Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-08
Eestpr from Stanton.

STAUNToN, Va, OFT. .7-Stauator IS very
attta,!ivo ard thrifty mountain CITY, and its
social advantages are equal to any in the State.
There Ere many PLACES CT interest here; among
the 1um5cr the Western Lunatic Asylum
claims NY first attention. 1t is situated in the
southern pert OF the town on an elevated posi-.
ton, Id consists Of ten buildings, covering an
area OF about three acres Of ground. The main
buildings ore surrounded by handsome grounds,
laid off in walks and drives, studded with orna
mental shrubbery, fountains and rare flowers Of
every hue ard sbed, rivaling in pciot of bril-
liaucy, tyrian dyes. Four of the buildings are
divided into riao wards, and sra occupied by
tho female patients. who DOW number two
hundreu aud forty three. There are seven
male wards, which have an aggregate CT two
huodrcd aud thirteen patents.
The chapel is capable of seating four hun
dred persons, and has fno organ, gift of w.
w. CorcoIaD, OF Washington, ID. g., presented
in 1851. The ministers of tho different deuom.
nations. five in mum Der, oftcists alternately, and
receive salary of one hundred dollars each
per yer. The buildings are all substantial
brick structures threo and four stories high,
aud are heated by steam. for which purpose
six large boilers are required. The con5ump-
ton of ocal for heating the same is sometimes
as greet as three tons per day. Gas is used
for lighting tho buildings, aud il made on the
premises from rosin, a0d as general thog is
OF good quality.
The water supply is furnished by an immers,
spring, having flow Of fiom fifteen to eighteen
huCdTcd gel!ous ger hour. and at distance Of
two end aha Ii miles. and az elevation of forty
feet above tho top Ct the highest building upon
the plsc,. Tho water flows from the spring
into a reservoir, and is conveyed from the same
by means Of iron pipes. Taere is good library
billiard room, aud ten.pn alley for the iastruc
ton. amusement aud diversion of the patients.
The general supeiinieDdence CT the asy lum and
| grounds, the charge oftho patiens, aud expendi
| lures Of the Institution are under the direction
aud control of DR.. Il. L. Balwin, WHO is as;i:-
| ted by Drs. Il. s. Fisher aud VIM. Hamilton
These gent:mcn arc untiring in their efforts tt
| do everything conducive 10 the Interests. vel
fer, and happiness of tho patients under the
care, and fer the prosperity Of tho institution
"A large Few tultdlrg has recently been added
to the female department aud another is il
process Of erection 10 the male department
capable of accommodating one hundred patients
|
mrut and prosperity.
The Asylum for tho Deaf end Dumb ant
Blind is an institution ct great value and wild
spread equation for eXcrl.cGos which is vel
| destr7ed. This Institution met with seriOu
loss II The recent death Of Capt. Mccoy.
gentleman whose plac, it will be hard to I'll
Tie different demo niaatons are all we'll rep
resented here by excellent schools all of whc
ere lie a fiourishiog conditino. The Preshvte
rl2a, uhder the charge of Miss Baldwin, b. log
| understand, the largest, aud des.Ivss specia
mention. 1t has Tor number of years bee
conducted by l:s prefant principal, who ha
been untTlug in her efforts to render tho iusti
tuticn. that which il is, ens Ct the fiuest in thu
| cOnnlry.
Tho pa!,"ua aud graduates If this school ali
scattered ail over tho Southern States, ant
msny OF tho finest educated women of the Soutl
lock beck to it as their loved and highly ap
prcoiated alma mater.
Aleck Hunter aud Capt. VIZ. Fowle ant
other ffiunds started on protracted hunt il
the mountains last Wednesday week, and wher
last heard from were having fine sport.
Tho surrounding country now presents
beautiful appearance. Although the season o
nature j decay and dcsolstion it beauties as il
dcsrlys. 1t tho leaves of tho trees aud shrub
berry are robbed of their beautiful Vitdue, it il
Only to clOthe them in rich robes of russell anl
gold. Is it to brighton and gladden. them il
thor fsll. Soon the flowers and natule's choice
gifts will have had their beautiful though shor
lite. No longer will they bespauglo The YER
| dant u:ceds or glad the eye in tho NOISY dell
| where the wild door loves to wander, and thu
trds WITH sweet throat pour forth their songs
OF rrlisn to tho Great Being who eavo thou
birth. Soon EoU the melancholy da9s will bt
| upon us.
There will he DO bud. no bloom upon the
bowers,
The spider will woava his thin STROUD nigh
ty night
The thistle down, tho only ghost Of flowers.
VIM sail slowly b., pass noisclessly out OIL
sight j. Il. p.