Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-07-27

Wsfchisg the happy, eonfentsd look on
the faces Of IS patients from the insane
a.yiam - they ressrned lass aighf from,
day a. Isle Of spsipgs. one could not help
wondering il be vhS made these occasions
possible, realized What joy and Happiness
his beaaess vas bringing 70 disturbed min,fs-
Coz. Cof,urn did noble &C. when h.
gave s5e.o00 to this State institution. the
interest Of which IL 10 be asest in pro-
yiding for the entertainment snd
Amusement Of the patients. wifhia the
past fer years DIR. sanborn- ever on fbe
alert 70 provide the most AMI best possible
resolved to give the patients days outing
At tise seashore. No better spot could
have been selected than tbe beantifui Isle
Of Springs.
Several reek, xyD a number OF lasiies
were taken there on the fsiansier sna yes
teriay the male boariers sere invited oh'-
With the superintendent vent i'fs- Vaughn
.gt gaksr. and Messrss oak Hunt af'i
Mrs, Smith Of the trustees
These, With the energetic stewara.
Mr.. VI. s. Campbell, the mairons ans'
attendants. constituted the corps In charge.
Although the heat was oppressive, IL was 4
Ioyoas party, and everyone determined TO
enjoy all that was possible DIR. sanborns
cottage was throws open 10 all and from
Mrs. sanborn all received cordial vel
come. A bountifai dinner being served,
the new Casino was opened, and here the
hospital orchestra, and a good one, enter
tanned the assembly. Some danced, Others
watched, and all chatfed merrily.
The new buildings erected on the ISLAM
add very mach to IL. attractiveness. Es
peciaily il this the case with the Casino
a neat, roomy building. well located AMI
ample for the needs of the visitors. The
hotel register shows a very liberal patron
age ami the indications point to large IN
crease in cottages in the immediate futnr"-
Every building erected is an ornament, in
surfing congenial class Of visitors an
sumner residents One fact, which in
pressed the locker on during the entire trip
was the care and watchfulness exercised by
all the officers, and especially DIR. Sanborn
IL those whose dear ones are among the
number at the Institution could hate
taken this trip, they surely would feel HAT
kind attention and watcbfuI care is exer-
cised, and in this newly established feature,
that of regular excursion trips, the superin-
tenient ia doing much to restore balance 10
the brains disturbed and health to the bodies
diseased. It is serious question whether
the State cannot well afford to provide
means by which these occasions may h.
multiplied many times. This was the first
trip Of the kind taken by either of the truS-
tees present yesterday, and their praise OF
the management of the patients, the atten-
ton given and the efforts of all the official,
was unstnted.
Jus, after leaving Bath an accident oc-
CURED which, fortunately was not serious.
It was one for which no one was responsible
and could hardly have been prevented.
patient standing near the rail on the lower
deck was taken with fainting and fell over
board. The boat was stopped but before
the crew could reach him boat put Oh
from the shore and brought him TO the
steamer He soon recovered from the
effects of his sickness and involuntary bath