New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-29
ARCHITECTS FOR ST. LUKE'S.
ERNEST FLAGG AND CHARLES W. CLINTON.
THEY ARE CHOSEN BY THE MANAGERS OF THE
uospITAL-PossIBL PLANS.

THEY ARE CHOSEN BY THE MANAGERS OF THE
UospITAL-PossIBLE PLANS
Tho managers of St. Luhe's Hospital held meeting
lat evening 10 select an architect for the new bdin7
IN be erected on the BoomlnGdac site. "corSc MAC
culoch Miller presided. and amorg the Ihan"s'''
nresent were Chaunccy NJ Dcpew. Henry ~ Oakley
and Cornelius Vanderbilt. Ernest Flaes ana 'hafie'
". Clinton were selected as architects
7, response to n general invitation. ten archiects
,rosonted mans for the new hospital on August
last The building Committee consisting OF samu'i
n Rabcock Henry A. Oakley, George A. CfocKe'' hush
Y Camp f. W. G.. Hurst George Macculioch MiiieF'
Cornelius Vanderbilt and Gordon Norrie' Selec'cu
fonr nIans from these for careful study Ihese
nlaps we're those Of Helms & La Fargo, James brown
Lord George f.. Harvey and Ernest fIaes' INC
Executive Committee and the pastor and superln-
tcndent OF the hospital examined thein' ana theh
the Building Committee referred tlrm 10 the Medicih
po,rd ON Friday the Medical Board reported in
favor Of the plans Of Mr. Fagg for the reason that
they introduced the pavilion SYSTEM inS System
Is a collection OF number OF Duildlhss el'irey
detached except for passageways' mus giving sir
and light on all sides, and lcssenng the danger from
contagious disease
The building committee considered ths report yes
ter,ay morning and unanimously recommended to the
managers that MIR. Fhgg be employed as archtcct
Of the new hospital, and that Charles W. Chh'oh' VINO
WIS invited TO compete but dcclmed be associated
with him. The managers last evening approved TINS
recommendation Of tho committee lhey uld not
ndopt Mr.. Fhgg's plan, however, Dut i'''i'u '"0
right TO make any changes 1t Is pr0pape' no"'N'r
lint thc general Ines OF the plan VIII be ioli0weu.
The now hospital IS to occupy the block Just hor Vi
tho Site Of The Cathedral Of ST. John the Dlvlhe'
houpdcd by One-hundrcd and thrtecnthst.. AmNter-
dom.ovc Onc-hindrcd and fourtccnthst. ana Morn
ingsde.avc. -,
Mr. Facg'5 plans originally PROVIDED ior i"rH'
administrations building and chapel Will LII WV" w.,
In the middle Of the block Eight S'p'ii'o o
inrs arranged I'm two squares on ''V''o' H !. .
administration building. and also coh''N' ~" ~ 49,,
nv corridors n high ~ the buildings NM P
H., oxcant a ,pace i'm the middle Of the one'Iuhlic"-
ond-th'rtcemlll-Si. front, which was 10 Dc o'OP ~
,no small building, for homes for the superintendent
and staff. An open space between '''s' ,.u " va
administration building. The MANI O"'''i"s INV
,o,IIion, were four stories Eigh, Win Stc'P ioo'
,,,ino two or more nOors under them lie s'"''"
,vle WAS French This plan was aWehu'I "i'''
ynrd by taking OF two pavilons from '''h Gnu VI
tbe group. leaving four grouped about III" '""p,,,
.bc.c helm. placed In the middle oil IN" Dio'h' VIII
loov, room for the whole plnn to be carrlei o' -
ro,rc,lv when the needs Of the hospital require IT.
without these four pavilion; Mr, fit I. Ion
vIdcs room for $50 patients. besides a'c'ihi IA
fnr ali attendants and Officers. IN" present n"Pi ~
can care for 224 patients what chhnE, "'ii u
made In this plan II not Sel gs,r' NAV be do
ii,olnnoI ar the exterior appearance ren"urlltu;
The managcre. before adournment, az ~ p,'t ~ M,
buttons In memory OF .hai"N " ~, W., =, Tho
~ the Bank Of New-Iork, ana h' MD 'n,i r
uoord who's, death occurred since the Ia m.e,ins'
Ih I.yt meeting viii be held at the hospital on
December 20. at 80 p H.