Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-30
THE INSANE ASYLUM.
Members of the Legislature, the Com.
mission and Invited Guests Visit
the Institution.
An Inspection of the Building and Pa
tients Satisfactory to ALI.
Music, Singing and Speeches Make
the Trip an Enjoyable Affair.

Shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday afte
noon both Houses of the Legislative A
|. sembly, the Governor and Secretary
the Territory, members of the Utah Cor
mission, and quite number of our pror
z inent citizens, in all about $50, assemble
at the Denver & Rio Grande depot
make a visit to the Territorial Insan
Asylum at Provo.
4 Receiver w. HI. Bancroft, of the D.
R. G. Western, had kindly placed trai
at the disposal of the Legislature an
! friends who wished to visit the Asylum
and just before the party entered tn
cars General Agramonte took an instar
taneous photograph of the entire party a
they stood on the platform. Mr.. Ban
croft accompanied the party and wa
ever jealous to add to the comfort of tn
guests while they were on the road Their
and return. No stops were made unit
the train reached Lehi, when the passen
gers were further augmented
Taking it as a whole the party was .
merry one, and many jests were made al
the expense of those present. Befor,
leaving the depot gentleman, who by
the way was not member" of the au
gust Assembly, suggested that 90 medi
cine chest" be taken along in case some
of the members should be taken "sick, D
it having been reported that in view Of
the Legislature making their visit, the
Honorable Mayor of Provo had ordered
all the ''drug stores" to be closed. This
evidently was jolly bit of sarcasm at
the expense of the Legislature, and as
the members were rendered the freedom
of the city," any that became Cover
powered by the bracing atmosphere and
city water could depend upon being
helped to the cars by the police force !;
but such precautions were not necessary,
and we have confidence in asserting that
under any circumstances our legislators
would have returned in all their august
sobriety.
At the Provo depot the train was met
by Mayor w. Fl. Dusenberry and mem
bers of the city council, and brass band
discoursed fine music while the visitors
alighted from the cars.
An address of welcome was made by
Mayor Dusenberry, which was as follows:
Gentlemen Of the Legislative Assembly and
accompanying Guests:
In behalf of the good people of this mu-
inequality, have great pleasure in extend
ing to you the freedom of the city. it the
uttering of that most cheering of ali senti-
ments to visitors
We are pleased to realize that for the first
time in the history of our Territory the ma
chinery of legislation is stopped; the duties
of the Executive suspended; the balances of
Justice unemployed; the ministerial depart
ments closed, and the wings of commerce
folded, for a season, that you, the honored
REPRESENTATIVES of these various depart
ments, may visit our little Garden City, and |
view the abode which you have SO graciously |
and humanely provided for the most unfor- |
tunate of our fellowship insane.
we bid you welcome to within all this |
broad expanse, from the mountains to the
sea; to the peace and sobriety which reigns
In our midst; to our conveyanoes which
await you, rude though they be-; to the hos
FATALITIES provided by our citizens at the
Asylum, and to our best endeavors to serve
you while you sojourn in our midst. Fellow
you are welcome.
Hon. E. A. Smith, President of the
Legislative Council, then responded in
behalf of the visitors:
In behalf of the Legislative Assembly and
.ther invited guests, thank you most cor
llally for this kind welcome. If, after visit
ng the Territorial Insane Asylum, we are
permitted to return, we shall be thrice graft
led. ''-'''-
Leaving the depot in 'busses and private
onveyances, headed by the brass band
nd marshalled by Sheriff J. w. Turner
nd James +. Dunn, the visitors were
AIKEN through the streets of Provo and
ut to the Asylum. In making the an
ouncement, Major Dusenberry stated
hat ample conveyances had been pro-
ided for the guests, and though the
treets were muddy, he could only prom
'e zone mud-hole'' proved to be t
continuous one from the depot to fine t
sylum.
The procession was in the neighbor-
GOD OF half a mile in length, and upon :,
ne arrival of the visitors at the Asylum t
he conveyances were dismissed and the Z
nests shown into the different depart t
ents OF this only public institution of p
he Territory. Everything in and about a
le Asylum was neat and clean, every- Ii
ing seemed to be in the right place, v
Id the legislators and visitors generally t
pressed themselves as highly pleased G
lth the management of the institution b
Id its surroundings. te
At the present time fifty-three patients. e.
'enty-seven males and twenty-six m
males, are confined in the ASYLUM. o.
any of whom have greatly improved tt
ice moving into the new quarters at e,
'Oyo. N
Ample preparations had been made by pr
;. w. Il. Pike, Superintendent of the III
'ylum, aided by the President of the M
ard of Directors, Judge Dusenberry, :.
d several lady friends of the institution. ST.
the entertainment of the honored eV
ests. Among the number was Mrs. slt
lie Druce-Pugsley, of Salt Lake, who ma
lg some beautiful songs for the guests ge
lie they were assembled in the chapel. Sc
ich is room that will seat over a ws
ndred people, located on the third tn
Or: Just after being RECALLED by the iol
lghtfui music 1t was announced that lrt
ch was ready, and in few moments +:
chapel was cleared and the music of su
ives and forks was the next entertain me
mt. The lunch was both profuse and XII
CANT and all were just hungry enough TIT
10 fuii justice to the tempting viands SEE
t formed the collation.. 81
ourlhg the progress of the repast the
tltution was being benefited in q on
ldsome manner by the presentation of tri'
organ by S: P. Teasdel, ESQ.,, of Salt
Re, and John N. Neels, Esq, of ST. H0
IN, kirkham & Co., of New York City.
which was received by DIR. Pike Will, Ho
prise and pleasure. etc
he institution was lighted at an early lik,
If in the evening by the beautiful in ha,
descent light, which is generated by gra
Brush dynamo, and at O'Clock, the Sal