Seemingly the dream of thirty-three years ago has com-
pletely come true, but not yet—the spirit of the Pittsburgh
Hospital is the spirit that animates the city itself, for its
vivifying principle is progress. The old Scottish motto,
“Hazard yet Forward,” still animates the board of trustees,
as it did in 1895 when ten beds were made ready in the small
house in Stanton avenue.
The present officers and directors are:—Jas. F. Keenan,
president; John S. Herron, vice president; J. B. Lawler,
secretary-treasurer; Sister M. Marcella, superintendent;
directors: John E. Born, C. E. Lott, G. G. O’Brien, W. J.
Strassburger, Jos. G. Vilsack, John F. Casey, W. S. Mec-
Clintock, E. H. Swindell, J. Frank McKenna, Thos. E.
Dovle. John S. Herron, J. B. Lawler. and Jas. F. Keenan.
PITTSBURGH CITY HOMES AND HOSPITALS
The Pittsburgh City Homes and Hospitals, located at
Mayview, Pa. formerly known as “Marshalsea,” occupy a
tract of land containing one thousand and one acres, in
South Fayette and Upper St. Clair townships, Allegheny
county, approximately fifteen miles southwest of the City of
Pittsburgh, near the Washington County line, on the Pan-
handle division of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The insti-
tution property and the institution are under the direct
control of the Department of Public Welfare of the City of
Pittsburgh, Mrs. Enoch Rauh being the director of that
lepartment and James S. Hammers, M.D., the medical
director and superintendent.
Mrs. Enoch Rauh was appointed director of the Depart-
ment of Charities by Mayor William A. Magee, in 1922, and
oy an act of the Legislature of 1923 the name of this depart-
ment was changed to the “Department of Public Welfare.”
Historically, Pittsburgh’s first alms house is said to have
een located at the foot of “Coal Hill,” on the Monongahela
River. It was the oldest house standing in 1832. This build-
ing was a small log house, “with two large chimneys,” but
no further history seems to be obtainable concerning it.
The borough of Pittsburgh was incorporated in 1804, and in
1813 the “Humane Society” was organized. This was prob-
