New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-20
rnE Observation-Disclosures. SIDE yIEw

within few months. Tic buildings present
handsome appearance. and are themselves tributes
to the architects skill. Mr. lalght made the plans
for the Columbia College buildings, the General The
illogical Seminary, the NcN-lorl I've and Ear In
Urinary, the church Of The Scamcu's Mis- ion. the beau
tiful home Of II. o. Havcmcycr. at Fifth ave. and
sixty siXth-st., and other notable structures, but
nothing he has done surpas,es his designs for the New
York Cancer Hospital
The style of architecture is french Gothic, and the
buildings are built Of Bcllcvillo sandstone and red
pressed brick. The impprtant consideration IN
Il structure devoted the OF sick. especially when
the disease j. giving rise to intense odor IS the
ventilation Mr.. Haight has made this feature per
feet in the Newlork Cancer Hospital with all the
doors and windows Of each ward tightly closed the
be changed completely every i've minutes with
out producing annoying or dangerous drughtS. Even
the wards devoted the treatment OF the most oien
>ive cases kept free from unpleasant odors by the
rapid changes vi atmosphere hi, l. accomplished in
a simple but most cfcctuid manner. The Easements
cellars Of the building are partly abov" ground are
well lighted. and used heating chambers. Fresh
air brought from an opening ten feet above the ieNc "l
the yard is drawn through steam coils arranged ia
sections and forced by means Of powerful fan
into every pa. OF the cellar Supplementary
coils placed al the base Of each hot air pipe enable
the engineer 10 adjust ue temperature OF each room
separately.
All of the large wards. arranged for thirteen beds.
CIRCULAR, forty iccl IN OtHclcf anu 't PId'O III
the corner towers. Fresh air Is Introduced ~ Inc
outside wall, at opening, between The windows. and
the vitat.d Is rcEOS cd through h,lO" Iro" col
umn tho centre oi the apartment.
Tie Ncw-Y0rA Cancer Hospital is the Lrst hospital
buGing erected in TIA, country with circular trd,,
bat that form had been previously adop'cG IN Tho
large stuyveubcIs Hospital w,h 400 bcd> an Antwerp,
the miller Memorial Hospital, Greenwich az"
Hampstead Hospital. England mi, form /, no"
co.siGtred 30 be vastly adpcIOr 10 the usual par"lei3
gram shape being the logical result Of attempts To
improve The sanitary condition ~ "ai1s oi the or
binary cons trIcu0n by rounding on th'ir Internal
angles. Ample light j. secured by the exposure on
three side oi the ward The absence oi corners ana
angles promotes cleanliness: the patients az under
The immediate observation Of NUS. In th' cchuc ~
the waI,l - a degree Impossible Win lac pdldIieio
gram form, tAc lao!ale a.t""teIeAt 81 a. l-I',n
anp,cr spare between the hcdG, Of the bd' uio H'o
rca1y 70 the pHucnt- save much ldDoE Oh u'
pait the nurses ANA the cheerful aspect oI "4tus
of tins construction - not Without NiIuc IL u'PIc>!n
Inc duingroons and private rooms for patients
have omen ErcpIdccs with maHoc!VcccH ol non an"
glazed NE Inc hitchcn- are OH lhc up nor ana 49,
connected by GumD."atle VITA ue P"IIl't Z" , u.o
dining rooms on the floor below. There IS hfsc
lAd.auHc passenger elevator ia each PtNl"i lIf'hH
easy access the dncrcnt stores. and aMalcr ono
for f,.lt and supplies. Inc Moor, OF the bathrooms
layaiOr--, ETC., are formed oi IUrc 'Ah' q" sli'c
resting on moulded iron beams. The dram Pipe
ana are easily accessible for inspection. The con
yencut and compact arrangement OF iHc rooms, "'e
sunlight and fresh air, the simple ana ut'cH'!H
system Of heating ana ventilation, and the Adoption
ii ne circular instead Ol the rectangular form :"
ward mark a new departure ID hospital 'OnstIdci" n
ana make these admirable bmldn.' a0teI, 81 tHe.f
Kind a detached building ia the rear ia used a.
10 Ter house, Laundry, servants dormitorcS ana
'''' The womcn's pavilion la, accommodation. for
seventy tatents and tia; for lncn VIII nave beds lo
an equal number. In each bnimt TWO OF tHe tMcIS
Layr ward, with thirteen beds, AID inc tngd tower
ha, four private rooms opening upon ~ hE IVDi"
for the common use OF thC,c occupying ihc rooms
I,.t, zen INC tower, smaller ward, containing two
beds each ana room, i T'o, r IN, d,iI rooms
Pa% r tb e are p1S.a:cs cans drccily to TIE
lavatOrc-, bathrooms ana co-c- me admn'>uH
pavilion and from each structure there /, a. arcod
pa, ,ageway TO the memorial chapel. IRE opt.alint
tbrat,. in each pavilion j. on the top moor between
the towers where there 10 an abundance 81 sh rom
a.! sdc,. A.. 1870. ,,,,,.. 100. Ia
gun several ad.iton, bavc been E3dc - The hO-pth
fuud I'm the 10 N Of contributions. Among tc'' were
mon. friend through Di Ccv lind. and ! 200
f',r, MIR Susan NJ Edison. The managers say. hoN-
ever that the annual expenses ar SIN S22!oJ ~
cvcc,s - uc income from all sources, and hat con
trirtOrs 70 the endowment luud VIII De Necessary u
should he The charge for a bed IN the wards Is -
a week and for o p.ir'ie room $50 a week. bat FREE
patients received "a rea'cI WIN Ss Hrn carr
as those VINO pay I.e acI1.d COY OF boArIus 4 n1i
treating "A ward patient /, $50 year, sho"Ing ina
there IS surplus from c' en- cmCsV W2 eau a cn
pay ue charges The large Prop2Iu'n o. poor pauen!S
ilI,.,dv treated CoupIod "l,h ~ fWI5cc baih'I -
cta4
e. Uo1crtv 10 bad sanitary surroundings 10 ignorance
or To- bad habits but on the contrary, disease aict
ir, tbe cnitI,r,I the wealthy and the nhabltau, Of
saIalriou, localities, indicates the n1lv'S1 sn'cepn
iiIitt f1 one Of tic most dreaded II not the most
abhOrrcd Of disease. ,,. ,.,.o .t, ,tt c.,,coc Z.
. de.e,e That prrys upon In" mind. ana DR.. liarIrr
as declared that probably no doctrine IN Ic%aid u Uc
c.r.c of the naI1dy has led I" % much misery and
=. o. harni,e.F -. that which attributed IL - an
H"r6 t,r, ORIGIN Recently, however both phys
ci. md tb, iiblic have become cnlHhtencf ana TINS
bccf mo- longer prevails. But not even the most op-
i.tlr az lurco6ns denies that thr mental agony Of
slIcrcr tom cancer /, Of te most serious 0i thr
conditions to which the diSca~" give, rNr T.
The UoSpi,al Hymn. composed by BISHOP n, I.
Coke has the spirit OF patience W ,utri,g al'IInE
ana a3Ur,DT,stcly embodied IN It's first san2a' which
4'' ra,hor who uiakst Thy SURFING sons
M ministers To- s't0uc'F ones,
+" 'cht loves holy fame wlthn'
o t.ar ~ fDU!. cor nam ~1''i
70 suffer or 90 DO my VIII -.... .,
In his will Mr. Astor bcqueataed Tonooo =" inc
hospital making q total of Si4o'ooU ne hiu con
tributed most of which was used Tor t"IlIs Pm. pU'
John Z. Parsons is It'll, president on u', i. u,
and ms acted as the treasurer sur W, IT, W
Joseph ". DrcXc who was one OF, lhc u''.''' va
$4,000. Dr. A. Brayt0n Ball IS inc present Sc'Ic
taFy.
First Small Boy-say, why is a lhmp-po'V h"c
Watchmani
second small Iioy-Givc IL up. ., ,,,
First small DOy-Bccause rs 0hl M hN!'t', ~.
second small Toy-Ah. what yer GlNhE, Us - II
a-lleht all night where l 1--we any"ay'-'Dr! "oO''