New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-11

been made for a full supply Of hot and cold water 70
meet the requirements of the patients III tne osPr'
and the effectiveness Of the washhonSe Is oeg roo
died The distinct hospital clothing for inmates Is Or
dered 10 be furnished and the defective damage IN the
new wing has been repaired. The heahhS aPl'iLa $50
j. in progress of perfection. Simple arrahgenics i
been made Cor the transmission OF All cases "a r o'i
pox A room for the private examination Vi 80"
naents has been provided and also private ward es
tablished for obseteric cases. -. ,.,,o,;,,
Propositions are being received io5 the IS
Of rats in the several buildings on ha ~, ha Snner;r
FarmnQ implements have been sent 10 'no oupeii ~
,endent Of the Civ Cemetery Wards Island, for the
cultivation of the land - plou,. ILL.,, :;
The clothing for the children on nan1ai isianu Is
being made al the institution On .;,"u
xs;ne the engines and test the boilers at the several
institutions. .., r;..,;o.. :; ~
o,essng fairly and is the subject of communication
Sn, tbe Warden and orders have been given to send
oil 0rase accommodating in all the Institutions to the
StoTekeeper, Il. L. for that purpose.
Masons, whtewashers and blacksmiths have been
directed be sent 90 Randas Island from the inmates
of the Pententiary; also prisoners to labor at that
place. and at the City Cemetery, under charge of
keepers and boat ordered for their transmission 10
and from the above places to the House of Detention
The Committee also report that by the dsehargng Of
employees and reduction of salaries, decrease OF
s24 so occurs in the amount of compensation allowed
The report was unanimously adopted all voting IL
the affirmative.
President DRAPER stated that under the new law
the Commissioners were empowered to remove from
the City Prison TO the Penitentary all persons com
mtted by Magistrates under the ten-day act. These
cases were sometimes very frequent, and the Prison
was in consequence much crowded. There were
among these prisoners many females, and he found
that the persons committed as he had mentioned formed
y sort OF revolving community The same faces might
be seen there the year round and he thought II might
perhaps benefit the poor creatures 10 send them 10
Backwells Island during the period expressed in the
commitment Such action would tend to clear the
Prison. and would serve to prevent the constant throng
of persons running the Tombs to look after their
drunken friends and relatives Heneeforth they would
pursue this course
report was made in regard to Alex Mckenzie
whose death was said TO have been caused by his
jumping from of the windows Of the Aims House
The communication stated that after Jumping from the
window Mckenzie did not seem TO be much If any
ways injured, as he jumped up and ran TO the bake
house. He said that he jumped out of the WIN
dow to avoid the Devil, who was following HIM,
but the fall had knocked the idea out of his head.
After his DEATH which occurred some time subsequent
TO the Jumping the physicians made Post-nortem eX
animation, and their opinion that he died from
pneumonia. The deceased was very incorporate, and
while following his business, sevadore, had fallen
down the hold of a ship.
Several communications were received and referred
to the Committee of the Whole.
The weekly statement is follows: