New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-15

number OF maEnlnCent noSphdi '"i'''sN'
erected by the gifts of private citizens. and its
facilities for the public care Of the sick COM
mare favorably with those of any city in the
world The new lying-in hospital promises to
10 a most valuable and splendid addition to the
means hv which this work is carried on. as
well as a noteworthy feature Of the citys IN
,cro,,inc sights from the standpoint of aren't
lecture.
MIR MORGAN'S LETTER.
The letter TO william A. Duer. president or
the society in which Mr. Morgans o1er Was
made was received at meeting Of the Board
Of Governors. held at the hospital puhoihs o''
Vedresdav 1t reads follows:
have for some time thought it desirable that
Your society should erect upon the lana recel i,
from The the estate nass OF Of he hospital Being
Of this opinion I have had preliminary siudie5
mac, mace ~ he snsfactory to your Board of Gov
srnors If not. they can easily he monlneu. u, \.
ohon, n ~, COZ which sum prepared to donate
yor mat purpose The only conditions ina, ilah 'Y
are hr that before the building is erected it shall
e,lowment or other sources render II IN an nr tba
roba billy su aha be 70 ereeed: second that the
ans and the carrying out Of The same from no nr
point of view shall he satisfactory 10 III
James W Markoe.
The receipt of this letter was surprise 10 the
Board, though it did not come altogether without
forewarning Mr.. Morgan has taken great III
,erest in the work Of the society since ne became
one Of its members In 1894. He,has devoted no
little money toward giving the attending s'dh
an opportunity 10 learn how the best hospitals are
conducted. and has taken means to have designs
made for fine lying-in hospital, with the knowi-
edge Of certain of the officials. But the large
amount Of his Gift could hardly have been looked
for His former contributions to the work OF the
society however have been generous He is, IN
fact one OF its three patrons which means that
single subscription Of his to the funds or the
organization has amounted to $4,000. The other
two patrons are Cornelius Vanderbilt and Will
IAN Kissam Vanderbilt
THE BOARD APPOINTS A COMMITTEE.
Upon receiving this offer from Mr.. Morgan the
Board at once appointed committee TO acquire
data as TO the amount necessary to meet the
donors terms. and report on the investigation.
This committee consisted of DIR. Edward w.
Lambert president of the Medica! Board. chair
man: Frederick Delano Weekes. Of No. 5s Wall
ST., secretary Of the Board OF Governors. and
Frederic Bronson. of No "A Wall-st. This COM
mittee is also 10 consider a scheme for carrying
on the work Of the society while the new hos
pital is being erected
William A. Duer. of No 115 Broadway. the
president Of the society, told a Tribune reporter
yesterday that he and Mr.. Williams. the vice
president had gone in person to thank Mr.. Nor
gan for his gift Mr. Duer added that the hos
pital building now in use was adequately
equipped but that the society had outgrown 1t.
He said that the organization owned the hos
pital building and the land on which It stood.
free of mortgage and had about $1,000 in Sc
curities
CONFIDENT THE FUND WILL BE RAISED.
Dr. Lambert expressed his confidence yes
;erday that the necessary endowment fund
would be raised, through the interest which the
wealthy people of this city would take in the
cause. The committee has not met yet TO dis
ouss just what that is. but we shall do so
before long he said. Possibly there will be a
meeting on Saturday afternoon at the hospi
ul ] think we shall be ready to report in
about two weeks
Mr. Morgan has shown great interest in our
work for the last two years. and last summer
ne Sent DR.. James w. Markoe. of the attending
san the who has done most Of the work
ior the hospital. abroad to study the best in
sututions of the kind there. DR.. Markoe has
also studied every hospital in this city. and l
believe several in other cities.
THE AIM OF THE SOCIETY
The work here OF course is chiefly done out
s'oe the hospital. The chief aim OF the society.
point that ] want specially TO emphasize. is
" furnish women with the medical attendance
u'ey need In their homes Outside of the cases
'"a' are brought to the hospital from the
streets not more than per cent Of the pa
"eh'j are treated within its walls. When OPP
'aoons are necessary they are. of course per
.0'"'eo In the building. but this is only an ad-
s %,n 10 the work of the society. In forming
w estmate we must especial care. as we |
vii, IL TO be accurate. We know that there
" nave TO be an addition to the house staff
,ss Deano Weekes told Tribune reporter yes
sruay mat II would take six months to get an !
k,us, estimate OF the cost of erecting the new |
sscaasg but that he did not believe II would |
on 1 slWWUOO I'VE have an annual income |
odno0ut $4,000 now" he added. "of which |
iir,sV comes from the city. The Board OF Es- |
nons a.e and Apportionment have discretionary |
Il ne 10 give 1t to us. and think that there !
.'w uonpt or their continuing TO do
Ho4 's nope In time to extend our work to J
ton ne We city with sub stations. II is only ques-