Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-21

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 The Insane Retreat.
 The Ceremonies at nIiddIetown-Tho Eff l teenth Anniversary of the InstitutiOn-I Transfer ofthe New Buildings to the l State-Promtnent Men and Speeches. Yesterday the commemorative exercises of the 18th anniversary of the organization of the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane took place at Middletown. Superintendent Frank I lin, with his accustomed accommodation. pro- vided special from this city, leaving at 10 o'clock. On board were Governor Bigelow, Mayor Robertson, Mir. and Mrs W. J. Att water, Rev. Dr. Todd, Surgeon Gregory, of Norwalk, on Governor Bigelow's staff Mir. and Mrs. Philo Chatfeld, Superintendent Jo- seph H. Franklin, wife and daughter, Angus tus Lines, Miss Julia M Leete, of Lyon street Mamie Crane, William Atwater and wife, Dr. M. 0. White, Colonel A. Heaton Robertson, Town Agent Reynolds, Select men Hart and Andrew, Superintendent H. w. Sanford and William M. Geary, of the Town Agents office. The Town Agent and Superintendent of the Almshouse rode on the
 
 times refreshing experience. Carriages at Middletown conveyed the party to the hos pital, and guests from all parts of the State. There were in all about 300, incIuding Senator Joseph R. Hawley, Congressman Buck United States Marshal Bates, Comp troller Batcheller, Rev. s. G. Willard, G. W. Russell, M. D., John s. Cheney, the silk manufacturer. The hospital band, composed of hospital inmates, were discoursing excel lent music in honor of the arrival of the party. A number of prominent gentlemen including Mayor Robertson of New Haven and several newspaper men. were escorted through the various wards of the main building by Dr. Olmstead formerly of this city The app ear- ance of the institution was unexceptionable as is always the case. Colonel Robertson of the guests was addressed as s'Cousin Horace' iA the female ward by large and sturdy female patient from the Emerald Isle who WAS anxious to be taken home at once by the colonel. The gallant colo 1el was equal to the occasion.
 The important feature of the exercises was the transfer to the trustees of the new build ings, just completed at cost of $13O, GOO, by the commissioners-Dr. Melancthon Storrs of Hartford, William J. Atwater of New Ha- ven and C. G. R. Vinal of Middletown. The | buildings lie south of the old hospital and are three in number, built of brick and in | the Roman-Gothic style. They are three stories high with apartments under the Goth ! ic roof. The middle building has 8 tower l with clock. The whole front occupied is 216 feet and the depth 64 There are accom- modations for 25s inmates and a criminal l ward for H. The floors are of hard maple | and the furniture and staircases of ash The | finish is native pine, oiled. Particular atten- ton has been paid to ventilation Inmates will be at once removed from the old hospi- l tai The architect was George Keller, Hart ] ford; the superintendent, J. D. Sibley, Mid | dletown; the mason, Watson Tryon, Hart l ford the carpenter, J. w. Hubbard; the l plumber, George Mahel, Hartford; the paint l CTS, Greaves and Loveland, Middletown; and | the slaters, M. F. Clark tS Co.,, Hartford. 1 After the institution had been looked at the public exercises took place in the cha pei The printed programme was as follows: l Addresses in the chapel at 12 m.
 Prayer. by the Rev. c. T. Woodruff Historical Address by Rev S. C. Willard Address: by Senator Joseph R. HawIey. N b. of he budns committee, and acceptance by His Exce1lency Hobart B. Bigelow, chairman of the Board @ of of Trustees trustees u
 ->'''- Coliation at 2 p. m ->>''' of regret arom R1.dn invited guests read by ost-prandial speeches.
 l Inspection of the new building
 l After the prayer Superintendent Shew made a general address of welcome, alluding | to the management of the institution for the past fifteen years. The historical address by Rev. S. G. Willard followed, who com | menced by referring to the origin of the in stitution, commenting upon the acts of the l Legislature that created the board of trustees in 1SG6 brief description was given of | the meeting in the Governors room that year | of the parties interested the arrangements made by the Middletown people to have the institution located there, and also of the en- deavor of the New Haven people to have the building in that city. history of the institution from the signing of the contract and the appointment of Dr. Shew as superintendent up to the present time was given in brief. The entire cost of con struction, which includes the new building that costs $135, 900, was $S25, ,000, and al- though the amount seemed large Dr. Will lard said that the property could not be re- placed for million and a half to-day. The yearly expense, which had been on an average | $115 ,OOO would now of course be considerably increased as the new building would accom- modate two hundred patients, and the entire institution, owing to the recent addition, will hold seven hundred and fifty patients
 Dr. Willard feelingly referred to the de- ceased trustees of the hospital, speaking of Julius Hotchkiss, Dr. William B. Casey and
 
 stitution by the resignation of Dr. Joseph Cummings, D. D., ILL. D., now of the North western University of Illinois, was referred to. In concluding the historian referred to the addresses made by Governors Hawley and English, Professor Thatcher and Dr. Cummings at the laying of the corner stone l of the main building in June, 1867.
 l Senator Hawley's address contained many | interesting "reminiscences. | The transfer of the new building by Dr. Storrs, the chairman of the building con- | mittee, to the State, and its acceptance by | Gov. Bigelow, was an impressive feature of the occasion. An address by Dr. G. w. Russell, of Hartford, followed. After these exercises fine collation. was served.
 In planning the new buildings the original l commission, and the subsequent committee, | kept in view the fact that the additional out lay for the indigent insane, and also that the actual needs and proper comfort Of the patients must not be at any time disre- garded, while careful eye was directed at the same time, to the economical view of the problem. The patients to be cared for are the harmless, chronic insane. For their needs a perfectly plain and simple style of building, inside as well as outside, is all that is required. Every need and every comfort of the patients has been attended to, in the new building, and all things have been completed, ready for occu- pancy, even to the putting in of the coal, | for the $13O, 900 appropriated, and balance l of nearly 1000 remains. This speaks well for all concerned, and the State has reason | to commend such service.
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 On the 4th of August drum corps tourna ment will be held at Springfield, Mass. The