The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-13
NEW YORK'S F0UNDLINGS.
SEVEN THOUSAND wATFs RESCUED
FROM MORAL DEATH.

Founding OF
Committees and members Of the New
York Founding Society Of the Sisters OF Char-
ity are lately concerned with an important ques-
ton The Institution under their auspices
having been Incorporated no earlier than 1902
the problem has hitherio less forcby presented
Itself OF what shall be done for the future pro-
vision for such unclaimed ones held In charge
"a have passed the period OF early childhood.
About seven thousand entdns t'ourtc have
been received In this institution since IL was
founded, OF whom there are now sixteen nun
dred regularly cared for by the society either
within the building In Sixty-eghth street or
without, In the homes Of paid nurses. or the
remainder a considerable number died In early
infancy, others have been claimed by parents,
md few adopted by other persons.
The Institution was commenced In poverty,
and the scheme was. moreover, without the
sanction Of some portion Of the public A
horror OF the crime OF infanucide, then
grown elsrminely common In New YORK
moved acme to favor the stem inaugurated
Others were In equal dread Of a frlghtfu corrup-
tion OF morals, which they apprehcnded as
certain result OF such All establishment. On
this os on all other sociological questions. there
have been 10 this country, no less than In the
Old World, extreme differences Of opinion.
while the Platos and Senecas Of the time are
not ready to counsel the putting to death OF all
weak and deformed children, or OF making
slaves OF abandoned ones taken In charge, there
are philosophers whose wisdom would direct
that the fate Of the thousands Of infants annu-
ally discarded by parents In this country should
be left TO chance. and circumstances allowed to
determine the crime Of direct infanticde, which
the chief intention Of the founding hospital rs
TO prevent.
The Sisters OF Charity hoard only the cry OF
unhappy infancy; they saw the young children
slain ind cast into secret places; their agony
was to behold the eyes that had scarce seen the
-. $500, a., ~ -, =, -.
hHnt u"heheu ny tue manu- Vi snahe'
The result Of the work accomplished the frat
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.paS .nc , "i is,V aua noI,z9u .ne I,v
,,ne, 70 wh,ch an ,approlr,,,.uon o, slvoVo0 was
nkewise ADDED. me cnnui'lon on psymehht OF
raised pS private subscTlpuoh, 10 pc employed
also IN the erection OF the new d building work
ture, the site OF when occupies the square
bounded Nv Sl1ty-eiShtn and slxty-ninth streets
ahu ihlro anu Lek,hSton Avenues. INC oca,
ZION Is very desiratle, ana the ntrangemeht OF
the buildings well suited to their purpose. The
amount expended ~ the erection OF inc asy-
UNI, Win the cost OF In provemerts added later,
Is something over tSOvw.
THE BUILDINGS.
The large fve.story structure front. upon
sitty.eiShtb sfreef MA 'ccnnying m sni,enpce
o. no,,.a,nia ~ ,, ga d,atan NJ a.
~, Dill G nnIs rrip Iii otio 49, ,ai,,.
and In nm ,rch over lie ~ I'm doorw,v ia nlsced
81 - 40 -.
eiled I'm pa ia ana urescnted to the institutton
by Mrs " Nnt,lsnd In Tho erst s,'rv of H.
n,,Jn h ,iid,ns a.. dn,ldad os4se. ra,o W.
rooms N riors ana LARGO rom ~ w used for mo
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robas ana sa,h nur.erv contains an eithar
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TSe yers row o. wn dtefnSsu. s orns,
three azores in be,vht are connectsS
Win ,ha natr t,,ittn1 o." oo.rtdrra ~
these ions ~ M y, ont
sewing rooms. di"pensaties' and stors ro"ms
bildiny nn an stros, Ar
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in" 10 or w.. ,Vr ~, as ~, Hieo
sn"ca T.. ag,e,5 s ,Iasa vi iii,i ,e.
80 10 80 go, -, ,"ese , pu,,u."es ~ aYou.
nurses reouIred twenty sisters Of Chartty mar
t,c,na!e IN the duties OF SUPERVISION; Where
~ Uisnt oe SUPPOSED coIlu-lOn Woulu De the
haturil ana lnevliaoie eond't,on me most per
dect 9rder prevails IN IN, lnfant community.
Inc ciothing Tor sixteen hundred NJ 10 beings IS
all made 10 the estahiishment, and the children
are neatly cIiu, wen ied' ana eNdently happy,
Whatever. There are small dininc haIis on each
moor ior the children VINO nre large enough 10
eyarVthtn9 H. clssn anu and rba in ,hesa nn anu
eVer,.ning Is cream an9 or'snt 10 these apnrt
mehIs' me ol9er chiluren occupy me nurse nurse
Iies WIN tne infants 70 give me nurses iullsr
enpioy heh'; hlu tneh nave ,, Wte'hate nours IN
tne rcnool, some OF tntse Ilttie uhulnes'Wn9
MeIe 50 unWelcolhe IA TUE WoIiu' ale pIel,y anu
cy pspers. sin1. AND make small models IN clay.
Snl.uren VINO nre tne ntlIe Oh their va enc are
~ u'ctS pr III Any IIslevt. sti'i,
.hese arc tne 'nuus uoHVts, ~ Is khoWn IN II
.negTeater nuhuet OF chhuTeh are lleeltlmhte'
~ rs NaIueil asserted by some th a lew OF ms
Grass OF chillren nave oeeh cialmed IRON TIME
70 ,he ny nelsohs IN nlsh st.nuing, ~ every
ihsti &c put one u WI zen coumunicauon mas
Deeh loit WIN lhs lhiahl Win frequently
name gwen ~ Wnlch IL may pc nhpiZed
number Is worn oy the enid uniil II has uecome
50 wen known 10 me nursery 70 when IL Is as
ni1n . as 20 eNeht al possibility Oh lts pelhs
hist Ken TOT another' 49,, ,,,
unutI tne a'cH"hN OF tne hlEn uouo'e stoop
iea1ing 10 tne man entrance OF ms NV ork
asylum we've at hIst ARRANGED the oltshtS or
fsesption crios, b9ppteu i2r reasons similar 70
tnoso 10. ,Wnttn tnty, nal peeh empityeu IN
olueI institution, anu aDahe 'neu ioI we same
cau st ~ we asylum IN New oth tne re-
cePton ci'o ~ 10 lul !E .Aposeu Nnu Ceitslh
9uessohs inuit DC sa.is 'ae'oi"y answered De-
Ao'o d" mani Is 'eesNeu'
THIS SECRET MODE or ADMISSION
was provided for originally by Innocent H.,
who ~ iisn ailotteu or.Ioh OF ,he sIea, nospl,
VI 1p'il'o Sn" a. hI ii " t"s reVeIto" .,
pIh i,d,s ia.r,y W, u,,poslnE oi
~; " oPut s'o a. athst w ten,pth
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o., W ''.' W w s'eAs ao.sses'
s'na a., va -, 20 49, ~ ,, va roou nus
pih rno ,nea a 70 aso'u reai'nR 'rer own
III n ,iad vas b"svu ~ lranoo ~
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