The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-03


These are some of the leading feat.
ures of the plans and arrangements
for the new and greater Harper hos
pital, to which reference was made
exclusively in The Times on Tuesday.
In addition to the 100000, which
j. L. Hudson and Clarence A. Black
are to give Jointly, each contributing
$25, 900 year for six years, there are
two other contributions OF $4,000. and
Mr.. Hudson said, Wednesday, that In
all probability these two contributors
will increase their donations 70 the
same proportions as those OF himself
and Mr.. Black, thus assuring tho hos
] pital trustees OF 100000, with which
| to begin operations.
II am confident that the two con-
tributors | mention will arrange to
give the same amounts as Mr.. Black
and have pledged" said Mr.. Hud-
son, "anl there will not likely be any
difficulty In getting all the money
needed for the PROTECT"
Mr.. Hudson said that the firm OF
Malcomson & Higginbotham, archi-
tects, had prepared the plans for the
buildings, and that everything is now
practically ready for the beginning OF
the improvements. He said the build
ings, Of which there are to be about
six. including sections for medical and
surgical patients, laundry, boiler, mo-
tor and ice-making plants. and nurses'
home, will be started within a week
or so.
The first building TO be erected Will
be for general service purposes, com
bining surgical wards and privaNe
rooms. II will be six stories high and
will add 200 rooms to the present
capacity, thus increasing the accom-
modations from 200 to 400 rooms.
When the improvements are com
pleted there will be 500 rooms. There
Is to be a roof garden, and the elevator
service will be such that patients VIII
be taken In their beds to the roof,
where they can breathe the fresh air
and get sun bath as we'll as the man
In the street.
The other buildings will be added as
soon as arrangements can be made Tor
them. The work will be done without
causing any change in the present &C
commodation and equipment, and 1t Is
planned 70 have all the improvements
completed within two years. at least.
William c. Malcomson, of the firm
OF Malcomson a. Higginbotham, says
that the new hospital will be one OF
the best in the country; that II will
lack nothing in the way OF modern
equipment, and that II will be as we'll
aired lighted and ventilated as
science can make it. In addition to
the roof gardens, there are to be a
number of fresh air and sunlight bal
comics, Mr.. Malcomson says.
II spent six months abroad last
year" said Mr.. Malcomson, and most
Of my time was given up to investiga-
ton of European hospitals. They
beat us in regard to the building OF
hospitals but we are ahead Of them
on equipment | got some valuable in
formation and IL will be used to ad-
vantage in connection with the new
Harper hospital.
"One thing | learned was that the
hospitals abroad are no longer being
built with the kitchen on the top story
1t was thought that by placing the
kitchen at this hight the difficulty OF
the odors would be overcome. The
architects no doubt found that the
plan worked all right, so far as get
ting rid OF the odors was concerned
but modern science has demonstrated
that the odors can also be removed
just as well when the kitchen is on
the ground floor, by a certain system
Of ventilation. The ground floor is
the proper place for the kitchen, be-
cause all things big and small. used
for the table, come in on the ground
| floor. The kitchen of the new Harper
is, of course, TO be on the ground floor.