New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-02

Tho statistic; of the State hospitals show that
tbe proportion Of insane of foreign bTih 10 inc
foreign population committed to these INSTITUTIONS
IN $50 was more than double tho proportion oil III
SINE Of native birch to the native popula'oh 'hus
committed and Tie disproportion in the nativity o.
-ne insane in the asylums of Newly ork ana Kings
counties is cven much greater. The board. there
fore Is forced to the conclusion that much Oh his
,ncreass in the insane, well az the increase IN
pauperism In the State. rs has been SHOWN comes
from the greatly increased rumber OF immigrants
70 this country since 1850. largely from central ana
southern European countries many of them weak and
defective with tendencies to insanity; and X has been
discovered that insane and other helpless persons
have 10; infrcQuently been mt from their Euro-
pean homes this country hy relatives ana friends
local Immigration societies ana municipal authori-
ties. in order to escape the burden and expense
Of their permanent maintenance and care.
Regret is expressed that the bill passed 10y the
LEGISLATURE last year for the purchase OF site Tor
a colony Of epileptcs vetoed by the Governor.
The board is OF the opinion that the necessities for
suca 4 colony are greater now than when II made
is report last year and it hopes that action will
b. taken to establish such colony. and that the
economic objections urged by the Governor last
year Will no longer prove an obstacle to the con-
summation Of this humane measure. The board in
former reports has strongly urged the necessity
of the establishment Of another reformatory Tor
young men. similar in plaH and scope To mat al
Elmira, ana has advised against the increase IN
inmates tending To defeat the objects for when
II established At present the population OF the
that great number of compliments TO the state
RefOrnatory have been mad" from tta cities OF
New-YOrk and Brooklyn, which are Instant about
@u miles from that institution. the board repeats
IS recommendation made - the Legislature of 1923
that Il rev reformatO-y for men should be estaO-
listed near these cities.
wise ini!rm alien paupers removed TO their homes N
dferen, countries of Europe during N" fiscal year
ending September 80. 1886 in pursuance OF Chaptci
of nj as
England. 30: 20 Ireland and Denmark each. 6; &c
Scotland and Russia each, A. t. Germany. 81; t.
Austria Hungary tx TO Lay % to Swfcen' .; c IS
j. total l2s. These persons were all found IN poor,
houses amshouses and charitable institutions OF
this state. being supported at pubic expense and
their condition then and al the time Of their land
:ng In this country. as developed by the exanihaa
tons was as follows: LuHGtc. q: imbecile 2
epiieptc. 6; paraytc. 6; crippled I: feebe-nlndel
cased Q: consumptve S: otherwise diseased. ~;
total l2S. Tn, examinations showed tha. they were
Europe ana their passages paid to this country 10y
the following agencies. viz: By cities ana towns
&: by various charitable and benevolent assoc!a-
tons and societies ana immigration agencies, az oy
relatives guardians and friends IS; hy contractors
urder agreement to labor, 20; total ~ II appears
from their statements that they were landed IN UNI
country 70. The following ports, viz: In New ORR
81: al other United States ports, ID; al Variou'
Canadian ports. %, total, rs 49,. ,,s oArorio
The total expense of sending these ~ CnrVmi ,s
disabled and helpless alien Paupers to their various
European homes from which they had been shlppei
to this country 500: the expense per person.
SIS o. The whole number OF Sucn amen pau
removals since the went into effect In lS~ ma
been 20J7: the entire expenditure S4llS Il, me
per capita expenditure 81 49, inc p3 or rsgc %G
or so much thereof may be necessary. i0r lle
removal of such alien cases az may become delen-
Charitable institutions Of the State during the com
ing year.