New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-07

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blaze burst up from the newly added fuel 'h''
rose to the dark sky and shot its glare over UNI
St. Lawrence to the southern shore ard even iinged
the crest of Mount Royal, ten miles distant lhci
it. died down into blackness. and nothing hnt
few broken towers remained bounding 'Ae See"r-
ing mass of metal and ruins under when are row.
NOT the hodies Int the ashes of a hundred victims
BIZ this time it was 6 o'clock. 1t was growing
dark and the air was cold The spring raIis hld
converted the place into quasmlic, ana onN
borsemen could got from place to place. Inc
moor Sisters most of them young ana "ehca'e'
stood ankc-dcep in mud securing ana s"Qcilu'cH"-
ing the removal of such furniture as H." "c'!
saved Patients wandered about amnesty Gao
in scant garments, many OF them Ncri'a"le 'P'o h'9
in their fantastic dress When released, many oil
them leaned for Joy and bounced Ike deer acres
the fields TO the woods Patients o. Doth SEXES
ESCAPED. and though Gordon OF police was thrown
round not all were included y new dIe"o rs
come upon the inhabitants from the presence Oh
80 MANY escaped lunatics, and they VIII count
themselves fortunate If they are not visited py
series of such crimes as only madmen can devise.
During the fire every high bousetop III Mon
treal. ten miles away, had its curious slsntScers,
way and this disaster had been foleto!a Tor many
years The Long Road was throngcd WIN car
viages The Mayor and the Aldermen GROVE CuI
Ladies were there in their dCgcar,S, ana a lew
rode on horseback 1t strange procession
they met The transport service 0l montreal va" ;
pressed into service, and cabs omnlpuses ana h"oNs
were returning filed with Vacant-cNed women
wearing blankets over their shoulders and IN 1ront
of them . pair of weeping nuns, clad IN 'hen
black robes Many were taken TO the neigmo "it
ing converts of St lSidoTe. ST Joseph &c be''oi''
aurent and POint-auX- lreUDlcS
Premier MERCER has placed the montreal HA n,iI
bition Buildings at the disposal OF the nuns "i'
to-norrow the buildings will be stocked WIN pro-
No such calamity has ever fallen upon 'ne
Province of Quebec since the earliest ,llne> 1ept
since Quebec was Province IT'S mdn@ -.
of these most helpless of all creatures mas e'i lIe
shame They have been iarmed on 10 'lG n ,..ns
at ST. 90 a head per year, ana the Nlsiel' | Ill
IN keen them as frusally as possible, ana WIN
tho least possible outlay for permanent WORKS or
repairs While their most urgent poolN ""n;,
were supplied attempt was mace a. - 10
medical treatment. BY curious col,or'i;a oo -
only Protestant insane asylum in the fIoNinct T''S
onened TODAY For years the GoVerhHen' mas
been urged to improve us orc', ,rndo "
sane hut no reforms have been mace. oro,,o,,
The strangest wonder came over me iien men
,hat such an absence of firc-f -htnG taclAucS was
oTowcd 10 exist Although appliances WeIe
there they were utterly useless; Inc IHSu19",V van.
had excellent engines, ten Sood pumps anu ~ w.
boilers. but no connection eAis'ed Ue'"eon '"'
pumps and boilers: .o.o1 o. fftv although
many more arc missing but are expected 10 ,u.-I
M IL is feared that seven tertiary nurrS .i'r
Idpon burned 10 death. as three more are HSSIn-,
~, - ". 10 NOV however seen in the halnc'
and the sisters prefer not giving out 'hell n" I1
at present. Among the paue9Ss uo Mi ITotr Snn
was Sister Lahaic. nun of the HaSIeI ~ ~ a.
vent at Sault-au-Rccollect Sae h'd IcoI' """'
treatment in the asylum for some molu.S'
1onrpe pointe is the chief town OF hochcNle"
County ouelec. it is on Montreal I'!''o y" C..'
northern score Of the ST Lawrence hHVe'' "' M
from Montreal Four or I'VE Nc"'' a. -
population Of go. H.,
The + Jean &c Dieu Asylum, commonly called
1onr,e Pointc was founded in 1913. Tie cove,
mcnt was DESTROYS OF closing The 81 jean &c
Asvlnm and relieving the HeaupoTt A'NI"" 80
Oucbec which was ovcrcrowdei. ana cfm' 80 d.
understanding with the Sisters Of Providence Win
the view Of establishing asylum for di"'S ana
for insane The erection Of the cdihce was peg'h
in the following year, and Oh JAZZ - roo
this asvum received IT. hrNt l'.Ic''''
Tic huillin:s consisted OK main buili.n- ana q"
foa. o.acr smaller buildings connected bF WINGS am
hos = ir.' ;s-- ct GO fcc.. Tie bd""'-> a."
brick with friczos and ground floors ln c'' 9'"n''
Tie prlnc!ra, building six stories iigh ana INC
other buildings five stories high. The H>''F9 81
Providence spent in founding and Organizing TINS III
sttuton 81 1872 o32. OF which 100000 wa spent Oh
1he buildings The building insured bv the GOV
ernment for 100000 in the ROYAL INSURANCE com
uany THIS sum had been reinSurcd IN c.sh'cei
local companies. in sums ranging from F''"'' :.
go 900 The sister,ood Of Providence WHO o"hel
thc buildng and under whose management t'e i''-
stitufion has always been. is the large0t oi IIG
many large Canadian religious conlnuhl'lc> atI"lt
ouly established fifty years ago ~ i"uhu'T "a,
Madame t;ameln. the widow OF Ve;dt"| A"H'rri'
merchant who endowed the nov sistIho'i . -.
sister Therese Is the energetic LsdN up rlh oi
1oncne Pointc Asylum This ladv's family ramc l'
T,in and she belongs 20 the Quebec diStNct. ~I-'c.
TEere.es two principal assistants IN o., ma tic'
Of the asylum were Sislcs Charles ana III t'I,c
the former a sister OF DE-. GoUct, Of Jot'r am N.'
latter a sister Of DR.. D., JaTdins. OF - Jah'IcP
With the exception Of the medical department. con
ssfiuc az doctors the sisters retained compete con
t-ol of all the departments OF tie asylum, oven
The dispensing Of necessary medicines oelH doie o'
trained sstcrs. The staff was composed as ip
lows Sisters, -. lay sisters. ~ -tlH ~
al whom, three were in the Office. two h we phIIpi
and the Others in the wards. Kitchen ana W"fhi'l
delartments watching over the patents, la' h'HTi
female Ii keepers. 2S: night guardians ,lnal9
,ichf guardians enaic .. EesidcS these TWO feiudlf
rcners and four sisters and lay sister on an averac'
koDt watch each night. II addition 70 these t.cTl
were employed the farm and IN Superht.hnI -
patlcnts labor eight. in the indns'ral department.
ard supervising patients working there were ID le'cci
mon besides two chaplains and two physicians
making a grand total OF 242.
The LADY superior had control as well as genera
dissection of tie establishment. In the women
bosnitaI the supervision done by nun, assisted
Inv two Law sisters by one lay sister ana one
i,eeper chosen by the sisters In the mems h0spti
Tho superintendence also given 70 num- WA'
was assisted by two keepers.