The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-05
4 NOBLE INSIITUIION.
diCTs slain In the War-A Content d
FANNY OF sixty Girls aud Boys-A Fiue
l. bra nv ard Art Gallery.

FilcI'- Asylum for the Orphans Of Union
soldiers slain In the War-A Content d
FANNY Of sixty Girls aud Boys-A Fiue
l. bra nv ard Arr Gallery.
At Darien, Conn., in one Of the pretticst spots
OF tic whole State, there Is an institution like which
our country - its shame can show but few. 1t
was founded curing the war by Mr. Benjamin Fitch,
rcsll, Mt Of the place aud retired merchant with
moderate for,uDc, Who had a more patriotic spirit
THAI our wealthy citizens usually have. Knowing
what cheering effect Il would have upon our sol
dlcrs 10 know that In case Of death oVertakiEg them
their children would be provided for, he purchased
H. 1sC4 building that hnppened to be appropriate
FOR the pGrIosc, and turned u into asylum Tor SOL
ders' orphans After lifting the establishment cut
IN proper manner, and appropriating q necessary
irnd, ho ind his private fortune deeply crodched
upon, aud to-day hrds II dim ult 10 do much more
tt tic Institution. Itnow contains some sixty chill
dren, Who I'VE 20 ,cthcr ~ an unusually happy man
Egr, i,'iiulng uulor the superintendence OF Miss
Days. the estlma0le matron, one large, afectionate
fanny As long 40 the Institution has existed bat one
severe case of illness has been recorded, irving TO
tie wholesome diet aud clcaniy management. A
hlrlry aud picture gallery Rrc In connection with the
h,us,, These belonged orln"ally 70 Mr.. Fitch, 6ut
SCr su'rquontiy greatly enlarg d, and given 10 the
hone y mn. Inc gallery contains 800 o; the finest
iittrrs ~ America, many b. old TIA IAN masters |;
az sp'e1did piece ~ sculptura, reprosenung a
i,tuIaCd sol her with soldiers orphan on hrs Nnec.
IL whom 10 is relating the story OF his perls. II
was cut Ia home by Meade out OF block OF pure
a
Tae home ID CHARTERED, aud has permanent find
o. SlJOJl The interest 81 winch Ia appropriated 10
tie support Oi ito children As ono may imagine,
however that AZ barely enough, aud Mr.. Fitch being
unable 10 much more ,or IL himself, the home IS
often greatly -trntaned for means. Two months ago
tIC tru w, informed MIR Fitch. VIM Tying Ill IN
t, city that ~ would DC for them 20 send
gume o. the htt!e inmates away Onless aid should DO
/, ndrred them from sOEg Unforeseen quar- cr. For.
llultely the home did receive this and from DR..
J. WIS a. Sayre, who gave tAO; Osden Haggerty,
hl1O Sluccn Leland, 500
A spteman who ice,nly visited the Institution
ru-nlfke tlmt tie boys presented strange array "
rugged an0 uncouth garments which they had re-
cD.yrd rom the people Of tie VIII sge. NJ. Fitch
u.d not bear ~ her tF. and Immediately started
nrth and pure ascd 10 suis NJ boys elot'ina. lie
q 50 cYtracted "A prOmsa rom prominent dry
goods mcgcugnt but h6wou,i send some cloth up 10
- led for the slil,.
IN Institution VIII hold with ease from 100 TO lJO
chillr n. II has but 81 now. TO support TIT ~
Ibuu. siO0Ola year IL REQUIRED, To endow TIC home
per,rsn,n y es1,OO would not be too much Il IA
a Iy hat 20 des''ry ng institution Should not Ind
atunz wealthy en9u d To place II on an .udepend-
cat footn'. We may have war agaln, aud prooabiy
~lli; and IN ease We do not, the charter provides
tIat tlY home shall bo turned TO thu eCUeatng OF
young orphans, be they soldiers orphan, or not-a
worth, Ject der any circumstanccs.