Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-30
AGB SERENE.
Everything Quiet at San Rafael-The Or
phan's Food.

| Everything Quiet at San Rafael-The Or
phan's Food.
lcopyrigd, 1ss By iie California 4ssociatci Press
SAN FRAHcIsco, May 29th.- Secretary
Maslin of the State Board of Examiners
failed to materialize at ST Yincent's Or
phan Asylum today. The excitement con.
sequent on the investigation had seemingly
passed, and every thing about the place pre-
sented its normal aspect. The classes were
resumed meals were served as usual. and
! the spirits of the most turbulent boys had
seemingly subsided, and they had fallen
back into their natural groove
The testimony of the boys in regard to
the food furnished-both as to QUANTITY
and quality-has been subjected to a severe
criticism by many people whose positions
enable them to know the true state of
affairs. Your correspondent, in company
with Father Scanlan (who has charge of
the asylum at present), visited the market
OF W. N. Anderson, who supplies the in
stitution with meats. Mr.. Anderson gra-
ciously allowed an inspection of his ac.
count with the asylum TO be made. 1t was
found that for the six months ending Nav
lst, 37,26l pounds of fresh beef and NUT
ton had been supplied to the institution.
which fact-without taking into considera-
ton the limited use of meat during the
Lenten season-shows an average use of
about E5e0 pounds per week. or about go
pounds per day, Friday being excluded.
Father Scanlan stated that groceries and
other provisions are bought wholesale in
San francisco, and were always of good
quality. The charge that boys never had
any warm meals he classes as absurd, as
there are always number of bows detailed
as walters and it takes but a very short
time for boys to file into the dining-rooms
and have their meals served 10 them.
The statement of the cook that only $50
pounds OF meat was cooked daily, is re-
tuted by the statement of Mr. Anderson,
whose accounts show that over $50
pounds are used daily. The BOYS who
were examined were, to great extent, at a
loss to rightly express themselves. Some
OF them-as their testimony proves-very
seldom have any intercourse with persons
not directly connected with the asylum,
consequently they are very timid. and
should any leading questions be asked, are
as likely to answer yes as no.
Father Seaman also desired to reflIte the
statement that was published in morning
paper, that the Sisters occupied the same
apartments with small boys. They have
section of the building assigned to them,
and their principal work is to generally
supervise the domestic arrangements. in
the way of repairing clothes, bedding. etc.
w - LIZ SiSNOio SLEGSSu III tSdtIiU2
school, and two more have charge of the
boys IN the kitchen and dining-room The
others attend to the dormirofies.
DIR. w. J. Wickman, the physician at the
Asylum, stated to-day that the health of
the inmates of the Asylum has always been
very good. The boy Gately, who claimed
to have been struck on the foot with q club
in the hands of Whelan, the teacher. could
not be relied upon in his statement, as
about six months ago an abscess had
formed on his leg. and it had to be lanced.
At that time it was understood that the
boy had been so afflicted when he first
came to the Asylum.
Whelen, the teacher, was met here yes
terday evening. He declined to make
statement. He said the boys statements,
as published, could not be relied upon. He
said that when the investigation was con-
cluded he might make statement, but as
he had resigned his position he did not
care to express himself at present. He left
town late last evening, presumably for San
Francisco.