The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-02

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
$4,000 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 - the
same proportions as those OF himself
and Mr.. Black. thus assuring the hos
pital trustees OF 100000, with which
TO begin operations.
81 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. "an1 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 Tor medical and
! surgical patients, laundry. boiler, mo-
tor and ice-maklnG plants, and nurses
home. will be started within week
or so.
The first building 10 he erected will
be for general service purposes. com
blning surgical wards and prlvaNe
rooms. IL will be six stories high and
will add 200 rooms to the present
capacity thus increasing the accom-
modations from 200 10 400 rooms.
When the improvements are com
pleted there will be 800 rooms There
lis to be roof garden, and the elevator
service will be such that patients VIII
lbe taken In their beds to the roof,
awhere they can breathe the fresh air
land get a sun bath as we'll as the man
In the street.
\ The other buildings will be added as
bsoon as arrangements can be made for
Nthem. The work will be done without
hcausing any change In the present &C.
Recommendation and equipment, and It Is
|planned TO have all the improvements
|completed within two years. at least.
~.
LOT Malcomson & Higginbotham. says
that the new hospital will be one OF
(the best in the country: that II Will
Hack nothing In the way OF modern
equipment. and that 1t will be as well
.Rired, lighted and ventilated as
|science can make 1t. In addition 10
'the roof gardens. there are to be a
humber OF fresh air and sunlight bal
'eonies, Mr. Malcomson says.
Il spent six months abroad last
|year," said Mr. Malcomson, and most
of my time was given up to investiga-
lion of European hospitals. They
beat US I'm regard to the building OF
hospitals, but We are ahead OF them
On equipment. | got some valuable in
and II will be used to ad-
|gantage 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
M 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
olan worked all right, so fas as get
ling rid OF the odors was concerne |
but modern science has demonstrated
that the odors can also be removed
lust as well when the kitchen is on
he ground floor, by certain system
bf ventilation. The ground floor is
he proper place for the kitchen. be
cause all things big and small, used
For the table. come In on the ground
ioor. The kitchen Of the new Harper
s, OF course. to be on the ground floor
"The buildings in which the patents
ire to be cared for are TO be OF the
pavilion type, but of six stories In
btead ofw the one-story plan, as has
obtained In the past to certain de-