Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-27
Report Of the Committee After a 'isito'
Inspection.

: the ere CtiOn OF ddditlOnal buildings u
the asylum. These buildings are nov
completed and occupied by the female
patients. The new additions are di
vided in three buildings, snc
each of tn, So subdivided into
three wards, known ana
designated as ward A, b and c, each
, of which has "A capacity of c,mforta-
bly, accommodating twenty-five pa
tients. The beating apparatus Is not
rs good rs it should be. The contractor
calculated that the square foot of radi-
ators was sufficient o heat two hun
dreu cubic feet when in the Northern
states one square foot is calculated Ia
hvat siXty-tive cubic feet. However,
the present number OF square feet Will
be dou bled for next winter, which VIII
make all of the apartments US com
Portable as could be desired, but com.
pare the present healing system with
that in vogue during the session of the
Seventeenth legislature, where the
members of that body, as well AS the
| word at large, were greeted
every morning with the news that
one OF the poor unfortunate lunatics
! had frozen to death wi'hn the walls
| of the insane asylum of Texas com
pare the present condition of the asy-
| lum with that of only three years ago,
and what "a comfortable contrast at
present. The buildings are all heated
with steam, which makes the wards
entirely comfortable throughout, eX-
cept III eXtr, me cold weather, while
heretofore only one stove TO each ward
was provided for upwards Of fifty pa.
TENTS, who were crouching and tight.
ing around the stove like 80 many
beasts. The old building has been rem.
Ovated from end to end and from bot.
tom To top, and the juIicious expendi-
ture of the appropriation made by the
regular session of the Eighteenth
legislature has made this
old building to become even credit
to the state. Formerly there were no
lights in this building except the Ian
terms of the attendants, while under
the present efficient management gas
has been placed in all the halls and
just above each door in all the rooms,
IN order that attentions may be shown
the poor uufortunates at night as well
AS in The day. 1t was noticeable fact
that the sanitary condition of the
wards, the sewers, the water pipes,
bedding, dining-roOms, and, in fact,
everything was in better condition
than any member of your committee
ever saw before. In inspecting tn.
north building we found il undergo.
ing repairs, which of course made 1t
appear M rather bad condition, but
everything was in fir.t-class condition,
so Tar Us WAS possible under the cir
cumstances. The steam laundry
Is very great saving TO the institu-
ton. The kitchen is well presided
over 10y good cooks, with the greatest
sufiiciency of good and wholesome
food, and cleanliness that is com
uendable. For the benefit of those
who might imagine the patients were
not properly fed, the following bills of
fare We're taken at random from Assist
ant Superintendent Owens daily rec.
ord book, in which he keeps an ac.
count OF everything that is cooked for
the patients:
Break fast, January II, 1884 -Stewed
beef, beef steak, coffee. grits, hot rolls
| and molasses.
Dinner, January IL, lSs4-Turnips
and roast beef, stewed beef. rice. corn
bread, wheat bread and apple pies
supper, January IL, 1854 Hot rolls.
butter, stewed apples and tea.
VIII one dare say that this fare IL
not good enough for any one? We
think not.
Since the completion of the new
buildings, there have been admitted
INTO the asylum an average of fortv
patients per month, or total of somt.
tning less than 10 within the last fur
months. There have been DISCHARGED
oy order OF the asylum board abonf
twenty patients, who were apparently
iuily restored. The board il couposad
OF Tie Hon. Stephen II. Darden. pre.i.
Hehi Rey. y. T.. Goodwin, General
~ u. Sh' ~, Colonel G.. f.. DibbreJI |
ana captain W. NJ. Wilson.
IN considering the application for
admission into the asylum, the sun.r.
lntendent has governed hi. action ok.
ciusiVely by article ~ of cliaptcr of |
me revised civil statutes, which road. |
as ioiiows: IF application be made |
lor 1ile admission OF more patients than
cai I've accommodated in the nsvlu,u
preference shall be given in All in'
Stances To public patients over nr,yata
patients, ana OF the former clnss no
eases OF less than one years duration
V,ei chronic cases, and TO INDECENT mn.
a.n's over others possessed OF nrnn.
oitS' mus 1t will be seen that tho
supeilhtehdent, in order that each
oouhty OF the state may be fairly ran.
asseiteo, mas TO use great deal of ait.
os,etioil, ana from careful inspection
VI sne hs yum books and records yonr
.oni,i'ittee are of the opinion TINT Dr
nentoii has done his whole dwtv 49,
enhancement according to the law
20 r. einilg the institution over wbich
A. n company with DIR. Denton md
10, Aigier' the supervisor. your com.
h,i ttee visited all the wards of an the
tha f aisg' nhdlng in the new buildine
W. io,Io ing number of patients,
, wa,u "a, east wing, %; ward A. west
y ny, -; ward Il, west wing, %. ward
d. "esl wing, Is; ward b, east VIM
r ~aIu =, east wing, g; ward u f,
,,'n. .n wing, "a; ward G, north wing 81.
" aia q, north wing. %. There ara
w. m'' o. females: First ward, old buiId'
.b55rd second ward, old building. 10.
ire nal, mafI; ola building, so. There !,
"a. sanns flrst ward, north buildlnD
bird ward, north building. "a. =
I'baso maio' north building. 5O
9 hom, are al the males. 10 If :.
# The " "id Goiored. In the basement :,
.nato oiu building are the colored =
,alient1 "nere There are twenty-five e
he nav h,, nus IL VIII be seen that in
a a,,a naw buildings there are acconmo' :.
nd about t aoout twenty more patients. :
G,,,, ao9u. as many more can he no, !,
rowdin~ a'i IN u The other buildings by .
q n bsro .neln 'is they always have I,
-onld hie.o'o'e, but this humber 4,
MATES in ~. apont one third of the v