The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-05
HORRORS OF A MAD HOUSE.
SHOCKING REVEBITIONs or CRU
ELTY 70 THE INSANE.
The Fintbush Asylum Again Under Investi-
CATION Patients Fioxaed. Frozen, and
Stnrved, aud Found Dcud in their Ieds.

Thc TIntfush Asylum Again Under Investi-
gntion-p Patients Ftoxaed. Frozen, and
Stnrved. aud Found Dcud in their beds.
At the investigation into tha abuses in
tho Flathush Asylum Mss Robinson OF the state
Aid Association submitted a statement yester-
day that sho had seen female patient In the
hall with no clothing on save a camisolo ono
~ the pltients, Is, ssie Rooney, was strapped 40
that she could not use her hands. Mary Jarer,
another patient, was refused blankets. She gavo
account ~ petty thefts, of a scarcity VI diet.
and said that the steward and bis wife who
knew Of these things were still In charge Of the
asylum.
Mrs. Mary Suyhing, tho German visitor OF
the local committee of the State association,
testified that In the asylum she had received
discourteous treatment from the physioans.
One German patient told her that one Of the
nurses had beaten her with n window stick.
Another patient, whose insanity was periodical,
= III that abe was aurrv she was violent bpr1use
tho nurses had e. give her such a beating " hicn
she thought she deserved. Mrs 1sergett. In
whom Mrs. Stribing took great interest because
she had lived with Mayor Hunters wife was
cruelty treated. The witness SURPRISED the
nurses one dlv just after they had punished
her and found that LARGE piece OF flesh d
hecn taken ont OF the wrist, and that blood was
flowing freely from the wound. She heard Mrs.
Leggctts screams NJ she approached the ward.
Tho clo,lnE was iusunicirnt for tho paticuts.
Last November, In one visit. she ascerfained
that there wcrs only six drceees given to thir.v-
eight natipnts. one woman was mnving about
IA dress with short sleeves. The halls were
colt. rue b dliug was poor, and the patients
ask ID the visitors to brins them clothing.
WORSE AM WORSE.
one Friday the Goldfish waa more bones than
meal. aud the potatoes were UNIT Tor food.
FIc tea was good until the sugar was put in IL;
then 10 assumed a muddy color, as Though clay
had boon Pot In H. sac had cndeavored To ia
iuencc Dr. blanchard and Commissioners Midas
and u Der 10 get female nurses who wcro Gar-
Ituf n mt atlf ttas.lga
their wants known. number Of young girls
became insane soon after they reached this
country, because hey had nothing to do and no
one g" lit to. When these reached the asyl IN
they were unable to receive proper attention.
Miss Robinson beng recalled. tealiicd that
sue uhd seen male Nsitors SHOWN through the
female wards bv tue steward, VINO exit oited the
unloltunatc women 10 tne men. Many OF the
women were IN no cond tion To be seen Nv men.
The witness testified that snc heard last Fehril-
AIRY that seven men were continually stealing
from the supply room. and that Ncnaci Brady,
one OF the EMPLOYEES, kept boarding house in
the kngsh qurrtcr of Fatbush, the taole of
which was furnished from the ASYLUM supplies.
Brady h'd been seen taking joints of meat
aNaN ne seven men were uIscuargch. tut
Brad, lns had rencaied nc css 10 tho nuiidin,,
and to inc supply department. Tho witness hll
met him coming from ihe building win nunoirs
the seIristrt'ss neglected TO make dresses for
the patients. and " $ employed BY the nur-cs 20
mako ur"srcs for thcui. one nav she saw tho
seaWstress making a Xix aud pOpIin aud an
othcr drcss n1t HhH refused TO say Tor whom
She " s lnukins tn"u.
tNccIrrrrNcU EVERYWHERE.
Timothv ". Harley. an Enshsnman who had
been nurse m a- lums near London ana IN
pircs ~ 'ui- g. untry-twonty-nvc years ~ ali
tcs iu tni. there nero NJ ruios ~ Fatbush.
lhe 90 cnuaut u.d entire cabtrul over the pa-
uruf.. tnd coult gave them phngc naths. ~.
striu Them iu the .cNrts, or nut them into
scVlu-tlu. itrN received M instr lctiDnH. Food
WAS hHi. For SIX weeks tuUy hId 10 butter.
For siNtean dH,4t tho = Deriuteudrnt failed to
VISIT the varus. here were almost daily com.
piaint- al abuses, out some ct tue - were un-
founded. 10 VS. not very safe rule To take
every patients WORD, atnougn n nurse or
physician knew the PATENTS disposition he
could pretty accurately judge OF the truth OF
tee 4 'mpluint. lhc Witness added that he lett
tho tusIf zion diettc sOu because Of tue Dad
man ,lfncnt aud * at diScit line. lie knew
ui a Ittgnt being stucs on the head with
tllct If wood. The coo X was one of the big est
rum lis. the witnc d said, that he ever saw. lie
wa frequently dunk. amt hanitu lly used most
scHfriioa- language 40 me female cook. Oac
morning the WtflrfA caught the co 4 nghung
with Pdtr.ck Corr, and tuAt morning tue Urelk-
fast Was % h.Ii noun l,tc. lhe food was sloyenly
DIS ubufed. There was plenty OF bread, ANA
that WAS tue OIL pood thing tney mad. Bread
aud uollsses formed tue principal articles Of
food. In Concluainx hi' testimony the witness
said that three uaticutA we're found dead Ia
taCir bcds. 1h"y had M medical attendance Ia
the nigut. The nurses went 20 slreD at q o'clock.
aud Harley admitted taat he retired knowing
tnAt ia" patients Were dsiuR. lie sad tn nr
could nnt Toe % D night and dnY. Tho doctors
knew OF lheir iiin'.s. tie tho iglt That The ex-
istlng star Ui sast''iAu saa Thoroughly IN out
p"teut
Nelson Maece, the commission merchant,
whn.r uts"osuT's NOT long ago i,1 30 m iUY'e IT,
EatiOu " nich r'4tg "a "a the diS'ii rye % - go
nurses, O. studied tuAstau ally 10 the same l.c.a
tuat werc formerly mao puOlic