Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-14
PETERSBURG
Cost of Maintaining Patients In
Central Hospital.
Newport News business sInn WEEDS
In tho Cockade City-Dcnth of MIR.
George w. Personal md
General Notes.

Petersburg, Va, Jan. 13.-By an err
ror yesterday it was made to appear
that the cost of the care and mainten-
ance of the patients at the State Gen.
trail Hospital last year averaged 347
per diem per patient. The average per
diem should have been 24.7. The cost
of supporting the institution during the
year. with the average number of pa
tients present. S52.63. was s76,957.74-
Of S90.25 per year. or 24.7 per day. This
cost includes clothes, feed, nursing.
bedding. fuel, lights. medicines. trans
portation, salaries, and wages of all
officers and employees and also the
Keeping up all ordinary repairs, and
making minor improvements. AS thus
SHOWN, the cost per patient is less than
one-half that of keeping a lunatic in
Jail. For the last six months of the year
there was an average of fifty lunatics
in the JailS of the State, costing the
State so cents each per day, independ-
ent of clothing and medical attention.
There are at present ninety-siN appli-
cations on file at the hospital for ad-
mission, many of the patients being in
jail. 1t is said that the authorities OF
TINS hospital have at no time had a
case or grip to treat, and the absolute
freedom from this disease is ascribed
by the doctors to the fact that the in
mates of the institution have never
been exposed to the night air. They
are all in their rooms after sunset.
HYMENIAL
Mr.. Charles w. Collier, OF Newport
News put formerly of this city, welded
last night Miss Virginia Estelle. the
attractive daughter of Lieutenant j. T.
Cookies. The ceremony performed
at the parsonage of High-Street Meth
odist Episcopal church by the pastor
Rev L. Il. Dadmun.
The newly elected officers of Crater
Council, National Union, were duly in
stalled last night. after which the coun-
Gil adjourned to the Cafe Royal, and
pmrtool1 of n splendid supper, which
mad been prepared in honor of the oc.
casion.
The Petersburg Club elected its off,
GERS last night, making few changes
A superb supper was afterwards served
in the club-rooms, and a number of
prlet addresses were delivered.
DEATH.
Mr.. George w. Coleman, a most wor-
my young man, and highly respected
in the community, died this morning
at his residence on Liberty street. ar
ter protracted illness. He was an
earnest Christian, and consistent
member of the Market-Street Metho-
dist Episcopal church. where he sang
IN the choir. He leaves a wife and an
adopted child
Mr. Charles Young. OF Dinwiddie
county, residing near Sutherland's Sta
ton, is very i'll of pneumonia.
me condition OF DR.. r. NJ Anderson
one of our oldest and most respected
cltlzens, shows no Improvement. He is
suffering with pneumonia.
KEY. Fathers Tierney and Donohue
OF Richmond. are guests of Rev. Fa.
Their O'Farrell. of st. Josephs church
SMALL FIRE.
dwelling house on Federal et,eo+
owned by Mr. w. D. Tucker and occu,
pied by the family of Rachel Mason
Scoiored). was partially destroyed bv
i i.e this afternoon. The woman had
ielt her three small children in thn
mouse and they played with the fire
ana set the building ablaze.