The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-06
New and Commodious Rooms
for Dispensary and
Operating Pur-
poses.
WARDS FOR BAD CASES
Good Light and Air Features of the
Structure-Rooms for the
Attendants.

Within two weeks the new annex to
the City Hospital will probably be in con-
dition for the reception of patients. The
necessity Of additional room for the sick
of the city has long been apparent. and
Commissioner John P. Feeney during his
term of Office has done nothing that
will have the good fruit that this i'm
provement will produce. Mr.. Feeney,
from long police experience. knew that
additional facilities were needed at the
hospital, and after a hard and plucky
fight he has secured them and they will
soon be placed a5 the service of the
suffering. 10 Mr.. Feeney, more than
any other man, this desirable act of
charity is due, but Warden Osborne gave
him much valuable aid
THE NEW ANNEX.
The annex Ii two-stOry frame struc-
ture with front of "a feet, aud depth of
% feet. The extension is 26 feet wide.
IN Inc entire structure has peaked roof.
The building stands in the hospital
grounds ut the corner of Montgomery
street and Summit avenue, and from its
windows may be noticed the panoramic
sceue of the Hudson River, the New YORK
bay, and the tireless activity of New York.
Hoboken, Brooklyn and this city, while
in the distance the hills of Staten Island
may De seen calmly contemplating the
view.
There are no buildings adjoining the
annex. and IN consequence fir N its ele-
vation cool breeze may be hA f. through
the building at any time in summer. and
when the wintry blasts of December at
LACK the edit1ce two enormous heaters of
improved fashion in the cellar will DEFY
the chilled atmosphere and convey genial
warmth to the sufferers
The first and second floors are arranged
almost alike in detail. A description of
the 1rst floor answers for the SECOND. ex-
cept that only men will be admitted to
the first floor and women to the second
floor.
INTERNAL ARRANGEMENTS.
ascending q Few steps and passing
across an inviting piazza the visitor en-
ters hall which divides the building for
twenty feet On the left of this hall is to
be the dispensary. Heretofore the dis
pensary was in the main building and
outside patients and inmates of the hos
Dltal were forced to mingle. In the fu-
Ptnre things will be different.
ficienty large to accommodate
the outside patients. Adjoining this will
be the operating room. This Is we'll
lighted by bay window, ana here all
operations on outside patients will be
made. Hot and cold water and q sink
will be in the room.
Next comes the ward room. 1t is
nearly square. and windows open on it
from the north and south sides of the
building. 1t will accommodate twelve
beds for men, At present and during the
past Warden Osborne has been compelled
to niingle typhoid fever patients with vic
tins OF alcoholism and persons suffering
from erysipelas have occupied beds ad.
joining patients suffering from fresh am
putatious. Many sufferers from loath-
some and contagious diseases have been
treated in the same room where patients
suffering from surgical operations sought
health. The dying consumptjye
has been in the bed adjoining the
ravipg alcohol maniac in the Straight
jacket and this has been decidedly in
furious to the patients. The new ward
necessity of this unnatural intermingling
of ailments.
FOR BAD CASES.
The twelve beds will be occupied bv
cases of dellrium tremens, and such vic
Tins of loathsome diseases as are refused
admittance,to other hospitals. A dumb
walter connects this room with the
Kitchen. A bath room also adjoins it,
AT the east end of the room are two small
padded apartments with iron gratings
at the windows and doors. They will be
used for patients who are violently in
sane.
Back of this room at the extreme east
end of the hospital are two more small
rooms. They are isolated and are to be
used by patients whose diseases are
doubtful. such as supposed victims of any
serious contagious disease. At the west
end of the ward rooms Is q fire hydrant
and suitable hose will be attached, to
be used in case Of fire.
On the right side of the hall, entering
from the front door, is the attendants
dinniRg room and this opens on to a
linnen room large enough to entertain all
needed supplies. The second floor is a
counterpart Of the first In its arrange
ments.
The ground floor or basement will cou-
tain kitchen where all of the cooking
for the annex and the hospital pro-
per will be done. Stores will be
given out ly Warden Osborne
each day. A large laundry and drying
room to prepare the clothing of the at
tendants is over on this floor, and adioin-
ing Is the cellar. The laundry work for
the patients will be done in the old build
ing as hitherto.
The warden of the hospital is delighted
with the additional facilities for relieving
the suffering.
PASSING OF BENJAMIN,