The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-31
THE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
Home nor Aged INDECENT Females.
(Twentieth street, near Second avenus)
ASSOCIATION ESTABLISHED lSI4-AsyLUM


(Twentieth street, near Second aveAue)
ASSOCIATION ESTABLISHED lsl4-AsYLUx
FOUNDED 1888.
OFrrcERs-Nrs. Anne Innss, First Dirsctrsss; Mrs.
George Nixon, Second Directrsss Mrs. A. J. Andsrson,
Treasurer Mrs g. Van Antwerp, Secretary, and Mrs. 8.
n. Besklsy, Register.
The object Of this association to promote both the
temporal and spiritual welfare Of respectable aged ndi
gent ssmalss'thoss Who have been born and breught
up under happier suspieessuch have been secutom-
cd to the rennemsnts Of ausnse and Of class too re-
spectacle in their connections and associations in early
lite and worthy in themselves to be the proper sub
jects Of the common alnshouss.
For upwards Of twenty years tho managers visited and
relieved the worthy and necesstous aged Of this cla
their humble abodes in the lanes and hy-ways Of the
city Finally in November 1885, the mansgors had the
satfaction Of seeing completed their present asylum,
them were renovcd while othcn preferred TO continue
In their old habtaons for the remaining brief period Of
their existence. Amongst the latter there were ten
deaths during the year-ons Of whom was 81 years Of
sgs two s., one 50, and one wa 90. Within the
asylum there were nine deslAs. Tho first died ..
The second died at the ags Of 50, and had beon
IN the asylum for i've years. Tho third reached
years The fourth died At tho age H. eleven years
Of which had been passed in the Asylum The th ind
ydusl had been remcveda short time previous to her
death to the Lunauc Asylum in consequence Of her in
crsasng and very troubosoms insanity, rendering her
often terrifying TO her neshboring inmates Her death
took place on the h Of Auguet last Her remains
brought TO tho Asylum, and thence to the Oemssry
the Eyergreen She had been under the OF the
csy for three years The xth died in the 0sth year Of
her sge She had been inmate Of the asylum for
years The seventh death also occurred In August and
supposed to have been somewhat hastened by the
extreme fatigue occaonsd by distributing tracts in the
very warm weather that then prevailed She in her
SD year and for fourteen had been resident in
the Asylum for the last ten Of which she had been
tract vistor in New York and during that time she dis
ributed ~ eco tracts supplied 10 Bibles and
to the destitute loaned 100 volumes and ssd 100 eirsu
lated about 5000 copies Of the american Messenger,
brought 162 children to the Sabbath obtained
than 500 for the Temperance pledge Che
born in Connecticut in ITO.
The eighth individual who died had attained the very
advanced sge Of ninety one years the last ton Of which
spent in the Asylum The ninth died at the ago
seventy eight. she had been inmate Of the nsttu-
ton for seven years.
With the exception Of DIX weeks In mid sum
ner. elergymen Of the city Of various demonstrations
have visited the Asylum every Sabbath afternoon, and
conducted divine service while regular Sabbath
ing service has tcen sustained by Theological students
the Episcopal eeminsYy
An auxiliary Of this association was orHani1ed In 1919
since which time It has failed to supply al tho out
door pensioners with appropriate garments for the
During the pest year this auxiliary contributed to ths
parent socsy four hundred and eight garments besides
ether articles
Tho Asylum Ia now crowded slightly seven inmates
being all that the present edGce accommodates bat
the Board Of Managers with some prospect Of success
ere now zeaousy endeayorng 10 procure the Of
erecting now building rufciently largo fer two hun
dred Inmates. The site selected for 1t IL Seventy.
eighth and Seventy ninth streets and Fourth avenue
The receipts and dis bursemants Of the institution for tho
past year were about four thousand dollars.