The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-02-05
The Pennsylvania Soldiers and Sailors
Home at Erie.

The Pennsylvania Soldiers and Sailors
Home at Erie
The home will be formally opened
February 22, 1856. Applicants for
admission must be eligible under the
terms of "An Act to provide for the
establishment and maintenance of a
Home for Disabled and INDECENT
Soldiers and Sailors of Pennsylvania"
approved June Sd, 1885, as follows:
Section 6. THAT the soldiers, sailors,
or marines, Who'll shall be entitled TO
admission in the Home, shall be those
only who at the time of their enlist
ment in the Army or Navy were citi-
zens of Pennsylvania, or served in
some Pennsylvania organization and
were honorably discharged from the
service of the United States, who are
in indigent circumstances and from
any disabilities mot received in any
illegal act) are unable TO support them
selves by manual labor, and who can
not gain admission in the Homes for
Soldiers and Sailors provided by the
Government of the United States
The accommo iations are limited to
about two hundred aud as this num-
Der agrees with the number of members
in the House of Representatives of
Pennsylvania (20D, ithas been decided,
as the most equitable plan of dstribu-
ton, that each Representative District
shall be entitled to admissions equal to
the number of its members in the
House.
Where vacancies remain in the
allotment TO Districts, for period Of
sixty days, the Trustees reserve the
right to fill such vacancies, by select
ing from applications on file from other
Districts, such as seem most needy and
meritorious Blank applications will
be furnished by the Secretary, and no
person will be admitted to the Home
until such application, duly executed aa
therein prescribed has been filed with
the Secretary and favorably acted upon
by the Trustees.
This application must show
lst. That the applicant was in the
service of the United States during
the Rebellion, as citizen of Pennsyl-
vania or, being a citizen of another
State, served in Pennsylvania organ
ization, and was honorably dischage |
therefrom.
2d. That he is in INDECENT circum-
stances and cannot support himself.
That he is free from any disease (the
result of his own misconduct), or that
would imperil the health and comfort
of the inmates.
Sd. That he has TO relatives able to
maintain him, legally liable for his
support.
The applicant must make oath to
the truth of his statement, end forward
it with his discharge, to the Secretary,
giving
lst His name, age, occupation,
place of birth, residence now and at
The time of enlistment, ard all the facts S
required for full personal or military
history.
I'd. He must agree to conduct him
self properly, and submit to the rules,
regulations and discipline of the Home;
and SO far a. his physical con dition
will permit, perform the necessary de-
tail work required for the care, clean
illness and comfort of the inmates.
The person so admitted will be en-
titled to all the benefits of the Home,
and be furnished with clothing, subsist-
ence, medical and surgical attendance,
and with whatever may be suitable
and necessary to promote his health
and contribute to his comfort, in ac-
cordance with the Rules and Regula-
tions. But he will be subject to be
dismissed by the Trustees for the fol-
lowing causes, viz:
lst. On being restored to the ability
to procure his own support.
I'd. For neglect to comply with the
terms of this agreement.
Sd. For gross immortality or insubor'
dnation.
1t is strongly eujoined upon all in.
terested in the admission of any one, ol
in the filling out and execution of the
application, that they thoroughly &C
quaint themselves with the condition
of the applicant, and be fully satisfied
that he is entitled to admission to this
Home. As above stated, our accom-.
modations are limited, and no enlarge
ment can be made until the Legislature
makes additional appropriations.
This Home being intended to pro
vide for ex-soldiers, sailors and ma
rines who have become disabled since
the war, no one eligible to the Nation
, al Homes can be admitted to thi.
Home, unless it be shown to the salts
faction of the Trustees that an appli
cant is in such condition as to requir,
immediate care, and that he cannot bt
received in the National Homes by
reason of their crowded condition.
No one now an inmate of Nation
al Home will be received, nor will any
one who has been an inmate of anothe
|, Soldiers and Sailors Home be accept
ed, unless the reasons given tor leaving
= such Home, be deemed sufficient b,
The Trustees,
The Commander of the Home can
, not receive or act upon applications
Each applicant must forward hi
papers to the Secretary for the acton
of the Trustees, when upon approval
he will receive an order for admission
and for transportation, which must b
presented at the Home within on
month after the date thereof
For blank applications or further in
formation, apply to
THos, j. STEWART, Secretary
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