New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-04
MIR. SEWARD IN MEXICO,


JAIJsCo-GIRIs' HIGH SCHOOL in THE OLD
EUNNERY OF SAN DIEG0-THE Bo1o NUN I
scUOoI-IBRARY OF 10000 VOLUMES OF
WORKS OF GREAT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
sIyE SYSTEM OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. ..I
GUADALAJARA, Oct. A.-The great hospltal
OF San Miguel de Bean generally known as tho Bea1 10
near the center OF the city ana incloses wlnh S "a
about eight OF land 1t was founded as the nscp
ton over the inner gateway SHOWS IN io'' py DSnop
Acalde whose first name do not remember and with
whom presume the people OF the United States OF the
present day had no personal Acquaintance It's revenues
were once immense they say slOOOoOo per annumi ou'
each revolution has Impoverished IT, anu SIX
or seven years ago the late Bishop III
most wholly In ruins and without FUNDS 10 support pa
tients His Office was worth largo sum per annuIn and
he had largo pryate property He set himself earnestly
IN work TO rebuild and endow this great hospital and
lived 10 ace IL once moro In the full tide of prosperity
after having devoted his entire fortune ana inc Vouh
tary contributions could secure to the insuutioh
The amount expended in building and repairing, ana
tho property bestowed upon the institution, from the
rents of which It is now sustained, was estmateo s
told at six million dollars. The first thing revoluuon
lat did in past times was enlist all the prisoners In the
fails and State Prisons then to seize the moneys IN the
custom houses minis, and charitable Institutions nen
force into his ranks all the abe-boded men In the com
munty aud levy prestos on the merchants and wealthy
men, In this manner society has regained from time 10
time all the thieves robbers and yagabonds when had
been lost to through the criminal laws and the puOc
funds and charitable institutions have suffered In proper
ton The Liberal Government during the late war; was
compelled much against its WILL but from sleer neces
sty to use million dollars OF the property OF the BEAN
Hospital; what amount the French and Austrian got
am not informed The hospital has about 100000
worth OF property which It receives $4,000 IN rents
all OF which expends upon Its patients, aud through
commission Of citizens II Is most admirably administered
The Sisters Of Charity attend upon the patients but do
not control the management OF the institution The num-
Der Of patients now the hospital 800 and this about
the average In times OF peace but at times during the
last war II was nearly trebled Bishop Portugal died
moor but left behind him in the hospital monument
which will cause his to be honorcd and revered for
centuries
The buding dis admirably constructed for the purpose
II OF but one story hight and there are OF course no
stairs to climb up down. Then the rooms arc Is feet
from floor to ceiling insuring perfect ventilation, ana all
OF immense size The walls OF brick adobe, are very
thick aud the thick roof with red tiles ABOVE keeps out
enectuay of the sum- that there Is no very
perceptibe change in the temperature in Simmer or
Winter and no artificial heating is necessary NO dlrt
no noise no binding light musketoes fles or vermn
are there Entering the portal near the center OF tho
building the visitor Ifnds himself in gallery from
winch radate in fan FORM six words Of immense length
three on either side These words are designated by the
inscriptions over the doors as God the Father God
the SON" and God the Holy Ghost" side and on
the other st. Vincent de Paul." The Sacred Heart OF
Jeans and St. John OF God" The patients are allowed
to see their friends often they desire and appear to
DO well waited upon and cared for. The kitchen, dis
pensary. bathhouse, &C., all appear TO be remarkably
we'll arranged and supplied. Passing one OF she large
rooms noticed the sign " Operating Room over the
door and looking in through the open grating, saw
marty OF surgeons and students busy engaged In dsseot
ing corpse so thoroughly occupied in fact that they
pad no attention presence This part OF the work
was carried on !mueh more openly than with us, and
seemed to Dc regarded quite as matter OF course Dy all
present.
Grandcr in proportions and conception than even the
Belan Hospital the great Hospico lie Guadaajara the
equal Of which cannot be found on the American CONT
nent This was founded century ago by Bishop Juan
Cruz Ruis Cabanas, man OF great wealth anu pey,
who endowed t magnlncenty His full length portrait
IN which he is represented standing, In full canoneas,
before table, on which rests n diagram OF the complete
structure Just as We zee today and holding In his
hands the purse containing the endowuens OF the inst
tuition. hangs the chapel OF the establishment now
What TO structure covering ak or elght
acres OF ground with walls three to eight feet in
thickness uclosing less than % couryards each sur
reminded by magnificent corridors portals and furnish
and supply It throughout cannos TELL but 1t must have
been millions of dollars, even In country where labor
costs next nothing THIS establishment was greatly run
down few ago, but through the efforts OF the late
sehor Maue and other patriotic and public spirited cit
zcns IL been regenered and now holds within It's
walls 1000 human beings, from the foundingiust brought
in from the the young woman or man Just ready
TO go forth the world teacher. artisan, house
servant husband wife II is superlntended by the
sisters OF Charity OF whom there are some 20 IN the
establishment and managed with an amount OF economy
and skill Wonderful 10 witness. In its lG different de-
partments It Is at foundling hospital, reform
school juvenile school, orphan asylum. asylum for the
aged aud indgcgt boys and girls high school, school OF
arts workshop, college, and hospital In one department
80 foundngs two OF which had just been brought
in all white and most OF them presenting an efemnate
delcacy Of features indicating bue blood" The Indians,
and people Of part Indian blood do not throw their chill
dren into tho streets 10 be eaten by dogs and hogs,
whether born in out Of lawful wediock. They are
neatly dressed nursed by Indian women aud wen cared
for In another ward 1916 boys arrested by the police
as yagabonds the streets aud sent here TO be reformed
They were drilling soldiers when we came H. Tue
city pays cents each per day for the support OF these
boys aud they all have to learn useful trades before
leaving tho institution I notice among the children
many who have lost or both eyes and was told that
in the Indian villages It not uncommon for the parents
thus mutato their children III infancy to III them Tor
begging or enable them to avoid military duty In
another ward we the old women some OF them from
so TO 100 years OF age and girls OF weak intellect sitting
in the sun and doing some little plain sewing or knitting
and in an adjoining room number OF blind girls busily
engaged IN grinding half hued corn with tho mede into
toriiias sweet smile their faces, indicating their
knowledge Of our presence In another. boys were at
work making SHOES, talOrnE' capentcIlnB sctuug
type in regular printing Office and printing with one OF
Hoes Washington presses just such ~ rolled" upon "a
years ago country printing office in the then Far
West" In another girls were sowing. emDr9lderlng III
silk and bullion making lace, knitting, etc. In another
young ladies OF tho first families who reside with their
parents learning painting and the highest styles OF
embroidery In another 200 children. between two and
five years OF age, boys and 100 girls belonging 20
parents poor TO dress the wero being taught
orally tho school OF San Fohpo. All the cloth Tor
tho clothing Of tho pupils made within its walls and
all the clothing boots and shoes required made up by the
boys aud girls. The ktchen as large us an ordinary