The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-11-17
The wv .goyiuns r,emsson.

Three divisions of the north wing of
the new extension of tho Asylum for
he Insane, located some 30 rods south
# the old a,yum, and to be devoted to
nale patients, are now rooted and beng
,lasrered. These div sions are respect
] vely 65 feet long by 80 feet wide, II
| y rs and 20 by 80, two stories and a
basement, aud contain 40 dormitories
sight feet W de, | feet ng and l3 { ct
/ high, with VII dow in each, and evory
ne ventilated and warmed by steam -
There are also two dining rooms, one
N each floor, one II by 40, the other
~ feet square. La the basement Is the
railway for the provision ear. the sys
t IN Of hues, ard rooms for stores and
mlt celianeous uses The entire length
If the extension is 500 feet, with cen
tral building. There is now besides
the parts rooted, another long section
Preaching to the point wh' re the central
art il to be erec;ed) built up two
stories, that is IA basement and the first
story, which will not be completed this
winter. South Of this the foundation
walls for some distance are built. Back
OF where the central building will stand,
) noW being flushed II boiler house
VIII ch Is to contain an engine for turn
ing the imme, sc fan winch serves to
drive air through ducts into the vast
building and two very large BOILERS of
nove construction for furnlsh'ng steam
for heating the rooms aud for cooking,
woshmg, g.. These boilers are lSa
feet long, Z feet high, ana coutsin three
Id Inch, two 10 inch aud % three inch
hucs. FROM thl, house are butlt I'm ie
groun two very large sir ducts, On"
'cachIng 10 the north aud tbc osdcr to
the south wing. which are to be the
lungs Ot thr / stl'ut,on. The cent al
buuoing is TO be three stories high 10
fc,t front and 81 t,ct deep, and will b
USED ~ Kitchen al | for ofiicrs. -
Ew,n nty four ~".kncn arc now employ
ed al hough nearly twice that numbtr
have been engaged during the season.
fhc work is III der the charge of Mr..
James III nika, VITO has superintended
Ill the bulldlugo that have thu, far been
erected, aud Il more competent aud con
scicnlJus build, r IL not to be found
Aoywhrre. Ii is cs iuated that u 0JO,
.0J0 of brick, 200 perch of stone
('euid,s cut stonc) and 10000 feet of
iunb will be dcd IT, com plctc th
xt, Us on, b, sid sa vast amount OF
other material The bu ldiug Is of
very pam style of archit cture, not
u ,lIar being wasted IN unnecessary orua
meat, yet it Looks well. The asylu IL
'uth"rH were especially fortunate III
urcilssiug BRICK tn tall just the
d y atter the fire they urchasod "a very
large quan'i y at 81 ID per thousan
The day alter hat brick were contracted
At so pes t1ou,aud, all that could be
had.
I'll re are now ab ut so patients in
the asylum Tnc numb r Of assistant.
aud attendants ~ tho Il If rent depart.
mrutS Ii 81 as '0llpws: 30 ler ronm
. lauptr, 3; ktch u l6; house 81
tarm AID 2arIrn I TIE ord,r and ,ys
ten which preva 'hrou hoGt THIS uob'e
l,st tut ou are wonder ul
Il Foster Pr tt, father Of DR.. Pat,
Pres dcrt at * K,l.uszI', died at his
sous residence on Friday He was
p,st G J arc OF age The deceased
was a Prommon. mal during his lie,
aud WIS veteran Of tho war Of 1872.
IL was very mach respected and cs-
te IN Il 10y all VIII cw him here.
Very spon, III ocI : (>t brick are to
be buLd a. the county poor hou+o for
tie con6uem TT aod kecpIug OF ludigent
insane. Tnrre arl II ~ nenr,y dozen
persons in various stages Of Insanity i'll
that i s.i,u'lons, aud Ia order to prop
eriy cave for th'm during the cod
weather, these cells, warmed by FUR
uacc, are found necessary.
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