Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-12
THE SPENCER ASYLUM.


New Home for the UnfOrtunate-Cal-
cuiated to Accommodate 200 Patients.
Fitted With All improvements sug-
gssted By Modern sanitary science.
sDsefai Correspondence or tAs RsgiHsr.
SPENCER. w. Va, April 9.-As q
passing visitor to this place, am forci-
bly, struck with the States latest i'm
provement for the care OF its unfortu-
mates The second Hospital for the In
sane is located here and is com pleted up
TO and including the administration
building, two sections each 200
feet long and three stories high and
capable Of accommodating 100 pa
tients each, and the administration
building is now about ready for Occu-
Rancy and will be formally opened when
the Board OF Directors meets. April Is.
There are now about so patie nts Ia the
hospital aud soon the buildings will be
Opeu for more than twice that number,
and il will be q proud day when West
Virginia can proclaim 70 her unfOrtu-
mates that all who are mentally sick can
be cared for In hospital that Is not only
Of architectural beauty, but Is furnished
and finished with all the latest improve
mentstha have within the last decade
blest such institutions, and with health
ful surroundings. The heating appa-
ratus has been we'll tested during the
past winter and found to be perfect.
The Laundry and kitchen are Of
THE LATEsT IMPROVEMENTS.
30 are the electric light plant and the
steam heating arrangements, and re-
Gently wells have been bored 10 procure
pure water under contract TO furnish a
barrel a minute, which insures what is
40 necessary-plehty OF good water.
The Board at It's last meeting appoint
ed two OF the members 70 purchase all
the necessary materials TO furnish the
administration building and the first
section, and Il has been done with an
eve 70 economy and noatness. One hun
dred and twenty-five bedsteRds and wire
and hair mattresses, bedding, ETC.. was
one item; chairs, furniture, carpets,
mattings and safe for the steward, etc. /;
organs for the chapel and psrlOr, For
she latter they got an organ with an
EOlian attachment, that Is furnished
with 90 pieces of music, sacred and 10
not, and when the attachment is turned
on any one can play IL, or when turned
OF il is perfect organ. This instru-
ment, not requiring skilled performer,
will be boon TO those who love music
aud which so often Gains the troubled
spirit. DR.. Camden, formerly OF the
West Virginia Hospital for the Insane,
whose practical experience in hospital
life, and Hon. A. b. Wells, Of Spencer,
were the purchasing committee and are
members Of the Board. The Board
meets April 18th, which Is the annual
meeting. 1t is rumOred that new officers
are to be elected, as there has been
some friction, and the Board
APPEARS TO BE DETERMINED
to allow of nothing that would mar the
usefulness OF the institution or prevent
IL from being what IL is Intended TO be,
a model institution.
So far as we know there are few ap-
plicants for the positions from superin-
tsndent 70 treasurer. The position OF
assistant physician would be al enyla-
bic one for any model young man who
wishes to make this branch OF his pro-
fession 3 specialty-the pay Is good;
81 900 and board. The Beard will not
entertain the application Of any one to
any position who Is not OF sobsr habits
aud good reputation. as they believe a
strict morality should govern the home
Of the irresponsible, and we say God
speed them 10 their efforts.