The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-21
FIT TIL EDITION.
INSPECTING TIE STATE HosPITAL-


Farnhurst
The members of the General ASSEM-
bly, visited Farnhurst yesterday, and
after inspecting the State Hospital for
tho Insane, Joined In O merry dance
with tho inmates with Governor Rey.
nolds playing the violin.
The visitors reached the hospital
shortly after II o'clock and were re.
ceived by DIR. Black. DIR. j. II. Wilson
and Thomas b. Smith, of the state
Trustees and DR.. Richardson superln-
tendent OF The institution.
The members spent about an hour
In becoming introduced to the hospi.
tai officials and social intercourse,
after which dinner was served In the
large room on the third floor OF the
building After dinner DR.. j. J. Black
addressed the members on the nee1s
of the hospital. He said the building,
when the State took charge of It, was
but little more than four bare walls.
as 1t goes, but 1t Is incomplete,
outlying ward is necessary. There
are over 200 patients In this
building and portions OF 1t that
should be kept for paying patients IRE
being encroached upon. What Ia need
ed Is a ftreproof building for violent
patients. 1t should be such u place as
would keep patients from escaping
| and be- fireproof to insure 1t from fire
and 1t should be arranged SO as to
keep only one patient In room.
Some land Is also needed, but new
ward Is more needed than the propos-
ed farm. There is money enough on
hand to buy few acres, enough for q
site for the new building and this Is a
necessity. / give 1t rs my judgment.
as a medical man, that the only way
to properly care for violent insane
patients Ia to have them in ward or
wards to themselves. My opinion is
| that II will require an appropriation
| OF S25, 900 to build these new additions.
He was followed by DR.. James II.
Wilson, secretary of the board of truss
tees, who also presented an appeal In
behalf OF the proposed provements.
Superintendent DR.. Richardson also
made an urgent appeal In behalf of the
hospital, ond said that new wards are
an absolute necessity, as the hospital
is now crowded and in some instances
more than one patient has TO be put in
| q room.
Governor Reynolds was tho .next
speaker. and expressed hi mself In
favor of liberal appropriation for
the hospital, as it Ia an imperative
J utb9 Va 0huiy obutb W tuhC bilO vi tbS
| INDECENT citizens.
Continuing he said: eff was law
maker tor the state would not ask a
question about the condition Of the
States finances. | would deal liber-
ally fret with these poor unfortunate
people. II your families needed med
ical attention you would not stop to
think about money. That Is the spirit
In which to deal with this case. Do 10
In that way, and depend upon Ii, you
will be able to stand upon it.
A few questions were asked by w.
L. Records reference to the unox-
answered by Dr. Richardson, who said
that only sufficient of the appropria-
tions remained to purchase supplies
FOR the current quarter and that the
balance on hand for improvements
was only sufficient to purchase q site
for the proposed new building,
The meeting then adjourned and the
members started on tour of lnspec-
ton through the building, which end
cd in the amusement hall OF the hospi.
tai.
Here all the patients who were not
violent were gathered, the men seated
on one side OF the room and the wo.
mon on the other After which they
enjoyed themselves in dancing.
After being amused for some time,
several of tho members Joined In the
dance, and Governor Reynolds, who
declined to dance, seized violin and
furnished the music Tor the dancers.
After the dance the company dlspsr5-
ed. 1t Is believed that the visit will
prove q success In securing liberal
appropriation for the institution.
Mems, boys and chiidren's clothing,