New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-29
HOME FOR TIE DYING.
NEED OF Az INSTITUTION or THIS KIND IN
NEwYORE.

vrrD OF AN INSTITUTION or THIS KIND IN
NEw-YORE.
TO the Editor OF The Tribune
sir. Is there any Institution IN this city, or indeed
anywhere IN the United states In Whlcl man He'hc'
c,r,lle nor incurabc. but actually dying can ma
refuge and a home until the moment OF MS demise
There are hospitals for incurablcS. i Is true Int
t tle first pace they crowded aS to render al
| IN esion a question of much tine and diihc"lV an"
..,, div their doors remain c!Ord 10 those unfortunate
! ,-,s,ur,. whose death J., INN ncnt. The latter II
without resources have nowhere 70 breathe their list
cave in the Bachwcll's Island wOrkhOu'e or IN the
gutter
Dublin appears to be the only city In tine worm
,hore there is regularly organized Hospital for the
Dv.ncr II was opened about ten years ago Nv
tcrood Of charity for the purpose Of receiving not
sufferers from temporary Illness who might nndcl
good treatment he restored to health nor person.
afflicted with incurablc diseases who might yet llScI
on for months years; but those on whom TIE haho
81 death was manfctly laid. and who for the very re
son Of their impending demise were nov "u"'Soo i'
| the existing hospitals"
Tho only gloomy feature Of the institution in qucs
| pon l. II, title which /, inscribed large brass
Mate above the gateway within, everything has been
| done TO rendc- the atmosphere and surroundings a
cheerful. a. possible Instead Of bleak. cherries wards
tcrc are only cOscv rooms. Frightened by howcrS ana
vtteriuc song birds while the pretlv curtaned win
/
| primor- aim Of the In ,Iitull0n-namcy, to cheer
| and brighten the spirits Of the dylng-is apparent
! I'm every nook, in every department ana III
! ovcry single arrangement Of the hospital. To what
extent s object has been attained may be seen IN the
March number Of The Contemporary RcvcT, which
contains an eloquent account Of n visit paid To the
.tall .hmcnt by DR.. SchOield. " In the mems ward,
writes the doctor. "yOu may see fire brigade man
diving Of consumption caused by the wet the burning
| heat thc steam and the chilly wind endured night
after night while attending fires. Next is a soldier
diving from chest disease caught on foreign service
hcn nn aged policeman. old family butler, Young
clcr whose wife with her baby IS sitting by hi, side
ali If whom Ln for th, Institution would have had Ia
90 to the OvcrcrOwded 'pOprhon,c.' or die In crcun
| .tauecs OF the greatest pTiNation and want
| I,uIin can hardly be- described Il city Of great
prosperity and wealth on the contrary, its name
| |. sadly suggestive OF povcrI want and much misery
II thrn Ern's capital with il, limited resources, Is
able and willing to make provision for the and
| comfort NJ ~ dying poor how much more ought New
York with is practically bpundle,s riches to do so
Heart, beat just warmly and generously here a.
i'm the Emerald ISLE ard Is aSSurcdly only due Ia
ignorance of any need of this character on the part OF
| lrr philanlhropic and wealthy citizens that New
| York is without q iic,ne for the Diving
| NrvY0r6 Good Friday 1891. EN-DIpLDMAT.