New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-03

IzcO Haze PacaHt Yards. but Lack
Funds.

The annual report Of the Society Of the Lying.
In Hospital shows that the scope and extent OF It's
work have been much increased tie last year Its
resources have been taxed to the utmost ewing
I" the lack OF money. and. despite its increase An
It's work many deserving care and treatment have
mad 70 be turned away. because accommodation on
two unused ward floors. coutaiuiag I2t beds could
not be utilized until sufficient income was forth
coming 20 Increase the service. The board Of gov
eraors believe that 5he t1i,G.-g 81 the society
elves them the opportunity 90 give proper aid and
She4ter to destitute mothers had they only SUN
c'eEt tucds As II i lacking sufficient income
increase In service Is prevented
\ deficit of SIS i17 G3 was shown on September 20
1852 Subsequently this sum was generously con-
trlouted- The socicty's income last year less the
amount applied in payment Of wha, was due at tho
emu OF The hosp.td. year. 81 Us 81 while the
actual cNpeTs-s were SI95a5 a. giving on Septeun-
Der 80 1906 an excess o: expenditures over receipts
o; So 90 u
The annual report Of the Presbyterian Hospital
shows that 4 also had wards vacant because OF
rack OF public support The transfer OF th- nurses
20 their new building has left vacant the ward
space IN the hospital previously occupied by them
This space would provide for than one
hundred beds for that number Of patients.
These wards must remain vacant and the beds
occupied unit! means Cor their support pro-
vided- In correction with It's statement OF the
financial needs OF the hospital the report says;
our deficit in current sttn continues, and
amounted during the last year after crediting ali
The receipts Of the hospital from donations and
leSoCies were as follows
Donations si2oos 20
E: Estate 81 q t i.%s. B 5ar1sa partial -
Estate Of charles Bathgate Beck pa
ttal payment ---------- 40 40 ~ -
This statement of Iegacies received does not IL
clude that part OF the legacy from the estate Of
Charles Bathgdte Beck. wEI-h consists OF realty.
and Is not Yet available
This deficit current receipts Is not condition
peculiar 10 the Presbyterian Hospital T. does
not mean that the great Presbyterian body. OF
which the Reformed and Congregational churches
are practically. though constitution ally. part.
is less mindful OF its duties toward -hs sick poor
than other branches Of the Christian 5rCther hood-
other hospitals IN New-YOrk dependent for their
revenue upon other members OF that brotherhood
face 10 face with similar conditions differing
only In degree IL does mean. however. that the
people Of New-YOrk not alive the necessity
OF supporting their hospitals and that unless the
public conscience is quiCkeusd and larger means
for expenses a e provided the hospital sys
Of New-NoTk must at some date not long dis
tant be changed IL means that except for such
provision, public hospitals under municipal man
agement, supported by taxation, must IN great part
rake the place OF our present hospitals which are
private only In the sense that they were founded
and have been supported 10y private benevolence
and under the direction % 0uauasev- recruited
by natural selection from our h'st citizens. ara
not subject is too often the case with mNuc'Fal
hospitals. to political change o. popular caprice