The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-30
The Hospital for the Insane.

From tho Weston Democrlt)
The Directors had their annual meet.
ing on the 10Th inst. Present, Sommers,
Of Kanawha, President; Donenoo, of Han.
cock; Lurty, Of Harrison; Wood, Of Har-
day; and Arnold and Matthews, Of
Lewis.
Mr.. John May, the Building Superin.
tendent, reported the reservoir finished
and ready for use. 1t Is Quilt In the
most substantial manner, Of solid mason.
ry, well cemented. The manner Of emp.
tying 1t so as to clean it in short time
adds greatly to It's merits The plan dc.
visel by DR.. Camden for drawing the
water always within two feet OF the up
per surGace-by means Of q flexible dis
charge pipe, f0ated with brass ball-is
OF the greatest importance, as the water is
procured above all sediment and impur-
ity. The capacity Of this miniature lake
is about 5000 barrels; and situated as it
is, 1l0f feet above the building, the water,
by its own gravity, can be thrown over
any part Of the Asylum below the clock
face. As soon. as the proper hose Is at
tached to the different halls, the institu-
ton will DO pretty well guarded against
fire. They should be provided and put mp at
once-the recent destruction by fire Of the
Ohio Asylum at Newburg admonishes US
Of the necessity.
A new boiler, 90 feet long and so inches
In diameter, was bought during summer.
1t is enclosed by brick addition to the
engine house, and Is covered with slate.
An Earls steam force pump Is enclosed
in the same building, and is used for fore
ing the water into the reservoir.
New exercise yards have been fitted up
for the purpose Of giving the patient out.
door exercise and pure air, and the good
effects are very apparent. The patients
generally are in good bodily health, and
are brOnzed by the sun, and seem as hap
py as one could imagine under the cir
cumstanccS. A new fence encloses the
garden and hog lot. A new cemetery
has been enclosed, and an accurate map
Of it made ont. Each grave will be mark.
cd by the number by which the patient
was admitted, and any grave can at once
be recognized by turning 10 the number
on the books. Quite a quantity OF cut
stone is ready to go into the building.
Two hundred thousand brick arc made,
81 500 of lumber purchased, for which
the money Is reserved, and large guam.
tity of sand is on the ground, all ready for
the spring work,
The sum Of $75 900 will be asked for
each year for completing the next sec
tons; and from tho number Of applica.
tiOns In the last year these sections can
not be completed too soon. DR.. CAM
don reports 100 applications within the
year, or let per month. Of these, SO have
been received. There are now, as near
as no can learn, rs outside tho Hos
pital, and cared Tor In jails and other
places. or these Q or 8 are colored. Al
the rate Of 12t per month, In another
year VIC shall have $50 more insane 10 the
State in jalls &c. This number will likely
be the same every year and the sooner the
Hospital IL finished tho better-both FOL
the State and tho unfortunate insane. In
the jail IL costs, on an average, 50 pei
week for keeping each insane person. In
the Hospital 1t costs this year 2 DO pei
lwek pOr capita. Strike tho difference