Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-06-06
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w. Bf,'o---I notice in q recent news
paper issue g this state an editorial article
entitled a Less1n for Vermont. - 10 refer
euce 90 the late casualty At Moutreal. in
the Earning Il the League Pointe luuatic
asylum sui rs g half huuire,i hves-
asserting tia; The managers q or nee
insane asy ium At WaieFbury are arranging
Tor = similar catastrophe there. aiding
that 'n is O. Be q big building. like that At
Tongue Ppinte though Is y generally re
cozniEei that the mo~t humane A. vel a.
the safest method q housing ani caring
for thess 1ufortupates IS the plan Of form
ing COLONIES ia cottages and detached buili
iugs ami finally that 1T is heated 10 a
cluutry yIllsge which has Do adequate sup
ply q sater for prot--tiou against fire
! think this very weeping condemnation
uouA hardly have been made Il the writer
hsi sen the plans which have t-een aiop;
/ Il for Vermont. and hsd compared them
| Nth the Canadian institution The latter
| vas vast sold structure. -1mpactiy A.
I ranged and four stories hirh. With capaei-
Z IS for l%u patients instead q 81 Il vas
nos provided With those safeguards q con
I struction that teud g. che,-k the progress e
a fire. a. the wings sere in direct j1xtap1
I siii1u With each ether. AMI hal ~ interior
safety doors that might te ci1-ssi a. certain
points. 10 vas. moreover. 81 fsr out q
town that the city fire department how.
ever ethcieut, coui not reach IL IN time -
Do effective Eork before the " b1le bgiliing
wss involved
les II
ments DIS g seem % me the new STATE asy-
lum has fallen. No parts q the builiing.
are ulre than three stores in height ani
thes= are the parts that wiii u os7cupie-i by
the officers and mo-t intelligent class Il "a
ti-uts " b. IN event e any such calamity
would t- m1-t able to help themselves
These wing, to-. are SEPARATE from the
central aiIninIstratS1n bail1iug-save oaly
a one story cuuu-ctlng corridor-by q space
u ~ let AMI the sings 10 EXTENSION frum
the~=. flr the excited AMI chrome insane, 49,
the more helpless classes have only con
u-rts1u anj communicated sith them Al
one csrurr. - that with any ordinary f.
e.liiIe- for stopping IRE. Il cluli hardly
.presd beyond that section In which il
might originate and. moreover. the - incs
for the latter classes are . h hot two SO
ries In height.
Again, the cTticism upon the plan A. re-
sf-rts the most humane A. well a. the
safest arrangement . unWsrrAntei and
unsupported ty facts The most humane
method q that which gives the most con.
forts 70 the inmates There l. great mis-
apprehension involved in the term cot
taE~s Iu connection Nth provision for the
insane The New Engiand idea q = COT
iAge Z. vastly different from the stately SEA
side villa % the - called detained buildinR,
for the insane. According % the cottage O
colony plan q Al asylum These struct
ures are simply detached wings. capable Of
giving sc,J'nmo.tation 70 - ~ 100 patients
each. As many - are provided for in si
Their one u the sections or Wiugs Of Ii.
plan proposed for Waterbury For an e1
ample u the cottage plan | NAV il
stance that Al ksnkakee. Ill with provis
iJn for lou patients, bot With a csntra
cJnEr egate establishment e. q nucleus. Of
CAPACITY above that adOpsed At WAt-rbur,
viz, 3sn patients and 90 q very similar
pan the balance Of aecommoiation bein.
10 s=parate buiiiIngs with capacity varying
from . l5J patients Il uill thus l.
seen that D. step hs. been ut in the pre-
=ut plan. a. % c0uh ~ indefinitely %
creased by detached builiings ike th1se q
Aankakee ~catt-rei over the large eat.
l-a' 70 AAT AAu-+Te- nave very "a EaFNN
cur-i
40 the of4Bllu q the writer. the trustee
Il The n=s institution are . h. c,lngrztu
iat-d upon the plan they have sdoptei. a
comoining the safety and Advantage d ID.
80 caii-i cottage plan. by the eifectual sep
aratiJu u IT. divisions and At the AN
b tame s--grIng it. most e,r1n1nIcal running
"a having facilities for service from q cen
trai point in \ northern climate rovers,
cymmu uIcaiI1us t--cone a n=cessity sep
: arAt= heating a0i culinary arrangement
+ Tor earh Ning canuot be provided With
oct greater co.t. and cannot t-e mAintaine.
{ ~itEogt increased sIp-n-= By the plA
Aiopt-'i, a central system Of heating and
central kitchen ~iH be prA-ti,abl-. th
{ basement story u the wings aud cJunecs
Ing corrttor> serving for the iassage o
Z heating pip and tramSAy Tor delivery @
{ f''si - remote sections As respects tn
: Sater supply / am informed that yer, AT
I isfart''ry arrangements have been -nter-
u into With the oJmpauy supplying the Vi
r axe q Waterbury. and that the suppl,
4; hicn Is from springs. 4 collected by .yrz,
% iiy IA a reservoir high above the town. az
b that The PIP arr constantly under effect
Z i've pressure Tor hr- p1rp1--s This much
Mr.. Eiitnr / have teen moved o. sAy b
y Nay u correctrpa Of the article quoted .
r tie t--gInuIuE J DEaPEE
g Era;tivLlro. June 3. Is4J