New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15

was Dr. Stumpf the resident physician OF the
Kings County Penitcnary. DR.. Siumpf wished
TO learn how Mr.. Burtls feeling for was just
al the time when there the greatest danger.
The information desired was given-Mr Burts was
much easier. and his physician DR.. Edwin Miner.
Of St James Place thought that no had tho disease
under control. ION. am 50 glad 10 hear that,
said DR. Sumpf. for all the prisoners here are 20
anxious and worried that l really could not bear
shut them UP for the night without tellihg thcm
how their friend was"
The prisoners in the Kings County Penitentiary
are by no means ali poor. hterate vagabonds. a
number Of them were formerly prominent in bust
ness and financial circles. There are bank pIesi-
dents and Government prisoners. and one OF them
is noblernan Of Europe. one of these men. who
had formerly been wealthy said that when he lived
IN the world a large church would not hold his
friends but thai they could all stand in the
pulpit. and there would sian De room for more. Is
it any wonder then that these men. to whom friends
are 80 scarce and so valuable should be anxious
for The return to health OF the man who Is always
nj work TO make their condition litue better?
When a man may sit down and write TO his wiie
or child sweetheart every day OF his lie II ne Is
so minded. he cannot measure the JOY that we4ici
I'D IN the hearts OF these prisoners In the Kings
County Ponitentiary when they were tod on last
Easter Sunday morning that In future they could
write 10 those they loved every two weeks ins'eah
of once a monih. before. and that Air. Burus
had secured for them this privilege.
When they had the privilege VI H'ail"b "'' 49,
celebrities Of the lyric and operate stage all the
talented actors that the world has profuccdr II was
an everyday thing Ike breakfast or luncheoh ana
they thought nothing OF It. But when me prison
door closed them In their lonely cells at night ana
there was no light 10 read by and no one TO speak
q word to- the stretching Of canvas eighteen ieet
square across the pulpit platform In the chapel OF
the penitep,!ary to them assumed the importance
OF an epoch in the history OF the world Ana they
, looked forward with the eagcrness OF chii 10
the lecture OF benjamin Lewis. with his nun
drcd or more s,ereoscopic views Of the Hoy Land
| which they enjoyed for the first time on April r.
followed by Lieutenant Peary and others. brought
about by this same Commissioner OF 'hAfi"'S
| All this time Mr.. Burtls earnestly working
to get permission from the authorities 10 arrow
two or three hours In the evening after they were
smut in after supper This point has also been
/ State Prison are here and it only remains TO buy
the chmneys for them ana this Is 10 pe d9ne en q!
then every man can ST. u PA fs n Which In prisons
Is Is', early enough indeed
1t is said that ths Kings County Peni NJ" yo, Is
! erly equipped library. on this also Mr. Burts has
prison (prisoners), the few and h!-assoried DOCKS
and this is the next step The ministers have taken
the matter up ana ne Patfb y rs pare or those
who are willing to buy for the cause send postal
faT m Pace see r 31h and the Conms
sioners viii send for their donations one OF ne
men in the prison viii serve as librarian when the
| hooks have been received. and the library VIII De
| copincfnd lust the same In regard to the systc-
! mate rerstering taking and returning OF the
books as any public library , go -, 1900.
! Mr. IIrts was taken suddenly III with acute
neronitis on Saturday, June 8, and grew worse 80
rronidIv thar in the middle OF the week his III was
aI,nosi dcspalred or The acute pain crePt up
dangerously near the heart and he sank rapidly IL
e, g, a. m saw now that ne Is out of all danger Tor
whcn he heard that "A representative Of The Tribune
,ras In his parlOrs asking news OF him ne mani
t.afed an interest and sent down by his wife these
nsriculars OF his work In the Interest OF the prs
/ rrnars In the Kings County PenitentiaTy. Wh"n
a man has reached that stage In his disease tnat
| q. can take an interest In the call OF reporter
! there Is hope for his recovery