The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-09-23

final destination and not to any inter-
mediate point. Third-That helpless
persons shall always be accompanied
by a competent. responsible attendant
In the state of New York, we learn
that in some cases two attendants were
sent across the ocean in charge of
single insane person who required con-
stant attention.
In both Massachusetts and New
York they are accustomed to estimate
the average ultimate saving to the
state for each insane person removed
at at least $500.
At my suggestion, with the approval
of the special committee, consisting of
DR.. FolWell and Mr.. Hamlin, Mr. Gates
took with him to New York two pa
tients, natives of Norway, Thorwald
Moe and Peter Chill. Moe came from
Christiania, March, 1896, and Chill from
Honefoss, Norway, in February, 1896.
Moe was committed to the st. Peter
hospital in October, 1896, and Chill to
the Fergus Falls hospital in March,
1896. Investigation proved that Chill
had been deliberately shipped to Amer
lea by his father, well-to-do farmer,
having always been more or less feeble
minded, and incompetent to care for
himself. Both are young men, (aged
% and 24,) in good physical health and
were likely to be a permanent charge
upon the state of Minnesota. Both
were harmless but neither was fit to
travel without an attendant.
We anticipated that it would be pos
sible to send thyse men through either
in charge of the ships surgeon or by
some Norwegian passenger; but on
consultation with Mr.. McGarr, agent
of the New York board of lunacy, Sup
erintendent Hoyt and Superintendent
Bauer, they all agreed that it would be
unadvisable for us in our first depOrta-
tion to take the risks of this method,
as there would be strong probability
that our patients would be rejected by
the steamship company and that our
subsequent work in this direction
would be embarrassed. 1t seemed de-
sirable, also, to make personal---very.
of the situation in the foreign ports to
which our patients are most likely to
be sent. 1t was, therefore, decided
that the secretary of the board should
take personal charge of the two patients,
and this action was approved; by DR..
Folwell of the committee.
Agent Gates made arrangements
with the agents of the several steam
ship companies in New York whereby
they will take charge of arrangements
for transportation of such patients as
we may send abroad.
l sailed with the two insane men
from New York for Christiania via
Hamburg, per steamer Pennsylvania,
July 18th. We experienced some diff
Guilty in getting our patients on to the
ship without challenge but when they
were once on board little further diff
Guilty was experienced. The patients
went as steerage passengers and the
attendant as second class. At Ham
burg we were detained two days wait
ing for a ship to Christiania, and at
Christiania l was detained three days
waiting for a return ship to London.
1 returned both patients directly to
their relatives who received them with
out objection. Mr.. Noes condition
was considerably improved and he had
already obtained situation in manu-.
factory before 1 left Christiania; but
my opinion is that he will be unable to
hold his situation as his delusions are
decidedly marked.
returned via London, spending six
days in England, and landed in New
York August 21st, after an absence of
exactly FIVE weeks.
SPECIAL REPORT OF VISITS TO
FOREIGN PRISONS.
During my recent foreign trip L
visited prisons in Germany, Norway
and England. 1 spent two days in
Germany, three days in Norway, and
six days in England. Owing to the
brevity of my stay, it was impossible