Daily Republican., 1890-05-08
THE ASYLUM HORROR.
CONFLICTING REPORTS AS
TO LOSS OF LIFE.
,.,,.,, I, Exceeds Io0-Tivo sisteIs In
Charge Known to Have Perishcd.
Determined 10
Rebuild.

,nsorr FONT, P. O., May THE
,,J,ur, known TO have perished IN
's,',5.vs fire are ; Slater B0ulhillier,
sa., @ Cilteit, Louis Gravel. Marie Gravel
ydyc.orla MeN.cholas.
M r,peraily expected that the num-
~ INES lost iu tho women's furious
Il ,uarm wards will reach go. The
,,,, rlu,t tia, AZ female patients have
.s.b,d Although they ansouncs their
,,,I,b,t none of the male patients per-
ttJ DR., puquelte, the Government
ialun ln,p ctor, expressed his nrm bo-
Nj M, ,eyersl men met their death 10
d, tam,s, lie believes that although
u mile patient may have been clear
|. a., Of lie wards. some OF them, In
I, r.,huess Of insanity. went back and
ri.h,i, There are about 100 unaccoun-
for.
n Ind an Interview with Slater
|kwse ie Jesus, tho Supsrioress Of the
|u,lup, this morning. Bhe Is . 10
sutabIy clear-headed woman, and al.
Agurh 1t tic time Of the disaster she
AZ sOuantd to a sic1 bed In tho In.
t,u,ry, she bsh 80 far recovered that she
M,sea tie direction oi AGairs In her
uah.nd', with headquarters at the ST.
IAae Convent. near the bank OF st
Lawrence, lust below where the Asylum
N,o,, she places the loss OF life NJ Ger.
wsly 10 md possibly 20. She expressed
hv its,Mi1aol 10 al once rebuild the
,u,yMtloA On NE most approved scieDtiac
plsn,, boil IS regards tho treatment oi
plitnn nd with q view to preventing
MAEl possibility Of the recurrence oi
yHetlu's horror.
D., Daquclic, Government Medical In
lpssloi, was next seen. lie places the
las oi ife Ct ii least 90. On beiuz ask
I'd ta opinion as t, the prescnt system
Of placing luna,!cs under tho care OF
The S,isr', he replied that lie waa
.'ropg'y tps osel 10 such q plan, and
would SEX ibc Goycrnmei to lac cur
.bles anil furious lunatics IN q sniall In
GllullOn where they could have skilled
Treatment By htail OF specialists. The
lirmless iusane could, he said, TO placed
bgtate. advantage under the care Of
tas sl,iefs. ...
The runs Of the asylum were next
vslel. Nothing but heaps OF sniosing
brick and mortar could be teen. No
'aiae Of the dead can be traced. In
ln,rear Of the asylum are stables, where
lbul 100 men patients were Qusrtered
hil night under the supervisloi OF tho
seirs aud four Montreal policemen.
Tie scene is lot one to be easily de-
lrtei and surely not to be cssily for.
gelttn. Lying on heaps OF straw tickly
nd lteble lunstics were to be seen,
ro,nlng, gibberiug, th,ieklng, twisting
iid Jumping. 1hero were more sturdy
ones Oh Tie floor around them. 1t made
sas shudder TO pass down between til,
Two large hay IN, ws In which were con
ihel the worst cases, so fierce WAS tn
Dnptess'on on their countenances |
was remarkable 10 see Tho GOODNESS witt
which tho good Sisters soothed th,
kMlng, cheered the depressed and min
sed TO the wants OF the sick.
Mloss flnancia 'ly Is very great, beinu
~ as high as 81, 500, 900; Insurance
saDO, plaood with the Roynl, o
AIsrd, which, in turn, mas subie, thi,
mount to IL other Canadian and
ae'riean companies.
The process.on Of lunatics was taken
RsAIly THIS morning, aud is y,t iu pro-
y. The whole longth OF the road ia
anwdel with vehicles, and only mount.
uhders have any chance.
hsy.t merely matter OF spec at!on
a'o The exact number OF dead, bat /,
Nrai consensus OF oplu!on is that II
aho' 10 fewer than 100 and perhaps
RNiy dout 10 that amount.
n Known by the last report to the
Ss., Ss'u.v uotern'nent that there were II Sc
..,s, .as,es instead OF 1900. and this much ia
.a.,u, that no one will ever know ths
ssnoef o' victims. From collateral in.
ssaa0on %aa0on 1t must be that there are 15C