The New York herald., 1874-09-26
THE GRAND JURY ON A PICNIC.
A Visit to the Islands OF Charities and
Correction-A Full Measure OF White

Correction-A Full Measure OF White
wash.
At the invitation OF the Commissioners OF Char.
ties and Correction the members OF the Grand
Jury yesterday visited the pubic institutions on
Blackwel's, Raudau's and Wards Islands As II
was expected that the party uf the LORD Mayor OF
Dublin would visit the institutions a. the same
time, the Commissioners thus conveyed covertly
in their invitation clever little bit OF nattery TO
the Grand Jurors. The Lord Mayor did not appear
at the institutions. however; yet the Commission
ers were not very sorrowui. Tor the very prepara-
tIuns they had made In their institutions to please
the eye Of the Lord Mayor were en.ctive 70 make
the Grand Jurors believe that the establishments
are conducted after the most perfect manner.
The steamer Mlnnehannock started at haltpast
ten A. NJ, having on board commissioners Lam
peer and Stern and the GLOWING jurors:-Messrs.
Charles p. Burdett foreman; Isaac Hendricks.
Napoleon J. Haines, Henry II. Dyer, Shepherd
Knapp, Jr., MinOt +. Birch, Edward Z. A. Knott,
William s. COrwin, ALI ed Petnold, Thompson 4.
F. Randolph, James II. Bird, Francis Hendricks,
Myer Myers, Charles G. Moreau, Benjamin Albro,
stephen d. Peters.
The hrst institution they visited was the Charity
Hospital where they were received by Dr. Kitten.
en-, Chief OF Staf, and after investigation lound
the hospital, and the smallpox and fever hOspi-
tails in excellent order
the party then proceeded to the almshouses.
and Asylum Tor the Blind. 1t happened that tne
patients OF the two later ms ltutions were AZ
their dnner, consequently the visitors cad an OPP
ortunity Oi forming an opnlon OF the iare, which
they pronounced good, ABUNDANT aud wei cooked.
1pe Workhouse was next visited. IL had
clean and healthy appearance.
Ihe Lunatic Asylum Is near the Workhouse,
and was next visited. The Grand Jury wen.
through all It's departments, accompanied oy MI.
A. Aliaire, the Warden. The SIX pavnhons were
also inspected by the Grand Jury, wnere the clean
lIness and order among thls aInlcleu class seeWeu
to SURPRISE the iurymen.
| THE RANpALL's ISLAND INSTITUTIONS.
The boat then directed toward RandaN's
| Island. Here about three hundred young lads.
drawn up III military iorm anu dressed IN uniform,
three nearly cheers, alter which came the follow
ar. BURDEIr foreman, walking to the fronu-
Young soldiers, you are here happy, COM
portable and wel taken care OIL Instead OF beng
Ike thousands d OF other 9 boys VINO have no house
! have nothing but the streets Tor their beds, you
are kept clean, comfortable aud well fed and clad.
You should be thankful to Almighty God and your
/ kind benelactors. Many OF you may yet rise 10
| honorable places of distinction IN society. Pray
| to Almighty God ior HIS grace to guide ana con-
! duct you. u4oud cheers rom the boys.l
! A youth then stepped forward and made some
Mr. HAISEs "a Grand Ju-Or)-- snail give next
January, SIS TO the best conducted, most studious
/ and attentive boy in thls institution.
| Mr. ARNoLD-And l shall give $1o for the
second best boy
! cheers.
| The foundline institution and others on the
Island were then visited and 0und In good order.
WARDS ISLAND.
| From RandaI's Island the party were conveyed
! TO Wards Island, where they were met by DR..
| Handy, OF the lneDriate Asylum and Soldiers
Retreat, which houses were inspected, while the
old veterans were drawn up in line to receive the
! Grand Jury. commissioner Laimbeer explained
! how these Institutions were worked and then ad-
dressed the old veterans. He said
''SoLDIERs-lhe gentlemen who have come TO
! pay You o visit are members oil the Grand Jury OF
! New YORK. They have long siuce read how you
impered your lives In the cause OF liberty and OF
your country, and, II called upon, you would, am
sure, go through similar scenes of devastation and
boot It is Tor you TO take care OF yourselves, and
we snail endeavor TO make you happy and con-
cheerS)
Mr.. BURDErT-Feow citizens and soldiers
i am proud and glad to see you happy and
! kept 50 well and it Is comfort Tor you to
know and happiness Tor me to feel that there Is q
home Tor those VINO shed their blood In defence OF
their country. loud cneers)
The Lunatlc Asylum was next visited, where tho
members OF the Grand Jury were met by Mr..
Lush, Warden who took them through all the de.
partments oI this capaclous structure, which was
ionnd In an excellent condition.
The Grand Jury, having finished the inspection,
made the iolowlng presentment:-"We nnd, on
inspection, that The Institutions we have visited
are admirably kept and IN such o way as to merit
our hearty approval"
The members OF the party Of inspection, before
leaving Wards Island visited about $50 prisoners
who were at work on the island. They having
been drawn up in line, Mr.. Burdett said - "It Is
with regret, minged with grief, that we see you
there Is lie there Is nope nope you VIII proft
by your past folly. and when released from the
Pcnitentary you Will never be found there
again.