The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-28

One grey haired old woman chartered
and laughed merrily directing her in
formation to one who was knitting
across the hall. She asked Mr. Pike
when the music was coming again and
he promised it today.
This brought out the fact that the
four ecclesiastical wards of Provo take
turns in furnishing music each Sun
day for the patients. This work was
in by the other churches until
lately, when they shut down because
of falling off in attendance during
winter months. The music has a very
good effect and the patients learn to
long for it.
A BLOODTHIRSTY MANIAC.
One patient from sanpete county,
who killed a man down there some
time ago. was not shown to the visi-
tors. as he is always breathing blood
and murder. He justifies his act and
says he would do it again. Mr.. Pike
says if he ever gets a chance he will
create a necessity for a funeral as he
is a powerful man He is kept in close
confinement all the time.
The committee was shown the sweat
boxes, in which refractory patients are
taught to obey and were told of the
precautions taken. The superintendent
out of the wards to see that no patient
escaped with them. The doors are all
locked carefully. Three attendants to
each ward watch during the day and
sleep in a certain room at night A
night watch of one in each ward is
kept and the day watch can be called
on in any emergency. The patients
sometimes engage in fights, but are
quickly separated by the attendants.
who appear to be kind. DR. Pike
wishes to put in telephone communi-
cation between the different parts of
the building to provide against any
possible outbreak.
IN CASE OF FIRE.
The wings in which the wards are
situated are nearly, but not entirely
hreproof. The main building is not so
well protected. There are plenty Of
exits from the wards and the super
intendent says the fire drill of the at
tendants is as perfect as possible.
The party was shown the large DIV
namos which furnish the electric light
ing for the institution, the laundry
room, with the appliances for making
immense quantities of soft soap and
for washing and drying the clothes of
the patients, the kitchen and the dairy.
To give an idea of the amount of
food consumed it may be stated that
every other day $50 pounds of -four are
made into bread. The flour is made
at the institution and the. bread is
sweet and wholesome. The dairy fur
nlshes the butter and cheese supply.
Alter a thorough inspection of the
executive parts Of the building the
party returned to the chapel, where a
section of the Christensen orchestra
was discoursing some feet stirring mu-
sic. After their selection was over
George Sutherland, president of the
asylum board, introduced
GOVERNOR WEST.
He said the territory may well be
proud of the institution. One of his
first public duties, when he came mere
as the governor of the territory. was
in connection with the board of direc-
tors as the governor was then a men,
Der thereof. Since that time there has
been a wonderful growth and progress.
The growth of it shows the enIighten-
ment Of the lawmakers of the
territory. The greatest virtue is
charity and the application
of charity to. this kind of
work brings g, man nearer to his max
er. Care for the independent of this
class is furnished in the institution
but many are cured also.
PRESIDENT BREEDEN
was next called upon to speak. His re-
marks We're of rather a rambling ma
ture, as he treated principally on the
trip to the sugar factory, the visit to
the Agricultural College and the Re
form School at Ogden and gave a dis
sertation on public buildings in general
He made some remarks complimentary
to the management Of the institution
and the duty the people owe to it.
HON. c. E. ALLEN
said that institutions of this nature
result from Christianity and few mer
are prepared to deny this, no matter
whether they be followers of Christ OIL
not. He said people complain of taxes
He saw an Indian woman on his triI
to Logan and compared her condition
with that of those who have assumed
taxes as a result of their civilization
The men who established the institu.
ton did good work and have reason t.
be proud. He had no hope, however
that the institution will grow He
wanted to say that this institution has
no days of dress parade, for he has ex
amined il under all conditions and has
always found it neat and orderly. He
wanted to give the entire credit for The
establishment Of the institution to the
1 Mormons.
HON. o. W. POWERS
was introduced to speak in behalf O.
the wild and woody Tuscaroras. II
that connection he thought that it wa.
probable that Aliens Indian was. one
of their squaws. He said that his frs
| impressions of the people of Utah were
received when several Mormon gentle
men from this territory visited tn,
asylum of the state of Michigan anC
received the ideas on which they found
ed the present institution. The resul
of the efforts of those gentlemen anC
the generosity of the people of Utal
! has been the building of an institu
! ton that will compare favorably will
those in the older communities of tn,
east. He had once resided in Prov,
and has an affection for that city ant
its people. In fact, he has an affection
for all the people of Utah, except tn,
majority in the House, daughter
which. by the exercise of pure brut
strength cverpowers the minority
| though all the brains are with the lat
ter. Naughter). He believes that ever,
person should interest himself in al
public institutions. They should loo
after the asylum, the reform school,
the agricultural college. the university
the deaf mute institute and a schoo
for the blind.
HON. WALTER R. PIKE,
superintendent of the institution. wa
called upon. He remembered the visi
to Michigan referred to by Judge Pow
ers. He began the practice Of medi
cine over sixteen years ago and in al
tending to his patients he often foun
cases of insanity where proper car
was not given to those who were al
fiicted on account of q lack of accom-
modations for them. Sometimes the
were locked in sheds to fret and groV
worse. In 1880 the first appropriate
for the building was made and th
structure commenced upon In fSs
enough to complete the building for OF