New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-18
GOTTERNETR HOSPITAL Di'""'''
personal INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAI ''''
nrpoRr or THE COUNTY NlSiiiN" ~
NlTTEE WAS JUSTIFIED.

M .,h,,. condemnation by the New-forK
!, , VISITING Committee OF the state 'harl'es
,s Association the mad 'duacy OF c'''a'" 'o
ni,,ls controlled by the Depdftn''"' VI ~ A.,
r,rr.c,ion il absolutely justified by the la''s' -"
t,,,n of Governor Hospital made yes'er-
d,v bv a Tribune reporter shows con''"TNe' "'
tho Jisgracefnl condition OF the building was ,a'n.'
,.,.,,I than overstatei In the colnmi''ee
, .rh. committee referred to the absence
of , h,,hroom the want or hot water a'o. Wv
basement and TO the dead mousse W"o" w,
r.ctlv into the hall. But they did NOT u" ~"
tho load house a. used also "a s'orefoo'' 'o'
articles which may attract microbes i"e
,. II. , cound that the waiercios'ts' one Oh eac"
,,or almost Immediately adjon the surgical warns
,,r men and the wards for women '""' ~ " -
Jau,al ami his staff Of four assistants are 49,
', ,hres bedrooms and that the two rooms
,uo.,.I In Or lanai and - Dr. j. ~ i"o''"'' Wv
s.nlor surgeon are rather smaller IMAM tue s,"au,
, ron rnom In an East side tenement ana h'e
devoid of ventilation. The operating ro''" " Wv 49,,
only bv "A thin wooden partition from ''e 9
,non used by the staif: behind third palu''' 10
a small APARTMENT with two beds. occupied oy Tue
ambulance surgeons Drs. J. X. Kelly anu T. -
Fauntheroy. ,
.rhe hepers are driven down into hoisohe'
Constructing cellar under the sidewalk In another
part of the basement Is me auuunS' IN sumner
two windows through wn au Generate The dis
pensary about four feet by eight IN ,nnd
unI
and treated. The condition In neat VI sunny sun ~
when minor complaints are P,nrraased is of a
nature so peculiarly horrible AS to fairy Da'he
description ,..t,ai was oriana lIy
a nolice station and then "A bakery peioIe IL was
finally adopted for Its present prPose ns .o''''
lion would Disgrace a Western minus ,,,."eot ~
Apparrntly, however President ro,'o,' ~ =. W,
p.partmrnt of Charities ana 'orre0''o"' - "o'
OF this opinion. "a. commi,tes In
81 consider that the report OF the , III
regard 10 Gou,erneu Hospital IL srosss. eNasseI
atsd ne said Yesterday. ITO begun WIN, IL was
never intended for anything but n I'll , ,b MS
pi,al but IL Is nevertheless perfectly wen p, IN
rxcspt i'm respect OF the dispe!isat. MI ,.e
comnoda lions for the stan, when a' , "a ~ oan
Undoubtedly the hospital IL badly stua' 80 a 80
crowded and / win admit that we NV" "e"
buLling for this crowded district. -, ,,ooa,. a..
us Il not the that the amour ,,r ~ omt 50
far allowed TO YOU by the Board on stii"s a"u Hp'
Environment il altogether inadequate LOT your
work. .an, IN crItlcise ths
Now while don't want 70 seem ~ , ,s ,ha, ,,s
board said President Porter. ~ 40 apnran. we
need considerably more than our crysS.
ton Gouverneur Hospital as y a. N ns"ss
cannot be improved. and new Du' s ~ sS an ana
sity. Our last appropriation va .ln,c nSfo.> ~
we must now walt considerable u' ,ams'r. 70 80
can get the money need for .he :, has -, ~
our accomnoda tons for the insane .,n To- AZ he
remembered though. that the to'ah. ,axpavars ~, =,
government Of the city allowed by u ". NAM o,bss
only $50 600 and that tneIs nrassnf extre
DEPARTMENTS beside ours. Under te -, 10 car ~,
Ordinary stress we are doing our oe'' ~ 'S 'o'
ell who apply TO w.