The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-26
Ar the COUNTY FARM
Grand Jurors Make the Usual
Trip to Snake Hills
Institutions.

l. At0Q4t ~ Ia
visited Snake Hill yesterday afternoon
for the purpose of inspecting the county
institutions. Leaving the Court House
shortly before eleven o'clock, the Grand
Jurors were conveyed in carriages to
Snake Hin, the first stop being made
at the ~storehouse. Here they were met
by Andy" Manning, the genial store
keeper, and by him shown through the
building. Owing to the fact that the
fiscal year is nearly ended, and the new
contracts for furnishing supplies go into
effect on December 1, the storehouse is
not overstocked at the present time.
Entering the carriages again the visit
ors were driven to the Insane Asylum.
where they were taken i'll charge by Dr..
G. w. King and shown through the in
stitution. There are $50 male and 900
female patients In the asylum at the
present time. Very few of them are
violent, and with one exception made no
demonstration as the visitors passed
through. The exception was a German
woman who became greatly excited and
shouted wildly that she was not insane.
Matron Brady. who has had charge of
the Asylum for many years and exer-
cises considerable influence over the in
mates, soon quieted her. Another in
mate, a remarkably pretty young woman,
with fluffy hair, ran around as happy
as a lark, announcing in gleeful tones
that she was the Princess Of Wales. Old
Mary Fistor, who thinks that she is con-
fined there for having burned her chill
dren, button-holed each Of the visitors
did not do it. Mary has been denying
the charge for several years.
WHAT THE INMATES EAT.
From the Asylum the Grand Jurors
Csc inmates under the care of Warden
Ryan. They are divided as follows:-
Two hundred and ffty-f1ve men, 1873 wom-
en-, ISL boys and go girls. AS the visitors
slices of bread and a can of coffee. A
our through the building showed every
thing to be in applepie order and as clean
plimented Warden and Mrs. Ryan Upon
the, condition of the building, saying
that he had visited the place many
times before but never found it in such
good condition as al present.
The new schoolhouse that a been
built between the Almshouse and the
Asylum is now completed and ready to
cupancy about the first of the year. The
new Almshouse will be ready some time
next month. When the patients are
transferred to the new ASYLUM the old
VIZ IS lI4l1C Oo LII ~ AtAS1k y
pavilion for the Almshouse. This will
greatly relieve the over-crowded condi-
ton of the Almshouse. The boys will
be put in the present quarters used by
the old men and the girls transferred to
the boys ward on the top floor.
VISITED COL. GRIMES CHILDREN.
Driving around the road that runs along
the Hackensaek River the Grand Jurors
next visited the Penitentiary. A careful
scrutiny of this institution disclosed ev-
erything to be in spotless condition. As
the visitors entered a batch of prisoners
arrived and much interest was evinced
in the manner in which they were book
ed. Each CAV their name. age, resi-
dence, occupation and where born. They
the color of their eyes and hair, and
their compilations noted. They were hen
taken to the bath room, given a BATH
furnished fur shed with the usual ,.n t prison na garme TSs
roster of the Penitentiary disclosed the
ers, "a of whom are females.
had been inspected, dinner was served BY
Matron Carey. The visitors then inspect-
ed the new electric light plant that is
Connolly. It is rapidly approaching com
pletfon and appears to be a model plant.
There are four dynamos, the power being
supplied by n large engine. A visit to
crusher inspected. The large retaining
wall that is being built in the rear of
the Penttentiary is rapidly going up.
The wall will be built UP to the top of
The visitors did not go near the Small
pox Hospital nor the Hospital for Con-
tagious Diseases. All expressed them
selves as thoroughly satisfied with the
condition of the various institutions and
said that no fault could be found with
anything. After complimenting Warden
Grimes and thanking Matron Carey for
their hospitality the Grand Jurors return
ed to the Court House.,