Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28
DELAWARE HOSPITALS NEW BUILDING.

The many people who visited the new
building of the Delaware Hospital, at
Fourteenth and Washington streets Fri
day and Saturday had nothing but COM
inendation for the management. The
general inspection will continue until 6
O'Clock this evening and for the special
accommodation OF working people the
building will be open to them from
to O'Clock. The management is de-
lighted with the manifestation Of inter-
est which has been shown by the public.
The main entrance to the addition Ia
on Fourteenth street. The general plan
OF the structure comprises a main half
way on the centre of each floor and
hallway crossing 1t, with rooms TO the
right and left OF all ths halls In wings
to the main structure are wards and
dispensaries. To the right of the main
entrance is the Office OF the superin-
tendent, MISS Wilson, and to tho left is
the reception room. The left room was
furnished entire by Mr.. ana Mrs. j. d.
Sisler. The furniture Is uf oak, up.
holstered in leather, including a fine
centre table, and a writing desk. The
curtains are Of Irish point lace. On the
west wall is portrait Of DR.. Joseph +.
Chandler, beneath which is brass
tablet, bearing this legend:
In Memory of
JOSEPH 2. CHANDLER, NJ. D.,
Centrevile, Del.
1910. 1870.
Presented by His Daughter,
Rebecca H. Sisler,
1901,
II. Chandler, brother of Mrs. Sisler.
Several beautiful pictures adorn the
walls.
Back of the reception room and SUPER
intendent'a office are the surgical wards.
Opening from the cross hall are the
medical wards, the wumen's In the
west,r IN portion, and the mems in the
eastern. The women sun patlor has
the western outlook. and the mems sun
psrlor the eastern. In tho women s
parlor Is table given by Harry 4.
Sparks and James Taylor, " hi won it as
prize in the Halloween parade Mrs.
Willard Hall Porter gave Morris chair
and three other chairs for this 70 nj, aud
Miss Caroline Johnston gave a clock.
Mrs Porter gave an OAK table, and Mrs,
Lammot DUPONT, a rug for the men 9
parlor. In the rear OF the main floor
to the left Of the central hall, are the
etherizing, operating sterilizinR doctors
and instrument rooms, And TO the right,
the diet kitchen, recovery room. apart
ment for noisy or disorderly patients
and private ward for men.
On the second floor are the private
bedrooms. On the left OF the hall is a
parlor for oonvalescent private patients,
fun nished by Mrs. John Bancroft. On
the right OF the hall ars rooms furnished
by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Jones the
Courtlandt Cause Chapter, Capt. and
Mrs. Henry b. Nones and ''friend. +"
Each room has bsdstead and set OF
furniture, silver and china. Some have
fine rugs. In the room furnished by
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones, the wood is quar-
tered oak; rho Cause Chapter, oak
mantel and mahogany furniture, on the
mantei is carved the words, LEAD
Kindly Light"
Birch lie the furniture in the Nones
room the first.sst ordered was consumed
10 the Hunt, Wilkinson IL Co. FIRE in
Philadelphia. The cost of private rooms
ranges from SO to $50 week. There
is q diet kitchen in the rear Of this floor
The third floor is arranged for private
bedrooms, but is not yet furnished.
| At present the rear portion of the
basement is the only part to be used.
The receiving ward Is here, as are also
the doctors room. which contains a
rug given by Mrs. Nones, a bathroom.
lockers for clothing, and the disnenss.
ries. Dr. W. y. Speahman and DR..
Lewis Rumford nave COLLECTED ths funds
for furnishing the dental dispensary.
The structure is completes 10 appoint
ments, has a ventilating system con-
nected with the heat coils, an elevator,
oren plumbinR,a local telephone system,
Rubber carpet in the halls. The patients
will be moved into the new structure
next week.