New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-07
SEAL OF TIE HOSPITAL.

pot of ground COO feet by 500 feet has b"cA So
lected as site for the hospital upon the estate OF the
late Judge whiting. what is known a, the spnyteh
Duyv Park road. 1t is on the highest ground III le
neiglborhood, rather remote from the Huds'h' i"o
bnilding viii face the southeast ana will have front
ge OF 200 feet aud depth )f 40 eel It's style WI" DC
Italian renaissance after designs by William selche.
The main part OF TIE structure VIII be tlrce St)reS
high while the wings and central section VIII nave IoI
stories cupoa will surmount the centre rising 100
feet above the ground The land upon WHEN tlc
building will stand Is slipping. so that While inc ro' %
tie basement rises only three or four feet above e
surface the rear is 10 be entirely exposed. stone Will
he used i'm the construction of the basement, ana the
upper work will be- OF red brick and terra co, Inc
principal feature OF the exterior VIII DC large Po'
iu the centre, and broad pazzas on the Sde' ana ie
Of each foor Accommodations viii be plOViueH IoI
$50 patients, two thirds OF whom VIII be IN warns ""'
onehird in private rooms. IN the rear an obi'hs eA
tension IS 10 be built which VIII contain inc cl"p'i ~
accommodations for the sisters.
II is In the internal arrangement that THIS hoNp'a
will be one Of the most notable in the woru' ana u"
the devices that modern hygenc science has discovered
will be introduced for the relief Of those snhr
ing from pulmonary complaints. Nothing, even III 'e
nnutcst detail has been forgotten, and CONSULTATIONS
with the most eminent specialists In Europe ana
America has been had to the best methods OF SANTA
ton and treatment.
On the first or ground floor to be front par'ors
reception rooms. physicians Offices, dspehsaiy' e~'
IN the wings will be two large wards, and attached TO
each ward spacious day ROOM The second anu .hi'u
floors are similarly arranged and have the entire 'front.'
~ the main building divided into private rooms lor
patients 10 each Of which IS annexed singroom LOT
tho general use OF the inmates rom which uicS u"
step out onto the balconies. one wing OF the Duliohs
will be set apart for men and the other for women
while each set Of apartments Will have on each hoor
besides the wards and private rooms day-ro ana
balcony.
on The third floor there Is 10 be an additional feature
In the shape Of a fat roof over the chapel eN'e"son
which will be- used a. Il winter garden or soi'run' j"
Is TO be filled with flowers and will be- exposed TO thc
three side, that In bright weather III "i''e'
the patients may go there for sin ba'h'
II is on this floor that one Of the newest methods Tor
the cure OF consumption will BE- tried. large cheer
full apartment. in which the walls, floor ana cehms a'e
10 be covered with white thing will be used as all
antiseptic chamber This room will be hlled WIN ar
charged with higher degree OF oxygen or o~ohc
which will be inhaled by the patients while they are
reading or otherwise amusing themselves TINS syet@m
Of inaug purified and vitalzcd air viii be earned out
In "A mOdned degree, throughout the whoie Dul'uIne
ana especial study has been made Of me ncns un
venti!ang processes to be employed In The eAtrcni?
rear end Of the will be cellar solely devoted
taken in a large duct from high stack, and is there
warmed BY steam to sucn VARYING temperatures as oS
door By powerful fans in alright ducts which are dis
buted over the whole building, and thus delivered 10
between the fans and the duct is to be chamber
In which the air may be saturated with aut>ertlc
Preparations or medicated vapOis, the Inhalation OF
which will be heathui to the patients his air. alter
passing through the warus, is constantly exhausted
through the ventating hues and cupoias Every tlng
will he done 10 prevent the retention Of disease gernls
and 10 this end tie general finish throughout the
building will be II high quality. All the noOrs ana
walls are TO be made smooth. aud In those apartments
where plumbing * necessary they will be covered with
ues. The wel-cstabllshc1 theory that consumption IS
conts disease will be- considered IN the classify lne
OF Inc rtieuts and inmates OF tie hospital Will be
separated that none Of those III ue lh'lpeht stage
will be permitted to mingle with those who are beyond
The general interior finish VIII be substantial,
though main StaruayS 10 be strictly hrcproOf.
Is will te the entire first floor In order thoroughly 10
separate The kitchen from the main building lie
upper Construction will be semi hreproof the walls
and partitions wholly hrcprooi, but wood ~ 10 De
used in some OF the floors. The kitchen ana neces
nary adjacent rooms, like the lce-roul, Nt1erooih,
etc will be situated In one wing OF the basement and
the portion Of the exposed stofy, "e uc o1lei
wing will be devoted the purposes OF the Laundry
Provision for heating and power Will be mnde In
distinct building at dstanc" nom tlc main
structure toward the northeast Here VIII b. a large
boiler house. hynanlO cnsneFOOnls 1tlDt@, car
penters' shops nnd dead house. Electricity VIII bc
used throughout, both IA nghtlnc ana ruh'ng tue
machinery Of elevators, etc.
The Institution has in view MOI Oniy the care OF
eonsumptives, but The cure OF me uisra," III rs
earlier stages distance OF eighty feet VIII separate
dust caused by traffic nav be avoided This space
Will be tasiefully laid out with walks and shrubbery
. The building Of the hospital has been made possible
1rough the cooperation OF Archbishop Corngan ana
NE energy OF John d. Crimmns who has also been
: large contributor TO TIE fund. Among others who
Hra. Eugene Kelly. Mrs. ID. NJ. Hildreth Mrs. James