, 1870-12-02
COUNTY INSANE ASYLUM.
Vixit by the Committee On Poor Houss
and PauparA "
Description or tho Building.

Tho Cunmtttsa on Poor House and Paxpess Of
the Board OF Supervisory speut Tho dsy yesterdAy,
At tho naR Cook County Insane Asylum u Jef1eF-
ION. Ths visit WIS made In AnHctpanoo Of the
removal OF tho &ns2ne patients from the old Foor
Houaa to the new building, which u now Eesdy
for thesr reception, but Is was fund shns some Of
the interior Arrangements hid not been quite pe.-
fecxd. and It II probable thlts day or rwo my
elapso beforu the new ssy1un can b. put lato ruu-
ming order Tais circumstance, however, did not
materially interfere win The object In view, a.
tht tu1ld1nK u nov completed In every detail 10
that the Cemmirtee Wern enabled TO N aka 1 11tS.
factory examination II the vurk, when has been
rh0a fSr successfully c11t1ed tnrough.
The party LETT the CoulS Huuse 1t 10 O'Clock,
and proceeded IN three cazHages tosard the h1y-
lum By the old Jefferson road: Taey wefp u.
peEintendcnt, and few gentlemen who were il.
dnced 70 spend 4 few houFs p oarahIy amonR the
poor and otherwise unfortunate. An urs rtde
sight Of the cfump OF trees through which 3i.n1-
mered tho spacious new bllck edluce. presenting
anoahte cootfssi 70 the anIscent cluster or shan
The approach from tue roEd to toe asJtun IL by
bread drive, which may very easily b. improved
io II ~ e.. sass faF oy tsr
Wnsn properly lsid out and put under eul-
tGpect d since the artetian wen has ard aa
u.thu9 tuppiJ OF pure w.ae. 1T command, there
seems TO be nothing wanting 70 rendee the loca-
ton one Of the healshlest and most dehrRble tnat
could h. hare Il been M selected ior ne PURPOSE
TO inspect the new aaylQru, It may be as well to
pretent SONS account Of the bnilting without
ten mica to tho norsheAst Of tne cify. ca liz
Immediately adj ioinR tho old co1aly Poos
Aoass; az The nam building has an east frontage
T-"t- The ttctusnl appearance OF tt e tdince
:tslmaKdve. ou' paihatc uIpretent1oua, consistent
~ M n tas PURPOSE 70 which II = aevot<d. It can
s'yle. Strength, De4tueas, and cpnyenlence an
pear 70 have betn the aim Of tue builder, rAtdeF
j tnan arch1tectu11! grandeur. and tuese resol:a
ton Its due to MI. DIXON TO Mzte, br Eay Of
COT plineaf, herr, that the construction has been
calTied through, unaeI his supervision, without
lsJtrg OF the trst brick to the lAst-a fematkah}e
e1cepItcn % tbs general nte ln the erection pf
pnb!lc buildings. The only ornamental par,s 1t lne
w1ngs, and tie plasters when adorn ths wai1a
The central part ot the main edince IL eighty
txo feet in front. It i aaodlyfdcd into Tesuis,
omcef, a1o dining halls for the use Of wafdtus
ana attendants The wings, extending unfth sud
sonth Ct ne central portion, arc aubdislded into
w1:ds iof the inmates, with = SPACIOUS corridor
extending tie vt o length Of each WtnR, Oa
each htor are baso soos1t uaser closets and other
accommodations. while each ward Il fQrpished
Wlth separate dno Tor the tugsese OF hot Alr, BY
described. '> '''>'' "''' p's'eAAA' 70
At The rear Of the main edI1ee Is a brick build
1ns: > e. =, g u aslsh' " nsei.rs covering
building hy corridor 10 feet vide, built Of brick.
md Il snbdittded INTO bakery, kitchen, d.
haent5 On the second door are tor the uso Of tt,e
help OIL the Institution. The boi!er-room and en-
Ripcroom arc on the north Mde Of the corridor.
6ructed, the brcks being 20 inches thick, WITH q
2-inch ar space. AL the interior walls and cnrrt-
dofa q well q those dlv1tlng the wards, are also
snd sent1ltt'n9 spparatus are konAuucted The
foors In each Of the sto les arenade OF ash Wood.
taat being selected Is the hardest aud most "a L.
factorJ Tor the purpose. So much for the general
C. nsuUc1on.
Perhaps the most important consideration in
dae.a, s q {, sn sts% s1 = = 10
tpeet, would coser multitude Of afchiteetural
Blta. The necessity far pure air, and sut1c!ent
R9.i5 sR9..ainces iof its introducuon tarouRnoot such
OF the Vltttofs yesterday, bJ the condinon Of tue
Old County Poor House. A nne opportunity was
tr1sh and Nj. Dixon has evidently ptnnted b. Tue
example. In rhe interior construction of tho
new as51um, he has ava1led himself Of the best
methods Of yentilattoo, with results which arc
The enTiIe building ia heated by three tubular
Aot-water boilers, huilt BY the Northwestern MAo-
ready mentioned, Il Tue norm side OF he ,rTidoT
From The engine room, tue visitor is taken down
naTo" atalfFay 70 tunpel under tue oaae-
aaR faeas ~ tHs sf
are two double tight-feet diameter trou 1ans. run
By IN engine, By means OF which the air is taken
through The tunnel From this it Is forced
through valre IN the hntton Of brick coil cham.
u q the @an build
ntet,ng. by outlt ts trum tue chambers, N1tn esch
Of the warda and cot1tdose. Each ward has It's
roof into toni aT reservoir, and Il dischsrred
tnt1 the exterior ar through the cupslaR lur.
mounting the Mtugg.
of Wilk1' ranges, embracing Ill the necessary al
oven In the bakery, is constructed With pome Of
Is lifted up with two hydraulic machines, and
four soap-asono wash-snbe, and the iruning room
and laundry has large patent nan91c, and ex-
taken to tbs roerns from rooms attached to each
Na'd, bF means Of wcll-holes, through which It
ts taissd ed q 81 sent down.
Is carried 70 the Warda, nrsr, by . car On 4 tram,
way, Rud thence hy dumb 1alters
Auaehed to The engine, are TWO pumps tor
ard Tito the tanha under the roof Of zach wing
Ihese puura can also be used very effectively 1oF
tnroMlng = stream Of wafer up to any "a Of the
zach nor, and on the ourslde, extending 70 the
root AverJ satlsfactorJ test Of the et1cIeucJ Of
,heae punpa Na9 made BY the committee, two
Ia. Tue engine. which Is built BY the Northwest
c!n Aehaiactutlng Company, Il 6o.hotse power,
AL4 aS uQeI5 l0Aned l. ta capable OF EnuntuG Ill
tle naen1uefy Of the institution. The punaps al
tuded 70 Wete conceded to oe much Eupeflor to
ofiL '>e''@s
The following Ia statement Of the accommo-
dauunt: TDe1& are 160 Natbs Rboye the hash-
Ment, IN Waico there ire 20 extra wasda now
ntfeo up Tor tie more refractory PATIENTS Wh,le
Lumber n ORC will be completed BY IN easy alter
Atlon OF the lower coEf1dors into cells. Beaidcs
these, tneic arc Elx dining and ak 8tuend-
ence-footnt, = Nasdcub room ph3sictAns room,
dtSpenkafy, NAtdtu's u21lor. nbyktcfan,s nnrior
three Chambers fos the warden IN the 1nIrd atorY
and TWO dluluE-tbouA IN the basement The
hnlldDR b calculated 10 accommodAte, Ia case al
necessity, about so pauentA
All theae things, and much more, the commit.
| l'c eaW Ard aprrpsed OF yesterday. Thoy wero
Hospitality ente1ahed BY the warden, Iii. Pat
1tek CaHou, Who took the v1stors through tho
W:tds tn the old ooi:dlugs, aud showed them rhe
| catSk" II was sctIy s1sht, and a rather quear
upPetser Tor tho exctilent repast whtch vas pro-
vlde1 Tor them. nr. D. B. Funds, whose hu-
] mane influence and excellent mod OF treatment
| wts extmpuaed IN the Tzdicel cure Of sotue. an6
| the partial recovery ef other cSsef. which hsd
| bee0 given up a hopelsst. NAs also present Tao
rattehA In the Insane wards III see0ed
| TO manifest IN eager de1!re for the approaching
change Of apartments aco no wonder, for Tue id
WIetched old Poor uons3 d enough to crea&e III
xanity. It must Be coucedet, however, In l14tice
10 MI. Carroll, that tho plAce has been kept n 4
n3atye IiEu2 ttxte Of cle1n.tnk4t cppndeYfux the
condition OF the building. Tia wonder Ia lhst he
! ktod. ~ "A'
The committee returned ii The evening. after
having be2nlled whole dag with melancholy In.
azes among the poor and fns1ne 1t Jefferson
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