New-York tribune., 1898-12-25
THE NEW ALBANY HOSPITAL.
A BIG FA1R HELD THERE TO COMPLETE
THE FUND.
SUCCESS OF The uNDrRrAKrSG-rHE INsTrTU-

SUCCESS OF The UNDERTAKING-THE lNsTiTC-
TIoN 10 BE MODEL OF ITS KIND.
"Those who think that Albany is an old'fasn'
toned dead Dutch town., said John n o'e'che'
Yesterday '.ought 70 have been there last week.
uben throughout the entire six days Harmanus
,,.oL., Hall which is the largest haH IN tho
cl,v and has ssating capacity OF three 'Housa"'
uas crowded 70 overfowing every evening anu az
ms. every Afternoon at the great bazaar ana -es
,,val given to obtain funds for the new A'oany
rIos,,,o, which Is In the suburbs Of Albany al
- ,,so- tho shadow Of the Eeiderberghs. The
ronosi,ion 70 build the hospital had It's origin
irgar,, vi-h Dr. A Van der Neer. dean OF the iac-
,,l,v and professor % dliaclc aoooin'Ha a''
clinical surgery NJ the Albany Med.cal oo''ee-'
and attending surgeon AZ the Aloahy hoSP'.'.
,-.r der veer and others connected with tne oiu
.ssa,.,i 8, the ,hicky settled part az the CITY
conceived the idea Of a. modern hosptaI Oui'' o''
49,, ,avi,ion man and IN the highest architecturai
6a,,elonrer- The cost of the new hospllal -
about 5000 600 of which sum al. but ABOUT s-'o'
was raised by public subscription III aoou. Sea''
T p Olcot,. q. New-York city. an old Albanian
.ou, rresiden; OF the Central Trust Company, was
,,e ~ .he largest contributors 70 the fund.
an Albany became vltaIly interested in the sue
c.ss of the bazaar OF last week which was intehd-
ed 10 raise the $4,000 yet unsubscrioea' '>o'"s
averv class oi Albanian, every sociey' every
,h,,-cb every organization Of any Importance.
,ool, ,s part in the work. Every evening hao
- as,scial characteristic feature 20 attract ths
Iii. There was Red Cross booth. tea gar
so,s c,untv fairs Klondike diggings for the chill
- women IN costume wait on the diherens
to,,,s and 60 on. but with II all no lottery
-..av,o. that have been so often employed 10 be-
cuus coin from unwilling pockets IN the name OK
charity. ,..,
"cantain sigsbee who commanded the battle
chin Maine when she was blown up formally
opened the bazaar win an address which was TO
ca,ved with great enthusiasm captain sigsoes
Was born IN Albany County, and educated at the
f,ovs. ACADEMY In Albany. Commander Dele
bsnfv was IN his class AT that institution.
The unanlmlty with which Albanians lent thelr
sd ~ the proiect s reflected In the success which
followed hT oTs W ~ AT aT as9g95s s bse ee'Ssen sse
added TO the fund as result of me iestlNai, SO
the speedy completion ~ ine ioIa se,'Is ,as-
Of ,he sort since the great sanitary Commission
Fair held at the time Of the Civil Var
The new hospital Will be model of lts klnd, ana
I, seems safe to say that IL viii 5e followed as .
model by other institutions OF the same kin1 ne
various pavions will provide accommodalons for
about ,s5 patients 100 Of whom shall he free and
the rest private patients Ihe patlhohs ior th9
various departments are grouped about csntrat N
operating amphheatre for lectures 70 students ana
adjacent private operating rooms An out-patents
OF the buildings special attention has been paid to
securing plenty q light and air ana 10 ms end
The central building is three stories high. and is
surrounded by seven pavil.ons TWO stories IN
stories high The style % architecture Is an
adaptation OF the Colonial
pioyed have been selected with view 10 obtain
Ing the bes, OF this sort that sanitary science mas
asyeoped while eaual attention has & 9sSn Pats 10
OF the buildings was awarded 70 +. Broderick q
Son. Of Troy. The buildings are now up, and ~ n -
a few months