Renwick Ruin on Roosevelt Island
Excerpt from a book published in 1872 by James D. McCabe Jr.:
SMALL-POX HOSPITAL
On the extreme southern end of the island is a stone building of moderate size and handsome design . . . the Small-pox Hospital. It was erected in 1854, at a cost of $38,000, and will accommodate one hundred patients. It is the only hospital in New York devoted to small-pox cases . . .
Those who are able to pay are required to do so. At the water's edge, on the eastern side of this hospital, are several wooden buildings designed for the treatment of patients suffering from typhus and ship fever. These will accommodate one hundred patients, though the number is often greater.
Renwick Ruin on Roosevelt Island
Excerpt from a book published in 1872 by James D. McCabe Jr.:
SMALL-POX HOSPITAL
On the extreme southern end of the island is a stone building of moderate size and handsome design . . . the Small-pox Hospital. It was erected in 1854, at a cost of $38,000, and will accommodate one hundred patients. It is the only hospital in New York devoted to small-pox cases . . .
Those who are able to pay are required to do so. At the water's edge, on the eastern side of this hospital, are several wooden buildings designed for the treatment of patients suffering from typhus and ship fever. These will accommodate one hundred patients, though the number is often greater.