professor Anred u
Looms A large crowd OF medical men and thelr
friends were present. A rooted speakers staha nan
been erected on the site of the building. IL was
draped with flags while rows Of chairs occuph" uno
street Immediately before the frontage OF the acaue!
property Among the guests and members seated on
the stand were Bishop Potter, e1President 'r'Voi
Cleveland the Rev. Dr. John Hall. DR.. A. l.. Loomis'
Dr. A. jacob, DR.. Fordyce Barker, DR.. g. NJ smith,
Dr. George Peters, DR.. S. ID. Hubbard, Dr. b. ID.
Delavan, Dr. A. NJ. Jacobus and DR.. c. A Lee. Inc
exercises were opened by invocation mans py
Bishop Potter. ExPreeident jacob dcn'oreo oo
grafton He contrssted the New-York ACADEMY WHO
similar Institutions Of Europe, and spoke feeingy oi
the duties and ethics of his profession. Mr. Cleve
land added a few remarks and the practical part OF
the laying was then begun.
The workmcn swung the huge red sandstone oioch
into position and DR.. LOOMS placed within 1t copies
Of the academy's constitution and transactions s'
of tho members, specimens Of coin and the daily
papers of October .. Dr. John Hall then pronounoea
the benediction and the crowd dispersed.
The site of the building is on the north sihe
of Forty rd- st. and has frontage of 75 feet by
depth OF 100 feet inches The front is to be OF Inc
grained red sandstone and rockfaced brick IN the
style of a modified Romanesque. and VIII terminate
In gable of brick and carved stOnework Inc Duih-
ing is to be thoroughly freproof and will cost exclusive
of the site, about $4,000 The architect is X H.
Robertson whose design was selected from a number
submitted in competition. The Academy's Committee
on Building consists Of Drs. a. l.. LOOMS. h. HerrcK'
+. A. Castle, G. 4. Peters and a. jacob.
In its interior the building will be divided into
about forty rooms, exclusive Of halls and passage
ways, four full stories and two hafsiorieS being
utilized. An assembly hall a. by 81. with an adj
xofp di,,fp hall : bug will no
and will be divided by movable partition. These
two rooms when connected are TO be called HosacH
Hallo in memory of DR.. Alexander Hosack whose
widow bequeathed 10000 TO the academy for this
purpose The plans provide for six other large rooms
for meetings. varying in size from 81 by % feet 10
30 by 43 feet The reference library, 10 the use OF
which the public will be admitted, will be 81 by AZ, and
three adjoining reading rooms designed to be 20 by
% feet each. The library Is also to be connected with
a room capable of holding 100000 volumes, and
number of small studies and committee-rooms will be
the floor. On the uppermOst floors, the space
will DO utilized for cloak and toilet and for the
storage and display Of apparatus and museum speci
mems. Apartments will be provided for resident
librarian and assistants. The whole edifce is 10 he
heated by steam and lighted by electricity. The
building will be ready for occupancy during the autumn
1880,