New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-05
WHOLE NO. 1854.
CITY ITEMS. .
SArrxpAY Arril z

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BLAckwELL's IstsSD-Ths Ersniag Post pub
fishes sceount Of visit to his lssnd voaching for
the authenticity Of It's statements. We copy the main
facts Of this narrstive They speak for themselves.
In the Female Hospital there were about 40 pa
present authorized to pu, the east check these
abandoned girls. Conversancn was entirely uneoc
trolled
In the shanty a wooden building where the female
prisoners herd during the day the FIRST sound that
lGted our made by the strokes Of eowhide in
the hands OF the Keeper Justify laid over the back and
shoulders of one OF the females. The blows were
eompanied with osfas and curses yelled out in the hear
ing Of hundred women and several children. The
woman driven from her 10 the door followed
by the Keeper who continued % spply the lash and
curses ill she 60, outside the building From what we
could gather her offence consisted Of disobedence in
not having performed piece OF work and In being 10
the wrong place. Both at this and previous vist the
Keepers breath gave evidence OF recent Posatons. No
female Superintendent found in the shsnty. The
Matron in the main building Il being too windy for
her 10 come down.
We saw her soon atervsrd In the psrlor of the prin
cps keeper enjoying herself on se.,ee BY comtoris
bic fire. having no for this shameful neglect of
her duties 10 the North wing OF the shsnty were
about thirty women Engaged IN sewing and knitting
lace; but 10 the South wing where the scene just de-
scribed occurred the women-about one hundred In
num5er-s,ood and sat around the room In total idle.
ness No regular employment seems 70 have been pro-
ded them and they most OF the time prey TO the
their teens with sensibites yet susceptible OF eultvs-
ton and old bags OF forty 10 sixty. utterly hardened
against every good impression, crowded side by
side without order or classification.
In the male hospital the number of patients also
smaller than common The wretched condition of the
apartment and t furniture the ofensiveness of the
SEES ragged and unwashed the old rckety wooden bed
steads. the low ceiling and the disgusting contents OF
the Southwest corner, which, without any drain
wasteppe collects and holds for hours together all the
rcreHta of fifty sixty, sometimes ninety sick peo
Pile give air and an odor to this place which makes
wonder that any Near the center Of the
room stands an old cracked box stove containing
thrscte FIRE. Al the time OF The visit the wind being
high the flame Of the fire blown out into the
through large hole In the top of the stove In nearly
constant stresm ter twelve inches high filing the
around with the suocsne gas which did not Of course
diminish the odor from the above mentioned corner
We told that the Common Council had been urged
to supply the iron necessary to make bedstesds and
hunks to take the place OF those In In the hos
pital and cells whereby the health of the prisoners
could be promoted, and much employment furnished
them. The application has been unsuccessful.
The air OF the Nursery Hospital where los children
were sick, mostly with measles redolent at chic
rine gas generated told for the purpose OF
destroying the noxious eiuvs Of the wards. The pre-
OF this exceedingly pungen gas well known 20
produce even very diluted form great irritation of
the srpassaees seemed 10 usyery little likely TO bene
1T sckly delicate children many OF whom were already
aboring under congestion of hs lungs and cough The
bane certainly could NOT be than the snudote.
la the Lunstic Asylum were four hundred and ten
patients. with proper accommodations tor only about
half that number But one patient was in restraint OF
straps and everything appeared TO be conducted as far
very brief examination extended, in very proper
manner.
Our visit 10 this great and complicated penal and char
liable establishment filled us with emotions of both plea
sure and pau-peasure In the contemplation OF the hui
manity which prompted such noble endOwments pain,
In regarding the extrayagsnt waste OF funds the exceed
ing looseness inhumaniy and want OF judgment IN the
present management and the entire absence OF any re-
the OF either under
keepers all appearing 10 work by the day, driving the
prisoners about with whips and curses az they would not
cattle and perfectly satisfied that they doing all that
be required OF them while there Is literally none
10 modest or make them afraid
We commend these facts 10 the humane and thought
full attention of readers especially to those who
have cast in the coming Charter Election They
will not fail that In the present condition Of Black
wells Island IL ia not establishment which great
City like this can regard with that sad satisfaction
which be longs well reguated place OF detention for
criminals lts management should be reformed how tho
roughly the citizens Of sew.York will Judge. Thus
much absolutely certain that the suborduates are to
great extent unfit for their places We have the best
reason to know that Of them the last who
should be entrusted with Offices Of such importance.
ENTRY THrEF-The entry ofhouse No so Walk |
erst was entered the night Of Thursday and robbed
Of blue cloth cloak worth SIS, property OF Henry
White No. l67 Bowery. No arrest.
FoUsDLIHG.-Oll Cottney, Of the Seventh 4
Ward found about g o'clock last evening, female In
fsnt about one day old In the of house No III East
and was kept until this morning by lady
living the Statonhouse, when IL was sent to the
Aims House.
CoROyERs INQUEsTs.-The Coroner yesterday /
held an nques. at the Bellevue Hospital upon the body
of John Holland. aged IS, who died on Thursday night
last from the effects Of intemperance Verdict accor
dinghy AT the Bellevue Hospital The Coroner also |
held inquest upon the body Of Marianne Buckstrad
aged 90 years native OF Germany. The deceased was
admitted the Hospital the goth OF January asst at
which time she suffering from disease which pro
iuced occasional ieirum. About half past l2 o'clock
asst night she arose from Der bed, rased the window
and jumped into the yard distance Of about 50 leet
She taken up apparently liteess By the resident
physician, who Immediately made application OF res
.torsye means which partially revived her she lin
1ered until o'clock In the morning, when she died.
Verdict in accordance with the above The Coroner
was Yesterday called 10 hold inquest at Is Carsest
upon the body Of Lewis Casey native Of switzerland
aged 30 years On the 3ls Of March last the deceased
was lying asleep in house in Csrslest when the build
nq took FIRE. After the flames were exunguished he
as taken out from the ruins In very stupid condition
He was taken 10 the house of Z. Aggers - Csrisest
where medical aid procured. bat 10 no avail he
lied at IL o'clock yesterday morning Verdict destn
BY congestion Of the lungs the eject OF having oeen