The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-10-30

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giants are received and discharged
without interferins with each other in
any possible way. and the handling OF
two classes is thus very greatly eN
| peditel.
The administration building. which
has frontage of ECO feet and totaf
t.elit.l Oh 500 feet, is practically hotel
in all It's appointments, with kitchens
| servants quarters. storeroon,s and
other departments of the great mod
ein hostelrr.
The oriental quarters are situated OF
a hill not far away and connected With
| the main building by Il covered bridge
which crosses the principal roadway.
1 giving immigrants confined therein ac.
cess to the oriental dining room in the
| administration building without enter.
ing the grounds. The oriental build.
| ing is a two story structure. One story
is devoted to the Japanese, which are
| divided as to sex. and the other floor
Is given up to Chinese Immigrants in
the same way. Both floors have large
| 0ormltories for men and women. each
| With separate baths. sitting rooms, etc.
| The perfect scheme of sanitation In
vogue at the administration building
| also prevails in the oriental quarters.
which get lots of sunshine and a splen-
did marine view on account of its
| higher position on the island Open
air exercise is also permitted the orr
| entails upon a sheltered promenade.
| where the refreshing breezes of the
| Pacific Will make walking delightful.
The hospital is a two story building
\ detached some go feet from the other
| buildings and located on the high
| ground. 1t is particularly arranged
| for the admission Of sunlight and will
| be as complete III every way as the
most modern hospital in the world.
/ The first toor will contain the Offices
of the hospital nanagars;. the private
dining room. osicars' dining room
storeroom, disinfe.tng room, conta.
gious ward aal sleeping room for en-
! ployecs. On the second floor will be
| a ward for Chinese aoa. for Tapanese
men and fo- Chinese and japanese
women. the latter GiF-idel by y par
| tition. separating to nationalities
| who will ha aste.., ,e.,.. according t
their nartieula:, nss.s. an iate.prctc,
l being in each v,s.tl
1 There will also lie i ward for Euro
| peans in Wing OF tha baila:ag SEM
rate ana distinct from that eoatlinine
the oriental wards Here separate
words for the t1-o sexes are p.oTiae;'
also. each having is own bathrooms
toilets and othe.. conYeaiences of the
/ latest kind. On The second floor OF
| the hospital, Besides the wards fol
/ Europeans ana Asiaaics. are located
tho operating room and PHYSICIANS and
1 nurses room. The operating room will
be one of the most up to date and best
| equipped in America, with especial APP,
4 pointments and apparatus for the
treatment of diseases usually found
among immigrants.
/ The power house will contain tive
4 powerful boilers and an engine room.
fitted with two condensing engines og
l.the most recent type. having a total
horsepower OF about $50. a high pow
err dynamo will also be installed here
to light the hundreds of incandescents
that are to illuminate the station
There will be many street lights. and
each room in all the various buildings
of the model village Will have It's full
complement of electroliers.
There will be laundry completely
fitted up With modern appliances
where all the washing of the station
will be espeditiously handled The
power house and laundry will be of
4 concrete, while the other buildings are
TO be of frame construction With con
/ crete foundations. The big wharf will
be brilliantly lighted at night and will
contain a lighthouse and fog bell ia
warn mariners of treacherous rocks
and shoals. The administration build
ing is to lie heated by steam, while a
hot water heating system will be In
stalled in the hospital.
The water problem. which threat
ened to present a serious difficulty
when first considered. has been solved
by Mathews. There will be two res
ervoirs, one containing fresh water
brought in by barges and also secured
from a spring which is now being
4 developed, the other containing salt
water pumped from the bay The
salt water will be used for bathing
purposes in the Asiatic quarters and
the fresh water for cooking and drink
ing purposes.
The task Of building the model immi-
grant station has presented many diff
culties, chiefly on account of the IT.
regular formation of the island and
the necessity of bringing everything
In by boat. However these are bein.
overcome, and it is probable that an
other year will see the station com
pleted landscape gardeners are al
ready engaged in laying out the
grounds, which will be as artistically
beautiful as they caa be made and
| will present very I.aasing sight to
| passing vessels. Probably half a hun
Cred Or so will constitute the resitlen.
force of employees. and n regular ferry
service will probably be established
when coag.ts;s passes the necessary
4 appropriations rs il has; nrollaispd ia