Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-19

founder, and this is set apart as mem
orial to him. There may be seen the
dining-table and antique chairs OF the
benevolent Johns Hopkins. His book
cases are filled with fine editions of
standard works. In the main hall is
marble bust and also portrait of the
same gentleman. Above these offices
are the rooms for the resident students
and physicians, but they are not fin
ished so elaborately as those on the
first floor. The latter are in polished
oak or other natural woods. Directly
behind the building is the apothecary
shop where the drugs are to be COM
pounded for the whole institution. In
corresponding positions to the right
and left, are the male and female pay
wards. These are divided into separate
rooms or suites of rooms to be rented to
those who desire hospital treatment and
are able and willing to pay
for it, The rooms are furnished
in the simplest manner; an
iron bedstead with brass knobs, a
bureau, washstand, wardrobe and
several chairs. Back of these buildings
is, on the one side, the nurses home,
on the other, the kitchen and bath
house. The nurses home is square
four-story structure designed for the
accommodation OF those who may enter
the nurses training school. The bath
house is equipped with apparatus for
almost every kind of bath. There are
also movable tubs which can be brought
to the patients bedside. The kitchen
is divided into different departments.
The main floor contains the kitchen
proper, the scullery, refrigerator
| rooms and dining rooms for the officials.
| In the basement is the bakery, pastry
room, bread room and meat room. The
| upper story is allotted to the co0l.s and
| also used for dining rooms OF the various
servants. Uuder this building are the
| boiler vaults. They contaiI the gas
| and water meters, coal vaults, four hot
water boilers aud three steam boilers
| All the buildings are heated by the hot
water process, though in many rooms
| there are open fire places, but merely
for ventilation and cheerfulness. rhe
steam is used for baths, steaming tables
and ventilating coils. From this place
the pipes radiate in every direction
| through the pipe tunnel. They are al
exposed TO enable alteration or repair
| in case of accident.
| Extending eastward lie the common
| or free wards. There are five altogether
| one, however, consisting OF two stories
| This is the first or octagon ward. There
are twenty-four iron beds arranged so a
TO form a circle. Each has its hea6
toward one of the light walls of the
room. Windows open in each direction
giving sunlight at all hours OF the day
In the center is a huge ventilatinl
shaft with openings at both top ant
bottom. Near each bed is the register
for heating, SO constructed that the cole
and warm air may be mixed to give an!
desired temperature. AT the southern
end is bow window for the use of con
valescent patients. The invalids' chairs
movable tables and book racks are upoI
rubber wheels in order TO create NJ
annoyance 20 other patients. In con
nection with each ward are linen closet
and diet kitchen where light foo
may be prepared at u moments notice
There are three other wards of simi
lar character but built in the shape OF
parallclogram. The beds are arrange
In rows, twelve on each side. Instea
OF the central air shaft the bad air is re
moved through the hollow hoor.
The last wa,d Is for con taglOus dis
eases when it is desirable TO have tn
patient isolated. 1t is l30Xl45 feet,reC
tangular in form and contains twent
separated rooms besides the diet kitche