The Washington times., 1906-12-23
Pay of a Pett, Officer.

7 UsT beyond tie western borders
OF New Eork's Chinatown half
way between Mott and Mulberry
streets. on Park street. facing
the side door OF the Church or the
TRANSPORTATION. stands a little old
fashioned tWu-sIory red brick building.
Across The front stretches the sign. ln
large red Chinese characters. Chung
Nah Kong sor r Sang Fong This
translated into English means The
Combined Chinese Speaking SorirIy.- 81
Hospital"
It has been said that no New York
Chinese need ever be the recipient OF
outside charity; aud tbe poor ami sick
of the race need never De q load ot
the white people The little hospital
al Jos Park street relieves them rich
and poor alike. and lt is supported en-
treiy by contributions from Chinese
speaking people.
The institution is comparatfveIv nee.
II owes lis origin 10 Hol You the
Chinese cc1sul in San Francisco. who
visited New York I'VE years ago. lie
advised the SiX Companies to establish
such a hospital In a short time the
~ EFAt-A4sft-at+sA 81 EDAit AHirkt# under TIE
guiding hand OF Lee Yick. the mer-
chant az 81 Pell street. and the build
ing az los Park street was leased al
monthly rental OF so.
The hospital is supported by contri-
buttons from nearly All Chinese with
in distance or 900 miles Of New York.
and il draws its patients from The
same territory. Joseph Chung Hoe. a
native Of Canton, was put in charge
ana does all Tie nursing, and conducts
all of the business OF the institution.
lie came 90 the United States thirty
four years ago. and for many years
was "a nurse FOR physicians OF PhiIa-
delpHia and New York.
The hospital occupies The first and
second floors OF the building. the base
ment being given over 20 Joseph
Chung Hoe for living apartments. and
a kitchen where strange Chimes. pre-
'cripuons are stewed. The two large
wards FOR patients. one on a floor. are
fitted up ia Oriental style.
The hunks are madc or reed and
palmetto, like the sleeping hunks IN
the Chinese living quarters The
Chinese do not believe in the luxury
of bed springs. and the hunks arranged
in tiers on either side of the wards are
as hard a. boards
The lower tier is reserved for the
older patients, while the youthful must
climD 10 the upper. Twenty-Five pa
uents can be accommodated. but the
highest number in the institution AT
one time was nine. At present there
are five.
The Chinaman has a prejudice
against calling rhe Chung Wah Kong
Sor 4 Sang Fons a hospital Can It
Icy that name and he will quickly
correct you.
No hospital exclaimed Lee Yick,
the merchant eft a home Chinese
man got no "a oney, no fieuds. he ge.
slick. be 80 to home. He got cou-
sins '-aU relatives seem 10 be cousins
among the Chinese-''they give may
be twenJS-H' cents, maybe q cents
week help him No cousins. allie
same, take care him. But no hospl-
tal-only home
The chief support for the hospitsI
OF home comes from the merchants
Of Chinatown proper. and these con
tribute an average OF 81 month.
When it Is considered that there are
probably $50 merchants, this money
,sith the other contributions provides
a substantial working fund.
when Chinee man SO home" con
tnucd Lee Yick. he have Chinee-like
doctor. 'AIeuCan-lIlle doctor. any kind
he want. lie want to 90 back China.
We send him. We give him plenty
things eat. an plenty money may be
hummer dollar. II more'n pay he way
hack
Most Of the Chinese when they go
TO the hospital prefer the "Chinee-
like" doctors. who treat them acOrd-
ing TO customs laid down by physi-
clans hundreds of years ago The