The sun., 1894-05-06

locking q long stretch OF the Hudson River
Uron the highest point. facing the Storm King
10 the south and the Catskills to the north. and
commanding beautiful prospect Of the coun-
try for miles around. stands the hospital. The
accompanying illustration shows what Its
front IL Ike The building is Of brick and
ptone. soiidly constructed. with view both to
The health OF the inmates and to their secure
imprisonment Through the courtesy Of DR..
II. E Allison. the medical superintendent. The
suS reporter was permitted TO go through the
main building and It's various adjuncts.
The main building IL divided into two
portions. designated the north snd:the south.
Upon the first hoor each of those divisions
contains three day rooms. In each OF which
from stxty-nve TO seventy OF the inmates spend
tho day. On the second floor. directly above
the day rooms. are the six main dormito-tea
Tho walls Of the dormitories open into series
Of rooms in which those Of the In mates who are
apt to become noisy or violent are conflnsd at
nights. Adjoining the main building on each
side ID an isolated pavilion in which the
patients who are refractory or are inclined to
commit assaults upon the attendants are kept
10 confinement. Then there are the female
ward. the hospital. the work building. and the
various other outbulldings necessary for an In
stitut.on OF this kind.
There are at present under treatment In the
hospital 404 men and 81 women. Two hftns
Of those are cases from the prisons and peni-
tsntiaries. while the remainder are either
eases from the courts or inourable ones whose
sentences have already expired.
There 10 great distinction" said DR.. ALI
son, "between the peoplo who come here from
prisons and those who are committed by the
courts. The former represent more danger
ous clasA They are. as q rule. persons who
are in the habit OF committing criminal acts.
e.. nantg A'SiG which eo@ss SaR'a Spon eas%
crimes The cases from the eourts represent
BY nature. Upon the Impulse OF an. unsettled
arrssted. ares Tniiis the in%atss of penal insti-
tutions shsy pr9eaSiy would not haye 0nJ eSm
s s they as recover 0 their S.
10 stand trial. Il the. are scSuitted they do
The daily routine of life in this as 10 all hospi-
ing the prisoners march TO breakfast. and from
bis seat and awaits the coming Of the physi:
clans. who make the. round Of the hospital
carefully examined both physically and M en-
tally. and II his condition has changed from
I'M { sS;s ss T dss .Ssu SsS.s 5. ass $ e Ss
PhysIslsns Each man. after bis Physissi con.
AND IN II: answer Usually Sstrs1s % his sad con-
dition. Each wants to know when he will be
sst sSsrs Sg~ Why snS S'ns sr. 20 pre- ss
vented from seeing him. or why they have de-
o tSes ssoa Sesn him ana
bin In that hell on earth. The physicians
have long become aecusiomed to these raw
tRsS S Ssio.s they % sre innisslS % % SAD as's' neA'a
Alter the visit OF the ply ysicians the inmates
70 To- smu.s % thsmssves @ S % as they pisase. soms OF
the more traetable ones are set to work max
ing shoes, or repsirng olothes or doing car
work. would become violent. spend the day in
% one %sao,hsf. Those % Who have dsiusions s'sa Of
s.S ssns d
saridom ; upon their attendants and their f lei.
low patiehts. Those who imagine that they
possess fabulous wealth Amuss themselves BY
srs for millions Of dollars. Those who behave
that they have lived for many centuries stretch
day long. Some spend the day in msttsrina
unintelli iktbls sound : som tell aloud again and
again the story OF their ianeied grievances
Thsrs Is a prevailing belief in the public
mind that person who once enters an insane
even II he rseov.ss his sanity il is diifeult ios
him TO get out Of the asylum Physicians who
this bsiisf is not eoniSsd to the ignorant, but
Shs. @1Hy inssSSGt people also .ntsrtsn It
IsmoEs t. ssns 20 as Sr ss po.sb. tSc
o6isisis 81 the hOsDItsf silo1 the inmstes 10
who. q they are al ali coherent forwards them
20 their destination Those that he does not
iG5Sard tP5S he sends t9 tho state coImis;
sf this system has been that Dr. Allison
is often annoyed. and somstimss more than
from an Inmate Of the hospital. aud who Insist
that the man is being WronEfully detained.
Ons instance will sufiee 10 show what the out
patients usuAllyis-
Not long ago : man who had been arrested
Saa been sent 10 the SSspitaI. srots letter PS TO
ssiing for atcia SfotsstiOs @ sssnsi the stsss pss
letter was 30 coherent and 80 logical that the
Justice sent lawyeI 20 the hospital TO see the
Il. soSa o sSi Up SSns
y az hour when he came out DIR. Allison
What do you think Of the ease 20
. think the man Il perfectly sane" replied
JUS come In with me for moment" said
fhsy entered ths. reception room together.
Gad DE-. Aiison said T. the man:
Thls SsatlS@lH thluks Joa are perfectly
50 Ian" answered the prisoner
"Theg,, yOu are no longer the Duke OF
"Of course am the Duke Of SUSSEX" re-
piled the maa Indignantly. hope you don't
thiak ySa eAs dSpEiVs me Of mJ title A. well
fks jasfles took no stsDs 70 have thIs man
released u 4 oltsb snrDrlslnS 90 read the
isttsrfShieh these people write. fhsFs is oAs