Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-07-31
The Burning OF the Utica Lunatic
Asylum.-AHecting scenes.


The correspondent. ofSthe New York
Times. in giving on accounted the burn
ing OF the State Luna,io Asylum at Utica.
on the l4th inst, thus fefers 10 the ap-
pea1ance and the conduct of the unfortu.
nate lunatics. who were rescued and to-
ken to an adjacent grove. Perhaps fifty
patients, all woman, some in straight
waistcoats, and others with their hRnds
merely tied together. were scattered in
groups about, and all in high state Of
excitement. consequent on the fright OF
the 6re,sandl their .unwonted situation in
tho open Dir. surrounded by o gaping
laughing. ieering crowd. No efforts Of
the keepers could keep the poor creatures
still; the most that could be done was
to prevent them from running away.
"a Here sat a woman of sloveuly aspect,
singing. Her song was changeless both
in tone an words, but was interrupted by
frequent outbreaks Of subdued laughter.
She seemed to think herself the cynosure
of all eyes, and wore smile of tho ut
most complacency.
Near her groyeled on the ground a
grey haired woman, with a roman nose,
and with figure of much por!liness. She
kept up sort of half gibber, with her
mouth agepe and rolling from side to
side. striking about with her hands. She
was not long allowed to lay thus in the
dirt it being found impossible to induce
her to set up. took hold with some other
gentlemen and laid her on bed which
had been produced, and spread under a
tree.
Pacing gently to and fro. with book
clasped iu her hand q till thin lady (she
could not have been over twenty five
was talking to the unhceding crowd in a
tone whose touching. kindly. affec tionate
earnestness l have never heard oqualled.
The patient pathos with which she warn.
ed the laughing crowd to beware OF the
judgment. which delayeth not, and the
undisturbed equanimity with which she
smiled on, in the face of rudeness,
touched me nearly" The kind crea,
ture was talking to some little boys who
had. in the shifting Of the crowd, found
themselves before her. Stooping over,
sic said to 6ne>looking little fellow
"Tou have to go to Sabbath school, don,
you ?" The boy said Eyes do" She
seemed delighted at the response, and
encouraged to n manifestation Of her af,
lection for the little fellow, for the tears
came into her large eyes, and she laid
her hand upon his head. The boy reno.
we'd his cap reverently. and looked up IN
shrinkingly into her face. Then she took
his hand, pressed it in her own, and
STOPPING. imprinted kiss upon his cheek
saw the tears coursing down her still
calmly smiling face. as she turned away
to conceal them, and walked off.
The next one who caught my eyes
specially was us striking and horrible O
contrast as perhaps could have been pro-
Guced. She stood living embodiment
Of rage and passion, Of fierce. soul-tearing
anger. Her hands were tied behind her.
and keeper was on her each side. With
teeth sunk madly into her neither lip with
features working copTulsiyely. and eyes
glaring 6ercely, she stood and looked
bout the crowd. Her eyes met mine il
lighted up with a yet wilder frenzy
scream rung from her lips, and she made
spring towards me. But her keeper
restrained her. Then she rayed Gods
what oaths. what billingsgate, what filth
from those bloated lips. Near her stood
woman with folded newspaper owe,
her eyes. engaged in fervent and un-
ceasing prayer for deliverance from til,
impending flames. She was praying
when 6rst entered the grove, and shI
was in the same position when lefs.-
Standing alone by herself, apparent,
neglected by her keepers. a woman va
engaged in hastily srraying herself il
ascension robes" Of white.
The FIVE Po1Nrs.-The following pa
ragraph from the New York EXPIRES
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