The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-15
LUNATICS COME Home
Hudson's Insane at Morris
Plains Brought to the
Snake Hill
Asylum.
GREAT SAVING TO THE COUNTY.
Touching Scenes as the Poor I'm
fortunates Leave the
Old Abode.

IrOm the State Asylum at MOTIFS fIsiiIlS
to the new County Asylum at Snake Hill
yesterday, the county will save con-
siderable sum of money The State
charges the county about So per week for
every lunatic it keeps in the State
asylums, while on the other hand it pays
the county something like 81 per week
for every insane person which the county
cares for in it's own institutions. In this
way the county will save by yesterday, $
transaction it is estimated about SZLG00
annually.
The transfer was made in special train
and all things considered it was sue
cessful. The Freeholders boarded q
special train at the Hoboken station OF
the Delaware, Lackawanna ana " estern
Railroass and after an hour 8 ride through
one of the most picturesque sections OF
the State arrived at Morris Plains. The
train was switched on to the spur which
runs up to the asylum grounds and the
steep grade. There Were four cars on
the train, not over heavy train, but
the light locomotive was unable 70 draw
them up. the grade. AS the train pro-
ceededs the speed began to gradually de-
crease until finally before the crown OF
the hill was reached the cars stood sun;
The little locomotive puffed and spurted
and blew and fused about generally, but
it was no use. The cars would not
bulge and the engineer had to give II up.
The passengers were all invited 10 go INTO
the forward car and the locomotive had
no trouble in getting that up to the
asylum. Then it went back and brought
up the three empty coaches.
Ex-senator Moses K Everett, the war
den, and DR.. Evans. the physician IN
charge of the institution. met the party
at the door of the laundry, at which the
train drew up, and escorted them to the
office Those who had never seen the
institution were taken through by at
tendantS.
The Freeholders took along with them
number of male and female attendants
and as soon as the asylum was reached
preparations We're made to get the ! poor a
The little property which they possessed
was done up in strong paper parcels ana n
carried to the baggage fsr ear, ,aan AT man
Two white capped attendants appeared
in the doorway of the building gently
leading between them an old lady Sns
her sightless eyes and worked her mouth
in her rawlings she was moSt pltlap3le 3l1
sight. She was closely followed by
another woman, similarly led, who was
SO white and emaciated that you mad
to look twice to satisfy yourself what
the two attendants had upon their arms.
color denoting the best health, came
tripping along lightly, smiling smile
which disclosed the pure Whlteness OF
her perfect teeth and brought pretty
little dimples in her cheeks. No one
would have thought that she was m
sane. and yet the two attendants watched
were the most dangerous OF the women
patients to he removed and 1t was DEEM
ed best to get them safely into the cars
before the others. Each was put IN the
seat next the window and an attendant
was placed beside her. No sooner We're
they seated than trouble began. The
blind woman succeeded in getting a gash
in her cheek and raise a large lump on
her head by banging it against the sash.
The corpse-like patient disclosed
strength no one would imagine she pos
sIoo 1,estrp m CfT
out vigorously. The attendants graSped
her arms to hold them, when with the
veracity of a tiger she darted her heaa
in the attendants hand. But the young
lady acquainted with her ways, was too
quick for her and caught her mead;
by shrieks, tears and inpreeat1ons, at
which the pretty girl clapped her hands
and laughed loudly in evident glee. Then
endearing speeches to the crowd of farm
hands and asylum people, which the
cries of the women attracted to the
scene AS the presence of so many people
excited the patients the attendants drew
down the blinds, at which the pretty girl
began to show her temper. So violent did
these women become that 1t was deemed
cts This is by no means the terrible
object of torture which is generally. un-
loose canvas Jacket without sleeves,
which is so constructed that the patient
has no use of her hands. While this
vas going on the fna3a ale e patients bae Mere
were orderly and with few exceptions
they all looked sane enough, They had
been told that they We're going on ar, ar
enough. No serious trouble was expert
enced with the other women patients.
One woman refused to board the. cars
in the calico dress she had on and was
very indignant at the asylum people for
bringing her out before .sall these gentle
| men in this common gown" She apollo
crowd how her husband was a wealthy
man and could buy her enough silks,
velvets and ,satins to clothe the entire
the. attendants hurried her aboard the
train. When all had been seated a COM
motion up the lawn, toward the admin
istration wing OF the asylum, attracted
the attention of all, sane and insane
alike 1t looked like a bunch of men
all tied up in a knot trying to extrcate
| up in a hopeless tangle. 1t soon ap-
peared that it was number of keepers
dragging. along stout, hearty man, who,
hind his back, was giving the attendants
all they wanted to do. When near the
car he suddenly duched his head and
staggered him. This somewhat loosened
! the hold the others had upon him and
| he began to kick most vigorously, More
attendants hurried up and he was soon
! overpowered and carried into the car.
When he reached the seat he was deathly
white and out of breath. He was recog-
nized by many in the party as an old
Jersey City boy, and as they spoke to
him he began to laugh and joke with
them.
Say. guess you fellows won't forget
me in a hurry, will your he asked of
the attendants.
The laughed and said they guessed
| not.
Il guess not either" ,retorted the pa
tient. i've given you the hardest days
After while he asked
me to anyhow?''
"Oh for a little ride" replied one of
the men standing up.
'.Oh, you CAN'T fool me: I know you're
| I'll take it like a man.
For the rest of the trip he was quiet
although the handouts were not re-
moved until he was safe in the new
asylum.
The train ran up to Denville. where IL
was switched on to the main line and
to Snake Hill. The trip was without in
cident and the patients behaved them
selves on the whole The most difficl1If
portion Of the trip was now to come
the transfer of the patients from the
cars to the asylum, probably three blocks
bers of the Board We're little apprehen-
siye, but their fears were groundless.
The three dangerous women had not i'm
proved much during the trip and their
Jackets were not removed. They were
placed IN the asylum wagon and driver.
m male . aad dhe fen, nuaaing he others both
two by two and walked quietly to Their
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