The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-11

rooms heated by steam heat. Zach
has somewhat of a p~resentable APP
pearance, considering the occupants.
Here We find ms insane white female.
three cotCred insane emales and TWO
colOred insane males They made no
complaints whatever after being Ques-
toned as to their treatment.
COLORED INNATE DEPARTMENT.
Building for colored male inmates.
This building is also of brick. with
metal o o and presents a neat appear
ance. This building is divided into ten
comparable rooms and a corridor rum
ming through the entire length of the
building. These rooms present a fairly
2 appearance and are we'll venti-
lated. Each room has a fire place.
This building also has a large room set
apart for Divine services. In this
building we find six colOred male in
mates, none OF which had any COM
plaint to make of their treatment. We
notice that ZACH room that was occu-
pied had a good supply of wood and
cheerful fires We're burning.
WARD FOR THE WHITE FEMALE
INMATES.
Ward for the white female inmates is
the north wing OF h main building,
built of brick, with metal roof. This
ware is divided into six well ventilated
rooms and a corridor it's entire length.
This ward also has a large dining
room which is used at present for Di-
vine services and is supplied with a
few plain benches. All the rooms in
the ward are in only fair conditfon
We find i'm the ward seven white fe-
male inmates, none of which, after be-
ing questioned, had any complaint to
make. Each room has a fire place ard
a good supply of wood on hand.
WARD FOR WHITE MALE IN
MATES.
This ward lis the south wing of the
main building and it's it's interior and
exterior is a counterpart of the north
wing and is in about the same on
dftion. In this ward we find three
white male inmates, one of which rs
Captain Rowe. This old gentleman
| seems to enjoy fairly good health and
retains his mental faculties, and does
not fail to use them. He complains
that The is about to be deprived of the
liberty of going to the city Saturday of
each week, where he has three or four
good and true friends who always
treat his kindly n generously. We
respectfully ask that the honorable
BOARD OF county commissioners ALLOW
captain Rowe the liberty he 50 much
desires, if it will not establish too great
a precedent, as his days on this earth
Will soon be numbered withthe past.
He is now II years of age. No other
! complaints.
MAIN BUILDING.
Is of brick, two stories in height. This
| building, as we'll as the others men
toned, presents a neat appearance. 1t
is divided into eight large rooms, and
halls on first and second stories. This
| portion of the building is for the su-
| perintendent'S quarters, though he is
not occupying them at present, are
in fair condition.
HOSPITAL BUILDING.
This building is built of brick, with
| metal roof. The exterior presents a
good appearance. The interior is not
| presentable n is ~unoccupied. This
building has three nice airy rooms and
a hall way. piazza, etc.
FENCING.
The old picket fence inclosing the
building has been torn down and a
| new Wire fence has been put in it's
| place. The new fence presents a neat
appearance and will be very durable
when 1T has beer completed in a work
manship manner
RECOMMENDATIONS.
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