The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-10
ABOUT ALIEN INSANE.
Meeting of the state Corrections and
Charities BOARD.

The state board OF corrections ana
oics~ as held a special meeting yester-
q Jay P ai i no7;,, iail district jail
Plans for the locK->ss. ,dbna and
Lewiston, Kenyon and 1c-. oountv
for the addition to the Stearns ~.
Jail were approved. ?
Secretary Hart told the board of
some observations made on his recent
trip to Europe with some insane al
lens, Peter Chill, from Fergus Falls,
and ThCrvald Moe, from st. Peter.
Agent Gates, who has charge Of the
work of depoTting the alien insane, re-
ported on his recent trip East. Among
other things, he said:
Arrangements were made in New York for
sending over our pauper cases at reduced
rates We can give the pauper an order for
his ticket ard when he reaches the dock
and presents the order he will be furnished
ticket and put on board, and the Dill sent
to us for payment. If we deem it necessary,
an agent will meet our paupers at train
and see that they are on board. In many in
stances this plan will save trip to New
York
l called upon DR.. Senner, commissioner OF
immigration, port of New York, and spent
two days in studying the workings of the
immigration office. | found the commission
err his assistant Mr.. McSweeney, and the
inspectors all DESTROYS of enforcing strictly
the United States statutes governing immi-
grafton. 1ne preliminary examination ana
registration is very searching and it there
is the least doubt about the immigrants right
to land, the case is sent to the examining
BOARD Immigrants showing disease of such
character will likely make them charge,
are excluded The inspectors informed
that mild forms of insanity cannot easily be
detected and that frequently such cases are
able to pass inspection and gain admttance.
After studying the immigration office at
New York, | gave few days to the study
of the management of alien and nonresident
paupers in the state of New York. l met
DR.. Charles f. Eoyt, superintendent Of state
and alien poor for the state of New York,
and spent some time with him in the per-
Torrance OF. his regular duties.
also spent few days in Boston I visited
the office Of Hon. s. c. Wilmington who
has charge of the deportation of aliens and
nonresident paGpers and insane.
Mr.. Gates also submitted his quarterly re-
port. He said the probate judges had quite
generally complied with the request sent out
that they notify the board of ali cases ars-
ing within the province Of the law for de-
portation. In the Fergus Falls and st. Peter
hospitals, seventeen aliens had been found,
of whom five had been deported..
The following is a list of all insane pa
tients .depcrted with place where sent, and
cost Of sending.
Names. Where Sent Cost
Charles Murray, Warsaw, Ill ......... Sc IS
Samuel Martin, Omaha, Neb ............ SO
Hendrick L. Erickson, Norway, O..
Daniel Long, West Superior, Wis. 25
Thorwald Moe, Christiana, Norway. 146 Y
John Woiciechowski, Winnipeg, Man.. 80 OS
Lottie Lee Howard, S. D........... 3 90
Sarah Haskell, Cincinnati, O.... So 90
Emma Johnson, Winnipeg, Man. u G5
Total cost of ten cases .......... $12 %
Average cost of each case ............ $41 80
In August | asked for certain data from
each of the state hospitals for the purpose
of computing as near as possible the saving
to the stSte of each insane patient deported.
In this computation the Fergus Falls hospital
is net included. it being so young an institu-
ton that its data would not be of any value
in this inquiry. From the reports thus fur
nished of the ether two hospitals. covering
the year last past, l find the following re-
suits:
Rochester St Peter.
Number of patients discharged Is l54
Number of patients died. IS 70
Average time IN hospital
of each person died. ~ V 21h m. V 10 m
Average time in hospital of
each person died dis
charged ............3 N > 4 m.
Average cost during term in hos
pital of each person died. 80. 1913 SLIPS
Average cost during term in hos
pital of each person died or dis
charged ........... ....:............ SO 543
General average cost during term in hos
pjtal of each person died or discharged,
General average cost during term in Hospital
of each person died, $1.052.
The average cost to the state of person
in state hospital for year is $233 made up
as follows:
Cost of maintenance Observation-Disclosures fS7
Interest on plant and extra repairs. -. IS
Total ..-... Observation-Disclosures. $3.50
1t will thus be seen that the general aver
age cost of each insane person to the state
is at the lowest calculation. S679.
This item is calculated in New York and
Massachusetts, at 1,500. 1t is evident that our
figures are too small for these reasons Our
institutions not old enough to give us the
real expectancy of hospital life. They have
not been running long enough for those who
many patients received from other states
who have served terms in other hospitals.
(Cne II years.. Third. many Of those dis
charged we not through with. They will
return again from time to time, and many of
them will die in the hospital.
Calculating upon the first basis the amount
already made would be Sc. 80. but 5asing the
calculations upon the last amount and the
ultimate saving to the state would be So go
The total appropriation for the time this work
has been in progress is 81, 250. We have one
patient now in the hospital at Fergus Falls
who was recently confined in the hospital at
Jamestown, y. D. would suggest a visit
there to attend the next meeting of their
beard CT trustees, and make arrangements TO
cover the return of this patient and also flu
ture cases
There have been few cases of alien pau
pers reported coming under the United States
law. We have not handled those cases here
IOIOfS, nor lioUe any SuOrl III uO So, on dc-
count of the insuffcency of the appropria-
ton. I now recommend that handle all
cases for deportation under the United States
law. calling attention of the various munich
palities and charitable organizations TO this
law. TO the end that it be enforced and all
dependent aliens may be returned TO their
foreign homes.
VICTIM OF PICKPockETs.