The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07
She Will Give a Large Sum for
the Benefit Of Little
Sufferers.
PROMINENT CITIZENS INTERESTED.
Adoption of the Pavilion System.
Ilaus and Conveniences in Detail.
4 Soheel Concert.

: The University OF California has refused
to affiliate with toe homeopathic frater-
nifty, and now the latter intend 10 even up
the score g little bit by building one OF
the finest equipped hospitals west of the
Mississippi River. Many prominent citi-
zens nave come to the rescue, with the re-
suit that the Western Addition will soon
be orramented BY this magnificent insti-
tiition at an immediate cost of $125 COO.
One of the most striking features of The
institution will be the endowment ot a
ward for sick and destitute children by
Mrs. Phebe A Hearst, at a cost OF
SIS, 900.
The board of trustees of the new hes
pital will consist of Leon Soss. E. r.
Lilienthal, Sidney Cushing. E. II. Clark,
G. II. Buckingham, G. A. Murdock and
F. S. Chad bourne. The board Of managers
is confined exclus vely to ladies', as fol-
lows; Mrs. Phebe A. Hearst, Mrs. E. E.
Caswell, Mrs. Louis Sioss, Mrs. Z. r.
Lilienthal, Mrs. Sidney Cushing, Mrs.
Morris Newton, Mrs. Sidney Worth, Mrs.
g. II. Buckingham, Mrs. John Barton.
Mrs. W. Ede, Mrs. Carrie Eckel.
=: The first step of the trustees was to OBJ
age of 255 feet taxing in the whole block
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth ave-
nues and extending back 227 feet. Next
came the selection of an architect whose
experience would be a guarantee of the
work being carried out satisfactorily.
Architect Albert Sutton was selected as
being the right man. On Sutton's advice
the pavilion system was adopted, but in
L L.
lei or at right angles to one another they
will be arranged as radii around a common
center, in this case the Administration
building. The main advantage of this
system over that adopted by Johns Hor-
kins in Baltimore. st. LuKe's in New ork
and others is that 1t brings all the private
and general wards within reach of old Sol,
the great hea ith-restorer. Another inno-
vation claimed as a noteworthy improve
ment will be the octagonal system OF
wards. The hospital will be built so that
it can be conveniently enlarged by the en-
dowment of additional paVilions on the
part of public benefactors.
The buildings will be favorably situated
on an eminence looking toward the south,
with an excellent view of that part of the
city looking toward Golden Gate Park.
The general arrangement of the buildings
is nicely shown by the accom- panying
plans of the first floor.
The administration building is three
stories high and occupies the center of
the block, and is 92x50 feet. The first floor
contains the resident physicians. the su-
perintendent's and the directors rooms,
with the physicians and the general dim
ing-room. a special feature of this floor
is generously equipped dispensary. An
elevator Is near the center and In addi-
tion there are four stairways. The second
floor is given over to private rooms for
nurses, nurses training-schooI being
one of the salient features of the institu-
tion.
The third floor will contain two operat-
ing rooms with accessory departme Is,
rendered aseptic with marble floors and
walls, an amphitheaIer with a seating ca
pacity of $50 for the proper elucidal ZION
and illustration of surgical ard medical
cases for Hahnemann Medical College stu.
dents, a kitchen, pantry, servIng-room
and other modern conveniences.
The administration building is fanked
on the east by the Phebe A. Hearst ward.
containing sixteen ed in The main and
as many more in the children's surgical
and isolation wards. On the west two
Davilions containing thlrty-six private
wards are situated.
Leading from the center of the admins
tration building toward the rear is cor
ridor connecting with the four general
wards, provided with sixteen beds each.
They will be severaly used for medical,
surgical and obstetrical cases and for men.
All have the most modern furnishings.
Extending from the main corridor through
an open loggia is the isolation ward, for
use n contagious diseases.
In a central position a laundry and