The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-10
TIE EAST RIVER ISLANDS.
HHIT THE err DID ron THEIR IN
HABITtkIS IN 1875.
A PabIic Asvium for the Insane Made To
Rival the Private institutions Treat
mcut Of Indulgence and that Of Crime.


A PabIic Asvlum Tor the Insane Made To
Rival the Private institutions Treat
mcut of Indulgence nnd that Of Crime.
According to the report of the Commits
sioners OF Charities and Correction Tor 1873 the
institutions under their charge contained In
1915 an average reputation Of lO,66i Great i'm
provements were made In the hospitals, eleven
In number and In answer to a demand of taxpay-
ers a homeopathic hospital was est bshed.
This Is on WARDS Island, and Il organized after
the manner # the Charity Hospital. It receives
all those applicants VINO prrter homeopathic
treatment, ana one third Of those VINO express
uU CnuiCe
In regard o the Almshouse the Commission
efs say.
The number o. INDECENT person, VINO have been com.
pccd 10 tnfQn th'nss YES upon tie county for sup.
has been ta,eu not to diminish tue crrors " the last
resort ~ Vosciy because Il mas bee. deemed better
ina few -uIu test the minimum rate ~ wniCu IL
-tcuce eau bo preserved tnan that the many should
Woald trsye the shame Y Hauperi.m 10 gain admis.
sgn tot Act,ns on ~ pfu' pr' &c pr cspla 0i
M per day per hcsd TIE adniss9u. ~ $50 we're
n.it,,d."
The city Prison received 3s,0i6 inmates the
Penitenuatv On Backw cii's Island 2ll". an. the
W ur,uuu-r @i.fj.. Durng the wear workshop
In connection win the Peuitcntiuv was erect
ed; I've ness pa,ililns we're uuit near the Luna,
uc Asylum, bla'kweiPs Island Charity and
Is cvIio Du-t ttts were rene ated .ithe food sup
pittd Co thv Institutions was improved iu qdailty
stuucrs discontinued the school snip Mero uy
aud tue Free Liuur bureau, Tor lack of money,
tue Fntk llptitDi ctis' TIE bui dlng was un-
= f.. aud the SIN Ipox hD,pitalan the ltlndaIs
Island nursery IN Uursu ince Of legislative en-
rhc expenses Of the various institutions were
Tho lar - number Of 1905 patients were admit
ted to tnc tharly Hospital during tue year, aud
jit, t. Btucvue liuspild. Ga he 1T ot Jauu-
any. 1870 hero were los patients IN tue l. matte
A-tiuu, LIS OF whom were females. At the
ian
naming. uuh 10 - whom were males. through
the iustrumentaity OF COm.nissionef Thomas ;.
BrenuAn theatre was buiit f"r the unfOrtu-
nate, ard l'te1 w with an the accessories for
the feure-e alton Of comedies and fuces. IL
!, Us" SHtN i"i "a u ny tS,l'dSt.N tAviVises'
1t l. remarNthie that of tle AZ pa tents admit
ted 10 the asNlum during 1879 UnlN "a belong to
tue pauasr g. -. DR.. X. l.. Parsons, Medical
Superntenl mt OF the As,lum, III his Thoughtful
appeal Tor liberal provision for the institution,
save.
The vsst majority Of the ipsanc in the city Of New
Nork from The honest industrious, taNpaytng class
Of vtistns Nutafea of tlOsc NhO nave been reared
IL ali nee, Tor cause an1iher. cannot be sup
por IA private a.,iun-. or supp fea 10 private
asJ uus uat tear means are En- austed. and then are
pcrs II DO 400 IA the cry q New IorA Is Insane. d.
tbs YOU'D ulaae aver ~ ui insane person
100 fanil,s Ca the very moderate byp ,ihcsIs
ct1cf intimate us, win three other fsnlcs iOss
r.oaal Srts IL Inc Welfare OF some one VINO is Ia.
,anr. au tas At eu' gl,ea momrnt ot ume u the
b.r ihai mere are few OF our ciuE Whi not,
tuL "Au 'tO.l0 lDeaiut.
rhat the A.ylnm his been conducted on nm
eucpn"inica al ,ltn l. shown hy a comparison Of
AZ cAt 'uscs WIN those u similar iustitu ions
elsewhere. While tae Get OF tqe support uf
cirh patient al tins asylum fOf 'ls,i. Was only
Isl -. the annual cost At the Wet virginia
A-Nlum. which IL the next higntst ~ tie order
IT exp. iiture is 4 tie rae Of <i2l.W for each
pafiruf. H. the Kings county ASYLUM IL l.
$i=p.4.; IA the Luneyitw AsyiIin. Sl7d.gO; aud
| Ia the Boston CtV ASYLUM, xJl6.,H lne pro
| ritA tNGrUllfur. fHr ~ rirs va the New NOrk
| A-viim O. $l6.5f; IN the kirgs G unty Asylum.
80 o.. tn toe " iard Asylum si34J; Ia the
| Nee Jersey state AsNlnln, S4iUO; Ia the New
| York safe Asylum, So di.
There were l.u,i patients under treatment at
| the close II the year. OF tn 4pl admitted dur
ils 80, more th.u huf were unm rried, and
| 81 were dtuukards: lG2 wcrr lrsn. VI Amer
cans, Is Germ Us. The total eNDeudit ures VI
| the asNi un were SIS $50 81.
Inefe we're rs inmates IN the ASYLUM for the
INDECENT Blind. - having been received during
| the year. OF these 81 were DISCHARGED ana
| died. The total cost Of maintaining the nstitu-
| tion was <i,l9oS an average OF S34sN ior
eacl Inmate.
Warden Fox r. ports that g9s prisoners were In
the penitentiary az the close OF the year. 2. IL
and ~, and $40 between ~ and -
years OF age. Those torn In the United
states mum cred l,sy The table showing tue
ctne- committed to- the prisoners l. sug
gesflNe. lao were impris, neu fur petit larcens,
one VI --l'nti ~ ksucN rt was Inc rceratrd
during tue year Ouly one lottery policy de-
| ony u.t gam Ter. unIy one grant, aud only
| one uuicHnsed hq lur seller. Fiftr nve were
serving their tourtn term - their nfth, IL IA, r
sixth, tncir seventh, their eighth. aud their