New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-31
% HOSPITALS UNITED.
20 ACCEPTS THE PROPOSED PLAN
or REST FOR CONSERVATIVES BE
rs PART OF 1T BY FORMAL

r OF REST FOR coNsuMpTivES Be
PART OF 1T BY FORMAL
,cr1oN OF us MANAGERS.
ION. than s month ago The Tribune
- anpounce exclusively that preliminary
- IN taken toward the consolidation Of
:, Rest for Consumptives, at No 1881
and ST. Lakes Hospital Of this
S,aav Il is able TO announce that the con
-os radfied at meeting OF the trustees
- Hospital last evening. Negotiations for
~s.r 8. their property to the older and
hos,ital were begun by the officers Of the
yest about three months ago. The
decideI upon owing to the increased en-
sr,,intaining the House Of Rest and the
u, is object could De better carried out
!, with St Luke's
-.onosal met with the approval OF the
~ vsnaccrs of the latter institution, who
80 oetion upon the matter last evening.
-.,,ement. which is 20 so into effect on
based upon an estimated valuation OF
Z "a tor the property Of the House of Rest.
'-...,,y is 70 be turned over TO st, Luke's
pss;,ion that that hospital maintain at least
/ - for tie care Of consumptivc patients.
Nacculloch Miller. president of st.
uospital. in speaking of the consolidation
- said that il would result in the
50, of the work of the House of Rest
7. Iokc's Hospital ;" In all probability,
n, Miller. 81. Luke'S, in consequence
I'm will establish in the future a separate
-, for the treatment Of consumptivcS.
4. yill he carried on under the most favorable
[--s,apces. The equipment viii he the best
[. ,.n he obtained. and the addition VIII be
L,.,,e3 II built. on the most scientific prln-
4. The new buildings. with their equipment.
r.r cannot be provided at once.
\ ,.oordinc 10 the terms of our agreement adj
IL ,cds besides the forty agreed upon for
1 .,.cpt will be supplied. These beds will be
- nv any feacicS which may fall 10 the
4. ~ Pest and arc paid over 10 81. Luke's
1 10 pprpos, Of their maintenance. During the
ID, simmer our hospital will be able 10 take
|. NJ the additional patients from the House OF
|, without difficulty. as there is always less
No.. in the summer. and the wards are com
Innvely empty.
|. The pubHc viii he benefited by this change,
III Miller. The expense will he less than
,is ees. IN maintaining the separate irstltu-
l.. Then the large staff of physicians al st.
h, will hr able 10 make a scientific study of
\ ssa,e of consumption and is preycntativeS.
-, ne hoped that there will be a great gain
\ te cause Of science IN both the scientific
|, lgmape sides of hospital work.
Fhe House Of Rest for ConSumptiyes was founded
1869. and has good record, last
more than two dec96es. Last year 2l9
tents were treated IN It's wards. Ii is
able to accommodate~ about fifty patients at a
.e 40 diStincthm is made in regard TO any
nj. The expenses Of the institution last year
O. Sl4.3>927. while the income was S9.907 40
! deficiency was supplied by the lcgacies left
tie Institution. The average income Tor
years was 1854 So The president OF
Institution Is the Rev. DIR. I. NJ. Peters.
Fe ,ice-prcsidents are Woodbury. 6. Lang
DR.. Robert Watts and Lewis G.. Morris treas
:. / l. Tiemann: secretary. William Harold
xa trustees. Edward l.. Tiemann, Cornelius
.estt. the Rev. DR.. Edmund Guilbert,
rev e.. Zabriskic. John II. RikeT, William liar-
Brown Dr. Robert Watts, F. Augustus Scher-
horn. Lewis g. Morris. Woodbury. G. Langdon,
nes PotI Herman c. Schwab, George w. Fuller,
Peter Cooper Hewitt and Robert b. Luckily.
~ &1rraI union of the two hospitals lends ad-
pal a,nphasls to the suggestion made By The
hune that st. I4ulse's Hospital move further
avn pcThaDS in the nCighbOrhoOd of the spot
IN for the new Protestant Episcopal Cathedral
suggestion Of Ehe Tribune has met with Inc
notation of many Well-knOwn people III tins