New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-05
Proposed Asylum for Widows Of Scamen.

To the Editor Of The Ne~- York Irrb'ns:
SIR: Knowing, by long experience, that
YOU are friend TO humanity take the liberty Oh
calling your attention to grant made by the present
Legislature Of this State, Of nearly, II ROT q'ii'e
$4,000. The sum may exceed TINS mol having
copy Of the bill at hand cannot state the exact
amount However, the amount Is not oil 50 much
importance TO me. mean TO speak OF the espenol-
ture and application. The objects of the grant De-
heve TO be wo-fold First, TO provide an Asylum ior
the aged and INDECENT Widows OF SeaInen, whose
husbands have sailed into and out OF the port OF New
York Second, to provide maintenance Tor them
by boarding and lodging IN the Asylum. The money,
I believe is vested IN the care OF his Honor the
Mayor Of the City of Newi ork, with colleagues,
and also IN the hands OF number OF ladies'
well known for their benevolent efforts IN be-
half Of seamen and their families Inc Dlii
Itself has undergone such numberlesS amendments
that one would hardly recognize 1t III ITS present
shape | understand the LADIES' contemplate pur'
chasing "A site and building on staten Island, no
doubt with good and pure intentions, intending 10
do everything for the best. THINK can convince
his Honor the Mayor and his colleagues thdt an
Asylum for this purpose on Staten Island would De
considerably out of place that one upon New-i ork
island would suit the purpose much better. IL IS
fact well known, that feH females VIII take up thelI
abode IN any asylum while they are capaole oil
taking care of themselves. When they arrive al
condition for aSylums, they must be 20 CERTAIN ie-
gree III some manner hepleSs-say old or InhTm, or
80 much impoverished that they are UNITED IN seek
labor employ Now, II they are old, they must walk
from Their present residence 10 the ofcc Oft ladies'
which may at future time be located IN the upper
part of the City; then the old women would have TO
walk down 10 the staten Island Ferry ana remain
there perhaps an hour, SupperlesS and without break
fast, perhaps If on cold day, thoSc VINO rush on
board first would of course reach the stove and keep
possession of the same until the boat reaches the
Island all tins time the poor old women are prood-
bly, shlyenng with cold. The Doat reaches ule
lSand-perhapS there Il SNOW OF the gIouhu well
the poor Ole woman may be compelled 20 walk d
mlie or more through the snow before she reaches
her asylum. If she Il nhrin, the same arguments
stand good II she i SUM low IN poverty ts hol
10 have decent clean clothing, she would v be per
united to enter the ladies' saloon. and no iemaie
would walk into the mems CABIN. fefhaps lhe
ladies contemplate keeping carriage at their
Office IN New ork. and one at the landing on the
Island II So that Will lessen the funds conslierd-
biz aud vet the females, whether Old iniTm, naked
hungry VIII be compelled TO cross on the staten
Island Ferry, ana Ollcn STAND Oack from int alONc
There are other expenses there must De some SUI
porvsion over The asylum, say board OF VlSltOfS o
their ftrrage must come nom some source
besides the loss of time say his Honor the Mayor
WishcS to VISIT tins institution. 1t VIII consume al
least three hours of his tune II any OF the irenls
OF tie inmates are deSlrou> OF visiting item VIII
be an expense of two SmlllngS, besides me loss Oh
time If the inmates wish TO visit the cry theY or
the ladies' must find two shllhngs, or the women can
not come To the City, which certainly would be
gnevouS and vexa,iouS disappointment to many OF
the inmates. Now. ali this expense, time and LABOR
may be saved just by the simple means OF purchasing
a site on York Island, say m Bloomlngdaie, where
property must necessarily be rapidly Improving and
where two lines of stages are passing every lew MN
utes. conveying passengers 10 The Cay al Cd Any
poor person may get INTO stage and not be crowded
out There Is the house OF Mr.. Rowland FOR sale II
II Is not already sold, which would make an admra-
bic asylum besides that there Is line ste ioT such
an institution the property OF d. Jacob tiarSen-
York Island Is where tins institution ought "a be but
the inmates could have easy egrcS> and ingreS> with
out the inconvenience OF beng hurried SIX or
seven miles III cold weather and perhaps walk a
mile two through the snow. doubt very
much whether any party by law has the right
10 locate this institution out OF the CITY of New
York they possess the right 10 build this house III
Richmond County, they possess the same right 70
build II al Rochester or Niagara rails Would not
willingly find fault with any person, but when see
there IS likely to be error III try and set them to
right feel an interest IN the object, because have
been compelled to contribute TO the Seamen's Fund,
lromwhICh this appropriation has been made be
heye. passing the act for this appropriation The lie
g.slature intended the house should De located IN
some section Of the CITY Of New-Nork.
WATSON G. HAYNES
To Hon. ANBRoSE {. NNGSLAND, Mayor OF the
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