New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-23
TIP IN BUSY HARLEM.
NEED OF A HOSPITAL ON THE WEST SIDE
rs BUILDING OvERDONE?

One of the most crying needs Of Harlem is that o'
enlarged and improved hospital facilities. Ihere Is
6ni one hospital the West side and that IS 10 DO
abandoned on May l. This is the Ninety ninth Street
HOSPITAL between Ninth and Tenthaves, ana IS d.
lis best but reception house. 1t can take care %
on,v thirty patients at one time, and any excess
must 60 10 Bellevue. There has been some talT
Of late about building new hospital on or near
the site Of the present ono, in Ninety-hhVFs' ou'
the Commissioners say that there Is not mohe'
al present available for the purpose AS tle S"o
nearly in the centre Of the building district "hee
thousands Of men are constantly employed
aud accidents frequently occur, the ncccS-
si,y of maintaining a hospital in that sec
zion OF the city seems obvious. IL IL DC
abandoned many patients VIII neco 10 DC o"riIou "
Bellevue or 10 what is known as the har@h iioS-
initial Onehundred and -twentieth-st and East RIVER
distance OF several miles. Already, IL Is rcportco
q number of patients have died in amhuances' on
account Of the long distance 1t was necessary 70 carry
them after their injuries. The proposal TO bulid
bospital at One hundred and-seventy sevcntst do's
NOT appear TO meet the approval of Harlem medic'l
men and others, on the ground that mhe-'en'h9 "a
the accidents take place below one,hupulvu a, ,o
a,'er nj. attention and consult with the Charities
Commissioners regarding better ACCOMMODATIONS t
' There is a mildly prevalent impression that pos
sibly the building business Of Harlem j. beng slghm,
overdone hv reaI estate dealers Those who
hold the pessi1nistic view of things point dociuiy
TO number of large aparmenhouSes eav SIoc Of
fats building operations upon which nav pc S;, 49,
continued for fully three months because 1t 3hc
and whole of fats lust Som nj " tne
which the tenants have been iorce , Gwnlnc on
account it said. Of too hasty ana lmpercc, pu ,
Ing The fault OF course can o tndvrh tHe eNper
ence NAV benefit other builders in emphas zhs 10;
them the force Of the old maxim ABOUT ""s'o "'"
speed. .,. oo,, ,rae
tho snerry- Whitehead wedding which took place IN
the Mount Morris BAPTIST Church at O'CLOCK LUIS
dav evening" the Rev. DR.. b. b. Tyler OF the Chufo"
of the Disciples, officiating. The bridegroom wa
william NJ. Sperry. The bride was Miss 'arilc ~
yybi.ehead daughter of Mrs. Harriet Whitehead enc
Was civen away by her brother, Lydel Whitehead
GU. 1rore gown Of white faille and tulle and tnlc
veu cancht with a corOnet of orange blossoms. Tier
bonouet was Of La Bride roses Miss Colneha "'eee'
the maid OF honor, wore a fIocK OF plnh SIN on"
crepe and short veil of pink tulle' she o''r'cu
q bououet of Catherine Mermet roses. Inc pest ma"
was D. A. Woodhouse, and the ushers were V. hlr'
land Woodhouse, Il. J. Alexander, George H. N"'"o'
ara Thomas H. Sperry, brother Of the bridegroom
A recepton and supper. following the cerenoh! :
were given at the home of the brides mohcs' No ~
Fdcccombe-avc. Among those present were ''c "a
DR. and Mrs Tyler William Whitehead Mr. ana Ms
Van Loan Whitehead, OF Buffalo; Mr.. ana N''' y -
- c,,;th Mr. and Mrs $ j. Kccch. Mr. and MIS-,
Henry + KIucb Mr. ard Mrs. W. +. Langley. MI
and Mrs C. B. Barker, Mr. and MIS- ~ ~ H""''"'
T. James Fernley, Of Philadelphia MI anu y" =
W NJ Taussig Commodore and Mrs l. D. NlIs'.''
Miss E. Rooraem and Miss Margaret CARR OF "H.''
incton: W. Alexander Bass, IT,, Robert sNuioIu' III
and Mrs. J. K Bower. Of Philadelphia; and Ny. ana
Mrs Charles Ogden of Elizabeth. After an eN'cioeu
wedding tour in the south Mr.. and Mrs SpcrTY Will
return to live in Edgecombe-ave.
Major John ~ R. McNulty has resigned from Inc
presidency Of the Sycamore Club. special cie'"o"
will shortly be held TO ill the vacancy.
The new Harlem River Bank Thirdavc ana ono
hundred and enthst opened is doors for business on
Monday morning. President A H. LesIinSRy
was the first depositOr and before TWO ho"iS H'u
usssed twenty deposors had opened accounts VII"
the bank The capital stock Of the new DaiA l.
100000 ,.,-
II Is thought probable that the music at Nj Morris
rsrs this summer will be supplied by the list iegi-
ment band.
To President A. J. Fisher, OF the Veteran Volunteer
Ornaments Sons Association has been presented sohd
cold badge BY the members of the association
In addition to the gift of set of chimes for ST.
Andrews Church. spoken of last week. Ncstfyman
7 n S;mnson has given the church fine fourface
clock for the seeplc II Will have the Westminster
attachment which, by the ringing Of certain notes OF
the chimes will indicate each quarter OF the hpnr.
81 Patrlck's Day was celebrated in Harlem as well
as elsewhere. Among the most noteworthy of inc
concentrations was dinner given at Edsalfs u
which the following diners sat down
Commissioner Thomas +. Gilroy JUDGE
Randolph i. MARITIME, W. H. Burke
David Barry, Sarsfed Kennedy, David Welch Il. j
Tnncy John NJ Conan, W. j. Ellis, Thomas +. Hayes
John Gavigan, Charles Lambert, John II. McCarty
John W. Oliver. Frank Hardy, Thomas Gallagher
John J. Ryan, l.. j. Keech, Colonel Mooney, james
reran Henry Munson. Samuel Hendricks. FREDERICK
Thlnan James Bishop, James McDoroueh JOIN
Kennedy George F. Swift, John Walker i. J. Afkin
SON william j. Kennedy, DR.. Y. II. Dcmicst, Pete
Eogot y. A. Malone. John ii. Haar ana Chalie
shafer. Numerous toasts responded TO- ant
the affair was 50 much enjoyed that already Il Sniia
celebration on a larger scale is being spoken 0
for next year
Among a few Of the recent sales Of Harlem
nroperty are the following: George j. JucAett
,wenty-nne lots on the south side of one-hundred ana
forty-ifth-st. comprising the block fronts be'"ee
tenth and Convent and Convent ana -. Nchoa
eves to Charles F. Richards. for s25l 900 j. Watt
do pevster. the southcrly half of the block boundc
tv Morninssdc Park Manhattan-ave. and One-lmn
drcd- and fourtccnth-st., % Frederick +. -"
ter for $4,000; Julius J. Lyons 1--we
story double Nat. No. 225 West One hundred an
Twenty.third-st., for 900.
r. l.. Richardson, of No. 403 West One hundred ahu
.yonty-sixth-st., who has been connected with IN
Paymasters Department Of the Custom House 10
twelve wears has resigned his place to form bus
ness partnership with his father. a. a. Richardson
Professor Macdonald. of the Hamilton Ecpubhca
Club, is to deliver at the Young Mems Christian ~
soc aon Hall course OF illustrated lectures on Esyp
The third and last game in the series OF those DC
tween the Mount Morris Bowling Club and the lid
lem Democratic Club team bowlcd on Mondt
evening at the West End Hall alleys, resulting IN
score of 400 % 800 in favor Of the Harlem Deln'
cratic Club bowlers. William H. Shaw, Of the 1larlei
club. and W. l. X. Kendrick OF the Harlem RcpGbhca
Club are arranging fo- bowling match between tn
two clubs to take place probably during the latter pa
of the present month
4 tommcndablc movement has been made by n
Harlem Democratic Club Al the regular mcctlu
held Wednesday night "A resolution was offered While
provides for the holding every saturday evening fro
October until May OF public meeting ~ the han
the club for the discussion Of iOp.c, which have r
peciay engaged public interest during the piece
Inc week The resolution was referred to the Con