Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-09
TOGUS HOSPITAL.
Plans for New Building At The
Soldiers Home.
DecsaN Of EI-thief Jastiea Appleton
At ldFancM Bss.
4 Pour Aasted 6coousr Launched at
Bath.

SpseiAl TO tie kESsEBEc JoUgsAL.
GARDINER, Feb. 6.--Arehitec. Lewis O.
this city has just completed the plans fol
the new hospital al the National Soldiers
Home and they have been approved anG
accepted by Gen. Luther Stephenson
governor at the Home; Gen. Thomas W
Hyde Of Bath. the local manager, and Gen
william B. Franklyn, president of tie
National Board of Managers. 10 whom il
has been submitted. The designs, u
shown the Journal representative Saturday
are those of building in which every
dollar of the s25, 900 appropriated will BE-
used to the very best advantage to secure
the most roomy, light and comfortable
hospital quarters. But little attention has
been paid to exterior architectural etfec.
and yet the building, as shown by the
front elevation in the artists designs. is not
without a solid. substantial beauty which
stamps it as the work of one who III
stinctively knew what was desired most of
all in the new building, viz, room. The
appropriation was not so large as was
needed, but it has been used to excellent
advantage.
The extreme length of the building is
23l feet. The central portion is 37x54 feet
in dimensions, three stories high and pro-
jects u feet at the front. On the first
hoor of this part is located the dispeBsary
and clerks room in the rear and tine sur
seons and assistant surg on's rooms in the
front with private bath and toile. rooms
connectedh To the left is the hydraulic ele-
vator > l-2x9 feet in dimen sious running
from basement to attic. The principal
stairway is in the central portion of the
building with smaller stairwsys in either
wing. On the second floor OF the main
part directly over the dispensary is the oper-
ting room and on the opposite side Of the
corridor is the private ward where patients
are taken when too much prostrated by the
operation 10 enable them to be taken direct
ly back to their quarters in the wards. In
the front are the quarters Of the second
assistant surgeon, comprising q dining
room, bed room. lavatory and closets with
corridors or either side. The third story
for the present is unassigned but will, prob
ably be occupied by the ssttendants ss it is
large and well appointed for such q use.
Adjoining the main portion and running
north and south are wards 60x31 feet in
dimensions, to which are attached project
ing wings running east and west, the north
wing 37xSl and the south wing 37x69 feet
in dimensions. These parts of the building
are two and one half stories high, and both
the main floors are occupied by the hospital
wards. There are Is wards in the build
irg, with total capacity OF POO beds. They
are divided as follows Four large wards
of 35 beds each. four wards of Is beds
fun rIs Nf baJa y
of II beds each. and one private ward of
three beds. Every ward has its own bath
room and lavstory conveniently connected.
The basement is light and airy, and con-
tairs the boiler room, store room, mort
uary, fumigsting room. pharmacy and the
Smead crematory apparatus for consuming
the excretis as fast as deposited, thereby
ensuripg perfect freedom from coutagion.
The building is thoroughly ventilated and
by system original with Mr.. Lewis and
approved by Boston experts. II is venii-
lated by two large shafts, Jx6 feet, running
from Basement TO attic, centrally located
in the north and south halves of tie build
ing. These ventiiating shafts are connect
ed by tlues from each ward and are Of suf-
fcieDt capacity to change the air in the
whole buiidirg every ten minutes. In ad
dition to this in each small ward there is
large open fire place, ard in each central
ward tao large open FIRE places. The
building is heated by fresh air which passes
over steam pipes and through 1ues to each
Of the wards where il is sdmitted near the
top of the room. The whole system of
hestir ard veutilating is the most complete
of any iu use in any similar building in
New England,
The building will stand at tie south end
of the camp twenty We feet in front of the
cid hospital, with which twill be connected
by corridor ten feet wide and two stories
high. with entrances on each floor and an
underground corridor from cellar to cellar.
1t is TO rest on a solid foundation, dry and
hard, fine location for building Of this
character. The new hospital will face the
southeast and along the front of both the
first and second stories will run covered
piszzas, ten feet wide. which can be en-
clcsed by glass wirdows to ensure a warm,
sunny walk in winter. There are two en-
frances in the central portion and one 10
each wing. opening into wide corridors,
connecting with the wards and offices. The
invalid veterans at the Eastern Branch
Home are to be comfortably provided for