New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-21

OF rescue remote The bark Schiller soon came in
after We were rescued We feel that much ILL
debted to Capt. Glostein for his kindness.
MEMBERSHIPS NEW INSANE ASYLUM
THE LARGEST BUILDING OF THE KIND IN EXISTENCE
THE COST OF THE ASYLUM $4,000, DOODLE
sCRIPTIoN OF THE EDIFICE-PRoGREss OF THE
WORK.
The new Insane Asylum at Morris Plains, n.
j. on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
is about and onequarer miles from the station The
structure series of paralleograms joining each other
al right angles, and extending and west and north
and south. From the main center in the
front, the right and left portions recede, forming
one-haf Of a court between the extreme right and
left These extremities only two stories HIGH while
the other parts three stories high exclusive of the
attic The extreme front projection, however is four
stories high, exclusive OF the attic There is basement
under the whole building, and the edce IL covered with
roof which is in part the Mansard and part the
mon gable. The entire structure 10 acres Of
ground.
The walls are built of gneiss rocks from the two quar-
the premises The stones are dressed with what
called rock face" and the of the eihce and
other trimmings of Newark brOwnstOne The clay
from the excavation the building supplied material
for 900 900 bricks, which made and burned
within a few feet of the southwest extremity More
than 1900 900 bricks have been used in The work and
y
is one and quarter miles. For the floors 100000 feet
OF lumber viii be required 10 the total Of 400
600 square feet There about Zoo windows and the
number Of doors required sbout 600 railroad track
built by the Asylum Commissioners runs close TO the
of the building that coal may be dumped from
the directly into the vaults without handling
The front is 100 feet in hight from the ground
10 the dome. II has entrance of OHIO stone with
heavy columns of gneis This part of the structure is
divided into hOusekeepers room waitingroom, stew
ards office officers dining ROOM kitchen bedrooms, etc.
Then wide corridor leading 10 the main central
portion either side Of which spacious parors for
visitors Beyond these is the main connecting corridor
about 3ss feet III length crossing the corridor
right angles. The corridors about Il feet wide,
and all abundany lighted having windows at the ends
There also at intervals where patients may
sit The acoves. patients rooms, are situated on
either side Of the corridors Nearly all OF the window
sashes OF iron, painted in imitation OF wood and the
framework close that escape through ii would be
impossible From the main center, the wards recede on
each side the distance from the front line of the main
center line parallel 10 the northern extremity Of the
right and left beiug $40 feet The whole length Of
the edce is 12i3 feet The inner or court is de-
voted yards for patients There 20 separate wards
for each providing accommodations for 600 patients
Every ward is provided with two flights OF stairs Of fire
proof construction. The stairways placed around
ventlatinS shafts. FreproOf divisions between
all the wings and by of fre-pug each story
of fire The roof Is OF slate and copper, AL OF the Hat
portions being Of the latter material All of the beams
for the floors except those Of the front center. Of
iron The arches of the floors required about 100000
bricks
The main kitchen s a very large apartment, in the
basement of the center. II is abundanty lighted. and
food viii be conveyed from it by railway and to all
the sections of the buildings, and raised to the dining
rooms in the different wards by dumb walters. The
boilerhose. with the laundry, bakery, and workshop
placed about 80 feet from the rear of the center OF
the building. The coal vaults capable OF holding
1000 tons Of coal which viii be deposited directly from
the cars. There are eight horizontal tubular boilers
with cast-iron 'front.' columns and cornces ornamented
with brass, copper and nickel m0untlngs The shells
are 60 inches in diameter by 10 feet long, and each boiler
is equal 60 horse power The iron Is OF hIstclass
plate OF tensile strength of 10000 pounds The
steam from boilers, beside heating the whole build
ing and cooking food is TO drive two engines of 100
horse power each At each side OF the group OF boilers
about 20 distant two deep pits In each OF these
is TO be placed double ventiang fan capable OF deliver
ing 100000 cubic feet of air per minute Here begins
system ducts. running beneath the ground. under
every part of the Asylum the combined length Of which
is probably not mile. These passages are
built upon concrete and arched with brick. and arc
about SIX feet wide and eight feet high Along the roof
are iron pipes six inches in diameter In cold weather
the hot steam from the boilers IL forced through these
pipes. and the cold air mpeled by the fans coming in
contact with the hot pipes quickly becomes heated
10 high temperature Fues at the top Of the basement
walls receive this heated air and il to the rooms
and long corridors above. thoroughly warming every
uart of the building. Each patients s provided
with locked register The registers number over 5000
The fans also ventate the building, there being about
30 ventiating shafts in the structure independent of
these system Of tubes that carry on the iOi doors
from the soil pipes into large stack III the rear ~
The third story of the central part Of the building VIII
/ contain an amusement hall and chapel Inc dilnen
of the amusement hall are 90 by 90 feet those OF
tbe chanel 40 by 20 The ceiling Of the chapel IL or
Georgia Iine decorated with gliding and brilliant eoors
The Asyum grounds comprise over 400 acres Inc water
ia suDp,ied from natural reservoir, the base of HILL
about quarter Of mile distant. 1t is conveyed 10 the
building through iron pipes The capacity, according 10
test made during the dry weather last summer was
DO 600 gallons per day. AT the side OF the naI res
servor another built for fertng purposes having
capacity 4OO0 600 TO 100000 gallons Gas works
will he erected in the ravine below the left wing or the
building Over employed on the asylum
building chiefly in piastering The isy duih WIN p,ooao
he Onened patients July l, 1876 IL If estimated
that the including the grading OF the grounds
The NECESSITY for another large State asylum for the in
sane had for several years past been urged upon ne
people Of the State account of the OYerfrowded CON
dition of the institution az trenton. ana lhe ran III
LODGED in county ia In accordance with an act OF the
Legislature, approved March 81, 1871, the following
gentlemen appointed by Gov. Parker as c0IlHls
sioners TO select SITE a asylum Charles 4. e.
mer Anthony Reckless, DR.. samuel Lilly, the Hon
George Vail and Beach VanderpOoL The Board consists
now of r. = Iatlrop. President; Beach VanderpOoi,
Treasurer: Samuel Lily, Secretary Anthony Reckless
iafbrop Forty-two different for asylum were
examined by the Commissioners ana that AT MOTIFS
Plains accepted on June - lsaI me OF
extends 10 the Office and by tins means
orders sent 10 Newark aud New York are ned with the
greatest possible dispatch The checks are al signed by
the Commissioners and pass through he hads Vi super
intendent Moore.
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