New-York tribune., 1870-12-24
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
fHE wAsIlNeToN-souARE rouNpLMG

The WASiINGTON-SQUARE FCUNlDANO
H ASYLUM.
THE wAIFs " NEw-YoRK-A NEW ASYLUM AID
LYING-IN HOSPITAL.
The Sistf of Charity and their numerous
prottges bav ettled down their mansion until
such time the Hospital, TO be specially erected for
them, shall hve been completed. The edce at present
occupied hyfhem situated at No North Washington
square, and was formerly private family hotel It's
100 feet de by 2S feet wide and contains 2S spaeon
rooms arraged to tho present wants Of the Sis
ters- The Jascmentfoor is tdiyided INTO vestilue
Office tchn. roiectory for nurses, and laundry. In the
vesbule e outer door OF which is always Open stands
small wi&er crib warmly lined, for the reception OF
AttacheJto the Institution arc 10 Sisters OF Charity,
who uer the direction ~ the Treasurer sister irene
Srss ~ Isnnrss and several general servants
the paid force the house. Twoof the nurses
vesfhmi whenever the bel rings ard from the
crib whsisver may have been deposited there Then as
e1amncts clothing, II 1t has any, and notes whatever
marks nay o Se On n,, sSSu,d s cIhmmeSGn ths
da OF such nature TO reveal the identity Of the
child anete IS made in private register to which Sis
iii to the time Of reception. the exact minute be-
reh ii. and number is allotted 10 the child, after
viii, ,eanSed and clad and placed in crib These
G n iN n iron, with sdowy bedcOthing, in which the lit
teyp este and crow 10 the deli ght of all the ladies' who
visit b. ustitutOn. Each crib contains two children who
are M with their Icet toward each other nurse being
oted To- every crib. The nurseries are so graduated
that the oldest aad strongest children are on the second
floor and The youngest and more inGrm the fourth
m nc FOR awakening the household rings at $50 a.
m nd Nv the have their break asts and are
for feeding the children. which is done three times
y. ats a. M, 1880 and y. NOtwithstand
'rg the vigilance of the Sisters 10 the they
ilo they are frequently imposed upon hy worthless
Ten. whom, discovered, they discharge at
~ elures the constant supervision of Of their num-
her vcr the nurses at ali times, that the infants
are jared for, and that healthy condition of the atmo
f ere Is maintained. During last Winter, the Asylum
the means o; assisting about 500 poor and honest
scuen, who received children from 1t To be wetnursed
Every wet who makes application for child is
reg9iISd to bring paysicl9nS certificate yo1chnS Tor
infant and furnished with card bearing the number Of
the child the date OF its delivery 10 her. ana the articles
OF clothing upon IT, Twice month the nurses are paid
aud when they 10 the Asylum for their
required TO present both the child and the card for in
In The summer preference is given to those nurses who
cared for by the Sisters were number OF cOored cl
drcn TO obtain nurses for which caused great deal Of
and Irene declares that few Of the coloed women
were poor many OF the white nurses, aud cOuse
one thousand four hundred and twenty children have
becn received since the opening of the Asylum Oct p
boarding at SO month; 10 in the Asy lum 200 have
hoen returned Ia those Who have claimed then ana the
remainder died Many OF the children received were
not hour old, aud died in few minutes after being
aky nom the 11lo, some Were p. sie M i"iin! Ulo
Some were found dead IN the crib, having expired while
being conveyed to it, The health of those under t'
OF the Sisters is very good, and continues to improve
their experience becomes greater and the facilities for
care increase The time for depo>iting the children in
the crib is usually night, when people Of all grades
aud conditions OF life, IN carriages aud on foot approach
the yestibur Of the Asylum stcahiiy, and. dcposng
their living burdens. ring the bell and hasten away
before any responds. said the Sister III charge, NO
one knows the number of regulations We have saved;
the homes that preserve sOHc degree Of IcSpectahty
fhrough our institution" With some of the foundugs n
few dollars are left. one founding had 81 bill pinned
10 The dress, Will note stating that 1t WAS all that the
mother I'Os,, sSed.
~ the month Of January. Il5 infants received;
IN March, joC; 2H June, l5e; Ii November, 10.
As an evidence OF the noble work The sisters are doing
the Coroner reports that since the establishment OF the
Asylum the number of intucidcS iaS decreased Two
thirds. still further proof i that the Sisters IN ioN g
from No II East Twellt-st 10 NO. North Washington
square left notice of where they had gone, and tho
following week the number Of dead infants found IN this
city greater than week since the establish
meut OF the Asylum the unfortunate mothers did not
Know how 0thcrw isc to dispose OF their children.
TIE ASylUm as now Lncgrp"rttdi> hot sectarian. chill
1ren aud nnrses Of all determinations hemg received
and number Of Protestant ladies and gentlemen have
int rested Themselves ia the good work many Of the
former having become members Of the ladies Founding
Ala Association contributing certain amount of money
their time sewing for the inff aud seeing that those
ont boarding properly cared iOr by their nurses.
have uettod more than Sl,5tO very small item in
the cxreuscS when Tie ni OF hr mouse Is s6IV9 per
annum The HeTeUg Gt the city have not beer back
ward in their support Of the Institution. aud the Sisters
have TO record many substantial act OF Blindness from
anuuut IequIrcd inr lie erection OF the new
Asylum on Tui,daye. has not yet been
fully received aud the Sisters earnestly appeal 10 a ur
assistance 10 enable them tn pass through WINTER That
promises add larcciy 10 their already heavy pulleu
A soon <lO1W1 snail have been Gpiahed tae ELECTRO"
OF the Asylum On IldaEe WIZ he-in. ~ ~ tnc i new nc"
Asyum there will I've llnrin hospital tiat VIII IN some
de gree check the tide OF unfortunate women who horh 10
the rooms Of professional ah"flOhltS Tor u.nE'rN OF
fDtcide. To give proper attention o this portion oi ;t
institution viii iVoYe great "niIa[. but me SISTERS
undertake j. with conidcncc' hehcying tha me 'nc
Hand that provided for them wlIc tlcy hdd nothing
viii not abandon thcin now
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