Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-16

The report of the Minnesota hospitals for
insane for the fiscal year. ending November
80, 1881, were received by Coy. Hubbard yes
terday, being the fifteenth annual report of the
board of trustees and officers of the hospital
located at st. Peter, and the fourth annual re-
port of the second hospital, located at Roch-
ester.
The hospitals are at present differed as fol-
lows:
Board of TIustees-Hon. II. B. Strait, Shak-
opee, president; Hon. VIM. Schrimel, St.
Peter, secretary and treasurer; Hon. Burr
Denel, Rochester; Rev. ]. o. Cavallin, Moor
head; Hon. A. L. Sackett, st. Peter; Hon. E.
8. Brown, Saltwater; Hon. NJ. j. Daniels,
Rochester.
Resident officers, st. Peter-Cyrus K. Bart
lett, NJ. D., superintendent and physician;
John H. James, NJ. D., first assistant physi-
clan; W. A. Jones, NJ. D., second assistant
physician; George W. Dyer. steward.
Resident officers at R)chester-Jacob E.
Bowers, M. d., superintendent and physician;
William A. Vincent, M. D., acting assistant
physician; Rev. A. Fl. Kerr, steward.
ST. PETER HOSPITAL.
In their report with reference to the St.
Peter hospital, the trustees says: "The whole
number of patients present, December 1, 1880,
was 6l2. One hundred and seventy-two have
been admitted during the year, eighty-seven
have been discharged, eighty-nlne have been
transferred 10 The second hospital, and forty
three have died. There are now con
nected with the hospital 566, OF
which number twhnty-three are out on trial
visits and not recommended for legal discharge
at present. The daily average for the year
was 53S 32-7S.
The trustee thus refer to the fact that the
accommodations which were crowded through.
out the year. were temporarily relieved by the
erection of frame building and the lease of a
stone building in st. Peter. Protection
against fire has been greatly increased by the
erection of new water works operated by a
duplex Washington steam pump with ca
pacity of raising $50 gallons of water per
minute, discharging into a reservoir 1875 feet
above the ground floor, and holding 126, 00C
gallons of water, from which pipes extend to
all parts Of the hospital. A contract has been
entered into with Bohn & Co., to rebuild the
north wing, and portion is under roof.
THE SECOND HOSPITAL.
The new wing at this hospital intended for
female patients was completed at the begin
ming of last year, but there were no funds for
heating and furnishing. This difficulty was
overcome by loan from the state. and the
wing was completed and 81 patients were
Transferred to it from st. Peter.
A fire-proof boiler house with three steam
boilers, which will thoroughly heat the build
ing when completed according to the origin
plan.
well of large capacity has been sunk, a
duplex Worthington pump supplied, and a
reservoir holding $4,000 gallons of water
built on the bluff 100 feet above the ground
floor of the hospital, furnishing an abundant
supply of water for use and protection against
fire.
1--WE note with regret the resignation of the
Hon. L. Fletcher, member Of the board OF
trustees. His long service, great business Ca
pacity and clear judgment on matters pertain
ing to the interests of the hospital, will be
missed in our counsels."
RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS.
The report of the treasurer shows receipts