New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-26
CROWDED PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
VISIT TO TIE ISLAND BUILDINGS.

VISIT TO THE ISLAND BUILDINGS.
MANY OF TIE HOSPITALS AND AsYLUNs WITH MORE
PATIENTS THAN THEY CAN PROPERLY HOLD
NOT MONEY ENOUGH To SUPPLY NEEDED &C
Cl,WODATIOS AID CAFE.
The prescntmcnt of the c0ronel's jury M the
ease OF OIcd I4c insane patient, vho received iil'i
Injuries IN struggle with his keepers, 10 the WARDS
Island Luuatic Asylum, has called attention z" th-
crowded condition OF the public ASYLUM aud Aosp-.
TIE building In which Oie1wld was 'oA"nc"
WIS d.slgred 10 receive 49, PATIENTS 30 con
tanned Ga5 whom he was admitted a short time
before HIS death TIE was placed IN \ room WIN
fifteen other luua1cs, the ward or department having
fftv-une inmates. on January ]. l~77, this building
contained 7G3 inmates Although the number mas 'r'n
chilly reduced. and the uumnorof attendants Lie
b.u rcreased the force Of and keepcrs T. con-
sred too small The state Board Of Cbarities called
attention 90 This in October but the Commissioners oi
Charities and Correction while expressing their Of nr''
desire 10 remedy the evil. s3y nat tle funds 3.
their disposal do not permit iuIihef eNl,i ~ ~
force of keepers and nurses. tomni-si9net Dr. q
man, President OF the Board, ,"u IT,. '' ,H
Wards Island. thc property used 10y iff C3, ,
mis-ion"rs of Ln-Ial3nj "'4 a. I fsr VI linn anna
ion was made for t- temporary Use, hU tir u''ieI
bad not been conltt'u. } 'i.'.ll9 80, r. ,,.ii
,'1 W. he, r,viau- was DELAYED hv thr want OF
r9- An1Irsious 10 the Board of ArportIoHmcnt
f W increased appropriation for ISIS were s,ll before
Tae SIT. Emiqrlrt Hospital and Re'uee. on Wards
visited TiUrir IN
ou.y SIS persons IN the hospital were ~. %, WHOM
III wore Eca = women aud Al childr y. u the Asy-
INN were ~ men, 80 women; Total l2l. The keL1E'
Ic IJs a.a, boys. Il women and girls total IT,.
Ir t.i. suI-t.y were "a women and ~ iiAi ~ 81.
rooms were u good condition, MI crowded iNi i't I
ITEMS Sire ho-l.al were free from conisl" ai,>ea
Island was examined last week hy }rs. j. = Lowell ~
tle state Board 81 llarte-, 11l p''h''ri1 , lrf -
orphans; lis women. wuo have CA llfeh, i.t a.
I4- otcr bl dIu-- Oh TIE i7lI1d e,-'.l .' AZ
u.ti.utz the overflow from the t1Ilit Hospitals tHu
~ Insane persons, and 700 buo', ll !" va" ..
bllckvc.s Islands Iuel are under tr care oil u'''
eli supcruteldcut Ovcrc0ndins was NOT noticed
~ the House Of Refuge under the care Of the Society
fYr fhs Reformation of juvenile DviL4ueu thr'r t"
-u4 ho, ana l3- girls. The -lre inenethl, lSii, -.
Jones, called attention I' o., ID. 49," - ,, .', .
inmates committed ilr Trivial on n.e ..i-
fr.lr bad assoc alton. and DO the exp rtr. C Irt
term were forced back au"hs '.'iO"- H ''' - IL,
DO provision lad been made tp care 'f 'rtA "4i '
mates Were heal,ny, the rooms BOT o',FcioN"e' 'n"
', t c.,s I-'17l Innate As7'um soy -a 'r
-iu.r- uu.r fIp SLIPPERY -Ju OBJ DE- -tlc". fl. f 'c
H.. ioI., In which thc most violent patients
are confined, was built To receive 'h' 1.A'' q, d.
retreat WIN Jcfoh '"S i'' -i months
s'u-. las sLrl .'r.d 20 ~. - . b. a. i 49,.
CORR .,ls. inc main hulllL-, TLtI. patients '4. it
ccl1td with acute mania, con ans 60 inmates VIII"
-trir. v prf.n.- AiiiuH1a. nurses nav 'cth ~ii I'D
th.e iuidnC. a4d lass week tlcrr WIS one nurse TO
ry y,rty parents, but few days before, there were
ON. .. Two nlr.es r0 every ninety Of tha insane.
No tte pavIions. whore the quiet patients are sept
d. -tr.V rsI1rt+rr1ut 600 person nn' many oi u-c
VIII Dee sent their homes iu O." DAYS Professor
O.lrnrrul OF tIc stat Commission go LLiacF visited
ft- fn-tituou so weeks ago. ard said l-at Dad LO
been 10 better condition ioi ton yeais He saw me men
ping the floors ~ the corridors, ana h.leVel
that under rl- circumstances they were r.
ce.yur a-10d attention. The majority OF the pa
ri,It- mere are laupcr- not moro tAau ton ont oI
have lgra tir Medical superintendent power 90 exam
it- i..n t.r rriti.T- O4 urt-'S appointed . U"
reject Those WAC incompetent. al persons -V--
ft..',I Co.. mr.g1tus, Dr DO treatment ~ puthLs 70
r-I,-.-t 20 Commissioners for examination ana
thry arr discharged D. Us state Board OF CHAR
Tics rs,uIu;uJul- ,. % trHu ruIl- c the UNricrp"-td
wards VIII De- relieved boy transfers 90 tAc new Wing oI
tlc A~,am, Hu, ...-- is yea, -i- teatb comp. go.
L. re NurAAOu-" There are ~ persons. committed
for drunkenness, ds0ueriy cOucuc, yaSincy. o. Dee
cause they lad hu home. Oh THIS number JJl are
women These prisoners s,nt from one insiiut on
i1 another voIk in Kitchens. laua3rts, cl". I-t
Aim- H1us. Is den els crowded. 40 PERSONS IciaS on
the role About ult-,HI are NuHcu lar Slrrp!aa ar-
tumm1Iti,u- lor l,us- pefrOus lac others alcrp
bed. made Oh tlr uaut3.