The sun., 1897-01-15

a~o ~of tne pre'on. ouo ~ seouN .su
seventeenth suee- ae ie''e' eon'. VIZ
ener was ieao ou o'o "
meeuns OF INC no~iu Vi oo'ei"o'S y. su' mo
p'AL anu 'uo go
sona,uon, A'o a''' NJ 49, y.
Nncn wiz 70 iulnu e.'' " -.
pinA' ''' 'A0i ''''e'
No: " " AL sIhxkts Tao,
.xu.,. . n,.- II, e,,,sd-,t soc,.t, ar IA. L,,tno.
a. go,p,,ol y,,c York CTR:
-prIs sn-I have for some time thought 10 dssira-
Ne that your society should erect upon the land 70
esny purchased from the estate Of Hamilton Fish .
saisabe building for the needs OF the hospital
pehs .. .his opinion, - nA'o nAs "a,.s,
= asos'. m,a :, - .ou. an.ra ~ oc,.rnor,.
sa, ~, ,s., - - ...,,, ~ rod,n.a
81 ...um. thst IN. coat of the building will be
sSoss q 900 900. which sum am prepared to donate
for tha, purpose. Tho only conditions that make
sni
-rns, That before the building 10 erected shah
sspparens mat me income OF me nosp''ei ron On
s.nen. or osns. souioe. sne. - :. ~. M ,ss ss-
sSs.snS -" s s,N,
-.--c.a Tn., ,n. n,.,. and I'm. o.rrx,nr out Of
u. trom a m.d,ca, poius Of Wow. sbaI be sstisfsc-
~ 70 Dr. James W. Markoe. Yours very truly.
~. PIKEroSr hoRoAs."
with thu n. 600 600 thus given by Mr. Nor
nm. Now York will obtain the best and most
,ompls,e lyins.In hospital in the world, in con-
,.ction with which will be conducted q model
oollsre OF obststrics which will accommoda ate
sysn,y.aye resident studsnta. Mr.. Morgan's
oasr e.m. IN the sooiety In tho nature of sur
p,iss. Il had long been known that he wa, In
,.rsstsd in IL and It's work. and the Board of
eo,srnor, had hoped that some time he would
% sooomethipp for Il. but it IL not likely that any
a, r. ,horoh, ,h., h. vo,ld give suob
.lsrre amount. Their qualification, therefore,
vs all the greater. and without losing any
time President Duer APPOINTED n committee.
with DR.. Edward w. Lambert As It's Chairman.
pmsie A thorough Investigation and report at
an early date An estimate of the cost of running
.nip,ti,ution OF the size Of the one projected,
and also An estimate of the additional amount
necsssary TO bring the endowment up to q point
whence might be realized An income sufficient
10 cover these exp.n.e..
Ths sooietv IA fortunate In tho fact that
.,...., s.,.s, -. 80
prspsred on n scale uneouaIled in this country
OF in the world. For two years . committee has
been q, work on plans for q model hospital. Mr..
Robert II. Robertson OF leo Fifth avenue ia the
architect, and he has been guided largely by the
advice OF Dr. James W. Markoe. who spent last
summer in Europe and made an exhaustive
uaminaton Of the lyins-in hospitals In the
larger cities In order To get IDEAS "A to the latest
~ - ~ -, :, "a,
Ae'noas III use over there- ASA result Oh hi'
nvestigaton very many important changes
have been made in thu MAN. ana tho front ele-
y,non =, 49, h,,ns, ~ - c.
on u VI 'he ouiioihg mere given IN ihh DUN
VIII eventually he somewhat different. Where
the central tower now 1. will bo n preat air and
u,h, III , -. y -, 49,
we'll anu towers VIII DO erected on either
udeof Otherwise the exterior will remain
Unchanged.
Tn, 80,
e society mas Tor It's hospital at present the
'ia Hamilton Fish residence at Second avenue
and Seventeenth .,r.., .nd .I.o . brancb ho.-
ni,., a,.p '"ee" Hhu si'o ''""'n '
oi+ broome street. The former u mas
occupied since May, 1894. and has found it we'll
adapted IN ,,s onrnoa.. .-..,, =. % o,,. ,or th.
v,o-,L =. 80 pu' 'posoe oAoopt As W s'Ao' i'' 'He
N"'n OF the work OF tho society In the past
Wo Years has been moat rapid Tho Broome
street ho,,. a. .. -. -. a..
IN. u'o-story tenement. mas ooen IN
"session OF the society since 1890, IL
having been opened at frat as the Mid vifery v
Dlsptn..rv -h,.h = ,,.s .h...h., ~.
III. .o.,., ""'S" was ailsr"Ar" "ooo'oou W
Rhe society vaa nroapizsd In Ortober 17os
shortly .,., a. ,' - -.
kv.n, Tue yellow ieVer scoutRo thAt
It was chaY,a,,d ~ So. 100 ..h.
lncorpo,., VI "h '"Arch IL i'oo' hh'"k t"o
Ch.,..s were Thomas PeArsall, John
Raars,opher Runze, Robert Lenox Cornelius
niay, Archibald Gracie. JOhn stark Robertson.
aehry Remsrn William unustoun Andrew