New-York tribune., 1902-01-17
CENTRAL GETS MORE LAND.
W0MANS HOSPITAL AND EPISCOPAL ORPHAN ASYLUS
PLOTS TO BE USED IN TUNNEL SCHEME
TWO INSTITUTIONS TO GO.
OPTIONS ON WOMAN'S HOSPITAL AND
THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL
ORPHAN ASYLUM.

In addition to the purchase of the blocks bound
ed by Forty-ffth and Forty-seventh SITS. and
Park and Lexington aves., and a strip seventy
five feet wide the west side of Park-ave.,
running from Fifty-sixth-st. to Forty -ninth-st,
the NewYork Central has bought almost two
more city blocks. These are bounded by Forty
eighth and Fiftieth sts and Park and Lexing-
ton aves. While the railroad has only obtained
an option to buy on some of the parcels In the
section bounded by Forty-fifth to Fiftieth SITS.
and Park and Lexington aves.. the option is
virtually purchase for the railroad will get
possession of the properties which its op
tons are in the future 1t was learned
from a trustworthy source yesterday that an
approximate valuation of the property bought
by the railroad is So, 100000.
In the reports yesterday about the purchase
made by the Central there reference to
the block bounded by Forty seventh and Forty
eighth SITS. and Park ana Lexington aves This
block has been owned by the New-York Central
and Hudson River Railroad Company for many
years and has been used by 1t as a freight
yard Two large properties. which more or
less known to the majority Of people living in
this city. affected by the purchases an
nounced yesterday One is the WOman's Hos
pital and the other the Orphans Home and
Asylum of the Protestant Episcopal Church
The hospital property covers the entire block
Park and Lexington aves.. and the home and
asylum is on the north side of the block bounded
by Forty-eighth and Forty ninth SITS. and Park
and Lexington aves. In the block the east
side of Park-ave, between Forty eighth and
Forty-ninth SITS. is also property owned by the
Adams and the American Express companies
The Central has not yet got the whole OF the
plots owned by the express companies. but IT is
thought that it will be able to do so in few
days
Some inquiries were made yesterday regard
ing the property on the east side of Park-ave.
and west OF Lexington-ave. from Fiftieth-st.
to Fifty-sixth-st. The railroad has made no
overtures to purchase the parcels in that sec
ton. IT was learned from trustworthy source.
nor does it appear to want II, for several per-
sons Identified with the railroad have said that
the company had practically bought all the
property it desired carry out its plans for bet
tering the traffic facilities of the Grand Central
Station.
The Orphans Home and Asylum OF the Prot
estant Episcopal Church founded in 1892
and Incorporated in 1859. Several interesting
stories are told about the organization or tne
institution The asylum was founded by few
connected with st. Pauls Chapei, 10
whom a child had been intrusted by dying
father with the injunction that II should De
brought up In the Protestant Episcopal Church
The home receives orphans and half orphans
between the ages OF three and eight anu mas
accommoda tions for $50 inmates In the sum-
ner the children are sent 10 the home OF the
asylum at Woodbury. Long Island The en-
dowment fund of the home was said 10 De more
than 5000 900 some years ago. ~
The Woman's Hospital was founded IN 1874 Dy
DR. J. Marion Sims and Incorporated in lS0'
The institution was first in house in Madison
ave. In 1865 the work Of the INSTITUTION was
begun. Eleven years later the hospital moved
10 the block on which IL now stands III mas
about I56 beds. of which twenty-five are Iree.
II has a dispensary and out patient department.
The YEARLY expenses met by voluntary sub
scriptions and the income Of an endowment Iuho
John f. Parsons is the president OF the nos
pital -
The hospital is said 10 have got an option
some years ago on plot in Central Park West
above Fightieth-st. II thought that II
would buy the property and build new home
on H. For several reasons its plans were not
carried out.