New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . - Protestants. The hospital building is admirably adapted to thework lor which it is used, and under the supervision of the Sisters ofMercy, the institution has done a vast amount of good. Dr. StephenW. Hayes is the physician in charge, and he is assisted by a medicalcorps including Doctors Edward P. Abbe, John H. Mackie, F. , George T. Hough, J. J. B. Vermyne, and William The officers of the corporation are : President, Rev. H. ; Treasurer, John McCullough ; Secretary, S. W. Hayes,M.
New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . - Protestants. The hospital building is admirably adapted to thework lor which it is used, and under the supervision of the Sisters ofMercy, the institution has done a vast amount of good. Dr. StephenW. Hayes is the physician in charge, and he is assisted by a medicalcorps including Doctors Edward P. Abbe, John H. Mackie, F. , George T. Hough, J. J. B. Vermyne, and William The officers of the corporation are : President, Rev. H. ; Treasurer, John McCullough ; Secretary, S. W. Hayes,M. D. The hospital depends entirely upon contributions for itssupport. In both hospitals patients are admitted without regard to theirreligious views. Attention was also called to the electric and gas lighting systems ;. SEEING THE SIGHTS. 121 to the travelling facilities provided by the Old Colonv railroad com-pany, and to the comfortable and pleasant homes of the city, after thebest methods of New England life. Above all, the climate of NewBedford is salubrious and renders it one of the most attractive resi-dence cities in this part of the country. In summer the southwestwinds blowing athwart the bay, fan the heated city to a mostcomfortable degree of temperature. The breeze gains strength atnightfall and the nights are deliciously cool. Nor is the city subjectto extremes of cold, compared with places of the same latitude in theinterior. The temperature of the water in the bay is said to be tendegrees warmer than that within Cape Cod bay. In this connection, the following figures, furnished by Thomas , a local meteorologist, will be found interesting : AVERAGE TEMPERATURE. Degrees F. .lanuary, for seventy-six years, February. • March. April, • May, • • .54.
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