New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

and pictures the immediate need for such an IN
The present Bradford Street Hospital IS an old
brick building, OF two stories, 80 BY 90 feet There
and attic. Ihe first floor, containing nine rooms
pensary and the living acconlnloeatlons or t9e
staff The second floor is divided into Two wards
This venerable old building was formerly the
Town Hall of the town OF New-Lots- Later i be
TO the purposes OF hospital but at the time that
one was established there seemed 70 be no other
Bradford Street Hospital had its beginning in a
homeopathic dispensary started IN a small way IN
RockefeIer of No. I52 jeroTe-st was the leading
hospital in the district. it was not an uncommon
~ ~ selCe Lor men or women 20 oietG 90 ugtln - 1 -
Gtie OF otheF INJURIES while an ambulance wtS On
llS way from St MaryS or ST Johns Hospital.
large territory OF their own TO cover and often 70
&Il6ula4ee was available for a call from Fast New
hours of thc dav ana night ~ attend 10 accident
eases OF 20 Illustrate attempts at suicide. which
Should properly have been attended to by cnlou-
was called the Homeopathic Dspensary OF the
dent ~ The SSSP6 SSSP9 " 5ssser an became grg
auxiliary formed The trustees obtained the
raised money through entertainments OF various
kinds The dispenssry first located IN At
Pennsylvania near Atlantc-ave. Through the
Efforts OF AIR: ETregger and senator Brush 5iA
was passed az Albany oy means of which the ais
pensary. the work of which had grown rapidly. was
Next, the institution was moved 10 the old Town
Hall With an appropriation OF SIS a year froua
the city the work was extended that the name or
the institution was changed to the TWeuty-slxtn
Ward homeopathic Hospital Just as the truS-
tees had laid out considerable money in the EQUIP
ment or an operating room and prcparins
70 establish an ambulance service the approprts-
uon trom tne city was cut off by Controller Coet
IN lSVH The trustees managed TO continue the dsr
pensary, and did much good work but the pro-
moters OF the project We're much discouraged.
In the early part OF 1872 a proposition was made
that The Department OF Charities take control or
the Institution and maintain IL as a branch o.
the Kings County hospital The understanding
was that 10 should De properly maintained as an
emergency hOspit0L The name was changed 20
the Bradford Street Hospital aud. although no
pediClne under which "a was conducted. IL was
understood that the homROpathiSts should haVs
The preference. as - the ease in the CUmberlanu
street hospitRl now controlled hy the ChVrities
Department. but formerly known the H0mceo-
pathic HCspltul OF EroOklyn.
An 0mhulance service was established as soon a.
the properly vas transferred To the city and nas
been maintained ever since. The ambulance some
times answers calls FIVE miles away. and its prompt
ness has resulted I'm the saving OF many lives Ine
eases attended Go in the dispenSary approximate
l00O0 q year.
Fhe Charities Department also is having plans
.irtwn by Hclmle. HUhCrty q HIdSweu for another
hospital IN ErOOklvn lt H. To be bUit " u,e
Ocean Parkway, between Avenue and Cana
ave- Vhis institution VIII be devoted hrsSE ~ ~
C0nV0teScent patients. IL will have a caketSSlstS
OF ssVenty-nve beds and will Ccst about Slsr", ~
Work on this VIII also be started this ian y
the Municipal Art Commission. which does nvs
meet aga!a until September, approves ths ph''
In time