The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-21

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the had ass s as Is eao to sSs
tuition. rhe in charge Of this place there for
Howard WAS never there The children ana Tor
tour he " s a Sssa li t.
which seldom. except Nj. Brennan who thsr.
children getting al the ~, Water spoke q i
aid make difference whether they hs ehildsn
an Ir ysss gne OF Ge follow
would rsSs.s Before u dig M
consultation with him. After he Of Miss DUN
s soSss an mns ana hat
% go on s'S Ss %ns s ss
Worshsass women s to attend them. should Leave the
charged sent in my ' RECLAMATION The las. wsssiH
sowa but let no the ROOM Sn
the cOmmissionsrs talked win he he de Doctors
thing There were only Two Commissioners
s ss When Dr. o~ar%
attentive and came to the hospital two three
they could eat but many Of them
so as 0 % ss % a
went 50 far when he say what his NEGLECT had done as to
The told this aud she said he told her
Tho appearance Of the children was as followssorcs
swoen crippled aud with black their bodies
cred could walk time then only their
oa Ct s sny s s.s s u %
ard my tsss nsy s sS e sr
death. During the past wuter some tho idiots have
fn s i. IsS girls Es
and Miss Donoyan, They used thick sick on Mea Lee
Sy A one ssA Of the taars Moss. they both
n:.. ' cut 1i' sa
eighteen years Of age Meia lie, Is about the same age
seGs as
ss ss assa on s fns
her body M not s On ey IS thy ne D Oh
The before las. en s 70 the ma'ren Mrs
a sa ss %
throw their food before she would take the trouble Of
TSsy srs The hopeless aios.hsy
esS a'' not n ~a.sh them
nate children. This my business. ordered
TO do it. but was afraid to see than NE q p e
sworn to before mo this goth day Nay 1873 EDWARD
SMITH, Commits. Toner OF Deeds. New York county
RESULT OF THE EXPOSURE.
Visitors to Randull's Island state Immediately on
Nurse Daily reporting the true condition OF anlrs ut
the Idiot Asylum all the officials, male and female,
suddenly discovered that she was most unreliable
and that sho could not be trusted 70 tell the
truth. Previous to tho exposure and Tor The seven
years that she served under the department. express
sions the highest opinion rs TO both her honesty,
truthuness and ability were given on all sides. Mrs.
Dalys companions on tho Island speak OF her In tho
highest terms, also do the religious ministers who
visit there Her story Is IN every particular like the
statements mado by several OF the present
employed in tho institution Many OF thom would DO
glad OF the opportunity TO speak publicly and openly
but TOR fear OF losing their positions
The following extract from u communication to the
Mayor protesting against me estimates OF the nc,
has the following reference to Randas Isand which
explains Its present condition.
RANDALL's ISLAND.
On the part this small island which belongs to the city
New York there large number Of institutions
Tr-A branch this Pententiay. where prisoners
the and from the wokhouse employed on the
seeodThs Infant Hospital which contain. 4e5 Inmates
in r III sn1!a'asA Asylum School
Forth-Hosptal for girls.
fVu. Hospital tor boys
tor IncuIabe idiot girls lin these last
vs se sefs for 40s Somsn 70 which patients from
WiR hospital to which patients from Charity
wnnouse employed in al the
the Infants Hospital. sleep
seventfye men from tho asylum Wards Island
Tho medical oSs5 e. who oi sn9ss y
The largo number of children Randalls Island
ders the Of 30 many Of bad or doubtful
%ind there ha no
supervision Of them. As an example OF tho i.xity
school believed that the father child
p Sa. hs and q ,ns
his conviction that Of the idiot pupils
the father
Randals Island is in fact being used TO receive tho
overflow from all tho othcr institutions The various
classes Of patients are sent from Bsckweis and Wards
under underpaid employees, with
responsible person to superntend them.
The foregoing tells tho present condition OF
Randai's Island. Mixed up together without proper
supervision, Is colony Of IDIOTS criminals, insane
and sick people, all occupying buildings in close
proximity TO each other. Tho unfortunatos drag along
In somi-idle existence
IL ~ stated reliable authority that when OIL
culs oil the Department Of Charities and Correction
discovered tho nature OF tho disease irom which tho
inmates OF the Idiot Asylum on Ranaail's Island
suffered three prominent physicians holding
hospital appointments under tho Commission
ers were invited to visit the institu lions
Randaips Island and report on tho
This done and OF the visitors to the
island has informed the writer that this report
held In the COMMISSIONER Office to be used In case
real condition Of Affairs the Idiot Asylum
reached the public Tho report in question, II IS
derstood praises In nigh terms the excellent cond
ton Of the institutions, compliments the officials
makes little OF the fourteen deaths that have taken
place through the neglect, inhumanity anu ndincr-
OF the officials How much effect this valuable
''rcportn will have In CLOSING over The fact that
scurvy OF the most malignant type has carried OF
fourteen helpless idiot children can only b told whom
the officials vi tho department OF Public Charities and
Correction give IL to the public.