New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-04

that receive per capita allowance the children we
send man to that the numoer of children Is equal
TO thai claimed on each rcquis'Ilon 49,. .,,,,ror,
is mere sufficient SUPERVISION oi the on'I"'en'
tits charged that managers go ont ana fotee ch''
Sren M breause they In ng profit
know nosting about mat. -, .,..,,,
H S nov yon any power to withhold money asccr
taInng lha, tn, MANAGEMENT is bad "a,
Mo- I have only power 10 verify the number OF enii-
dren.
OPINIONS on A VARIETY or TOPICS
Mr.. Kelly. WAS iurther xam'nec at icuEth m desui-
tory way regarding variety of matters affecting thc
departments of the government. He reoommendco
iha, all collected he paio into the city treasury
that there should Oc only financial head anu Una" "
bureaus which eoec; money bo merged In the findnoo
Police Department and that the Bureau oI md
be sep rated ircia the Police pTp'immssn' t,at
placed under Judela, eoa ona in each would be
III r,s oprion W. Cowm'isSi0he,s , ~ Ia, nr,arI-
eompeten 10 conduct tie Fire ID pal t1e,', .' ,,
The Excise Department aud the Department OF Iiics
and Assessments and tat one lsh V"t ~ SIC ~ :, Icy,
men, vas we. managed, aud tae money wen tleht
thai number OF CoroneIs was no, 10" ca nrsis
VITA tne sheriff aud tna no gam wo1o pe cu ,,r
were ooi 100 many cvll criminal cour,e, aud that
they too costly; tha' Tue ponce utes W.
ali needed thai the affairs al the Beard OF Euoeauon
were weh ipauage. On Q taerr we're no 100 many
school houses; that tne printing OF Ihe cay neeo,a
could accomplished without me h-nis'' 80,
of speca! bnre.u that tue Coz pofa'do oa me n,
torneN euFut hot 10 dlsprnsvd WIN; tha TUG
Bureau .. p T uits might M mes ed {" adyantass
with tue Buroau Eacumhrances that 1t would not ne
Sss 10 1ss s %Ih hc Mayors Term hat govern
mrnt IN city from A oany was wee tn"t we hs
to- merit shHui1 not be a5olisned; that corporations
should pay the entire state tax tnat " w"u os ouS
uuWs, 10 least markets. a. market corporations sbu
tai Washington Market should De rebuilt on It's piesen'
Si'0 WASTE IN THE DISTRICT PRISONS.
10 fhe Edttor or The PrtonaG
SIR: The Senate Committee, in its investi-
CATION II how city money Is spent mlxht look mo
The sixth District Prison. where the average number
OF prisoners for the year is one ana they nave TWO
Keepers yearly salary OF $500 oach Tne lumber oil
Keepers m tie oihur prisons mignt also DC 700 ke ~ y.
Nee rork. DEC. g. 1850. REPUBLICAN
METHODS OF TREATING THE INSANE.
rKsIIaosY by MRS. j. s. LOWELL DR.. WILLIAM j.
MORTON AND DIR. 7. A. M'BRIDR-ABUsEs ON
WARDS AND BLAckwELLs IsLANDs-rHE EURo-
pEAS COLONY sYsrEM-HOw 1HE NUMBER
OF CURES OF INSANE PERSONS CAN BE IN
CREASED.
The examination into the management OF
the state Asyiums the Insane continued yoster
day ny the Senate Committee At the metropolitan Hotel
Senators Wood,n AID Pits were present DR. j. a.
MeK formerly assistant physioian in the City Asylum
nj Wards Island offered additional Criticisms III
regard 10 that institution Senator WOodln QUESTIONED
the witness somew sha rpy and caused him partially
10 modify some OF his statements Dr. Meek stated ths
superntendents Of asyiums should not b. hFurehcads
and that he OF superintendent who might De
characterized that He acknowledges that pc
had had disagreement With the superintendent OF tne
Wards leland Asylum, which was personhi matter
Sane patients were sent from Bellevue Hos
plta to Wards Island they simply suffering
from acute alcoholism under which they would recover
In a few days from hospital treatment
After Dr. Meek hal left the stand Senator Wooin
sad that 1t GAS somewhat remarkable for 4
hp-a IN
asvllm" The senator asked whether the witness hhd
been sub enaed and informed that his testimony
had been offered Voluntarily
Mrs. Josephine Shaw Lowell. Of tho State Board of
Charities testified that size had visited the asylum On
BlaekwelIs Island frequently. and the Wards Island
ASYLUM occasionally She thought that
sn0oo nate oeS AssisS nVScians should b.
batter paid. The nurses we're ignorant and laeAed
issnd a man was kept in a stfaIiiacket bed from
february to May because he was roubeso ne Inc WIZ
Tor tho increasing number of insane patleuts in tne ear
the city, tie aggregate at prsrnt Delng 0'Vz' "h"h
there really room Tor only Z,Ulo
TWO EUROPEAN CoLoNIvs.
DR. William j. Morton, who held an appointment as q
visitor TO the Wards Island Asy lum ny The State Board
OF Charities during 1879 and 1879 then detailed some
observations made by nin In che course Of his vis1s
there. He said
There were generally from twenty-five to thrtyhve
patient II caInisoie muf straps II al he'd them in
strong oirs. protest. as',!i te use Oh 'ie eIio'
properly cage. in wnch person must Keep recun-
ben position dave sesu patients confined in cribs
who eGOud never have be placed undGr such TO
Of resrant. The superintendent sald tiat Waslea1f
10 Keep them there hem their liberty Tie
bssfng about Gag OF Of the p9tleu was hor
Tibie srecicle his CONDITION. undoubtedly made
NM 10y M sdc ir f The as Of hs rb we're taken of
bu IA rsIand that they have heeu ppt again No
matter what abuses existed. although was an author
nd visitor l fet that L could mol - h1 I'VE
fupeintendeut to conceal matters is great.
the worst that has been said aOout the back-
Insufficient medical attendance auI ciassfcs-
tioa insuc aud there l. an absence Of reasonabe
lie secrecy and naccessbi'ity Of the asyrms to The
pubic. In the summer visited Two grea. in.
system. One Of them is q somewhat exceptional
tne other amy n ibe 1oroe eGD The vre
bt- population whlch from centuries Of haD Is accu'-
toured 10 care or the insane vita no 1nulV ana VIM a
aud contains 1000 insaDe people. Oh cn'erinS tIr
gais Inc ss,s from he insane they U,ugl Ogei her
Nearly all the ln-ahe Al received Ia tue H.
mary where the OLD deerrDs are kent, were only
tniriy.eight IN n aud women. ana ns: IN re.
t'raiut further than being confined 70 inc eulldng
Inspected tue inssue III their homes sach yageT Can
receive only TWO in.gne persons ;. Is family dn "r
swrephg the h'Of tend Tx CAluren exc "igt o t
youu woman WAC said thai she Wa de NrRll, uut sh'
wac the Of children s'ine IN atlcs
farms the worked Willingly after being stimu-
The en- 'ulncs OF Tho y asautry Tno-e escape
certain class never 70 be Tdste and when the
q To div II attention hy n euse
appIca, ion L. YORK they Naich hIin. Uumcides ana
scidte are also extremely Iuls shows ne great
anOuat Of liberty be accorded t. The tn-aae and
The amount Of work they VIII perform cbeerfuly
Tie ~ colony is mat vi FnzJ me-, near CerInont,
Fiance-an hours ride Paris. 30 tar as know. II
rep osrts he igDest deal treatment o. ne insane IL
receives every class Of msaDe patients There Is N.
trI asylum, Win Wach hospital ~ oODu'c,ed, and
farms about a mile distant. IN e eli OF III
abuu hity ,aIents, property cIasSi-
ned Thcr, we're ten ceds, nut nonody eonfued
tntIn ana there frTV OF Restraint IL "a" whole
Workshops are connected WIN tue central
asyum there Is trlAl garden" 10 see what KIND
OF wOrEmen tuc insane viii MAKE Tor the Gay. The
farms 1T FItzJ an.cs and Vliers CONTAIN about 300
acfes. A former the horses are mostly handled ~
jus an patients, and the sesp aud o'ws are largely
taken are o by ttrm 1 iOudl $50 women. had
acute uauia. tIelancnOiia aBd dement's, actively
pOyed 4 tbe lauuGry department Except AZ times the
nh sicAus OGit eight san p rsOnH Win iueini
VINO work n heir company and direct theIr efforts.