New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-18


dependencies are located in blocks, with open a.
on four sides a natural cross ventilation resu'
ing The staircases in the administration pu"'
ing are within easy access OF the Norrie anu
Minturn pavilions. entrance to which can DC nav
only from the main building above the hrst hoo'
Special staircases to these pavilions on the ''''
floor are In the arcades connecting the paVihoN
with Morningside Drive and Amsterdani-a'N'
respectively The ward pavilions are free hoN.
stairs. wells and shafts. so that the air caI"C'
pass directly from one floor to anotner' Ea0"
ward has It's ante-room or nurses ROOM WIN
window commanding view OF the wnoe ia
terror Of the ward.
The bathrooms lavatories, etc. may De en-
tered from the ward without any need OF cios'-
ing corridors In the rear of each warn 10
corridor with windows at each end. separa''hs
the ward from the dependencies. The general
arrangement Of the ward pavilions Is the sa'i'e ~
each. The westerly ones are for men, the e"',
ery for women. The first four stories Oh ea'"
PAVILION contain one ward each. two for medical
and two for surgical cases Zach nfth hooi "aa
two wards In the Minturn Building there VIII
be sleeping rooms in the basement TOT the '''e"
servants The Easements all virtually ABOVE
ground. They are built of pick Milford granite
In the basement OF the Norrie pavilion the out
door patients department is placed ACCIDENT
cases will also be taken in there. In THIS pase
ment are a large waiting room, four examining
rooms a genealogical examining-room' d"
operating-room for slight cases, special room
for the treatment OF the eve. ear and throat
rooms for medcated air and the general drug
room Of the hospital.
The isolating wards occupy the roof stories Vi
the Norrie and Minturn buildings and OF 'ha'
part OF the administration building which 10 !"
One-hundred- and-fourteenth-st- Access 10 'hese
Is had only from the fiat roof OF the mann ao-
ministration building. to which level alone r rne
main elevators and staircases are carried; ln i
isoating ward for men Is the top or the Wi.
pavilion: that for women will be the top OF the
Minturn building The top OF the chapei puiu
ing will afford like accommodations Tor chliuIen
Each Of these consists Of one or two smaii wai.o
private rooms nurses ROOM small kitchen, etc
This is the most effective arrangement possible
for isolation, according to Mr.. Flagg.
THE VANDERBILT PAVILION
The Vanderbilt pavilion or nurses nome Is
rapidly approaching completion and Will prooaD'y
be ready for occupancy early In OCTOBER II DC
cupies position in One-hundred- and-fourteehth-
st. corresponding to that OF the Norrie pa'iio"'
in Observation-Disclosures Its construc-
ton is uniform with that OF the other oui.u' r.
the basement being OF pink Milford granite tIis
body Of white brick and the first story frohI anu
the trimmings of white Georgia marble. ine ,it
Is court In the centre extending TO the skynsnS
and here is the staircase inclosing the elevator
shaft The floors are nearly all laid Ihese are
Of squares Of OAK. consisting OF pieces TWO 10y
sixteen inches. laid in hot asphalt placed over
cement foundation above hollow tiling.
On the ground floor are the pariors, reception
and dining rooms, pantry, head nurses ana ma
irons bedrooms and sitting rooms and the iaVa
tories. The second to sixth stories, ihciusise'
contain each twenty separate bedrooms LOT
nurses 100 all told On each floor are four path,
rooms. lavatory. closets, etc. Ihese are 81; az
-;~l.xf he
white enamelled brick. a form OF sanitation
adopted for all the buildings. for that matter. On
the seventh floor, TO which elevator ana STAR
case do not ascend, are rooms for forty women
servants A solarum for female patients is on
the eighth floor In the basement are the laun-
dry and sterzing and disinfecting rooms:
A small structure to the west OF the admins
tration building has been carried up one story,
but work upon it has been stopped Tor some
time This Is tho morgue. autopsy ana patho-
logical laboratory, which is to be reached from
the main building by two covered pass geways
supported on posts and running from the Level OF
the first floor The lower part OF this building
Is to be used also for the ambulance stable. beu-
rooms for men and the hayloft Will De over IT,
SPECIAL, FEATURES OF CONSTRUCTION.
A special feature in the administration build
ing is an elevator for the exclusive use OF soieu
linen which will be collected from the wards in
galvanized iron receptacles upon cars similar 10
those used for conveying food These go directly
the linen masses by a continuous route through
the steriizing, rinsng and sorting rooms 10 the
machine ROOM and thence to the drying man
Cling sorting, repair and storage rooms, whence
II ia distributed through the house BY means OF
a service elevator. -,
The inside finishing Of all the buildings Is plain
There are no mouldings, cornices or ornaments
to collect dust The corners are all rounded lor
the same reason. In fact, there are no corners.
The walls and ceilings are non-absorbent Even
the pores and cracks of the wooden floors are
q Cd xt,ifh raft n
make them non-absorbent The only WOOD useu
is in the floors and doors. Even the finish about
the windows is in glazed brick. Inc pahe's Va
the doors are set flush with the stiles. ,
In addition to the natural ventilation obtained
by the relation and construction OF the Duldihss'
artificial ventilation is supplied by means oi pro-
peing fans placed at the bottom OF the great
shafts occupying the centre OF the Vanderpuiit
and other buildings. The air admitted Is Drawn
from the top OF the building. The shafts serve
also to admit light through windows which cam
not be opened. The system OF ARTIFICIAL Nehtiia-
ton will change the air In all the structures once
every ten minutes, If desirable Fresh ar warn,
or otherwise will be admitted under the bed OF
every patient. The vitiated air Will be drawn
off through apertures in the ceilings Of the
wards The buildings are hreproof.
PRESIDENT MILLER'S VIEWS.
George Macculloch Miller, the president Of the
Board OF Managers Of the hospital. who Is also
a member of the Building Committee. is OF the
opinion that the administration building proper
the chapel building and the Norrie and Wander
bilt pavons will be ready for possession IN
October He holds also some decided and inter-
esting views upon the part the new st. Lukes
Hospital will play in causing pathological re-
search Said he the other day:
I'VE expect to occupy :hese four buildings
early in October. and hope by the 1st. me
Minturn building will be finished by the end Oh
the year The next building to be erected VIII
probably be the consumptives pavilion, when
will be put up In MISUNDERSTANDING
at Morningside Drive and connecting with tne
Mnturn building You may remember that IN
| 1881 St. Lukes Hospital. in response to the APP
| plicatIon Of the trustees of the House OF Rest
| for Consumptves accepted their property In ire
mont and incorporated the work in that or the
! hospital. Rufus Waterhouse. merchant VINO
recently died. left estate OF from Sl5ooo0 10
5000 O0O subject to certain life interests, which
will enable US with other resources. to erect the
a cast of &2lv