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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-24

open arches underneath and on every SIZE an" IA
each Is open 10 the full play OF sun and air f'ac
Is connected by a covered open corridor with us
service building. In which are provided the pdths
and toilets examination and nurses rooms. TWO
special wards. medicine and linen rooms ulhii,S-
room and special diet pantry, ana lockers LOT us
infected clothing -,
covered open corridor with the central or admins
tratiou building, in which are placed me matron
Office visitors and trustees rooms. library. operat
Ing ethcrizing and recovery rooms IN" dlnliS anu
s.eping rooms OF staff and attendants, ana laree
In the centre OF the corridors, win llgnt cars OF
rubber wheels admits Of rapid and nols"i"SS transit
from end TO end OF ~" buildings The constructive
details throughout are OF the simplest Kind so as
10 prevent accumulaiions OF dust and all are Of tn"
len 81 absorbent character. The plumbing. the not
water heating plant and the vcntilating system areOt
the most efficient and approved Kind. Further BACK
I'm the lot Is placed small wooden Isolation nut
FOR contagious doubtful cases To be remover AT
necessary Intervals and at IN" extreme rear or the
property Is "A building containing the Iauniry anu
dryer. stcrillZing-rO autopsy ana dead mousse
and ambulance" stable.
II will b. seen that this arrangement divides the
rnain system separat ly into wards. service build
inSs and administration building, ana us govern
inc purpose l. suhIrnltr every other cOnsidera-
ton 10 that securing the fullest possible hyglenic
among recent and present hospital constructions
might be given ~ the precedence OF mercy aren't
tectural aspect and neglect OF their cardinal pur-
pose to preserve life and most quickly relieve sur
ferng. that this most intelligent ana sclentlhc so
luton t. entitled a more than passing interest
The trustees OF the Mercer Hospital are the Right
Rev Dr John Scarborough the Rev. Or. John
Dixon. Dr. ". ". l.. Phillips. William II. Skrm
William H. B-okaw. William J.. Dayton: Henry ;
Little Charles f.. Green. Samuel Is. Wilson. Ed
ward q. cook. William :. Yard. Elmer Ewing
Green. Hugh H. Hamill. John II. Scudder and Will
lam II. Lannipg
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communities Of fire worshppers from the remotest
times were Obliged by their law to establish and
maintain suitable places for the housing OF their
suffering and sick poor and the king TO furnish
the best physicians and medicines without cost. In
the time of Aescuapius 0l3i r. CO ana II COS ana
Trcca according TO Strabo. were temples for the
especial treatment Of the sick. and upon tablets In
the walls were recorded the history and treatment
Of the individual cases OF disease. Provision Tor
their sick destitute was made by the Romans. and
also let Il be noted. to extent never before at
tempted and certainly not equaled to-day. did they
by strict sanitary regulations and universal HABITS
Of personal cleanliness seek to prevent disease.
The coming of the Christian era, with It's bene-
fcent teachings the subsequent and unceasinS
struggle for the equalization Of social conditions
have led 10 increasing sense OF human inter
dependence and OF the necessity for ampler and
wiser provision for the destitute sick in every com
munty The proportion OF such heipfulness may
fairly be said to the measure OF the civilization
or humanlzation OF a State people. and at no
time in the history Of the word has II been so
widely illustrated as in this and country and
AZ no time have public and private benefactlons TO
nrovie for the necessities Of It's sick and helpless
norton been so large as to-day But this very In
crease OF means entails more exactng discrimina-
ton as the quality Of its efficiency In use. and
oven the distribution OF benevolence is being re-
duced TO scientific order and the adoption OF the
wsest and surest means 10 effect It's purpose IL II
unite within the experience and knowledge OF prac-
Using physicians OF to-day that, owing to unsani-
tary conditions and insufficient area per patient
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-24
TO USE UNDERGROTND TROLLEYS.
TIE METROPOLITAN TRACTION CoMPAN,
WILL. ADOPT THE SYSTEM on SOME
or ITS LINES

The METROPOLITAN Traction Company. which oper-
aics a large proportion OF the surface ,airoads OF
the city H. contemplating the adoption OF an UNDER
ground trolley system on some OF It's lines. IL ~
considering proposition made by the American
representatives OF the Semens Il Holske system.
which for some time has been in use In Buda-
pesth Hungary. John D. Crmm!ns said yesterday
that the proposal would probably be accepted by the
Traction Company. the experts OF the company
had examined the system thoroughly. and were con-
WINGED that II somewhat In advance 81 any
which had been devised by American electricians.
Nevertheless the General Electric Company ana
The Westinghouse Company will make strong efforts
10 have their respective systems chosen. The Trac-
ton Company will choose what 1t considers the
best.
The Slemens & IIolske Company has offered to
equip the Twenty -third-s cross-town line with its
operation In Buda-Pesth for the last tour years;
Ii consists OF trolley running in an underground Sn
overcome the various difficulties in the way OF
through dampncss etc The expense Is much less
than that OF horse motive power.
on 9 those sen nes where he c IS not heavy
to Justify the expense OF cable me irnc' ,Sa
most profitable system for use In Broadway; bnt
on other lines. whore traffic Is not 50 crowded ana
heavy the trolley conduit system may be prac-
ticable. The Belt Line Is one on which II can DE
advantageously used AZ the route Is thirteen res
cable will doubtless be perfectly satisfactory for
the Columbus and Lexington ave lines .
The Traction Company has had some diiilculty IN
the extension Of the Columbus-ave. cable line.
In order to avoid running through One-hundred and
tenth-st Cathedral Parkway. ne route chosen
had been through Onehundred and six th-st TO Man
hattan-ave. But this takes the road by Morning
Ill park in Manhattan-ave between One-hun-
tenth and one hundred thirteenth SITS.
and street railways are forbidden to occupy IT, The
nroneriv owners I'm Manhattan-ave between one
and One-hundred- and thirteenth
sts declared to be virtually unanimous In favor
OF the new cable line. The company expects little
onnostion to It's request to the Legislature to ex-
q Man hat FRO m
tho provisions OF the act now In existence prohibit
Ing Inc occupation OF Mornngside Park and ada
nnS, streets by street railways. The Park Com
missioners are said to have approved the COM
| nanYs petition.
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MERCER HOSPITAL.

as the fact that rotten vegetable must be segre-
gated from its fellows to prevent extension OF
decay Without multiplying proofs. let 1t suffice 10
that the teaching of experience proves that IN
the preservation OF life and the safest treatment Of
disease the maximum OF air and sunlight and a
sufficient per patient the vital and essential
points to be first considered. and a limitation or
the number OF patients to the area of site IL as
necessary the inmates for the safety OF their
immediate neiGhborho0d.
These facts. and the vital quality OF air and Its
general enjoyment with the least possible vitaton.
will soon be SO fully understood that hospital
structures built in violation OF this principle VIII
within n short time rank public nuisances ana
a restriction OF the number OF patients in each will
be demanded and enforced. An approved modern
hospital Arrangement is that known the pa
vilion' plan In which the administration building IL
most nearly central In the system the service build
ings wards and other functions radiating there
from. or connected only by means Of continuous
open corridors. and arranged 10 secure for
the wards the most complete separation or proiec-
ton from the other buildings thereby obtaining.
with proper orienta,lon. their largest practicable
exposure 10 sun and air.
In reccn; times many have been built upon this
plan. notably the st. Andre at Bordeaux. the 81.
Thomas in London. the Glasgow Surgical Hospital.
the Protestant Episcopal In Philadelphia. the Johns
Hopkins in Baltimore and the 81. T.ukc's IN
built from 10 four stories IN height because 81
the need OF n large accommodation upon !imite 1
area Of ground. The true hygicnc principle. how
ever. is TO proportion the number OF patients TO be
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TO OCCUPY ITS NEW ARMORY.
THE list REGIMENT TO BE ESCORTED FROM
ITS OLD TO ITS NEW QUARTERS By
THE 7TH REGIMENT IN FULL


TN. 1s, Regiment. y. G. s. " Y. Will occupy
its new armory Thirty fourth-st. ard Park-ave'
on Saturday afternoon. March 81. This new ana
handsome building. one of the finest structures Vi
its kind in the United States. will also be the heu
quarters for the First Brigade STAFF. General Louis
Fitzgerald commanding. ana unlernea'h the ~
Battery will also have quarters
The occupation Of the armory by the hst
REGIMENT will be made doubly interesting by the
fact that 1t will be escorted from its old building
by the 7,h Regiment in full dress UNIFORM. anu
after arrival at the armory a luncheon VIII be
served TO both regiments. The 7lst Regiment VIII
form a al nehnndred and seventies. where the
marcSes ou, il viii be saluted by the nh Resi-
m meny W be- aF i for the tn REGIMENT
the list. The "a Battery. under Saptah Da gay :,
as well as ali the regmental officers in full uni
form. will take part in the parade. ,,,o . raraas
about the city but to march straight down Fifth;
to Thirty fourth-st whence me bnT arr,
i is intended to Se hS ocer une occ
plying the centre table the companies OF both reg-
ents occupying the other two an.es me CO com
Company Of the 7th and then company Of the
at 50 that the comradeship and spirit of goodwill
ana 10 the best advsnsage The ube
will be excluded. and the veterans OF the nS s WIZ
N" The formal opening of the armory the public
crate preparations have been made. including a
production OF the "Allegory CT the War In song,
under the personal direction Of $. G. Pratt;
handsome souvenir programme Is being PREPARED
which will contain the history of the regiment
pictures Of the brigade and other officers and yar
Gus views Of scenes in connection with the regiment
lie and its history during the war and since then
II is 10 be Of the handsomest souvenirs erer
printed and will contain 80 pages OF reading
matter including the music and words OF the AL
iegory OF the War in Song" 1t will be- without
doubt a ,aluab,e addition TO the literature OF the
=, G. s. n Y, and be highly prize1, not only by all
the members of the regiment, but by the general
pubIc well.
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,,pU orD DOUIyTOy LINE STEA MER.

Tho now steamer jamestown. commanded by cap
tain I G. Uuphers arrived here yesterday from
Chester. consigned to the Old Dominion steamship
,rha Jamestown Is $40 feet In length over ALL 40
,a, lam 2G feet inches depth OF hold schooner
ricred with masts Of steel Her engines are OF the
Triple 90 Az and 70 inches for the HIGH inter
anele,s and low pressure respectively. and
'roke of 81 inches. The propeiiers are maze %, Oh
30. bronze The steamer Is expectel 10 de-
ninn speed OF sixteen knots an hour she has
four steel boilers. OF diameter OF 10 ieri nv drr
nS pressure OF $50 pounds TO the square neh
me Jann,s for the convenience and comfort OF
Iseneers electric lights and electric bells In al
pas.n,nrnoms and Is heated by steam. The sa-
me nrn large and handsomely furnished the
,uUonIwork being Of mahogany
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NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY lsoA-TEN PAGES

treated to the square area of the proposed site'
with but one-story pavilion or barrack WARDS
In the H6pital Boucicaut, just about 10 De puli.
IN Paris on this plan. after an exhaustive STUDY
az hygenic requirements. only 100 beds are 10 De
nrovided upon a total of $4,000 square rect
which allows lG62 square feet of site Tor each Deu
on this plan. also begun year ago, Is being pun,
tho Mercer Hospital at Trenton. y. j., upon Ianu
presented TO the city for that purpose by Mrs
Harvey Fisk and H. Edward FISK. from plans maze I,
Inv Alfred r. Barlow. architect OF this city Inc
longitudinal axis OF the property running from
northeast 10 southwest necessated an unusual dis-
position OF the buildings so as to secure Tor me
patients the greatest possible amount OF sunlight
and air The administration building Is Therefore
nIaced in the centre furthest back from the street
and connected by covered corridors with service
buildings on each side. and thence again connected
bv covered corridors with medical and surgical
ward buildings on the southwesterly front. one
wing being for men. the other for women patients.
The wards simply large. high abundantiy
lighted and ventilated rooms with freplaces. the
beds being placed between the windows-fourteen
in each medical and nine in each surgical ward
the walls and floors being tiled and having sun
porch In the south angle accessible from both Sec
lions ward OF 800 cubic feet and l2j square
feet and "A site of 100 square feet
nor natient Is obtained. No other function and
no plumbing are permitted in these separated build
ines for patients. The floors supported upon
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NO WITNESSES PRESENT.
TUE uEyERMAN RT-MARTIAL AGAIN
DELAYED.
COMMANDER FRANK wILDEs WILL SERVE AS

co,,y.vDER FRANK WILDES WILL SERVE AS
A MEMBER-LIEUTENAET-~ VMMANDER MARIN
ro RE COUNSEL. FOR THE DEFENCE
Tho court-rartial ordered to try the case Of
Commander Oscar F. Heyerman met in the Navy
Ward Yesterday, and, it having been DECIDED VINO
shou.d COMPOSE the court effected an organiza-
ton On Thursday the court was unable TO or
pan,ze because of confusion over the name of one
member of the court. Commander G. +. f. Wide
was mentioned in the precept for the court. Dut
Commander Frank Wides had received the order
n attend as member The matter was referred
70 WASHINGTON for decision. and. although Com
mander G. F. T. Wide who is on waiting orders
N Massachusetts, was probably originally intended.
., MAS deci5ed that Commander Frank Wides, from
the Norfolk Navy Yard should remain ana serve
on the court as he already here.
Everything was done according TO the Navy
regu,ations The e-Advocate was sworn in by
the president Of the court and then each member OF
In tho presence of the accused. After this the
charges and specifications against Commandor uey-
erman were read in closed court, with the parties
~ the trial not present in order TO make sure that
there was no flaw defect In them ineN were
ale in he presence of the accused. and Com,
mander Heyerman entered a pISa OF -hot 5 ui.H
Commander Heyerman raised objection to that
part of the specifications OF me frst charge Whicn
read: Certain strong currents were known 10
exist and requested that it be made more Ge,
nected with the organization of the court had been
zone through with another delay in the proceed
fngs came. This was occasioned by the fact that
dered 10 be present and there were none present
The court therefore adjourned untn 1910 oGioc f
this morning. when it is expected that they VIII De
Commander Heyerman who waived the right of
counsel in the court of inquiry now has Lieutenant
Commander Adoiph Mark. and will doubtless ma Ike
defence through him Lieutenant CHARLES h 80 H. rd y
in regard to him has yet been received
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and tends
to personal enjoyment when rightly used The
many. who live better than others. and enjoy
life more. with less expenditure. by more
promptly adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being. will attest the value
TO health OF the pure liquid laxative principles
embraced in the remedy. Syrup OF Figs.
Its excellence Is due to Its presenting in the
form most acceptable and pleasant to the taste
the, refreshing and truly beneficial properties Of
a perfect laxative; effect, ally cleansing the sys-
tern, dspelling colds. headaches and fevers. and
permanently curing constipation. 1t has given
satisfaction to millions and met with the APP
prevail of the medical profession because 1t acts
on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and It Is perfectly free from every
Objectionable substance.
syrup of Figs is for sale by all druggists In 5Oc
and 81 bottles. but It is manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co. only. whose name Is
printed on every package also the name. Syrup
OF Figs. and being we'll informed. you will not
accept any substitute II offered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-24
A MEDAL FOR A BRAVE NAN
REWARD FOR OWEN DAIY'S COURAGEOUS
RESCUE AT A FIRE
THE BOARD OF UNDERWRITERS HONoRs HIM
FOR HIS HEROIsM- ELIJAH X. KEN
NEDY's WORDS OF PRAISE.

FOR HIS HEROIsM- ELIJAH II. KEN
xEpY's WORDS OF PRAISE.
The New-York Board Of Fire Underwriters at It's
monthly meeting yesterday presented Patrolman
owen DAILY. OF Fire Patrol No J. the gold medal
OF the Board for hcroism in saving HE at hrr.
This medal is awarded only In cases Of unusual
bravery and In the last fourteen years only seven
have been awarded The act Of heroism for which
DAILY received the medal was Of a marked nature ana
worthy Of great honor.
on the night OF January . a fire broke out IN the
building at No 6l3 Eighth-ave.. and shortly after
the arrival OF the patrol a woman was seen AT
fourth-n floor window Access by the stairs was Inn
possibie DAILY entered the adjoining building ana
from a fourth-noor window. by means OF the window
blinds OF the two buildings and the tin roof leader
he passed over the burning building and rescued
the woman. who was then unconscious
Elijah r. Kennedy. president OF the New-fork
Poar1 OF Fire Underwriters. who presented the
medal on behalf or the board 10 Da'S' spun III P :
as follows:
Though the times and manners Of chvalry are
gone the men OF the present day are quite as reauy
10 respond to the spur OF noble Impulses as ever
were he men OF earlier ages. II Is because men
sim admire and are thrilled by noble uees
that we assembled IL seems 10 DE- hnPpys
coIncIdence that our meeting 10 reward an act OF
heroic quality in the line OF duty occurs on the dhy
when ChrIstendom commemorate the supreme nc.
of self-sacriice In all history We are accustoneu
to the performance OF duty in our patrol from the
newest man on the force up through very srnne
TO the chairman. but deed OF desperate hero s
arOuses enthusiasm ana we cdiilot %" Sa''S''o"
until we have recognized our hero. .
owen DAILY, have been told OF your gallant act.
W. know that YOU did not hesitate when a most
| nerilous situation presented. but rlsked your
| life TO save that OF another: not IN any roiih.c
adventure. but in the orderly performance o' your
| duty.
Mr. Kennedy then told the story OF the brave
mans work. and presented the medal to DAILY say
] ing as he did so:
"And now, DAILY, you have been lnitlated INTO
| enc fraternity of noble who have previously
| rnceivcd this honor and who are present 10 eN-
| nross their welcome TO you. | trust you may l0ns
| iive To- enjoy the distinction you have gained Inc
| entire community is benefited by such Inspiring
| a" amnles as have been set by you ana the coura-
| oeous men who at your side. The members Oh
.hjs Roard are especially proud OF you all ana we
,m,s vnu the lows and the satisfaction which be
! long TO those who. being severely tested: prove
/ tbn1nseives equal every demand OF duty =,
Li.c or the men who have previously received inc
| medal we're present owen DAILY has been connected
with the patrol two years lie ~ '"'"'' "' 'e'
| old
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-24
I'RENTON;S NEW HOSPITAL
ABUNDANCE OF LIGHT AND AIR FOR
EACH PATIENT.

TIE PAVILION SYSTEM FOLLOWED STRICTLY
SANITARY Observation-Disclosures
ORGANIZATION
The care of the sick poor. the crippled the de-
formed and the erection of hospitals for their treat
men have from the earliest times been the especial
care Of the State ruler. On the rocks OF Guzerat
visible to-day, cut the edicts of the Buddhist
king Asoka who died In the year 225 b. c.. which
direct that "along the principal routes Of travel
hospitals shall be erected. to be provided with in
struments. mineral and vegetable drugs. with roots
and fruits at the expense Of the State" 1t is re-
corded that Budiha appointed a physician for every
ten villages the high road. and built hospitals
asylums for the blind and diseased for pregnant
women and for incurables and lepers
According to the ancient histories Of Persia the
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! would probably have been

owner. either of whom would probably have been
willing to show him the plans.
From his internal consciousness he drew plans OF
the first and second floors, guided, 10 limited ex-
tent by the picture before him. emitting an i'm
portant extension in the rear, putting hreplaces, IN
a heter-sketer manner. where they could not pos
sibly connect with the chimneys. and dividing up
the space into rooms halls and stairways In way
that would tend to drive an architect TO the verge
OF insanity.
on the street line there is retaining wall. some
four feet in height. from the top OF which the lawn
gently rises the front piazza. The stone steps
through the wall outside the line OF the photo
graph. and the winding path TO the house Is some
what dinly Shown. This did not discourage the
man: ne boldly drew broad gravel path straight
down to the wall leaving the unhappy group, seen
on the piazza the alternative OF a jump or step
ladder when desiring to leave home =.
All this would have been well enough perhaps.
the whole affair had been left as work OF irnagina-
tion-a sort of builders nightmare But the OUT
rage is made compete In the letter-press. by the
publication OF the name and address or the arcni'
tect OF the real building. and locating II Within Q
few miles of where II actually stands
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-24
ARCHITECTURAL PUBLICATION DECEIVED

An amazingly stupid fraud was recently perpe-
trated upon the Editor OF the architects and build
ers' edition of "The Scientific American Some
genius with evidently some slight knowledge OF
architecture. and willing to receive few dollars
without taking any special pains to earn Them
picked up photograph OF a suburban cottage re-
Gently built. and made up his mind 1t would be
good thing 10 sell. The photograph was an excel
len, one as photographs so, but it showed only the
front and one side Of the house. giving no hint OF
the rear and the other SIDE The enterprsing arch-
tec,ural reporter did not take the trouble to walk
around the house. to obtain glimpse OF the In
terror or get information from the architect or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-24
ELECTIVE SYSTEM AT WESLEYAN EXTENDED

he'd it's annual meeting yesterday at the Methodist
Book Rooms. Twentieth-st and Fifth-ave. The re-
port OF DR.. Bradford r. Raymond. president Of the
college, made special reference to the new gym
nasium. which Is 10 be completed before commence
ment. The trustees voted six months leave OF ab-
sence 10 Professor Van Week. the head OF the de-
partment of mathematics. He will sail for Europe
on April /. But by far the most important WORK
cone by the board yesterday was In the way or an
extension OF the elective system, or. more stricty
q reduction OF the amount of required work. On tne
Recommendation OF the faculty. as represented by
President Raymond the trustees decided that mere
elective In the junior year, and the United States
Constitution In the senior year President RAYMOND
announced that this reduced the required work TO
three hours week during the junior year. and
only two hours for seniors