The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-16

ergies Of sixteen oficisis and costs nearly siAo'o
II taken en- aicget6er me institutions 'on me
Islands consume m salaries aione ~ az noth
q stores ana rarons aAd insidehlsl 49,. ats
$1,000 per annum THIS u comparahNcp
reasonable amour, bst a = 700 iaesh ~ .ne-
third Al least. TIE trouble = not thai the s.Ai ;
PAID are too large. out that tnef sfe raii 70 ths
wrong persona There j. . wusli lack ~ system.
and there are three people cinFl9Aea 70 ~ .Mo
Work house aud the PcnItentiary. Were the lack
OF system already alluded 20 ueccssltates double
the number OF Keepers WHO would otherwise DO
In the ..storeseeplng department., there 10 too
much red tape aud "0t'icial'-ism. There 10 gem
eral storekeeper al 5000 and an assistant AZ
81, 900 year. whereas the work could be well done
by any ordinarily intelligent aud honest man az
81 800 per annutn, and done. too, much better Than
Il & al present Many OF the Keepers, TOO per-
sons OF bad character. while some Of the wone
are VIGOROUSLY loose Most o. the o,iclas are APP
reference TO their personal character or their ind-
vldual dtness for the place, anu some Of them are
MIS- Mss Foster and Mss Frencn have. or long
course OF years, proved their wofininess tor ther
respective posts but many Of the nurses einp.oy
in our public charitable institutions are utterly
unworthy OF a position ~ any institution save
prison, and then Is It's inmates.
PETTY DISTINGUISHES OF OFFICIALS
Even the wardens aud supeFinte ndents and ply.
scians Of our puoic charities are not zee rom me
suspicion 9. misconduct; i = alleged mat some
sent 70 their charge by the COMMISSIONERS OF
Charities and Correction. IL Is even charged that
have been traced to the Brooklyn SIDE where they
were disposed OF to outside parties ior consldera-
tion" Great crueltes have also BEEN ~ = alleged,
practlsed at various times on the inmates OF the
penal institutions who have incurred tue aispleas-
ure OF the Keepers, and unatics ana other
helpless wretches have been brutally treated; IN
one case TWO women were nearly sunocated and
were then beaten. All sorts OF petty outrages
have also been perperated on the women and
children OF the institutions. nurse mas beaten a
child OF four years old till 1t nnaly died. though us
death was attributed In the medical certificate to
I s.nhtf - MN
pitair especially the grossest outrage5 are alleged
to exist, with the conniyance OF the officials
ABUSES AT THE CHARITY HOSPITAL
In this institution 1t E alleged that the nurses
are utterly incompetent as wei as systemeucai!y
negligent The children intrlsted 70 tnetr charge
are treated in the most disgusting manner. some
\ OF the poor innocents are never washed; some, on
the other hand, are plunged into the coolest
water, utterly regardless OF their tender years.
Some OF the children are kept Tor hours together
stark naked;n many or them are lnsumciently
clad, the clothing appropriately or them penny
'.confscated by the nurses The food furnished
the children Is OF the West quality ana OF nsuni-
Gent quantity; and the whole management OF the
institution is alleged to be IN the highest degree
Ii the management OF the Infant Hospital on
Randan's Island there are likewise alleged to exist
many abuses, especially IN tae system OF
FA9MISG OUT THE CHILDREN
which prevails. This system OF larmlug out costs
tiously performed would be very meritorlous and
not at all expensive work. But unfortunately
no judgment II exercised IN the farming OUT
the children, who are merely regarded as some
things to be gotten rio OF as cneaply and with al
little trouble to the officials as possible; conse
quently in this department where money should
be literally .no oDJecs,n human LIE being con
cerned, every care Is taken to save penny
whereas IN other department., IN which econom,
should be the main object economy Is utterly
neglected.
Inc age OF reform has, perhaps, In regard to the
mere item OF expenses, improved the manage
ment OF our pubic institutions ION the islands
The salaries have been "cut down." and some
glaring abuses nave been corrected; but stii tht
Al
too many officials, and taat at least one-tnlrd O
the men and women at present employed are
utterly unworthy OF their posts Perqulsites anc
petit larceny, drunkenness and immortality are ial
too common among the officials, while tue whole
system IS one when tends 10 the contempt o.
correction and the abuses oil scnarityn rathel
than to the proper and legitimate carrying out O
such institution as thar under the charge OF tnt
Commissioners Of Charities and Correction.