The New York herald., 1874-08-28
NEW JERSEYS INSANE.

The Trenton Asylum-How the Patients
Are Employed, Amused and Cared
1or-Ths Expenses Of the Institution
and the Number OF Patients from
Each County-Interesting statistics.
Four miles nortAwest OF the city Of Trenton ON
q beautiful elevated site overlooking rich agri.
cultural region and within stones throw Of the
historic Delaware, STANDS the New Jersey Lunattc
Asylum, Q modest LOOKING but substantial stone
building. Twenty.six years ago last May It was
erected. A tarm Of one hundred and sixty acres
Is attached, which s worked and titled by patients
OF the institution. The centre building is four
stories high, all OF which are divided into store
rooms kitchens, 0nnces, pariors bedrooms, chapel.
DC. There are thirtytwo corridors. equally divided
between the male and female departments, and
the regular capacity IL sufficient to accommodate
500 patents with ease. The ventilation through.
out the entire structure Is as nearly perfect pos
slbe ana every attention seems TO DO paid TO pro.
mote Its sanitary condition. Mechanical shops OF
larry buildings, and many OF the poor demented
creatures whose lives o usefulness In the outer
gagged In industrial vocatons
A HERALD reporter paid vIst there recently
Ward H the orme me and phya a1
clan Of tue institution since its erection. From
ered:-The number Of patients at present under
treatment is 669-3l7 males and sS2 females. All
bergen a. cans
May 8. Cumberland %, Essex %. Gloucester II,
Hudson II, Hunterdon 20. Mercer 50, Middlesex
Salem TO- Somerset 20, Sussex rs, Union 80 and
Warren %. There are sixteen conv cts rom the
Site Prison and one patent from New YORK. In
consequence Of this la ge number, which is an ex.
cess Of l69 over the regular capacity. some OF the
dormllories are rather uncUmf0rtahly crowded.
keeping al the more tractaole OF the patients In
these apartments. The extremes OF age are-the
Oldest about one hundred years and the youngest
iourteen. The former Is granddaughter Of
OFFICER OF THE REVOLUTION.
She was admitted about two years ago. There
the accumulation Of many years, few OF whom re-
gain the use OF reason. the recoveries are
reported mainly from the list OF new admissions.
The Managers report Tor last year sets ortn that
there were l7e patients discharged during that
period, 45 Of whom were recovered, II improved.
Der at the end oT that year e5 were supported BY
trends as private or paying patients S42 were
committed as poor and INDECENT and supported BY
assisted by the state, and 10 were supported
wholly by the Stare. The stewards report Tor
last year sets iortn that the disbursements
being s47os0; wages. $50. l53; clothing, s10,54S;
groceries, $s,o36, and the balance for fixtures,
repairs: Iue furniture, n!s aour, Sc the receipts
paid $s4, 59l and the revenue from county patients
was $llS,595 the amount from pay patients and
urer's hands was S7.0si. The buildings are lighted
BY gasoline at cost OF 81 Tor eacn five gallons
when are equal TO 1000 cubic leet OF Goa! gas.
$1,000 gallons capacity. which supplies The lnstiu
tion with pure spring water. The chapel is capa.
be OF seating ago persons and services are held
and school rooms are replete with every require.
ment, and private theatricals, stereoscopic views
csp e ne s tine
entertainment OF the patients.