The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-15
Ne EWPORT NEWS.
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ltrom our Regular CorrespondeutI
NEwPokT, June 15.--The Improvement
to the Newport Hospital, Of which THE
News made exclusive mention early In
was at first expected, or, ct least, than
was given your correspondent.
1t Is now known that In addition to q
woman's ward the committee are 10 erect
q new surgical building the plans
for which are already In the
for bids. The plans for this building.
like those for the woman's ward,
are by William Atkinson, the
Boston architect who makes q
speciality OF hospital work, but the
expense OF It's erection and equipment IL
to be borne, 1t is said, by Mrs. Fred W..
Vanderbilt and it is to be known a. the
Wander bilt Surgical Building.
Like the woman's ward building 1t will
be one story in height and built OF brick
with partitions OF iron and plaster.
1t will measure 52x36 feet on
the ground and have on its one floor an
accident room, an operating room. q steril-
izing room, two etherizing rooms, two
recovering rooms, an instrument room,
and toilet room. Its construction and
equipment will be In accordance with
those OF the very best surgical hospitals
to be found In the country, and 1t will be
by far the finest institution Of the kind
to be found anywhere outside of the
large cities.
The womans ward building, which is
to measure about 140x34 feet, is to be
located on the southwest front of the
hospital grounds, about 80 feet back from
the Howard avenue line, which will bring
its rear end about 40 feet from the line OF
the present buildings, and the surgical
building will be Just west Of this, with
the rear ends of the two buildings In line.
The plans OF the larger building call
for sun room in front, 1882 feet, and
back Of this woman's ward, 30x72 feet
with accommodations for Is beds.
In the rear end OF the tailding will
be two separation wards Of one bed each,
e.n n1rses rhr ROOM sv.OrS systory sto,e %
within the building proper, is
entirely separated from the other
apartments, so far as sanitary re-
quirements are concerned, by solid walls
Of iron and plaster, the entrance to il
being via . circular addition on the west
of the building.
general plan which may be continued at
any time as the means of the
corporation will allow and which, when
completed, will do away entirely with
the old buildings, which are OF wood, and
not the most convenient.
Steam yacht Norma, which Is advertised
to be sold at auction. next Wednes-
day, was inspected in the har-
bor here yesterday by j. B. Herreshon,
in the interest, 1t Is understood, Of some
intending bidder. Mr.. HERES shon, came
to Newport on steam yacht Viva and was
accompanied by party of friends.
According to the sentiment strongly
expressed at Senator Wetmore's reception
"Wednesday Newport county stands Q
good show OF having q Representa-
tive as we'll as Senator In
the next national Congress. Certain it Ia
that nobody at this end can be made to
believe that the district can produce bet
ter or stronger candidate than the Hon
orable Melville Bull.
w. +. Leland, Jr., the new lessee Of the
Ocean House, II In town busily engaged
In getting that well-kncwn hostelry
ready for the seasons opening next week.
IL all our millionaires were as philan-
thropic as Mrs. Fred w. Wander
bilt the country would be much
better of today that it 10.
Her generous gift to the Newport
Hospital, which as yet In known to but
very few, 10 only an instan noe OF liberality
by which hundreds Of charitabls institu-
tions arc benefited every year In some
part OF the country.
The members OF the First Baptist
Church and congregation gave their new
pastor, Rev. I. Newton Phelps, q reception
at the church on Spring street. II was
largely attended and contrary to what il
considered apt to De the case with such
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