New-York tribune., 1872-08-31
AMONG THE MANIACS.
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na,,on, ested 70 be allowed 20 send an at |
,epdant after them. On the third day the
doctor came in the forenoon, ana was AZ oloo
spoken to on the subject. He promised 10 naIo uno
satchel sent and they came that ngn1 A'nousu
en- tv 20 the LARGER satche had been turned over by
,he nat,ent 10 Dr. Bur person. this satohe had been
o,iharaelv broken open and the clothes dragged out
through hole in the top by Carr for examination
neckbutton OF the tring value left In the sma
bar when deposited the large building was missing
and has never been returned. The patient was no'
mitted TO take any clothes TO his ROOM
The long dreary hours OF the first afternoon passed.
and supper and tea closed the day. Ihere"a
nothing 20 read comfortable place to read had there
been books at hand; games anywhere 10 DC seen
neither checkers nor chess billiards. and II was not
nrt the third evening that pack OF greasy cards were
produced by the caterer wilkins, because ne was mSe
desirous TO kill time. The night having closeo iu al
were mp again TO endure the misery "nu
edness Of intimate association with the raVng manacs
below.
This is the experience Of the first "a hours passed IN
the excited wards IL Is unavoidable, In narratng them
10 avoid the charge Of egotismt is only the reporter
experience which he tell The reporter remaheu'
from the evening OF Aug Il 70 that OF the lSn IN TINS
department terrified at night by the shrieks OF the
razed uatients 10 the cellars and assocang during the
day with every class OF diSOrdered m1ts during al
that time The doctor had solicited no Information re-
gardng the causes which had produced MS alleged oe
rapyement asked no questions other than have been
Named made no examination Of the patients persons
hold no extended conversations with him, and Dr.
Rrsvp the chief physician, did not visit Han Al
dufmc TIE reporters stay. After his commitment the
reporter manifested no violence. did he in any man.
nr insanity notwithstanding he was kept Tor iour
davs on the hOor on which were men wearing
lcata jackets.
The reporter now feels that he not been nerved
with the that he present ID tns pace
and among Of agony for purpose-a "orH
of simple Justice and truth to be told unreserveuy anu
dspassonatey whether it favorable or unfavoraoe
TO the iusution he could not have endured through
those few days. Had he felt his imprisonment 10 DO
hopeless and ames-had he had no thoughts TO ouy ana
interest him but his and suterings 10 make
him despairhis associations alone would MN
wild in a month. and though he had assurances OF
early release though he knew friends without were as
anxiousy interested his release as himself st the
association with disordered brans the total lack OF
amusements forced absence from the Tree air ana
snnsbine the horrible noises alarmed the nights
and dehed slumber, the filthy manner IN whion tne
meals are served thei utter separation from the world
and the other conditions Of his imprisonment had such
an effect upon that at the end Of three days. In III
of the deepest dependency he well nigh lost courage
and was strongly tempted abandon his mission Cut
of from all communication with his frends' Without
money, forced beg an attendant even Tor
drink Of ice-water get handkerchief or collar ana
utterly at mercy OF unsympathzng servants ana an
incompetent physcan the patient became depressed
and dsconsoate that t is exaggeraton) nc aotuay
questioned his sanity, at all events his aohty 10
retain his reason he should be forced TO remain where
ne WAS He fully realized then for the first time, how
terrible must be the reflections how wild the despair
of n sane man condemned to exile among these
naddened souls after thephy ysicianan charge Dad In
answer to peadings and his protest oyed with his
pulse and postponed for a moro convenient season
careful of his condition. or even the most
ordinary INQUIRIES in regard his history Imprisoned
there by due process OF law the victim perhaps OF foul
conspiracy in which physicians had been DrlDeo or
duped and the magistrate had blindly put raltn ID
~ trim npnnh ~
foes desparng of ultimate deverance, and losing faitn
IN his fellow man and almost In his God, sane man
thus imprisoned fail to become, under the
unwholesome influences Of this place. maniac in fact
well as In name.
INCIDENTS OF LIFE IN THE LODGE.
The incidents of the four days would I'LL great many
columns could they all related but the events Of one
day are of every other Deprived OF any means
Of making notes with pen pencil the reporter sue
ceeded IN borrowing large pin from fellow SUFFERER
with which pricked and dates and such words
as would aid his memory, in piece Of newspaper which
he managed successfully The notes brought
out OF the institution were hidden In his boots
and carefully. .smuggled under his pillow on retiring
at night.
attendants in the Lodge give them in charge OF half
wted fellow performs the service with great pride
evident satisfaction. He has bad reputation Tor
ferocity among the patients OF Hall XII, and they all
fear to oppose him. 1t was stated that he
who had in way other exasperated him. He is
allowed by the attendants utrude his presence at any
aud all times upon patient, and enters their rooms
without any ceremony. He is thoroughly incompe-
tent and person to be ntrusted with even the care
OF the rooms. On the night Of Friday,
Aug 1s, this placed sheets on the
reporters cot which damp. If patient lies down
upon and leaves TO to dinner or TO get drink
when he returns usually finds his bed hauled to pieces
preparatory to making up 1t is useless to
with the fellow; he win do he pleases and should
patient lie down times day, ais bedding would prob
ably be removed each time he leaves his ROOM This
man uuquestionably the OF much irritation to
the other inmates.
CASE OF BRUTALITY.
An old man. gray palsed. and said to be blind, con-
fined in the wing OF the building and after all had fin
lshed brought into the dinngroom and fed, was most
barbarously treated Aug IL. The attendant, who
was either Carr or Townsend reporter not certain
which, hurried the old across the hall and into the
door, but upon his stopping as II not certain
what to do rudely thrust backward into chair,
and before he had recovered from the shock which fail
of that kind would give to Of his nfrmty, he was
struck by the with his open hand first one
side then the other Of his face The blows were
inflicted with every evidence Of passion the part OF
the attendant for his passion being perhaps
(although the reporter could not distinguish the words
of the old MANI patient had attempted to pro-
test against the rudeness TO nfirm old man.
wretched idiot who ia confined at night In the room
OF the extension looking out on small balcony (see
diagram turned into this wirecovered cage in
Of utter nudity Aug 16 Here he was left with
nothing shelter him from the wind or the sum- The
attendant Townsend turned the key on him. and as the
reporter was shortly after barred out of the hall by the
closing Of the leading into the wing from the
outer hail. be has no means of knowing how long H
kenf on the porticO. but it certainly for