The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-05-21
MR. nAnscAws sABr so1RDERs
A Mone In which Thirteen OF them Died IN .
Little Over -Four Months.

The "Old Gents Unsectarian Home and
Asylum and Sanitarium for Young Children"
Is on the summit OF Buena Vista Hill. opposite
the entrance OF tho Gentlcmcn's Driving Park,
at tho corner Of Mott avenue and 165th street
IL Is large. white 2h-story frame building.
surrounded by an acre Of ill-keptRround. Will
liam H. Ramscar is the manager Of the Home.
He is a small man. with deep-set black eyes
and bushy hair. He wears q clerical costume.
and talks In mild voice. He was formerly the
manager Of the Peabody Home, in West Farms.
He afterward went TO the Unsectarian Home.
which had been founded not long before by
Mrs. DR.. Baker at 521 East 10th street In
November. 1880. 1t was removed TO its
present location. 1t was Q home for old
men. and had thirty or forty inmates at one
time. In the summer Of 1881 Mr.. Ramscar be-
gan taking children as inmates. and the char
acter Of the Home changed rapidly. II now has
only elk old men in It, but the children number
forty tlve. The Home Ia not incorporated. and
receives none Of the excise money 1t 10 sup
ported by voluntary contributions. The last
annual report was made In April 1880 To the
report was appended list of about four hun
dred gifts. ranging from q box OF black
ing to case Of wine. Since the re-
cepton OF the children many complaints
have been received by the Society for the Pre-
vention Of Cruelty to Children. Inspectors Of
the society visited tho Home. and. while report
ing that several improvements were needed.
they could find nothing to warrant their closing
children under months OF age had died there
between Jan. and May TO- Mrs. Ramscar says
Mr.. Elbridge T. Gerry, President the Socio-
ty for the Prevention Of Cruelty 70 Children.
Visited tho Home on Thursday. On entering the
hallway they found n very unpleasant odor.
which DR. James thought came from the kitchen.
one side Of the building on the flrst hoor. was
q dormitory thirty-hve fect long with ninctsen
90 to school. Thsy have nothing to DO ali day },
except play or sit around. ,rEo effort is made
t Sab teach m y Sta% Ihrs wasted f hire
creatures not likely to live long. the Doctor
said. Tho cellar was damp, I'll. door being
walls, 1t was Uttered with old hats, broken
barrels. and all manner, Of rubbish. The
and Sa eS ss ns 5
SlSsf 'oTss aS TYfR sp HONS .
Besides the COOK and laundress they have, a
scrub woman and nurse. Mr., Gerry said the
place was nothing more nor less than baby
the boarder IL a baby. and only 50 cents II the
principal food but meat is served once a day.
generally IN STEW.
The last circulargiyes the names Of the follow
ident. the Rev. G., W. samson. Baptist min
ister. and formerly Chaplain Of the House Of
Representatives; Vice President c; II. Nichols
East l24th. street ADVISORY Board-Tne Hon.
J. p. Joachimsen J. T Mcclure. Chas F. Rush-
Johnston. Thomas 7. Barr. y. S. King. ", D..
and the other Officers, ex.ohlcio: counse!ling
physicians. DR.. Aoxander MADDEN and DR.. John
and DIR. K. Reid The last circular says that
Mr.. Ramscar will use the Home this SUNNI. or
city will he cared for week or longer free OF
charge. The circular is headed, Special APP
Children" Mrs. Ramscar said She expected one
hundred children. The Rev. Mr.. samson and
MIR. Shrady have not visited the Home In q long
time. and Mr.. Mcclure was not aware that 1t
was now located in Mott Haven. No meeting
OF the Board seems to have been held since the
removal from l20th street