smallpox and 64 cholera patients. We find that of the cholera 
patients, 36 recovered. 
The years following the Civil War were specially trying. 
For a time during this period the infirmary was used by the 
Government as a marine hospital for the men stationed at 
this port—but during the year between 1887 and 1892 the in- 
firmary was closed. 
In the year 1892, four thousand dollars was spent in thor- 
oughly cleaning and reconstructing the building so that it was 
again ready for admission of patients in 1893. Sister Kath- 
erine Foerster took charge of the infirmary at this time, and 
won many friends for herself and the institution by her cheer- 
ful loving service. There were not many patients admitted 
the first years after the reopening—as physicians wanted 
more modern equipment and buildings, the old being in- 
adequate. Accordingly plans were begun for a new addition, 
but the death of Dr. Passavant in 1894 hindered the comple- 
tion of these plans for a time. Rev. Wm. A. Passavant, Jr., 
his successor, at once began a campaign for making the 
fiftieth anniversary of the deaconess’s work in America. 
In 1899 an addition, costing $54,000, was added to the old 
infirmary, which is the middle section of the present hospital 
building, and the name was changed from Pittsburgh In- 
firmary to Passavant Hospital as a memorial to its founder. 
The bed capacity was now 80. We note that admissions for 
the first year were 285 and the expenditures $5,980.84. 
In1902a laundry building was erected and also a nurses’ 
training school established; 1904 saw the sisters’ house and 
nurses’ home erected, also power plant installed. In 1908 a 
new laundry with servants’ dormitory was erected. The old 
building was remodeled for laboratory and men’s dormitory. 
[n 1914 the hospital was again too small, and a campaign was 
launched in 1916 for funds for another addition. This was 
erected in 1917, cost $190,000, and increased the bed capa- 
city to 158 beds. Since the establishment of the training 
school 211 nurses have graduated. Eighty-six doctors have 
served as internes. 
A fair estimate of the present work of the hospital can be 
obtained from the statistics of one year: Number of patients 
cared for, 3,831; nursing days, 48,233; pay nursing days, 28,-