New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-07
4 COLONY OF INSANE MEN.
THE FIRST PATTY SENT FROM WARDS ISLAND
| m T,Er rITY's FARM At IsLP.

THE FIRST PATTY SENT FROM WARDS ISLAND
10 THE crTYs FARM At IsrIP.
What was taken for party Of immigrants was car
r,ed nv the steamer Of the Department OF Charities
,asiy Yesterday morning 10 Long Island CITY, There
were about fifty IN the party, ell OF them mon. lug
steamer came from Wards Island. and inc Immigrants
xere the first party from the Insane Asylum VINO
were going to form the hrst colony OF inc ihssno vi
the big aero farm owned by the city st lsnp
nr A X Macdonald, who had charge OF the party,
Was assisted By Dr. Evarts and force OF fourteen ~
tsndants who were also 10 make their homo in mo
nav community. The unstcs gave me fofce OF ~
tendsnts no serious trouble, but required eareiui a.
tention Many Of them were foreign 30 tho ou's'oo
uorh. having lived in the city institutions on the
,,,nas sos years Tho noise and hustle At the rail-
rav station alarmed them and the party keps close
together A n IN fear OF the upoar until safely housed
in the special car which was to take them 70 ner
destination.
wh,p the train rolled out Of the station into The
broad ercen fields tho passengers ofShe car gave ther
attention to the scenes that fitted before their eyes
The insane men msde no violent domonstrsuons'
rn.,r ewes LIGHTED UP nj the pictures which whired be-
Tor. them They oltly pressed their heads TO mo
windows and chuckiod like children. One OLD man
with thin grirxly locks tried 10 count The yellow
dandel.ons sprinkled In tho grass, and whispered p
his companion that no would MI bag with Aem and
srow rich Tho old man, whose nano ~ss 'ohh d.
sayium IN 1850, and for thirty three years had not
No., ont In the folds The beds Of Wild vtoie1 and
the orchards decorated with srpss blossoms were
sources Of great delight TO them
rhs patients selected for the farm wore those OF
.saay habits who wers 10 get the buidIng ready Tor
the remainder of the colohists. They vcrc mon who
hsd boen employed in tho asylum In various occups
fiona Many OF them have no friends or cis
,iyss when this community has begun work nearly
AN tho Simpler employ monts viii bs represented there
Three groups Of buildings now nearly hnishod Tor
the ooonists and within another month Wards Island
win bo relieved Of 300 Of tho patients who arc crowded
within the walls there. when they had Arrived a.
The farm all was In confusion for time. Tho stores
haa fust arrived and the warehouse hooked lko
country store with its variety Of articles. Tho men
were divided up IN groups 70 hoip the baker and the
butcher 10 unpaek and clean the dishes and to get The
lodging rooms IN order. vhls doscn mon with rakes
began at once TO gather up tbs rubbish around mo
bui,diuez -four barrel wss turned into temporary
tn.aalnr trough, and by the timo the meat and pc,
,stsS were ready Of brown loaves OF bread bad
FERN taken from the oven. Nimin Two noufs sites
their arrival the coonists se their INST dinner on 'ne
Or Macdonald win MAKO his general hesdquartess
n. IsiIp Next week smother bot OF patients VIII JON
thoss who were sent yesterday This method OF cat
nxnerienee IN Europe. IL is believed that the trial.
,nart mt only will DO found less expensive, put VIII
ys crater scope and freedom TO tho patients and 90
away with many Of the customary asylum resuan''