The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-15
Interesting Letter from Dur Illn-
Grant In Regard to the Insane
Asylum ut Weston.

rate conception Of the magnitude Of the
Institution, OF its origin, growth and
management, and Of the enormous work
il has done, and Is still doing, for hun.
dreds of unfortunate fellow beings who
have been robbed OF their reason. Dur.
ing recent visit to Weston il was my
privilege to become acquainted with the
gentlcmanly Superintendent Of the Asy-
lum, and his assistant, and TO receive
hearty invitations from both Of them to
make tour Of their magnificent hospi.
tai. accepted, thinking that n visit
would not only be instructive to myself,
but that might ALSO be able to jot down
a few notes by the way, from which to
construct an article that might possible
be interesting to some Of the readers Of
the lNTELLIGEECER,
TO ne CANDID,
there are a great many people in West
Virginia who are not disposed to take
much interest in the prosperity and wei.
fare Of some Of their State institutions.
The University, tho Penitcniiary, and
the Asylum, might all tumble down and
these folks wouldn't bo Jared Bit.
Nothing short of an earthquake would
develop an interest in such people, and
even then 1t would only be in their own
behalf. Since every taxpayer helps to
build these institutions, and to keep them
in existence, he ought to consider him.
self stockhOlder in all Of them. II his
contributions have only been sufficient to
put half dozen bricks in the walls Of
each, he is not nt all pardonablG for not
at least cvincing n degree OF interest pro.
portionate to the amount Of his stock
Any one who has ever seen the Insane
Hospital, at Weston, can readily pardon
the pride Wcst Virginia takes in point
ing 10 il as one Of the finest and most
complete structures OF the kind in the
whole country. With its impressive
massivcncss, It's happy combination Of
different orders Of architecture, and the
elegant workmanship Iayishpd on it, ii
stands us u model in It's way, and rs Il
testimonial Of States kindness and care
bestowed on afflicted humanity.
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1solJcmGs' Sso J NUM- '"o ot tLis inmJ ia uow In n
stntc Of cultivation. The garden alone
occupies nearly twenty acres.
A very good beginning has been made
toward Ornamenting the grounds about
the building with shrnbery, shnde.trces
and flowers, but this work cannot be
pushed to perfection until the stone
mNsons have finished what they have to
do on the building, and the accumulated
rubbish has been cleared away. In the
town Of Northampton, surrounded by
beautiful grounds on which Nature and
Art have both lavished abundantly, Is an
Insane Hospital which Is one Of the i 10.
rics Of Western Massachusetts,. Visitors
from II distance are directed to II as one Of
the things worth looking Nt in that part OF
the Connecticut Valley. Take away from
this Asylum Its elegant natHral and ar
tlilclnl surroundings, ana ~ u very lhsIg'
nlgcAht III comparison WIN our own ny
weston Mhh J"ulc'OuS oA PrnHl!ufGS9I tI! W
money anu tasIe 'he grouhu.s . noout 'HiS
weston Ihs.ilullon eau, IN u lew years, ", 1e
Transformed mo place Oh Deaulyhatwi VIII
not only draw lorth ADMIRATION from
strangers VINO sec II, Pnt VIII serve 70
gladden. lllc hearts ahii 10 9ivert INC
minds OF the many unhappy inmates ol
the Asylum who may be allowed to wan
per about lts Walks anu 10 loll III ltS
shades.
A MT OF EARLY HISTORY.
IN 1sbs our cherished motber. from
whom We slinned nwny in 1863, made the
fitst nnnronrEalion for the building of
tLis Weston Asylum, This npprOpTia.
linn wns followed by another IN iSG0. the
Two amounting to $i25,OOO. With this
nent liIlin nurieus Wcsi virginia topk
Tho wort unJor hrr core anj Nv several
onnrnnrinlions Ina made tho buildinp
what Il now is, Mr.. Il. Snow,len An.