The sun., 1891-01-02
EuR CANcKR Patients.
The Society. Thoush Now In Debt, Dstsrs
ntaes to Obtain - Larger Hespitni.

The Society. Though Now In Debt, Dstsrs
.iaes to Obtain - LarEsr Hsspitni.
The work Of tho New York Skin and Cancer
Hospital has increased SO much that new
building is needed. This institution has been
IN existcn,e for eight years. and It's treatment
and care OF patients have been gratuitous Its
main no. pital is Mt 243 East Thirty-fourth
street. and At Fordham Heights 1t has coun.
try branch for CHI onic cases. The officers OF
tho Bonrl Of Governors ar: John b. Archbold,
President; Washington Wilson. Vice-Prcsi-
dent; Liward Winslow. Treasurer. and Fred
erik Haas, secretary. Associated In tho man.
ngement is Bonrd Of women. Mrs. Richard
Irwin. Jr.. being President, and Miss Mary
Hamilton Stockwel secretary. Tho President
OF the Medical Board IL DR.. A. Jaoobi the sec
re;ary DR.. L. Duncan Dulkley. the city house
phys clan Is DR.. Edward Pierce. and among
tho other physi ians and surgeons connected
with tho charity are Doctors George Henry
Fox. j. +. Janvrin +. q. Janeway, David Web.
sler. and Alfred l.. Loomis. Tho medical
Superintendent OF the fo dham Heights bl anch
Is Er. Amos c. Lewis, and the assistant physi-
clan residing there is Dr. Isadoie Dyer.
In tho eighth annual report just published
President Archbold says that the building CO.
cupied ns a oly hospital is so inadequate
that 1t 10 no longer rossib!e to postpone the
necessary preparations for new building
Committees are therefore now at work seleot-
ing . site and soliciting contributions for
ground and building. 1t 10 planned to erect
1rrproof structure. without extrsvaRant archi-
tcctural rr,tentions. in o locality easily 40.
cessible to the DOOR, for whose benefit 1t is In
tended. and at ,he Same time where the ground
1. not too valuable. and yst offers he best san.
amounts Of money have been promised. but the
work Of getting the 'unds is practically still all
Quite recently Mrs. Anson Phelps Stokes has
Tor S 81 ~ and
!sr. in females. besides promising to support
bed n tho pavilion when compcted. This has
extended the saIasity Of the ipsttitpStion & i1r M
charities and taoso that DO not appeal to the
eancer III on whici, it. 10 possible. TO operate.
But whom II comes to those cases Of cancer be-
yond help from the knife; and Of such such pa,ure
no place but the New York skin and Cancer
hSSsrtsl ,or them to 60 70. Il Is f9r tho poor
psdon. hs sSS the ms
s
can BE- burned without causing great tlnapeial
loss. TO enlarge our opportunities for taxing
exists elsewhere. .We feel that We .can con.
ecientiopsly appeal to ali. relying On the shoy-
ing OF what has been acc M 2mplished during the
A. 10 the institution DR.. jacob reports:
ne he apd sse M o
.pent in the beds been greater. but aid has
been sought by more patients from outside OF
ing the only institution Of the, kind In the
whole country; there have already been treat-
Orion
h@ye been those from Alabama. c9nnecticut.
eSHsn NNsR' NsH aI.sy A.n
Mexico North Carolina, Pennsylvania. South
Caroline. Vermont. yirgini.., and -. Central e
patient DEPARTMENT have also represented
many localities.
been in The Skin Department and 209 In, the
treated IN the O4t:natient Department, and
have made 1887 visits to the hospital. and for
Ind soe n
There have been SS7. pat Tents treated in the
ment. The total number OF Hospital DAYS
sDsfs Or bed:
cont o9 over the preceding yeer: There have
IN s
PPS%SE:. aasi;so Ssvins been taken in in
The need Of money is particularly. empha.
fSed in the preposfs Of The MomeE A%5isry
u. II.
The amount Of destitute and terrible suf:
to which this hospital could minister were
there but moro Dom and more money. en-
boldens us to ask moro earnestly than ever be-
fore for many and generous donations to this
Who ars tses.ed hos
ps 81 Fl ts.
Yof e sus o
hs dspSssh %scs NJ. here .n..t At
length. 10 thar Of = girl named Minnie. who has
and is n now is years old. She 4 suffering iromi
her to rise from her bed. - In addition 70 her
terrible suffering. she 10 now nearly blind: but
in spite OF her. sore atiliction. she displays a
:nd 70 rRo b.ys
possible. We would IKE, to complete fund for
and We shall be grateful to ali who Will assist
ber for whom the Women's Board 10 pstticu-
larly anxious to SECURE beds through perma-
nent endowment. There are only three beds
ass ssa4 ssnD0s to
s2s.271.92 the running expenses OF the insti-
tuition. hoTeyer. were greater than the 70:
eeipts: 9nd dot the report sh1Es % that debts OF
The work awaiting US Is constantly increas-
ing. but our RESOURCES do not keep pace WITH
Il. As there is NO fund existing from which
Ss h Il. sns & c
We have Is tho hslp rendered BY .thoss u tho
charitable public who appreciate an ocoppn|o
al
the issts year s arn John b. ArcSboid, K Futon i
Cutting. Lepry L. H99uet. Adrian Iselin,, J r.
Os6a &Sehmu; III 'cs Gsrclns sh BisSop Is. Misc:
Rhinelander and Mira. William b. Sloane.