The Portland daily press., 1894-11-24
CONSERVATIVES HOME.
A Movement to Enable Patients in Poor
or Moderate Circumstances to Enjoy the
Healing Air of Colorado.

Through the generosity of II number OF
wealthy and philanthropic residents OF New
York CITY. there is soon to BIT tablished in
Denver, Col. an institution TOR the benefit
of those who are.suffering from consumption
or are threatened with the disease. The
patrons of the institution will live at COM
paratively trifiing expense and will enjoy
the healtbgiving properties Of the mountain
air amid pleasant and comfortable surround
ings and. at the same time, be under the
best of medical treatment. So far as is
known. no institution of an exactly similar
character exists in that OF any other region
to which the afflicted resort in the search
for renewed health and strength.
The Rev. Frederick ". Cakes, rector of
All Saints Prot estant Episcopal Church.
in Denver. is the originator of the idea upon
which the new establishment will be built,
and his plans embody some novel features
to New YORK city to present the matter to
the consideration of the charitable people
among the Episcopalians there. and lis
undertak king has met with so great meas
ure of success that the erection of the
buildings and the contamination of the en-
tire scheme are practically assured.
= u0 new uOIuc Will COASASo VI tAA % ouAAo-
ngs, separated from each other, but con-
nected by covered piazza. Their entire
frontage will be 237 feet with depth of l35
feet. Each building will be two stories in
height and the whole will have capacity
for seventy-two patients in separate
rooms. One building will be exclusively for
the occupancy of men. while another Will
be devoted wholly to women, and the third,
or middle one for mother and son, husband
and wife. brother and sister, as the case
may be. The buildings will contain music
room, library, dining-room and kitchen and
will be constructed in the most attractive
and homelike manner. Only the most ap
proved methods in Leating, lighting and
ventilating the rooms will be adopted.
The institution will be the property of
the bishop and chapter of the diocese of
Colorado. and will be conducted under
Episcopalian auspices. the nurses and ma
irons being members of sisterhood or
deaconesses of the Church. The manage
ments of the nome will devolve upon the
Rev. Mr.. Cakes, who, in speaking OF the
proposed semi-charity, said:
1.-THE object of this undertaking is to fur
nish to those in poor or modest circum-
stances, who require the advantages afford
ed by the climate of Colorado. comfort
able, pleasant, homelike place to live in. at
a moderate rate. Two classes of people
go to Colorado for their health-the
wealthy. who bring their families with
them AID go to Colorado Springs, to live in
luxury at the hotels there. and the poor.
who mostly come to Denver. hoping to get
work in that city to support themselves.
They live in hired rooms, with poor or in
adequate food, and finally succumb to the
disease which they expected to cure among
strangers
ITO such people this new home will fur
nish all the comforts of their former homes
and at the price of only week for each
person. This includes board, lodging and
medical attendance. Connected with the
establishment will be large ranch. situated
about nine miles from the city, and upon
this those who wish may work to earn mon
ely with which to meet the necessary expen-
es of their treatment. The total lost of the
budding. thoroughly equipped, will be
$4,000. each building costing $4,000. The
medical superintendent is to be DR.. Samuel
A. Fisk, an expert in diseases of the lungs,
and graduate Of Yale College and the Har-
ward Medical School: DR.. Fisk is well
known in this city and Boston.
II have to thank the generous-hearted
people of New York city for the interest
they have taken in this Christian work for
thu alleviation of the pain and distress Of
the suffering. A lady connected with Grace
Church has subscribed $4,000 for the build
ing of the central structure, the largest of
the three, and it will be called Grace
House. in her honor. while lady and gen.
tleman belonging to one of the most :infiu-
ent1a churches in New York have contribut-
ed SIS. 900 for the erection Of the building
for women. which will be called the Me-
mortal House. / should like to give the
names of these benefactors of humanity,
but am pledged to keep their identity a
secret for obvious reasons