Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-05
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Either the Lancaster INTELLIGENCkR
has slandered most outrageously the poor
directors and officials of the county aims
house, or the other papers of that city are
guilty of gross negligence, of favOrisism or
Of overlooking . heinous crime, almost
akin to murder. The former paper some
time ago contained . long account of the
cruel treatment and neglect of an inmate
of the almshouse, backed up by the state
ment of the physicians, in which it was
charged that man named Frank Farrell
had been neglected both by tho physicians
of the hospital, and the officials, to such
an extent that his body was covered with
bed sores, and he was dying from
the effect of these sores, and that his
wife on going to the hospital found him in
this condition and had him removed
where he could get such treatment as
human beings deserve. Farrell died on
Thursday and the INTELLIGENCER says
Ibis death was due to the constant drain
upon the vital forces occasiOned by the
terrible bedsOres with which his body was
covered"
While the INLELLIGENCER.made these
other papers referred to them in any way,
0uu JuO VACl01S pau uO 0tG0utlOu " tu0us
The charges made are certainly definite
enough to demand an investigation, and if
true, as the public have every reason to
believe they must be from the silence with
which they are treated, the whole board
of poor directors, together with the officers
under them, should be punished most
human treatment of an inmate Of that
institution.
REUNION OF sINTEENEKs.
A Circular Letter to Soldiers Orphans Of tho
state.
C. Day Rudy, corresponding secretary
of the association known as the "Sixteen
ers," or soldiers orphans, has issued a
circular letter in which he extends GEN
eral invitation to all soldiers OrIhans of
Pennsylvania to attend the second annual
reunion in Harrisburg during August 16,
II and 1S, 1882. Mr.. Rudy states that
there are over 10000 "sixteeners" in the
sent as possible: Excursion tickets will be
mile, providing an order is obtained from
Major H. T. Spicer, Twenty-thira and
Parrish streets, Philadelphia. The hotel
rates have been reduced and all who at
tend will he made comfortable. The Sec
retary requests that all who expect to at
tend notify him in advance SO that proper
arrangements can be made for their ac-
cOmmOdatiOn.
Visit to tho Water Works.
Yesterday afternoon Mayor MacGOnisle
and the water committee paid an official
visit to the water works and made an in
spectiOn Of tho pumps, water-wheels, en-
giues, boilers, and other machinery. Tho
WOrthington steam pumps and the water
power pumps were found to be in good
condition, tho water pumps doing good
work when there is sufficient
head of water in the creek to
run them. Ono of the boilers in
the old set was found to be defective, and
an order was issued to the superintendent
to have it repaired. The flood gate in the
wall of the head-race that opens into tho
creek just below tho breast of the dam
was found to bo in such bad condition
that new one was deemed necessary to
replace it. An order for its construction
was given. Superintendent Halbach en-
tertained the committee with collation..
Tho Mission Picnic.
Notwithstanding the clouds of yester-
day morning nearly two huadred and fifty
scholars and teachers Of the Presbyterian