New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19
JAMAICA HOSPITAL OPENED.
WORK OF KINGS DAUGHTERS CROWNED
WITH SUCCESS.
THE pr-1LpING. THOUGH SMALL coMPLfI LII
v,rrzn FOR ITS woRK-FoUNDERs HELPED
IN VARIOUS wAYs-DocToRs GIVE
.rr,r,R SERVICES rREE.

N VARIOUS WAys-DoCToRs "A'H
THEIR SERVICES FREE
,,o.ay,orthv DAY yesterday in the history
A. va" -,aciorv for the nine women on 'he
~ -, trustees OF the Jamaica Emergeh'! nv
-, hitch WAS formally thrown open 10 INC
,,,lIc with appropriate ceremonies ana auu
nv the leading pastors OF the to"n' On, ,bs
Jamaica is now part Of the city OF Ne"
,,oo,la still cling to the indlyiduahV u NV
a. village They are proud 'h"' - - T., q,
%u~,.oi which. although small, is equ'pr'"
hosp'ai, a~ Win the most modern apph-
ances. , bove heen hustlng
For the last week the women nave u.em ,ho an
,o,,rd furnishing the rooms ana P''""e ~
tsh,nc touches to everything. YESTERDAY 'ne "VS-
initial was ready for Inspection AL o'oNN ~
services began The pastors Of the various cH" V''
IN Jamaica were the especial guests OF 'he Jay
,n.,pd,nc the Rev ]. H. Hobes of the fTes0!
,sr,an church: the Rev Edgar Tlion. 1r.' OF the
F,rs, Dutch Reformed Church; the Kew Nj
Moore Of the Methodist Church; the Kew. MI
richmond OF the Baptist Church; the Kew H. ~
1add Of Grace Episcopal Churcn' the rev, +
Har,ig of the Lutheran Church ana 'he Nv
1cna,ius Zeller. Of the Roman Catholic Churc"
=, ,be Presentation Father Dennison OF 81
Non,ca's Catholic Church was the only pastor ui'-
ahlo 10 he present Several OF the ministers mace
addresses in which they spoke OF the "'S'o'S -
tho hospital and the noble work OF the women
The rooms were crowded with people many Oh
them from out OF town among them being ce'-
-. .o,, ,ho recently formed County OF Mas
cav where a similar hospital is 10 be bulIt' Nay VI
Van Wvck and Controller Coer had poth oeeh III
yted but sent their regrets. $50,
A, & O'clock luncheon was served. after which
,ho evening was spent in an informal l"SP'''. "
the hospital and It's equipments Many % ~
rooms had been fitted up Secretly anu ,,.
tha rature Of a surprise TO the visitors. hN''s
a
-. oooronlls he'd bv the women with the H'''eu
-. ~ their disposal The credit ior ''e $40
Factory structure and the admirao'e aro
q, the rooms and appliances is IN la - ,ho
aue 10 Mrs c. H. Harris. the ch"i' mo- ,ar,
ruud,ng Committee, upon "hoSe -, - ,ha
through force of circumstances ai',VS -,l has
rasnons,hility tor supervision OF 'ne ,,,oo
., rba o,o.rs associated on the coi'ii.''
,., ,ar vera Mrs Helen KehoecA' anu W.
VI, parsen The Board OF Trustees inc4uu-
to tho officers Is as follows: Preslue"'' s,.,'.
- Calo. vice-president. Mrs. Helen he''' ~
treasurer. Mrs. f. Yeaton secretary M 49,
% uovt and Miss Florence y. McCorhiek ME-
1,Ann pemsen Mrs Henry L. Nostrand MIS- -
", K,rhv anc Mrs c. H. Harris There Is an ]Au
v,sorv board. consisting OF l. c. Hehor'chso''
John Wyckoff. John NJ. Crane. ana D'' Emmy -1''
ming smith -. hoe hsen closely
Miss Gale. the president who mas oee' $780, ~.
,aor,,ead with the work since It's incepuoh "1'
iue' 49,. hoor,,. congra tulations Of her friends
- tho be success Of her plan. the ex-
.,,,ion NJ which was started in small way M
teen years aso.
HOW THE MOVEMENT STARTED
=, % 1901 the nearest hospital TO Jamaica was
6, robn,s In Long Island City. There hau oeeh
several bad accidents which mad impressed Wv
need for an emergency hospital upon 'he Comm
r,,v At last the Kings Daughters decioeu ''i"'
thev would make a move in the direction OF sup,
plying the want. When the'r h's' "e''o ~
the treasury held just s. -
The benefit increased the fund 10 sl's oo' Inns
wos laid aside until 1891 when 1t was oeciueu ''i"
rather than watt until large amount cou'u -
raised IL would be better TO open hosP''aI a.
once no matter In how humble fash!on' MS
,,as done and an old historic house on the
south side of Fulton-st., just east OF Eraho-s'''
,ras secured II was much out of repair, ana 'he
women had very little money TO expend IN tha'
direction Many devices were resorteo 10 III oiNV.
70 get the rooms into habitable shape Ouu
nieces OF wallpaper were resurecteu anu Pa'.
over the bare walls. 1t made peculia' eii7o'
that served TO while away the hours OF the pa
tients who amused themselves os ""e
various patterns. u,
In 1902 the hospital society became incorporated
The movement from the first ned been IN the
hands of the Kings Daughters and IN the chal'ei
II was stipulated that none but members OF mat
society should be trustees
DECIDED TO BEGIN Al ONNf--
Various fairs and other benefits had been sue
cessfully held for the fund, so that by APRIL
,so- tbara was about 5000 in the bank The
women then decided that the time had come 10
endeavor 10 build q suitable hospital building
M,s Harris was chosen chairman OF the BuiId-
,nc Committee The village was divided INTO
districts and systematic house-to-hoase canvass
was made By this means the buhding luhu was
raised 10 5000. a site was purchased ana pans
drawn Mrs Harris chose site on Ne"-f ork-dNe''
about a thousand yards south Of the Long lsland
Railroad tracks. At first objections were H'due
because il was not nearer TO the centre OF the
village II is now generally conceded, however
that the location Is the best that could have been
chosen 1t is far enough removed from the noise
OF the principal and railroad. and yet with
In easy walking distance Of both The land IN TINS
part OF the town is high From the upper story
delightful view Of Jamaica Bay and the Hemp
stead Plain can be obtained. The air Is good, ana
a cool breeze almost always blows across the
knoll
The size OF the lot is 1es by 25 feet One looking at
the hui ding from the outside would hardly guess
that it was hospital 1t looks much Ike large
and comfortable private house OF the modern
type The plans were made almost ehdrey ac-
cording 10 the ideas OF the women. Evidences OF
their good judgment in the admirable arrange
ment of rooms is abundant In the interior
4 SMALL MORTGAGE.
A, frs. Il was intended to expend only about
900 in the building but nearly double this amount
has actually been spent. mortgage OF about
q 600 covers the money that had 10 be borrowed
As a matter % fact the building that has been
secured IS worth much moro than the women
actually paid az the architects, builders and sub
contractors all put In much higher grade OF
work than they contracted for.
The building was begun in the fan. On October
o. 1897. the stone laid by Miss Yale with
appropriate ceremonies. Although the structure
was not finished. tho hospital moved from the
old quarters into the building last May. In
the SIX years that the temporary building had
been IN 236 patients were cared for and many
successful surgical operations performed.
BY design the OUTSIDE OF the new building was
made Is plain as possible Il being the idea put