The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-20
CHRIST HOSPITAL
Its New Wing is q
Model Of Modern
Construction.
EVERYTHING UP TO DATE
Bishop Starkey Will Give
His
of the Addition.

Thu announcement at the recent Do
cesar convention that the new L wing of
Christ Hospital would be blessed by Bish-
op Starkey on May 20 was somewhat pre-
mature. 1t may be several weeks before
the dedication takes place, as the wing Is
not vet in condition. The exact date has
not vet been set. The character of the
ceremonies has been left with the judg-
ment of the Bishop.
The hospital structure is more than
ouble by the addition of this new wing.
1t harmonizes with the architectural OUT
lines of the old structure, which was
erected with a view to the subsequent
erection of just such a wing. But the sig
nincance of it's erection lies in the fact
thai the capacity for doing good has been
more than doubled by a noble institution.
The structure has been beautihed archi-
tecturally and the enlargement has made
it one of the few imposing structures In
Jersey City. The new wing adds to the
front sixty feet. Its southern section
runs to the east sixty-ive feet.
The basement floor of the new structure
Is made damp proof, having a cement
flooring and over that tar roofing and
plank.
On it is located a dining room for nurses
doctors and superintendent, an addf-
tional dining room for domestics, a but
ler's pantry, three lock closets, two.
kitchens, one. for the main hall, the
other a diet kitchen in which nurses are
instructed in cooking for the sick. The
kitchens are separated from the hospital
proper by two fire walls, the passage
through which are closed by iireproof
doors.
On the first floor are located three
double n three single ped rooms and
two rooms for .inturns"; three private
rooms for superintendent, duty" room
where victuais for the sick are inspected
before being sent TO individual patients;
q commodious laboratory and a bath
room for patients. On this same floor is
located a sun room or s'solarlum," 25xl6
feet. This Is at the southeastern extrem-
ity of the building, which juts forth in
the shape OF a carved bay window. It is
enclosed with glass windows. IN summer
the windows will be replaced by wire
screens to keep out mosquitoes and ad-
nit the summer air.
On the second floor are located five
double bed rooms and four single bed
rooms for females. On this floor are also
located five duty" rooms and a "solari-
UNI of the same dimensions as that OF
the one on the first floor.
On the third floor the first room to the
right is the laboratory of DR.. George Nc
Laughiin, the bacterioiogist of the hos
pital staff. No other hospital is equipped
with such a laboratory. There Is also on
this floor a suite of rooms used in OPP
eratsons. The first n on the left Is for
etherizing. Another room is known as
the surgeons robing room. Adjoining this
is a minor operating room.
Then comes a suite of three rooms, with
freproof walls, iron beams, mosaic floor,
Italian marble base. The first room has
four wash basins with faucets and stop
pers worked by the foot, SO that the
surgeons, after operating, will touch moth
ing with their hands,. Next is the steril-
izing room, equipped with a large "Kuy"
water sterilizer, with a capacity of thirty
gallons. which works by steam or gas.
It is also equipped with a large sized
dressing sterilizer, with cabinets and ta-
bles and other necessary articles.
The last room is the major operating
room, twenty feet square, with mosaic
floor, marble, sanitary base and italian
marble panels, six feet high. The side
light is nine feet square, with a top light
also nine feet square. This room is to
be furnished with what Is known as the
"Kuy" apparatus.
The new L wing cost about $4,000. It
is lighted by gas and electricity. The
entire building being equipped with the
De aux system of telephone, connecting
each department with the others. AT the
head of each bed will be a push button
30 that the patient can communicate with
attendants or officials and receive prompt
attention.
DR.. Gordon K. Dickinson, who is a
member of the Building Committee, has
taken a great deal of interest in the
progress of the erection of the new wing
and has spent much time in personally
experimenting the work.
The following physicians compose the
Medical BoardzPresident, Gordon X.
Dickinson; vice president, Arthur T.
Muzzy; secretary, Conrad Wienges; con-
sulting physicians, ". r. Fisher and E.
G. Janeway; consulting surgeons. L. A.
Stimson and H. Melville Smith; attend
ing physicians. CalvinFF. Kyle, Ulamor
Allen, Burdette P. Craig and Rudolph
w. Gelbach; attending surgeons. Frank
D.. Gray, Gordon K. Dickinson, John J..
Baumann and Conrad Wienges; opthal-
mologists, Arthur T. Muzzv and Talbot
r. Chamberss pathologist and bacteriolo-
gist, George, McLauehlan; curator, John
G. Parsons :fphysicians to 1~out-patient de-
partment, Charles A. Gilchrist, Henry
Spence and six other physicians; apothe-
cary, William A. Beardmore, Phi. c.;
house physician and surgeon, Wallace
Pyle; assistant house physician and
surgeon, William D. Macon.