New-York tribune., 1841-10-04
Fti.or;.Icor.esnordence.

Editorial ~ res IsDLCtI-'~
U.roa. :. Y. Friday, Oct /
~. - s-.r. LrxA71c AsTLUY
nog in process of construction in this CITY, WIZ Dc
noble ,noauu.en; ofpu5lic spirit zad the 'e'eEo-
- - .be ace. The site Is OF elsya'ed sro nd
.h,,.. one mile southwest Of the oom?ac; portion
r =. c;,v. and near tie line OF WF5testown. The
prospect embraces vide sweep Of the beautiful
raIIev of the Mohass. including the village of
whitesborough York Mi!!s. and some o;hrrs. as
well as complete panorama OF U:ica- urder
stand tina; Hamilton College, Clinton, IS also vi-i-
bic from the Asylum.
The ground plot Of the Asylgm core7s eleven
acres or ABOUT the same as the large.: pyramid Of
Egypt On the seyeral sides OF tbs ground, four
noble ediaces each $40 feet long are 20 be erect
I'd, and united BY high lat;ice-wori,, 50 that the
whole shall fora anTfeguar oc:agon, enclosing The
ground which 1t does 10; co~er and which i 20 be
laid out INTO galdens, walks, &. for tho Inmate,
of each sex. Ii will be lonely asd tranquil re-
treat. in which sane nan mig! well conseat 10
forge, the wo,ld.
Oae Of the four ediices-the most elaborate and
costly-is now nearly completed L consists OF
central structure 20 feet by 100, including the
magnificent por;ico in iron; and the piazza in tie
rear l-0 by 100, and five stories high beside the
basement. with two wings each 225 fee: long by
80 feet wide, which Is increased 70 80 at the
.pectiye exiremities y hall 10 feet vide extends
through the whole length Of the building, wac
the wings are di~i1ed into convenient apartments
Of 10 feet deep or the interior and % feet on the
front side of tie building This arrangement j.
repeated through each story of the edlfee. Each
apartment has "a ~indow and regulated aperture
for the admission of heated air-,hc whole being
warmed by furnaces in the basement, where al!
the cooking, sc. is performed and where are
cells for the confinement; Of some Of the most m
soveraabe patients
The chapel is a beautiful room, in the fourth
,tory of the main ediice, and viii seat, think.
l,OeO persons. Ibeleye, when finished. the whole
structure will accommodate fully thar number Of
patients.
The ediico already constructed fronts she north.
l. g. the canal aud alley OF the Mohawk Is front
walls, pillars, &c. are built Of srsy yelmicuiar
stone, brought from quarry in Trenton, nine
miles north Of thi- city. 1t make, an imposing
appearance. The brieks used in building are burnt
On the ground understand it Is the intention
,ha; this building shall be ready for Use early in the
,PHag.
Of the other buildings, the foundations have
been formerly laid, aud on that forming tse east
,ide OF the octngon, considerable work ha. been
done 1t has been wisely resolved, hsweyer, to
inish one FIRST.
At first blush it would seem that the buildings
commenced, are more spacious than will be need
ed Bu.the census shows that there NJ less than
nine kindred paupcr lunqties alone in our State.
beside many who arc well cared for by their
rends The Asylum is intended to afford ACCOM-
nodatuns for those whose friends require and VIII
pay for extra attendance, spacious apartments &c.
as well as tor the destitute victims OF insanity.
This is Z noble, glorious enterprise. If the
money be carefully expended. no coasiderate man
will grudgo it. When finished, the one thousand
unhappy lunatcs of our State can have every
comfort convenience, aad aid to to their recovery
mere at les. expense than is required to sup
port them lniserably, with little hope Of cure, and
, scosrge and ,srror TO their relatives and neigh
pc:hoods II. 6.
p. S.-Thc trial of Mcleod Is morally certain
TO commence on Monday. Ii will be driven nigh;
ana day.