New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-08
THE TONGUE POINTE DISASTER.
A PITIFCL SCENE ABOUT THE ASYLUM
RUINS.
MANIACS HOUSED IL sTABLEs-ANOTHER BL\zl
STARTS II THE LAUNDRY -E>TI-


Loncnc pointc QUE MAY 7.-rhc laundry Of the
insane asylum which destroyed Icy IRE Se>'er'
day took fire again to-day. one hundred patients
were housed in the laundry during the night b"' were
being removed when the fire broke ont ana were all
got safely on the outside. The flames were then eA-
tingushcd
The corrcs pondcnt of the Associated Press had an
interview with Sister ThcrcSc de Jesus the superior
Of the asylum. thi, morning. She /, "A remarkably
clear headed woman and although At the time % The
disaster shc confined 10 sick bed IN the IN
Urinary, she has far recovered that she hao taken
the direction Of affairs in her own hands. Win h"'o-
quarters Of the ST. lsadorc Convent. near the ahk OF
81 Lawrence Just below where the asylum stood Shc
placed the los, Of life at certainly twenty ana pos
sibly fifty. She expressed her determination 10 IL
build the Institution at once.
DIR. Duquctte. Government Medical Inspector places
the loss If life at AZ least sixty ON being asked his
opinion as "a the present system OF placing uh"'l''
under the Of the sisters, he replied that lie Wa
strongly opposed to such plan, and would ASK Inc
Government to place durable, and furious iuha'lc' III
"a small Institution where they ccnld have Nhllrd
treatment 10y stan Of specialists. The Harmless III
sane could, he said be placed TO greater advantage
under the of the sisters.
At the ruins Of the asylum nothing but heaps oil
smoking bricks and mortar could bc seen. y" Ne''lIe
of the dead can be- traced. In the rear OF the aN "m
are stables. where about 100 men patents were
chartered last night under the supervision OF ih"
sister, and four Montreal policemen. The scene l.
not one Ia be- easily described. Lying on hcip' Z"
straw >ichly and feeble luuatc> were to be seen
moaning. sbhcrnc. shricking twisting and jumping.
There were more sturdy one, oh Tire floor around
them. IT made -ludd"r To- pa down between
the two large hay m0Ws iu which VT" c"hhi'H ii'
worst cases fierce wa the expression on tl"-r
ccuuicnaucc,. II wa, remarkable u Soc the cool
ness with which the sisters -oohcd the r'ine
....t "A t., fl, 4 T. al
tie sick. In the laundry there had been confined
100 patients, mostly quiet persons whose ad h@'
been taken advautac" Of IN putt.ug things ~ shai"
At the door the laundry john p'Rourhe. HIS
man worked with the greatest hcrDl>m, and with The
aid Of hi- brother Jane and William Higgins saved
twelve women from the furious ward when all hope
Of being able 10 snatch them from the names haH
been abandoned hy other spectators. Mr.. oEou.h,
give the name, of four Who were burned 10 death
Mrs. Kcy. IF Montreal Mr.. Williams. of Halifax. a
Montreal woman known as Bridget. who's ,urnam"
Wac either Malone Naipucy AID = Mis- Lct0urnas,
Of Nai-oneuyc or llochi'-a.
one Of the attendant, -ad that seven lay nun /
who dir WORK about the Institution persisted ln the
fame.
The los, financially IS placed q, high ., :i.5oo.ooo, ,
Insurance, -:.noOoo. placed with the Royal Of EuE
land. which u ia, -ublct a- amount T. eighteen
other Canadian and American 'ompii"-.
IL j. set merely matter Of speculation o. io th"
exact uumncr 81 dead. ,i fire general opinion - tsu
u cannot bee fewer th,u Loo. ard p~rlnp, nearly
double that amount. The orly uarr- of tho d'.td
nuii- that ,iu ir procured up 20 tbs time nrc tis
two sister Gravel ~i.f"r Iout"lucr. -lsix Lumiu~.
sister Victoria N,N,ho. aud >.-,rr Iilnlrs ~ tl,.
sacred Heart Convent. Ti" lltr.r WAS o. patient lI
N" violent ward. While much -'muafl, b, fcl' and
oppressed for Tie sister. tn,i. m thYd, ~ aiu!l.
mont allowed them 800 for c,,h patient aud ,r
ar. rf"vdct viii ,.,onl ,n.,."- tr ,. 90, i''
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