Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-02-01
IDAH0'S INSANE ASYLUM,
1T Is THE HANDSOMEST STRUC.
TURE in THE TERRITORY,

1850, aou completed the 10th oil
January, 1885, being Eleven Days
Ahead Of the Time Specified.
BLACKFooT, Idaho, Jan. rs.
To THE ED IToR OF THE TINES:
Knowing that the WooD RIVER
TIMES is the most reliable paper, and
its circulation the largest in the Terri.
tory, will give to your readers q
thorough, as we'll as true statemer,
about the erection of Idaho's Insane
Asylsm, which is situated at Black.
foot. Idaho, no doubt, has grea,
many handsome buildings, but this
building double-di any other
structure ever erected in Idaho.
The building is S4.6xsS feet, there
being two wings with a center of &c
feet, forming court in the rear, max.
ing it p very convenient building for
the escape of patients in case of q
confiagration, it being only IL feet
from the first story to the ground. In
fact, in case of fire, the patients who
occupy rooms in the third story can
escape as easily as though they were
on the first floor.
There il a furnace room in the hasa
ment for heating the building through.
out. The furnace-room is 16x25 G.
and the fuel-room is 25x15.6. The
kitchen, in the basement, which i:
situated on the north side, is 53.6s
25.6, and double dumb waiter from
the kitchen carries up meals to each
and every floor. There is fine pan.
try in the kitchen, as we'll as sinks
cupboards, etc. The meat-room
which joins the kitchen on the south
between wings, is 27x15 feet, which
will be found to be very convenient
for those employed in the culinary de-
partment.
FIRST FLOOR.
There are two entrances from the
front porch and steps between side
wings, to first floor. On entering the
hall to the left, the first room is tn,
reception room-25. 6x19-with slid
ing doors into the dining-room, which
is 40x21 feet. Attached to the din
ing room is a serving-room, 25.6x24
feet, which is fitted up with a pantry
china closet and dumb waiter from
the kitchen, all of which was de
scribed above, as situated on the nortl
wing. The first room from the en-
trance into the hall from the right i
the Directors room, 25.6x1S, wit
sliding doors into visitors sitting
room, which is 21x31.6. From thi
room one goes into the passage, O
hallway, into the consultation room
which is 21x20.6 feet. Further dow
the hall-east-the-e are two ply
sicians' rooms, one 14x11, tie othe
14xl4. Between wings, on front en-
trance, is the doctors study, 1916
14.6, with dispensary 14.6x15.6
There are two main stairways to sec
ond story. In the north passage en-
trance there are two storerooms, on
21x15, and the other 15.6x1S feet.
SECOND STORY.
The second story is divided int
two wards for patients. At the hea'
of the stairs we find a passage leading
to the left, which brings one to tn
door of the first ward, which is in tn
north wing. On opening the door W
find a corridor running the who'll
length of ths building, which is 81
feet wide, with rooms on each side a
follows; Attendance room, servin,
room, and eight patierts' rooms, wit
entrance from the same into the con
valesceEt sitting-room, 27.6x29, whic
opens out onto the front porch roo
In the passage there is door open
ing onto the roof of the metallic roo
storeroom. There are two bathroom
fitted up for baths, which are also use
rs washrooms. A water-closet is ais
in the Mushroom. From the first war,
there is passage leading north t
the door of the second ward.
| In this ward we also find corridc
the whole length of the building, a
we'll as nine patients rooms and on
attendants room, with door into con
valescent sitting room. There is a
we'll a linen closet-room under til
third story stairs. The attendant
room is so situated in this ward as t