Evening journal., 1893-02-20
AMONG THE INSANE
Delaware Legislators Anon
the State Benehciaries.
BIG DAY IN FAREHURsT HOSPITAL

- - - a @Af a ~ AAAN A - Al1A AAORA 4 4 n
The Board OF Trustees Want $40, 600 am
Try to Reach The Leg IsIative HEAD
Through the Legislative stomach-Ths
Buiiding Inspected and Superintendent
Richardson Complimented-The d
sired Property Viewed and commente
Upon.
The General Assembly is at Farnhursl
TO day enjoying the hospitalities of III
Board Of Trustees Of the State Hospltl
for the Insane This visit was to hnv{
been made several weeks ago but til
presence of small.p pox in the almshousd
which adJoins the asylum deferred th!
NJ. q. a. IS from accepting Ethe invitation
The resolution passed the House. bu|
when 1t reached the Senate the smallpox
question was called by Senator Record
and the resolution was lost at the hand
OF good looking men who voted ''n|
small pox 10 mine
Hanging TO this resolution was on|
which appropriated $4,000 to the boar
to be used In the purchase Of seventy-6v
acres of the Peach estate adjoining TIL
thirteen acres of land already belonginl
TO the institution. The price to be pail
was $3.50 an acre.
When it was found that the leeisla
tors would not visit the place. this resc
lution was offered. DIR. James II. WI
son Of Dover, one Of the trustees of tn
hospital, addressed the General Assembl
In behalf Of the purchase. He said tha
IL was necessary to have 10 for the use q
inmates who, while too much dernnqe
to be at large, were able TO work tn
land and make IL a source of revenue {
the institution and the state.
His speech did not have the desire
effect. The resolution was offered reaf
and referred to the House Committee o
Appropriations From that COMMITTEES
was reported with out Recommendation
Even then the members of the boar
did not give up hope. They renewe
I their invitation and the General Assem-
bly,, after assuring itself that the sma
pox had disappeared, accepted IL for u
day.
The invitation was "to inspect III
premises but the real object in gettin
the member there was TO impress upo
, them the prime necessity Of purchasin
the land Both sides unders TODD II
matter thoroughly and went there {,
day TO fight the matter out over tab
4 loaded down with everything good.
First ON the Ground.
The down state members and TRUSTEE
; were the first on the field but were SOC
{ followed by the members from the upp,
hundreds. Each new arrival was greet,
with smiles and hearty handshakes
D he came putting up the steps Of the ma
e entrance after a heavy pull through n
q snow with the wind howling a gale 9
{ around him.
y Legislature Wei Represented.
4 The General Assembly was well repl
sented. They were not the only guesl
a however, as many well.kno an perso
q from Wilmington and other near
places were there to partake Of the 60
s cheer
e Before dinner the attendants show
{ the visitors all over the building Eve
B. crook and corner from the trap door
e the large attic to the heating apparat
n in the cellar. The patients looked
n this invasion Of their domicile
, different ways Some screeched O
b their protestations; others sat wi
d bowed heads and said nothing; othl
"a laughed; while one old woman wanted
Is claim young and handsome Suss
n county member as her own long. lost 81
10 The Legislators complimented Super
10 tendent Richardson aud his staff
assistants upon the excellent order
y which everything was kept, and thu
n was not one remark which tended
* show that the peoples representaiil
B. were sorry that the state had made So
ample provision for the care of its
fortunate sons and daughters.
The matter Of purchasing the seven
FIVE acres Of land on the east side
not meet with the same favorable &C
n, ment Some Of the members favored
"a a. but not enough TO ensure the adopt
p Of the resolution. The trustees &,
advantage Of every opportunity
D point out the good featu
Of such an acquisition of territory 7
" members listened attentively, some Il
a. acquiesced, Others were OF
~ In their objections, which WI
~ principally that the price "
too high and the state treasl
~ wonld not justify such an expenditure
no this time, when the state treasurl
estimate for the next fiscal year show
ls deficit Of 5000
y Shortly aft er the noon hour the que
- were ushered into the long dining 70
~ aud seated at tables beautifully laid
3lu covered with the choicest dishes.
After dinner the inspection was
u. newed until o'clock when most of
a. members took the train for Dover
n. for home as their feelings dictated.