Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-04-08

lofneu from the fact that It requires As
miles OF pipes to supply their needs. All
lnese pipes are exposed, so that at mo
ineht 8 ho'lee they can be examined and
the source oil any difficulty remeded at
once. No sewer IL allowed to pass d.
rectly under any building, and the waste
water drains directly through special
pipes down Jefferson street into q run a
short distance Off. The water closets
empty into large out ct, which is TO be
frequently flushed with large quantities
oi ftsh water. This outlet is connected
with an immense we'll under the Nurses
Home, which is ventilated by stack 100
feet high.
The Octagon Ward Ia northwest of the
main building. The lower foer con-
tans general ward central hall, lava
tory and closets, nurses clossts pat ent,'
clothes room, diet kitchen, dining room
and two special wards. The second floor
Is the same as the first, and Is fitted up
with comfortable beds, invalid chairs and
other Appliances for the comfort and
convenience OF the patients.
The Amphitheatre is on Monument
street and contains lecture room, small
operating, consulting and recovery rooms,
accident department, etherizing room and
waiting room. II will be provided with
every known appliance for successfully
performing operations OF all kinds, and
one oil the surgeons is now In Europe for
the purpose OF securing the best aud most
improved instruments.
The DispensAry is connected with this
department and contains gen raj waiting
room, pharmacy, surgeons ard physi-
clans rooms, closets aud baths. In addi-
tion to the above buildings, there are
thre large wa ds and all isolating ward,
laundry and the dead house. This
building contains, on It's fr-t floor, an
amphitheatre, where Hfiy students can
witness an autopsy. There Is lso an air
tight mOrgue,a waiting room for funerals
and II pathological Labor atory, all on the
frst hoor. The upper story contains
rooms Tor histological research and for
photomicrography aud small museum.
The basement will be supplied with a
small crematorium, Ia which TO consume
refuse animal matter.
| Each OF these buildings are worthy of
careful study, aud together they are
almost sufficient to be classed as viii
lagc. The heating and ventilation ia
perfect In every respect, and the latter is
80 arranged, with the latest improved
appliances, that the air In the wards Is
continually being changed by means OF
automatic switch damperc.
1t proposed to place 10 the medical
directors room in the Administration
Building au electrical device called q
"telemeter," by which he can see at a
glance the temperature OF various parts
OF each ward in the entire hospital, and
II the heat be too great or too little he
can order its mOdulation by decreasing
or incre slug the amount OF air In a given
switch damper that Is TO pass around tho
coils.
The medical dir ctor's room will con-
tain, besides the telemeter, annunciators
and sp aklng tubes to all the buildings;
a pneumatic clock, in order to provide
precisely the same time In all parts of the
building, to reg ulaie exactly the admins
tering oil medicines and baths.
Nothing beyond the income from The
original bequest has been used in con.
structing or furnishing the buildings,
rether will the principal be touched foI
their maintainance. The formal opening
oi the buildings will take p ace on Tues
day, May ., aud the hospital Will bt
opened soon afterwards for the reception
OF patients.