The New York herald., 1869-03-12

inmates while three luarts we're left daily at the
governors house the DOCTORS honse and the clergy
Isssssed nSass from s the FUNDS x the institution.
and an ofcer OF vessels since 1912, and who is now
an inmate OF the Harbor testies that me 1000 y oi
such poor quality that II actually made nun sick.
Another witness says the sugar used was muscovado
and that the molasses was generally black and aged;
that the coffee at the best was ST. Domingo conee,
article himself and knew eli about il: that il was
generally mixed with refuse matter, sucn as chicoy
and other offensive substances whicn NC o'o no'
know.
Another witness testnes that he has seen barrels
OF eggs brought down TO the Harbor anu lhe coohs %
and sculli0ns Of the Kitchen took them our OF tne
barrels and carried them away III baskets W tue Guy
for sale.
Another witness testIfes that he was employed by
De Peyster the former governor to weigh hOgs alVe,
after which they were sold out OF the Harbor
Another testfes that there were 400 fowls kept IN
the Harbor, and he never had seen boiled or
fried egg at the table, while the oilciais had full
range OF all the chicken coups and barn yards
Another, that he mad seen Duttertbrought IA tups
TO the Harbor and carried or from thence In the
night time.
Another that the best soup found at the Harbor
was made Of dried Canada peas with snlal amount
OF poor pork mixed with IT. he has never seen
pickles, or sauerkraut raisins there, and there
m nad h never oeen m eeeI STEAK put ON e are
neither did he see mutton chop, or roast chicken
or broiled chicken turkeys, geese, ducks or fowls
OF any description, except last year they nad poul-
try for thanksgiving and Christmas.
Another testlnes he had heard the governor say
that he had got into situation now where he could
make money; on an average the doctor was not III
the hospital for more than thirty minutes day, and
many times not fifteen minutes; the hospital In
mates have never had any warm cold baths,
although there bath tubs In the building, which
have never been used except by the doctor; at one
time the present doctor was absent and left DIR. Van
Rensselaer, to take charge Of the hospital DIR. Van
Rensselaer,, on the resident physicians return, In
formed him that every kind OF medicine he had in
the hospital ougsd to be thrown out of the window,
as it was not fit Tor use.
Another testides that he has seen the men most
shamefuly beaten III the hospital and neglected and
lying IN their filth; that afterwards he saw them
die; that he men who were parayzed and In
the last stages OF existence maltreated by blows and
human excrements mopped up and dashed into the
OF the SICK that during the last stages OF life
many OF the patients have been shanefuly neg
lected botn incidentally aud spiritually, and as re-
garded nursing.
The trustees themselves seldom appeared at the
hospital personally, and therefore, it is al
legged, knew very little about It, The
whole affairs were nrst put into the
hands Of an executive committee, who devolved the
entire business one OF their number, who In turn
transferred the management into the hands OF the
agents at the hospital.
The witnesses generally testify that during the
heated term OF last summer all the men were called
upon to 60 into the fields to work. Two were struck
down by The sun in the field one was taken with
bleeding OF the lungs died the next day after he
came out OF the fields, and colored man by the
name OF Abraham who mad been sick for many
years. also died next day after working in the fields.