, 1874-02-16
OuTCASTS AND LUNATlCS.
A Visit to Blaokwen's Island.
The Apartments Of William
NJ, Tweed.
Painful Sights in the Prisons and
Asyfums.
The Horrors OF the Deotl-H ouse.


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o,.u,n,nt.nr. ~ ~. c,t.,o, 7,,,h,n.
t'''''''""'"'' Nrw yonr Tat, a. 1a74.
1,,oro ar, an manv noopio Il, vour emily
,vaa,orn c,tv win. in v,sittnr Nav York, noyer
,,,,1 " % tl,o onno ,tunitv to 20 to
,+,AoxwrtI,a ,ar,Asn.
M r;s,:or, that do H. think u dissertation Of
= ;1,v a,o,,t thr,o will nrovo un;ntoroRtinp. an}
thorororo a,,nll t.}yo Them nv exnorionoea. It
Ina c1wava boeu Ift1icult for Now Yornere. eyou.
IN ohtnin nnAn tn giait tho difroront inattutons
m tho 1a,nnds 13l,.ckwoll's. Wards, aud Ran
,1n,t,a, ,ulosa thev had sone notortoty or nop,,-
lority to innuro tborn pcr1nit. If = porson has
NJ, ocoua,ntnpcos1,in with INV Of tho oD1oora In
~ ~ 49, h,,,,,,,,c, t,,oro 1o nm o,,ta,n n
ona'bo " wv D"'l4"eo @ s. IT,. H.
pass from thom az o pefho'al 1"sor o"s tno
regulations havo beon mado'noFo anu more etrln-
mara aif,cn,t tn ohta,n II ,yas, therefore. with
nola ~ s.,,roa 49, ~oo,,,s,to
sFeat sln1'ne"s'on ''s ~, ,pso',. pso , 49, ,,,'s
papoFa from ono OF tno "nra'sns, a'o maoo NY
And, first. I was told to take
' r,rr o1Tr-arr,yrn..
- a.. ,,. ~ .a,1tI, a.roa. r.at n,v,r
u tue 'oos VI t"onts'6.1tn '.aoo'' 4.''s AH'oa'
Arriving carly, WAS nshorau lnto Small loo'n
OIL tho dock, my papers exhibited, n fec collocs-
al ard a unlicoman escorted mo to tic steamer
1'a,asaa, w., ,,,;,,, -. ~ n,ors r. <r,u 1ovolv
Dol1osle"' LYME ~, ~ ~ -, ro,,r"asr. t,oro
morning. sunny anu warm 'or Ieptusss' tno1'
VIVA no leo in tho llVor, anu no s1sn8 OF aHo" Ie-
manning on tho graes lin trout Of tue Hospital
nonr hv r. sooma That 1 had selected div wnou
~, ,,ors,,, ,ro ror,n,ttcd tn m and soc their
~. ~. oono ., ~ ~ 49,. ns,..., -.
ftionds IN tho Aaha1'o Asyiun .no ttisol', "
dock, md looked at tho people who cane hurry
,r,, ~ aot tho- a.camer. As tloy on}v allow
s w ~ ~ .,,o ,,~i-;,ona ~ eoino IN sro ta
'ese psop.s s"o -; tar seaoi,. no 7oa.tar what
may bc the occasion, thore was
AN 1MtENsE oonrANx
~ al, binds anil c1asses. filling in tho boat,
" ".' ..,,.,.a. aar,a Hill oioa,, ~ Inv.
most OF Ina' !ahtns hEo i.o ao. ,vo,nn1
uty to their filcnds. Ihefo Waa I.oor Wolnnn tiI
VINO might nsfe ueen n"su % !. "oaaap' la n VIZ.
1adca dfcHH OF iast aunut sniso, "ne o.aao noo
aomo-naue oIeau uone ~ ~ pah,,1 soa.aS,
nrown paper '@Hng ra. ~ tha @ aor.
ya9t,Elr with ner .,e nnnoG n o. Roob1os, to b1os,
and hor face aaa anu carowoIn nese sno
eyed, slouching man, goans 10 ps5 va8t - CON.
dolonce 70 ns MY, EsoS S,a oho hoa1ats 49, ,,d
bag nunulo or parcel Mag ~ n1u ~ cnntens o'1
hRno,Bateheis oVe1o"S .,,e, 10 ~ taas .ai,;al. T.
coupe dfoyo uR haatny 1 1som ,,ein wieh
Two flcldy-a1tlleu lnutee oAuno'J @ sot:us
"niio selYans.na.t ~, 5.to T'h,a n1et,t So
quito largo hamper ana 1opo: i lns n6n. nase
neen s9tnE " % Int .sa a.tfnd M n,caiinna M
!, o1e1 na - ,t,vr o},aarvot;n,,
tAe asles seomea 70 snun o1s.a .15ar
uhe ol oal Ph ~ .n ~ .i,a agn ~ the
come our iflenas' "o fan W 'no s'o' " 'lo
sto"1nor III LILLY T1~ " = eou w1Acn uan,Ar
discharge ite living nolght o. irlminal aa s nae
alid ienlAle, VINO "oro ain.snGd pe:o"' nmu ~
oufolS iocheu m ~ ee"1 o,'ar oosd III 0n ,,on
moro nalaohCu nus tlsv ~" iuoA'u ,rrotau"ad
with one exception, INN l. .no w7otcnea sc,
fcceaaos o. te n.en @ s,an, mtIa, T., eaaa -
thloYcs, Fas1anes' h!a puik1; 70, ~ iaEs, ~
i1 naaen nt tn ~ anortatnrs and swnnpng
rs II proua OF their deradn:ia dron. ny! g5ay
nhrea, ooneacss aao euam'osse fa, o.r rtn,, III
deilan1 nnd reckless; men 1ron e1a wnom ~ ~
heWolnHeo " 1isoua ~ l". nnu t"I so @ aa Inna4n.
tlre1y loss u al snals. .s1n S.o "19 no"0foi'
., ron,o, t;.,s1x att;rc1t md will, tho na;nt
young woman % ne @ an 'o .d "ai i,ar tue
npa powaet ss VI o H. "nu rnora IL ~ ;s-
handsome tGasulus enuMnS .no uiaiAs ~ ~ u'S-
sipation. whon she allsntoa lrotn 'ne senselot
her no eio'nes toon ,r,t, 4,,n o1o roas roas
Hpeao"a ~ sva.s.1 lnr ,fIar ~"
aog@ ga ~ ~ n %ar rave IL .n sm1 n 5
sue ha nel lnco ~ not ~, unssn usp ~
not onGo iook nr mtn mo ,or co i, t ho1
III steauar ' or oG istsr M WHOM eo was marchcd
INTO tne & ~, ,n,, W ~ har a;t,,.;n. "n'3
not Oil lost TO Tue shalmo ~ nes s'aation' at ~ an aea
she was 30 youns' aao "n''o saon eo' u ou'-
caats! ,-u-,.,-.,, ~;,a m ~
Alter oengn.1aa 1,ao, n,e, W. sonn'a. tano.a a.
,;;,.,, Inn onarf LA ~, ti'a ,xhsrf o,ooot;o,
and SOW awaiting na On Tue "t.a.t ooaosat.o''
OF strped.elo!aea pl'aono1s, 'n"h H.. 5tppoSed tt
nent 70 aa Mneoo nn Is oor 9u' o anav wora
tod were otepro 20 Gos to Han,n1 M fH1auI @ WV NJ
dd! not visit the Charity Hospital but,
Judging ny tue Aumpot ot onG p"ssg1nSeIs II
that wont into tle sp!en!u1,u ouineo, VIII lta
many Wardb anu hosta o. bleA, oacn ono chfFI1ns
gone fto dainty or aoMcney 70 tae nmn.es .nas
they a'l io'eu anu e'tcu, s.n ,,i .,eat ~,
boon 1lhtly Poot l"''o's n'''Ao b4a" 'n"S ""1'
at least.
AS VIC haa lettes OF ln'fouuc'lon 70 suo gen'
taemanly Warden " OF
THE rEN1rEs1lAhY, iii,
we Wondcd our way tn'thol, Me1e ioeoiYoa VIII
great k'nuf'osa, shoMn evo!Y atto"1!o,, H'1o Goi,
duGtod over tho en!a1e onllang. lon AnIos9e u s9
and ninety mon anu - women weIo W tno ao
We admired tnn ctcansn1Ss t u tno hdtsnuns ns
tasted the e8coliens nleAa Gou!iisusea up1t ~
tho wtoness OF tne nooTs ano 1@p,Ss @ ana th th'
general order ana foSula'loh' "o saw ta'
cel or ,,
Doss TWEED