New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-07
THE CARE OF THE INSANE.

a BILL WHICH OUGHT NOT TO FAIL--WHAT OBJ
CAR CRAIG SAYS ABOUT IT,
Albany, Mar 6.-The bill which provides for STATE
care of tho insane has been reported for cons
alteration in tho Senate and reported favorably in
the Assembly. Those who have the best interests
of te State at heart earnestly desire to sec IL become
o law. II Is opposed By some Of the coun'y'aSylun
people on grounds by no means DISTINGUISHED e@''
ing thsse persons tho measure may be said to COM
mand the support of everybody in the state VINO tks
any interest IN philan throplc questions oscar Cras'
president OF tho State Board of Charities, last year
served a chairman Of the Committee on the lhsan
Of that Board In the performance Of MS Official DUTY
he visited fhs county and State asylums and msio
o thorough investigation Of the relative conoiuon OF
the insane under county and state care The result
which no arrived at was cogentay set forth In tne
address recsnty made by him before the senate
Committee having the bill in question In charge III
the course OF M address he said!
What Is the State of NewYori with Us SIX ~ S
OF Inhabitants and It's large number OF insane % t T
the LegsIsus is to grant isgssSBH osd OF CHARITIES
for another class OF counties, third CLASS % snd
are to keep their insane without any ~ ststs
insttutionsi say the only philosophical and Eanonal
method Is to put them all under STATE care Shs ~
localities This bill provides now IN the stS way ear 1e
most inexpensive for inmedate return 70 sTiu for
instance might be an annex to the Utica STATE Asyiun
for TIE Insane. IT might DO us ior y bpTro
nlie Soo - b"y land snd erect buildings for new
county asylum but as yet no lana has peen pouSu
seno,nt Yon tsRe out Oneida ard Erie Counties, ana
the aggregate cost OF the buildings In me exempna
counties Is ms gnifSsnt compared win inc erea'
consideration OF providing the best care @ tns cnmntS
superintendcnts presented 10 the report or the
IND Committee Of Insane of our boSr. Stnoutsh
out four time: the s'ms nS q The Sa i' cost Of the
h,lidrgs exclusive Of Oneida and Erie Couh'los 70
nniy few thousand dollars, palry sum- ~ shouIa
be added that these county MS arc po.o,Snses and
yn6nr ia same MANAGEMENT, and that IN nearly
eyery oass the buildings, ~ the insane are withoraWh
ear be used for the paupers without obs " INC
Mr. Craig then called the attention of the committee
40 the fact that In some of the counties portion OF
the acute insane are kept in the county asylum ms
Is q terrible evil he cOntended, since specialists
all admit that II you take insane person within
tvo or three months Of the inception OF his insanity
the chances OF recovery are many ioid more tneh
Jon take him after year or tWo ano 1,, poT n
stScra,ion 81 Ire authorities OF the non exemptch
countles: "The exempted counties send tneir worst
cases 70 the state asylHms but keep her oost ssNe
state care which the nexempt counties pay "ith WIFI
out any CORES pondIng benefit In opposing uns oin
the superintendents Of the une4snpssS9 nsss out
~ md Are and srorching their fingers without 70,
esiytng any benefit from the roasting OF the nutS
Tho State Board Of Charities nss p bc0o manner
snsans could be better and economic ally secured
In fnsti.u,tons controlled and managed by ae stSIe
than II institution SSdS godd 40 rsaons % which
led the BOARD 10 arrive At this coneIusloh anSSe
rrssrns bas. already been presented in he columns
q TBS svn The bill =. 9"Sas s 20 .9ssp Sss rs isnre
,ronid he a grave rejection upon the philanthropy
ana public spirit of this great State