New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-22
WARDS ISLAND INVADED.
Continued from First Pnge'
the superior board, the State Commission In
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o.DoNour-E IN HoBOKEN.

O'DONOHUE IN HOBOKEN.
George L. Sterling the Assistant Corporation
Counsel who has been advising the Commis-
sioners OF Charities in the controversy. ADMITTED
yesterday that the notice Of appeal from the de-
cislon Of Justice MacLean on Thursday acted as
a stay Of the mandamus. and he said: Ine
managers OF the Manhattan State Hospltal are
not in contempt for refusing TO receive ODono,
hue. but they had no cause to send him PACK anu ma
have him set at liberty after he had been acluany
received the State Hospital AS he mad oeen
received at the State Hospital he could not be
taken back into Bellevue. and so we are not 10 De
blamed for his release from custody
ODOnohue was in his home at No. 8 Eleventh
ST. Hoboken yesterday. He said he had re-
covered his reason while he was at Bellevue as
he had suffered only from want OF rest, ana ne
would have been discharged as cured II the people
at the State Hospital had received him. re Is d
printer and lives with his mother and sister He
said yesterday that he willing TO stay IN
New-Jersey and let the New-York state and local
authorities carry on their fight without MN.
General O'Beirne said yesterday: We nave
followed the advice of Cooperation Counsei Scott,
and we could not take ODonohue Dack INTO
Bellevue after he had been received on Waru
Island. We expect to go right ahead sending
patients to the island when the cohnitiohs a.
Bellevue require it. II the state ofilcers wan 10
turn them loose. that Is their LOOKOUT All o. Inc
women who were sent to the island this morning
were well dressed. and there can be no reason ior
sending them back. 40,
The state Lunacy Commission informed the
Commissioners OF Charities Of this city that the
unfortunate women will not be admitted 70 the
Manhattan State Hospital. but that the nospi-
tai managers will endeavor 10 protect the inter
ests of the city by giving the women temporary
shelter In some building at the expense OF tne
city. to be hell subject to the order OF the cry
authorities until such time as they comply WIN
the order Of the president OF the State Commas
sion and furnish the new clothing.
CONFERENCE AT THE MURRAY HILL"
There was a conference last evening at the
Murray Hill Hotel to which Corporation
Counsel Scott was invited. but he did not appear
there A messenger who was sent to Mr. SCOTS
house returned with n reply that Mr. Scott was
out OF town and was not expected TO return 10
the city until to-day, yet Mr.. Scott was al MS
office in the city In the afternoon Among the
men at the conference were DR.. Carlos r. Mac
Donald the head of n State Commission IN
Lunacy: DR. A. f. Macdonald. the superir-
tendent OF the Manhattan State Hospital. ana
Mr. Francis Assistant Deputy Attorney-Gen-
eral II was said that the women who had been
abandoned on Wards Island by the Charities
Commissioners probably would be brought back
10 this city tomorrow and surrendered to the
police at one Of the stations II they were not re-
ceived at Bellevue Hospital
Or A. r.. Macdonald said the women would
not be received In the State Hospital but they
would be kept where they would he comfortable
over Sunday He had been Informed that they
were fairly pushed ashore hy work. Cuse prison
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that the captain Of tho steamboat struck at
the two physicians Of the State Hospital who
the pier and tried 10 oppose the landihg
OF the women. Their" official tender or
the women as patients for the hospital one OF
the women had under her arm bundle which
contained some papers but there Vas no means
II telling II the names In the papers we're those
Of the women who were put ashore. Two OF the
women were III. and needed the attention OF a
physician.
DIR C. f. MACDONALDS STATEMENT.
Dr. Carlos +. Macdonald gave out the following
statement IN explanation Of the order OF the
State Commission In I.unacy In the matter OF
rowling new clothing for insane patients 10 be
admitted To state hospitals:
The SAT- Il gnscy ,b is 1Sr Ts Mac to-
Lean has granted a rnandamus requiring the Board
u Managers Of the Manhattan State Hospital TO re-
Commissions order that clothing be furnished
each holding that such an order Is unreason-
September. 1881. under statute passed In April OF
that year which directs the poor authorities OF
towns counties and cities. before sending n patient
10 asylum 10 see that he Is In state OF bodily
cleanliness and * comfortably clothed in accordance
with regulations TO be prescribed by the chairman
Of the State Commission ~ Luntcy.' AZ tina; time
,hc Sewfork Couny ssygms wfT no, nc5a.l b IN
the chairman dd not apply 10 New-fork COUNTY
Manhattan state Hospital on February 2s 1886 OF
the order which had continued In force and
clarel by the Attorney General to be valid ex
erclse Of authority by the Commission. al once b.
came operative upon and over The new State hos
bound take cOgnizance OF It's provisions. but
in order mat no occasion should be given for sur
ruary 10 notice was sent from the Commissons OF,
Correction referring them TO the rule and expressly
stating hai would Apply 10 Al patents aa Tsh
ruary s The main reasons for prescribing new
clothing were two.
l. To reduce. as fa- NJ practicable. the danger OF
Introducing contagious infectious diseases into the
Institutions which then sheltering about 1900
patients coming from all the walks OK lif, and IN
widely dncren, conditions OF physical and mental
debility besides some ZOO employees and over one
hundred officers. while the yearly admission OF new
cases exceeded 300.
To put stop TO then prevalent practice
among county authorities Of sending TO state hos
pitfalls patients clad IN filthy. ragged ana WORKOUT
clothing. which had 10 be disenrdsd ana often IN
safely received IN the wards ,,, 49,
been introduced in this way into hospitals. and have
there caused scrious. and in some cases fatal re-
tental In the OF Migrants ramps or the out
casts OF cities. who become insane In order to
lives Of these thousands Of peculiarly susceptible
persons. II was felt 10 be Indispensable that the
clo,hnc should be new AMI not merely ccany. but II
was not Insisted that 1t should he Of high grade.
From wide range Of Inquiries II was found that the
dncrcn OF the year need not exceed $40 per
capita Had the rule prescribed clothing not new
way for continual pickering over the question OF
S %n@' !" Sny b r" 1ecson Of judge Macsan be s
taIncd It's effects will be most iamentablc since IT
will largely impair. II not render useless. an i'm.
poriant safeguard erected IN defence OF health and
safety for the insane inmates OF state hospitals:
now exceeding 1900. besides several thousands Of
officers attendants. nurses and other employees. or
course an appeal from the decision will he taken.
and n stay OF Judgment be sought. since the effect
OF the order H. not confined to the one locality Of
New-York CITY. but extend. over the entire state
Meanwhile the Commissions order will be main
tanned until the question IL finally settled by the
Court OF Appeals Asii. from the harmful effect
OF the action OF the Charities Commissioners In It's
bearing upon the patients OF the Manhattan state
Hospl,a and upon those In other State hospitals II
is not conducive to the financial interest OF the city
OF New York since the yearly cost OF new clothing.
II provided by the city FOR each of Its insane. when
sent the hospital would not ~ liberal estimate
ns I'm advance nd pay for II OF the State Treas
ury the ctvs share Of such cost being based on It's
assessed valuation would reach close upon s23.Wo
THE wcMrN TEMPORARILY CARED FOR