New-York daily tribune., 1865-07-15


no. II belongs 20 Universal Freedom"
"WLo does Lincoln belong to ?"
We answered deyoutly that to the best of our ludg'
men, he belonged TO death and Immortality, and then
bein told by the old lady that we were Mt OF any ae
count we modestly acquesced and passed on The next
Marty who attracted attention good-lookins
vo,ng woman. who sat upon a high STOOL with tragic
nj, and informed us that she Queen Elizabeth oil
England She said that there a great mistake IN
the peope calling her good Queen Bess, that she was
nothing of the kind fhe acknowledged liking ior our
friend calling him dear Raleieh but said that her
whole life was embered by the poignant remembrance
Of the death Of Essex
KING RAMRsEs THE GREAT.
seafed upon unique throne in the center OF one OF
rho unper wards wa. an old man. sallowcheeked, win
neokod reddish beard who said that he was Rameses
the Great the founder Of Egypt. lie was debating
abont erecting monster pyramid at Cairo, Illinois
and was confident that most OF onr public men were
nothing more than Egyptian mummies when had coSe
10 life 10 meet the exigency Of the present day Wheh
they would voluntarily retire to their oden cataconD'
Rameses had way OF mixing mp things historically ana
chronoog gically bat we sauted his pisteooaru clo"
with reverence. and passed on. -. ,
We saw many other patients representing many
phases of insanity but not materially differing IRON the
view presented by the interior Of other asylnms VIC
were considerably surprised after going through the
asylum TO discover tha, our pilot was also " patent
and considered insane for some reason OF other.
THE LODGE
Here are two subordinate buildings, one Of which is
called the Lodgs Here are confined the worst eases
Of insanity both maes and females The present occn'
pants are ~ men and 100 though the building
was not designed for many. The patients conhheu
here are regarded either incurabes or who can only
by being kept entirely apart from other patients
When they become sufficiently quiet or their dsposi
ton. are well enough understood they are removed 10
the main buildings. Many OF the patients at present
confined in the Lodge or Mad ouse) very violent
and to witness their rawlings is scene OF horror ana
wretcheiness which may be better imagined than
described.
IHE RETREAr.
This Is the appellaton of another building which was
erected for the purpose Of relieving the main asylum OF
some Of its queter and better disposed patients Most
Of the occupants are regarded ncnrables, bat are
harmless and imbccile.
GENERAL REMARKS.
Abont 20 per cent II the whole number admitted into
the Asylum are cured The capacity Of the Asylum is
supposed to be for 40 patients There go patients
under treatment at IL present time and consequently
the Asylum is nconyenieatly crowded.
There were three attempts at suicide during the
present year. one. a female attempted to drown her
self by Jumping into the and two males by cuttue
their throas In one the operation Of racheatemy
was successfully performed thereby saving the mans
life.
FORT MANLY.
The uppcr extremity OF Blackwells Island IS forti'
lcaton built expressly for the defense OF tho Asylum
and by the hand of single man. Thomas MaAey has
been nn inmate Of the Asylum for about twenty 'hve
years HI. harmles-uoss and good nature have long
since acquired for him considerable share OF liberty
which he has employed during the last hye years IN
erecting orcaton ~ the uppernost extremity OF the
island IL many respects this very remarkable WORK
IL is reached Is an cegaed causeway of eartb' about
two feet broad aud feet high forming strong,
secure aud not ungTace'ul access through salt water
marsh for the distance oi about 300 yards, toa little
promontory on which the fort is built. Midway the
causeway is covered by stone gateway. OF no imagin
able architectural style. but with Gothic top, the
whole formed by a multitude of stones Of every size
ard color every side and angle being rongh as the
bed Of torrent, but with certain method IN It's mad
noss which grows upon the mind Of the galcr.
Passing through tie gateway you continue along the
causcway for about one hundred and ffty yards aud
enter the fort Til, is an carthwork inclosing space
Of sewers. square rods with strong house in the center
aud the rest OF space thickly with potatoes
and sun flowers The wall, OF tie fort about three
feet think at the base and two at the top and they are
crowned by four guns which would appear truly
formidable if they not male of wool and scanned
with many a crack and .lit iron wind and weather
Robinson Crusoc would Irolahly ognile the house
for bis own or az least he Woul pronounce after the
most approved Juan Fenandan style II is about
five feet high and ten feet square witt glass al around
and the roof rudey covered with thick thatch ofstrav
and weeds.
| While we were wondtrncly observing these things
the owner Of the unique establishment made bis ap'
perance lie Is evidently Irish, little above tie ne
dum hight aud was dressed in brown pan,aloons and
shirt sleeves with his head covered by womans white
sin bonnet which le wore IN the manner OF "A htl-
met He said that this covering was only worn
by himself as the commandant Of tho fort We won
his esteem by admiIng everything We saw, and gained
his heart 10y making him present of ten cent post.
age stamp. lie lecau very communicative, and tod
us everything ie knew. but in language more original
than Ineligible He displayed the Interior Of bis
house with pride and gee and directed our at
tention TO tie word CONN NIcAIIoN.'
which wac ON q sign board above Lis door. Thin. hc
seemed to think possessed some mystical meaning but
we could not make il out, Nr. MaNcy is very singu
lar man sud his Fort Maxcy one of tie most interest
ling objects to De met with on th. interesting leland.