Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-12-19
VERMONT sAMAroR,UM OPENS.
Gin Of Senstor Proctor 1t PittsSord
Now Ready for Use.

NOW n0ooy sos 49,
The Official opening Of the Vermont
sanatorium at Pittsford was held Tuesday
Of last week. Nearly 100 physicians and
others accepted invitations to attend the
opening exercises that afternoon and
evening, all parts of the state being repre-
sented. An address by DIR. E. X. Bald
win OF Saranac Lake, n. Y, was given in
the afternoon, followed by remarks from
DIR. Frank c. Partridge on the history
of the inception and building OF the
sanatorium, and DR.. Herbert NJ. King OF
the LOOMS sanatorium at Liberty, n. T.,
and DIR. c. s. Cayerly OF Rutland. Before
and after the exercises an opportunity was
given for inspection. The sanstorium
was open to the public the next day.
This sanatorium for the treatment OF
early cases OF pulmonary tuberculosis was
built by Senator Redfield Proctor OF Proc
tor and was endowed by him with gift
of 100000. About thirty patients can
be received at the start. II was ready TO
admit patients last Monday.
The institution is not a free one, the
patient paying part OF the expenses. Jhe
price charged is 81 a week with 90 cents
additional for laundry. The institution
is managed by board of trustees.
consists of the following men:-The gov
ernor, ex-officio; George Aiken of Wood
stock, the Rev. p. j. Barrett of Burling-
ton, Frank II. Brooks of st. Johnsbury,
DR.. w. n. Bryant OF Ludlow, ID. ID. Bur-
ditt OF Pittsford, +. q. Butterfield of
Derby Line, DR.. C. S. Caverly Of Rutland,
Ciin Merrill of Enosburg Falls, DR. ID. c.
Noble of Middlebury, Carroll ;. Page OF
Hyde Park, Frank c. Partridge Of Proc
tor, Emily ID. Proctor OF Proctor, Red
field Proctor, Jr., of Pr ctor, and DIR. H.
c. Tinkham Of Burlington.
The executive committee consists of the
following IF. c. Partridge, Redfieid
Proctor, Jr., ID. ID. Bnrditt, DIR. c. 5.
Ca lerly, Olin Merrill.
The officers of the new institution are:
President, f. &C. Partridge OF Proctor;
vice president, f. G. Butterfield of Derby
Lire; secretary, DIR. w. y. Bryant Of
Ludlow; treasurer, Benjamin Williams,
Jr., OF Proctor.
The examiners for the various counties
are as follosys:-Dr. {. 5. Caverly. Rut-
land; DIR. w. n. Bryant, Ludlow; DR.. ID.
c. Noble, Middlebury; DIR. II. ID. Holton,
Brattleboro; DIR. w. +. Hazelton, Bellows
Falls; DIR. +. 7. Kidder, Woodstock; DIR.
Z. II. Ross, st. Johnsbury; DIR. f. F.
Norcross. Island Pond; DIR. A. b. Bisbee,
Montpelier; DR.. B. ID. Longe, Newport;
DR.. Alan Davidson, st. Adams; DIR. L. ii.
Ross, Bennington; DIR. J. \. JENNIE, Bur-
lington; DIR. Archibald Vallesu, Morris
vile.
One OF the experts present at the Off
ciai opening stated emphatically that Yer
mont had the finest and best equipped
sanatorium for the treatment of incipient
tuberculosis in the United States, and
those who inspected il thoroughly in all
its varied parts could well believe this au-
thoritative statement. To the expert
enced eye this magnificent institution is a
labor of love.
Senator Proctor said that he made this
gift to the state for the sake Of his chill
dren, and that his family regarded the
benefsction in Similar light is evident
from the manner in which they have en-
tered into the carrying out of his philan-
thropic ideas. Redfield Proctor, Jr., has
devoted large part OF his time to the
prosecution of this work since its incep-
ton, as has the Hon. +. c. Partridge; and
Miss Proctor has also been a devoted
worker.
The sanatorium, which is situated
about two miles from the railroad station
and which is reached by handsome wind
ing drives, includes three buildings, con-
nected by covered corridors curved and
white pillared. The main building has a
frontage OF over 100 feet and the two cot
tages a frontage of about so feet each
The three buildings with their connect
ing corridors extend distance Of 400
feet. The buildings, which front slight
ly east of direct south, are situated near
the front of a high grayelly plateau
which but a short distance from the
front Of the buildings drops hundred
feet to the surface of the land below.
The buildings are of brick veneer con-
struction. The interior finish il natural
ash in the main, though a number of
rooms are finished in birch. The floors
are OF hard wood throughout.
On the first floor of the central admin
istration building, which has two wings.
are located the large dining rooms with
broad windows on three sides. the
kitchen, cooler and servants dining
room, and the offices, living room. libra
~. doctors laboratories and so on. On
the second floor are eight rooms for pa
tients and nurses quarters. On the.
third floor are the servants quarters. In
the basement are located the heating
plant, laundry and vegetable cellars.
The two cottages. whose design is the
same, are Two stories nigh and have six
rooms for patients on each floor.
All patients rooms front either direct
south or southeast or southwest, and each
two rooms has a private outdoor porch
where the patients can SIT cut in the day.
time and, If desired, sleep at night The
doors are so arranged that the patients
beds can be rolled out of the rooms on
these private porches.
The grounds consist of about $50 acres.
two-thirds being covered by woods or
growing trees. There are meadows and
pasture land sufficient for farming pur-
poses. A large barn has been constructed
in which to keep the horses required and
sufficient cows to afford milk for the pa-
tients, and a large hen house has also been
The superintendent and medical direct |
or of the institution is DIR. H. ID. Chad |
wick, formerly Of Waltham, Mass, who
was for several years health officer and
for the city OF Waltham,
who conducted a private sanatorium at
Mass, and who has had expert |
ence at the institutions in tn, Adiron-
dacks.