The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-08
WEST TENNESSEE ASYLUM
THE COMMISSIONERS TOUR OF
INSPECTION.
A Large Amount Of Valuable H.
formation ObtAined-The Va
riOus Points Visited.

f- wnsvilie O.. j. SG,e5 and Bee
/ Mr.. A. W. Brockway Of this CITY, WI o
together with J. +. Goodwin and Aus
tin Miller, Compose tie West Tepnes.
| see Insfns Asylum Commission, re.
turte1 on Thursday of lat week from
4 personal Inspection Of several simili !
institutions in this Ststs, North Caro-
lima, Alabama and Mississippi. The
commissioners, accompanied by Gov.
Bate, Architect McD0nsli OF Louie-
vile and DR.. ]. Il. JoaeF, mecical SUI
perintendent, first visited Knoxville.
near which place is located the East
Tennessee Asylum. Here they found
asplendid institution, Just completed,
situated st ths romantic LYONS View,
and considering the small cost, per
haps the fnest one they saw during
their trip.
DR.. Ca npbell, the superintendent,
who Is most please mt and accomp-
lished gentleman, and his able CORPS
OF assittsnts, showed the Commission
ers every II tentlon, aud gave them
valuable information, and entertained
the Cove nor and the Commissioners,
and also large number Of eminent
citizens who went out with them from
the city, in the most elegant and Lo:-
pitable manner. Not only the officers
Ct the asylum but the cit re s gener.
ally, and notably Dol. DickiI ia and
Col. Perez, Cf the FiItt National
Bank, 6x'ended a mot cordial well
como, and the Commissioners brought
away the most favorable impressions
of KnoxvilIe's hospitality, enterprise,
Wonderful growth and bright future.
The Governor retunipg ID Nashville,
the rist of the patty proceeded 10
Morgart1wn, N. O., where tha Wet
era North Caro- ina Insane Aeyl IL
loCa' ed. This institution is a large fnd
expensive one. a-d 90 ltairs over 500
patients, and c)Rt over 100000. DR..
Murphy, the superintendent, who
thoroughly understands the conduct
and Management Of such Institutions
and his polite assistants treated tie
con IN IS ontrs baud3omtly, lodging
them in the building, giving them all
the information IN their power, fur
Dishing hac S for delightful drives,
and even furnished the fplrkling
Catawba which exhi'aIa es but does
not inebriste. (0i course the commits
sloners declined wi thanks th9 last. J
Fiom here the comm ssioneIs visited
Salisbury, N. O ; Atlanta, Ga; Bifm-
inghsm and Tuicalcoss, Aa, fnd
Meridian, Miis At Tuscaloosa they
found The largest and most complete
institution in TIER eut'Te TIP IL is
presided over by DR. Bryce, who has
held the position twenty mine wears,
and who is one ( the highest aul hori-
tiss on questions OF insanity in the
country, He has zoo pa iea,s under
his control, and, though some tf the
most violent, they are all managed
without any phyeical restraint. Here
u commissioners also met DR.. Gray
OF Uica, N. Y, one of the most
eminent insanity experts in the
United S:ates,a1d who, by the way, was
prominently c. nnece ed with the in.
WIS ipa,ion OF the insanity OF Guiteau.
Leaving Tuscalo1ss, where they were
shown every cour ETY., they visited
he East Mississippi Asylum at Msri-
dian, where they found en- Institution
incomplete on acColft OF inadequate
legislative appropriation, but man
aged 10y gentlemen who are fully com
pttent, and who treated the tommis-
sioue s with marked attention. DR..
Rice, the pre- idibg officer, will be
pleasantly remembered fJr his Bi.d.
meas and hospitality.
Thence, tho Commits oneIs returned
home, after having Travelled nearly
20C0 miles AID gathering q large
amount Of information that will bet er
prepare them for The discharge Of their
duties in the cen ,eption, bulldog and
comp lstion Of en- irsire asylum for
West Tennessee, tba: will meet 81 the
requiem ents OF the case and Il fl ,ct
credit, net only upon the Stale, but
upon Gov. Bate Tor his sagaci and
judgment in the detection Of three
Commissioners who are doing their
wo'k y thoroughly. aud so faithfully.
Toe COMMISSIONERS will meet next
Monday at Nashville in The Governors
oilice, to sdcp. fanl plans for The coa-
struCtion Of the asylum, which will be
10 tbs Gov,rnor for ap-
ploval rs required hy law, after which
work on the buildings will be com.
menCed at Cnce.