The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-08-24

THE SHEPPARD AsrLuA YOR THE IssASE. NEAR
TowsoSrowS-BRIEP SKETCH 90 ITS FouSpEn.-
short distance beyond the end Of Charles street
avenue, and between the road known ne Charles
street avenue extended aud the York Rad, rise m
extended aud handsome pile of buildings, white
marble faeings shining among the red brick and
beneath the sloping roof Of dark slate, above
which several graceful towers aud minarets raise
their heads. II u prominent feature In the land.
scape frum the York road, as well ~ from Charles
street avenue. and stands cut gracefully above the
green trees between II aud the Ridge road farther
60 the north. Every one who drives by upon one
road another asks what Il u, and Is told that IL
u the Sheppard Asylum for the Insane, begun
many years ago. aud not yet finished Beyond
this very little Is known by the general public-a
strange thing, for the charity V one Of the most
bouhtiiul and beautiful instances Of philanthropy.
Its founder one of the wealthiest men of his
day In baltimore. aud the story Of his life IL one
full ~ romance aud interest.
Moses Sheppard. n member of the Society of
Friends, was probably born about the year liza.
hut the exact date well A. the place Of his ma
tiVity. are matters Of conjecture. IL IL known
that his parents were veil to-do Quakers. residing
in Montgomery county. Pa, when the Revolution
AIRY began; that they were Royalisis. aud
hence forced io leave the country. moving to
Nova Scotia. In their absence their property vas
confseatcd. and in short time they moved back
into the United States, taking up their residence
very young. they were buried In the Friends bury.
ing ground On Ra't faystte street. Their condi-
ton AZ one time must have been one of very great
poverty. for Moses shepparjs earliest recollection
IL himself vas. he said. "being On an earth hooF
ia log cabin In baltimore county" The orphan
boy was given place In the store ut the Jericho
Mills. which AT that time owned aud opera
tel by the late Jesse Tyson, aud are situated at
the Little Fails of the GunpOwder river, about
seventeen miles from Baltimore. In 1928 he came
60 Baltimore. aud entered the grocery store kept
by John Mitchell On Cheapside. aud a. years pass
ed by Vas advanced more and more by his
pioyer, until in of time he succeeded 10 the
business, aud became sole proprietor % flourish
ing establishment He subsequently, retired from
this line II trade and after venture IN the nam
uiaciurc 81 cotton seine twine gave up active bus
incss. aud devoted the remaining year. Of his life
g. study and the empioy ment u his fortune In ju-
diciods and rcmuneratiNe inyestments. lie never
married. aai biz only relative. Who lived With
him, Nas a brother. sho died before him, ieAV n 2
him quite alone In home life. Very exact. careful
ami economical in hi. habit,. he anAs.ed fortune
II about s6un ueo bat all through life he seems %
have been most charitable. aud be himself aid
that "he had given away 81 lusi more than he ever
expected g. bceome pu..esscd o.
Naturally. his early education Vas a very limi.
ted one. bat So subse'3usnt reading and stuiy
were large sHi extraordinarily minute and care
fsl. The library eoll~rtei by him. ani which 10
mos stored n one Il the fDon, IT the Asylum. ..
striking evidence 81 this. ani thi. ruuin the On
u one there nos furnished. is cufiau. aud in.
tefesting place a. can De- found any shefr.
II appcars that HI idea AZ one time uas o. use
a large part II 81. mean. "a the s.sisfanee ani
Amchpfaii"n II the cuiofgi race lie uas ieso-
tel friend ." thea. AMI " large assi.iance g.
many iuiis iiuai.. ani -. s;rongly IN favor II
the Liherian Colonization scheme. Finally hos
ever. b. attention directed iowafd. the uufot.
tunate and iepiorahl- condition Il the indi gen;
insaus AMI the ides q founding an a.y lum Tor
them eafis cnnccit "a anl carefully elaborated
Ia ISIS charter was obtained fuFtht Asylum the
auaunt - the enIawfu~ut nut heing uansi ani
The trustee appointed ~sfe } Saariu Norris.
ffr.iirut DAVID " Perne Richard u Toun.
send h. wm Riley. G.rari u Reese AMI Gerari
, liapkins. The TRUSTEES the satnc a. the
Vre.sut dny. uiih The exception g Dasid " r.
Finr. .ha ha' been 'u~cec,lsi ~ BIZ. son J ellen
Fsfiue
In lss' NJ sheppard del "a the shiy faarth
yea -! he az. near can b. frckoned. AMI
The esiate valued AZ very nearly sGoo eau. passed
tut. 'he hani. q thv above uisniiHnei trustees.
~ho.e iute q "a. besn since then O. administer
upon % far the tsueti % the A.ylum. tn. "a.
tscuiy year. 49,. sui ai'ffst sight e uisy seen
sffshee that tn s.yluu j. sfiii unfnishcd n
auii h. kuasu. hs~~svr. ani I'LL - rem sirisf
"a that - the rf.s i.i.n, . ths Ill auiy the DO
Gene g she s.tats csn is u.si 10 pru.eraiing the
uvfk To-. amun- 70 o. BAT g.. 200 O. sgn. eu0
T..r snnuta. and sifbin rhi. 80 expenditure.
rc.inet-i Ilrnr- d 81. that ,e,r after y~arths
safk ha. : ne "a. ani 30 .flii iu..sfuf iei~. o.
fact ~ o. frabshs that TIE 49, ium all ust lr fll
~ rcaiy - s-eapan.y before ,hs year i.ss. ~
tseuiy eight ysas aft~r the death q ths ;estaiaf
u se-tus fitt ths' such Long delay ts ne-cs
safg uuiil g o. retneta crri that ~hsn the kuiiI
tnss are -omFietsi tn sntifs To- ean thea -
devoted L. tie 'sPFnri q ~ in4issnt patisnts.
thu. carry ~ ogt fh~ main fratufe q the Al Al
NJ 1har.r..~A A. tsa Il
should w. curative "a it. dee On and management.
All that %" sHpsass shuuii b. spread O. secure
esefy r~iuisi's g. fsliy ts.t the merit. 4 erra
fltr - ststn.
The tr-t step = 49, trustee The select. "a
q itf u 7 hrssn. M~iI-ai ~ursriuisnisut Z
H.auin : lals A.ylsu. ~ "a O. visit ths -,
ha.riiais 90 kareps ~hiis they thsusslss. person
ait ihsFrstsi tnany simllS Embellishments in this
cauntFt. on hts r~snru H. Brssn farnishsl a.
s'ab,-a'e fefaff = 81. esamiuaiians. -ith ga
era De-. % . saitabis buhiius,. ani. ~ eonn-c
tian vith Caitsf; Naat. tte Architect q Ne.
lofs. prepared is.isn -hieh ga tnally Acesgs
- ~ ihs trustes. sni srpuni -. hrakrn 10
Juus ieee. The de.iEn smbrac~s TO slng.. ne
f,r male. ant tie ether 81 fsnais. -stafAed ffstn
-arh ether BY spars u TOO fe.f. saeh -iag -
f-s' Log AMI from iS- - 90 feet Assfaging -
:rs' 10 ietth. ifom tse ~ ave Stone. hlgh -
.iis' basstaeni ani sub cellar. and each eapahis
90; aerourn dating 10 A. extraordinarily essnfoft
able manner seventy hss paiisufs.
Its bulltnss ar t~rs graceful IN aprsaranee.
the piis r-ins ifr.galafiy from the later suis oi
the sang. q the inner. ahi the Interior arranes
meut. prfutss O. L. tnsst strci.snt Zach sing
- iisii.l ihta fsur distnet sni separate dsrsr
msnt.. grAtaaiing from the gnFaly % nsi.y g. the
cant alesrsni wari. All each ~ard Ia. pAFlaF..
dining ant amusemsuf rn.sfn. q ~ own Evsry
~aFd - approached IIsaIasliAfsly frum the taAia
hall. AMI each apartment ha. direct sI.sniuxs %
the external atmosphere. The sails arr doabis.
chamber hsfuesn the tao the soofs ret ir~n
girirr. an1 hFies arrhe.. ahd the stalssays are
- stone irun. - that the inmates are .orsrs-i
f'tn Gre. - lar. sing - unieT r,sssf ana the
other .usiriently al ancei O. b. fassel By the
sni 4 neat year bat the ttting aud faraishing
u the nieFiofs the building q the hsa-e fss the
resident phv.ician -hich ~in ~ piacsi ahasi
lindsay hs,-esu the to- uihs- bat hsek & the
hns.i AMI other nscsssaFy sark. sill eoeayy .sas
year. mere. NJ. Jos~ph Camp !. the .upsFin.
t~fdcni 4 eenstracti.h.
The pises e.ntsin. -osns 80 aers. H.s-i al q Il
fpe farm Land that . carefully eaitis assd AtiAs
east end - the yi.es. ~ the Yosk read An4 Chas.
street svenu-. !. hani."ns iaigsk-et-r's gate
and hesss q granite. great deal II the gray
stone ussi in the can.fruetioa II the builiings
obtained fFem the 4aarries the place. and III
u the brick ared in the inner rough ussk - made
the farm. The snsrbie eesne- frsa the Iianp-
tsn estate Hsffssssrs A-sr'eas.
SiSstLsE AoHnEsr.-bf Richard Willis. %
this tesn. met wifh = Singular Arcident 90 Mo-
day ctsning. lie ~as retaining fFon the city IN
IA. carnage acrssapanisl ~ith his wtie aud little
80. AMI uhsn ~ the stables q the Yofk rad
FaiiuAy es1P@Sy. bsis~ Gesansto.n. be sac So,
pruaehisT him eolsrei man riding a very large
mule and rpins II . mari xAiiap. The male
eefs b the eat siis Il the pike aud DE-. VIII.
drove his carriage eioss up % the FAilrsai track
and Just ~ they were ahaut passing the male sud
aenly plunged towards the carriage. striking the
frsn, wheel and smashinx "a. The shack alss
broke the shafts - and the Dr.'s horse uent on