New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-09
SENATE INVESTIGATIONS.
WISHING THE CITY AsYLUMs.


rur COMMITTEE on AsYLuMs MAKES AN EXCURSION
TO WARDS AND BL .CKw LIS IsLAsDs-pE-
LusIONs OF sOME OF TnE PATIENTS
The steamer Bellevue carried from the Ioot
M Eost Twentysixib-st to wards Island yesterday
morning Senators Fowler and Puts OF the7 Senate Com
nitee on Asylum Reform. and CHARITIES Cohmss
t'ox He's and Brennan superintendent n y" m'eD"p""
met the party on its arrival AMI conducted IL tnio"S"
Tho osv,m The Insulation presented neat and or
drrly appearance in the different wards V'sIfu' Inc
natiepts were eager 10 with the Ytors ana
ascIose many curious delusions II tne ConYaesceht
Word I'm Reilly declared that he was paying Fou'
Of ~ coo a year. which he considered excessive LOT te
ccomodoiops and tiled to open negotiations looking
toward mis- release. John j. Neal. WHO asSanteu tnf
British Consul remarked that his claim Tor SZVoOV"'"
aoainst the British Government WIS still good D"bo
~ Macer who shot his child in Harlem, Is qnee '"oA
ing person. but at times tie is very vioenI l"o'o N
ago pniicuts al work the farm 10 S"oo-
m kcrs tailcrs, tinsmths painters patient mann"
Rotskv prescnted DR.. Macdonald with watch-c'ain
crlously made OF hoisehair' gathered al the s'"Do'
Michael Burns in Ward H. asserted that ne was the ou
esf man and the biggest thef III the word. AmonS
other diversions lie would eat stones aud elm" tue lea
r toycr o Pisa lie remai kcd that he had been de@n
,nrec DAYS and had to life again. An interesting
character was John GDbert, who han sfteh'n9 Vi ''
BRAIN He said that hewas born 4OOOOooO years ago.
ut xnectod 10 die m another century, and Supported
nv H. III IL
OF the merit OF tae production. His recitation OF 10
Inc or NOT 10 be" was well received by the parry GOert
said ne WAS lord the manor aud owned the lsianu'
Senator Pitts characterized hun as an old 4etll'r'
Tn re were only II patients in the hospital ward OUT
Of LII patients the binding. In another ward Mar
fin l. Smith protested tlat ne had been Illegally ue-
tanned ard would be quiet only when Commissioner
Hess nroniscd te look INTO his Andrew Adlmetz
had invent ed flying machine in tie shape Il SIRE" u
br prope ed by eugiu". He said that ne "Olh
be af liberty a. ms application ptsSe' inc
p ,teut Office An excitabie patient WIS baHOFe' u
Turk WHO DECLARED that he was j sls Christ lis de-
nunciaon the assistant phihlrILh' 30, 'ul j
iniurip- was IN JassiOned. H. had en- klHtu u'll
ytar 20 but aiiv' to confront l's enemies by
laying Ol Hanos nc cou cure az t.ScIS H. ~. r,s
on i'll eraspcd Commissioner II $" ugb y I'D Hs arm
h, IN led Iunatlcs we're march ig court yard
10 thc mu nc Of ami drnm . e oi me patients WIZ
wa, looking real Commissioner Iless po5i'oa "a
| furr When You Ia the ieg 'ihlutr'' ne salu'
YOU eXuost tue iueficlency OF tue Fol5re Drlar rent
| own department" Many dangerous wcarons taken
from luuaiics were display cd III Inc superintendent
Tbc main Insane asylum at Backwel's Island was
visited next senator f's hu IG oleDt natIrnts
are confined. The Senator sad Afterwards tha e say
al, m nat.nt In restrain. ma her hands were ted
Tiieero er, tWo uuocouplcd crib. Superintendent
Frank in explained the asy am system 10 hs cd''.yis
Nav siiv m the sick wand had collection OF 100 .os,
when pore the of ilinStriouN lnfsohdSrs
Gods ke give me my s0l, In"aheu !" -, ma
w,lna -hr clucned The TRIBUNE reportt ; h'un
Ms Bennett led her nurse lVely dance lntouen ,1
| nall the couVar-rent w8rl ana jnA Dtcdmc 4'iNo
when Commissioner Brennan spoke to hef. Ihrre "eLe
forty four patn nts In the ward some OF WIon
nayiue domIuOcs and Others sewing Az o!u "o'.tt,
thiriy-two years insane and wearing Jiuny as ~
| rssad she in love WIN me 1dmu''hH I'm
,oyer Patterns OF the tnclanchOlic type OF insan ~
werc quiet and Orderly o g "i tneD ielain'u ~ IL
attitude VI PRAYER wlle TN party We plcsn' 49,,
me- nome t. my children. petse.' sd another nrseecn
| iupv while well-fed woman complained ,na' wy
| bread tor breakfast had been hlbpea P I@tS, l -
pe,Tucr Of The Kitchens ciuug-a ana hcH-fOoHs II
in, Rlacyyei y ana Wards Island ASl nmS were com
| m.nted ON lHvorably by tic COMMITTEE. Ie inquiry
viii be resumed TINS ing AT tue AelopoHtH ho'e|