New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-25

the protection of the Destitute anil for dsease ayans
crime md depTavy. There Il something Pc 'u'is-
cprinte la such site for the purpose Of our Inst
tor. The unfortunate and erring youth who shall be
gafhcod upon this Isle OF Refuge separated from te
City y yonder slvery channel and breathing the pure
cir Of Heaven, will look within short period UPON
dense mas Of buildmgr homes Of comor and d5sn
TIC hopp eSF, reared by IN atry and ed bv Thrift
with churches and schoOhOu-es scaterei anony them
End viii sewh't labor and viruous endeayor the r..
strnts OF law and the Influences Of education AMI re-
lon have done TOR the great body Of that vast pu-
ll;iCn. have called House Of Refuge temple Of
humanity md when think of s purposes-,Or eceiye
tie young within its shelter recai and restore them
teach them the duties Of the present life ans tell tlsm
OF the lie hereacr seems 70 me 70 be- In is spirit
md object embodiment Of tina, beautiful expression
OF the Savior Of mankind" Sggr hle ekdrsR TO coas
unto ne"
The ceremonies over, the Company mlrche1 to the
Nursery Buildings to view them snd were highly de.
lighted with the proficiency these frsnless children
have acquired, under their teachers and nurses.
The pupils, in large numbers in their seats in the
Schcoroom, viewed by their visitors while tn ~
gave Rotations IN correct manner, sang, &c. An
excellent collation. served in the large hail Of one
OF the buildings. After paakng Of which the ANY
repaired to the boat and proceeded to Bllckwels lei
and, where the new Work House and Lunatic Asylum
were visited Again on board all were landed Al the
starring point ct about o'clock P. NJ. delighted wi:h
the excursion, but especially gratfed with the object
Of the institution the foundation Of which they had
visited
THE HOUSE or REFUGE comprises building FOR
the males another for the females kitchen, wsah-
house and four shops-a arranged in separate de-
partments male and female The building covers NV ,
OF ground and Of this two the boys build
ing covers one and quarter acres Tie stone walls
20 feet high, incose about ten acres including tdat
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buildings, reaching to the Harlem River amounts to
about five acres This fifteen Of land, undullting
and rough by nature composed Of rocks swamps and
meadow land, has been reduced TO fair plain, de-
scending gently, front AMI rear to the water. Thc
principal building is in process OF erection the
other buildings have not yet been commenced THIS
principal building is in the Italian style Of archite
and comprises a center building 80 by 81 feet. AMI
rGdiaiDg from this center building four wing bail
Dgs, each 4G by ls0 connected to the center building
by four corridor buildings each y by 25 feet ani at
the extension Of each building end building, 80 by
~ feet The center building, and each end building
Il surmounted by dome The center and end build
ings four stories hn and the wings three storic
and in each part the stories II fee hga The cen
ter building from the ground to the ridge Of the root
il &c feet high, and surmounted by dome ~ iset
diameter Each end building 76 feet him ant sur
mounted by smaller dome. The wing buidins' "fo
So eCt high.
The erection of two OF the rsiating WINGS Is ne
Gerrej till future time The two wing now IN course
Of erection extend to the right and eit Oh tle cc'e'
buildpg in one line and with the center building pre-
cent front Of 500 feet, located exactly parale win
the Avenues of the City of NewYork. The iron' OF
the center building stands 81 feet in advance OF the
front of the wing buildings The buildings are designed
for the accommodation Of over 1000 juycnie dehn
oueDts OF the boys department, each wing IS mr.
ranped for $50 inmates with separate sleeping room
for each The fret story Of each wing contains the
dining room school rooms and bathing room Tne
center building contains large chapel the mlnagers
roems and apartments for the officers. Tae in mates
ore 10 be classified those OF one wing not beng per
med TO associate at any time with those OF the otheT
WINGS The buildings erected with brick faced in
side and outside with smooth brick, aud LEFT without
pastering on the interior Each wing building ie pro-
vidod with four cylindrical venlating shafts feet
diameter EACH arranged for carrying of the smoke
from the fires of the building, and for venatnT each
separate bed-r the corridor buildings, by watch
access Is had from the center building 10 either Of the
four wings, fire proof having iron doors an root
The following are the Officers and Managers OF m
Society for the Reformation of Juvenile Dolinquens in
the City of New-York:
prssideat-ROBERT KELLY.
Jfcs Prrsidents-Willam w. Fox, Augustine Avcrll,
Shepherd Knopp, Robert D. Weeks, Israel Russ@l.
IycosnrfJ-Jo- hua :. Underiill
StcTears--John II. GOure.
AiaAeoers-ChaTles NJ Leupp, II hlon Day, john \.
Week James n. Cobb, Walter Underhl, Elias &.
Drtke, George J. Cornell John w Elm)nls ia nss ".
Underill Charles h. Person NJ d.; Linus w stevens,
james w. Beeknsn Richard H. OGDEN, J. w {. Lev,
ridge, b. h Aierlury, GcorgeF Hussey, Edgar ). Vn
Winkle, Frederick A. Downor WIN. II. Maxwell, NJ y
Edmund NJ Young, Samuel l.. Mitchell
. IBdtEfnginQ CoUniHfc-lsrlel Russell, MahlDn ~,
GeoT.e l. Hussey. -
ActBe ComRinee--Robert Kelly, Chairman; J. w.
UndeTh'D, Secretary; Linus w Stevens, J. w O. LnTe-
ridge, Frod6ri X 4. Doune william III. Maxwell sam
uel L. Mitchell
Finance Commiteo-Char1el NJ Lcupp. Robert koly.
School COrpmirct--Charles t. Person, NJ. D.; Clarles
NJ. Lcurp, Il. r. Atterhury.
Ladies Covg,ilM-Sarah G. Howkshurst, Liz beth
w. Willis, Mary Day. Judith SkdmJre. Ann EhZn
pnnf Elizabeth Baker. Anna Underhill, Julia Rogers,
Merry e. Bogert Lilhfs Fsrrier EIzabesh WOODWARD,
Deborah Scott, Melissa p Dodge, Mny Lyon, sarah
T.. Cotton.
.SHrerinfendent ofhe H0Nsc-John w. Ketchum
Assistant ppuintoHdcnt-Israel C. Jones.
IkysiciGR--Ciaen Carter.
CRaplasR-ThOmas s. Barrett. NJ. ID.
7edehos--Peeg A. Spencer, James L. Appleg. a. A.
Woodward.
Ma,roA-Mrs Phoebc Ann Daley.
TIrst assistant T6oclr-Miss Jane Carey.
Second Assis oat-Niss Jnlis OByaD.
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