The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-05

Special DLTa;ch 10 the Pc~s-Ynteliigencer.
OLYMPIA. March 4--Severe reflections
upon the management OF the Eastern
Washington hospital for the insane are
contained In the report Of the special com
mistee from the house appointed 10 make
an investigation OF the conduct and eondI-
tion OF the asylum at Medical lake. The
report Of the committee WAS presented to
the house this morning accompanied by
mass OF evidence. II was not read. but
will be taken up early next week.
DIR. A. r. WI;scr of Spokane IL chair
man Of the committee and DIR. Carpenter
OF King and Harry a. r. Myers of LIN
coin are the otter members. The commit
tee finds that politics has entered TOO
largely into tue conduct OF the asylum,
tha. the public service has been made sub
servsens 10 the accomplishment OF political
end and tha, some OF the patients have suf-
fered at times from neglect, The manage
meat Is criticised. ard /, is stated that the
| political influences OF the state board of
| control have not been such as TO Increase
| the efficiency OF the service al the asylum.
| The evidence taken by the committee Is
| cited In the report a. the foundation for
| the findings made. Prof. ]. II. Walker.
| now OF the state university. bu, formerly
/ steward at tho asylum sworc before tho
| committee that the food was no; u
| the proper quality fer the pa
tients, although there was enough OF
| It, lie testified further that the ciothinE
! was rcor and unfit in some ins.ances and
/ that exirasagance and mismanagsmeHt
had been shown in the supervision OF tfe
! institution relative TO the purchase OF sup
| piles. Other witnesses testified that pa
/ tienss were neglected ard that the relations
| between the superintendent, DIR f.ackhart
! and the other employees a. the asylum were
/ not cordial.
| II IL said that the state board OF control
| al a recen, meeting determined upon the
removal of DIR. Loekhars.
Others Present by Request.
| TIE full text Of the committees report IL
Olympia. March 2, 1880.
The Honorable Speaker Of the House OF
Representatives. Sixth Legislature OF
the State OF Washington:
We, your committee. appointed TO pro-
coed TO Medical lake. Wash. AMI inev sti-
gate the Eastern Washington Hospital far
the Insane and make findings of facts and
conclusions beg leave to report as follows.
We started for saia institution on Fshru-
airy II. 1889. and arrived M Medical Lake
the following morning Upon our arrival
we were requested hy DR.. icckharf SUI
| rerinseutent OF said institution. Is lsyite
Col. Ridpath. OF Spokanr. 10 he present
during the investigation. We thereupon ls-
sued invitations to Col. Rsdpath. Dr. John
NJ. serDpfe, OF Spokane aad Nj Charles
! Mcdonald. Of Medical Lake. 60 sssixt us In
our work. We awaited the arrival of thcse
gentlemen. they came on sunday and We
then proceeded to go through tho various
departments OF the iEstIfutien
We first visited ttse kitchen and store
room. which we found Hight and airy. and
the stock nearly ds pi@se3 except sugar and
ffemr, The clothing Ii nearly a.! eoaamen
cotton goods
We then visited the boiisr house asd 40
fer as We ensia falge. Il was Ia goad coa-
disSon. We also sia5sed tire blacksmith
shop. carpenter shop snd hose house. and
then went 80 the laundry ard foaaa the
machinery Ia ileed Of repair and crowded
for room.
Defects In Huiidinxs.
Wo then visited fFe barn TIE stosk was
sn ssos condition and well Kept; good sup
ply af forage. Next we saw tir4 stables,
where the driving horses ard carriages are
KEEP. T'ae condition here wax no. good:
har1esses ard bugssss were somewhat o9s
OF repair snd dirty
We then pSosses4s9 % visst the walls ~
frat visiting the Taie DEPARTMENT, then
fstc g.8rsks@ DEPARTMENT. THE halls seJrns
and wards were found 70 bn Yeat and
clean aats tse bssiN and hiding wwfa r.sas
and fairy good. TIE walks ou either sisis
ri The Fsafa sassaaee are tad and rossAn.
TIE walls os ths main baslaIng on both
asssss found 70 he wet ard damp, eas@ed
from leakage ~ Ire overflow from the gut
teFs. This caused taa Eoors en sanae Of The
sassFns TO be ssno and weg.
~ one anz2e ef the ha.s5tng IRE eerniee
had heen NJ weakeHea by rnossfaFs that IL
is a1e9s 10 fasi We visited the pssnap sta
fioa al Clear ss&9 saFse miles fress IN.
Fsgssastal. frpwa sAsaa place wafer = pump
ssi E1 sfe Institution. We fsugd ire rssnU-
isg station ira goozi condition. A new
parwger has 5aet a@sa pat inse the raEnp.
Tas pump s. nov faansng a~e d4ya. pr
wvea. II wAs formerly fau swn Lars pes
seek. during sse s-tnssg ngnafhx. It's -
accounted scE pg ssasoa ns lesksxs either
IN sssa szlsse FssgEfns 81 saa hospital or Ia
lbs reservoir 81 n97n, The reservoir IL -
hsxA esewars0a. as0QK I-a yards frcnl tssv
main saiiasngA
we found sAe wafer IN sae reservoir 10
h~ about saFcs sna ha1F feet ssep. Es
viii a4si a.as fesss % wstex ~ner. faEi.
slow R~spsss~ ga Fire Alarm.
fsa Ngasay. A.sOss ..so 3. rn We request.
~ pr. s<sexzsss. Tas superintendent Of the
saxs.szi 10 eSNn1 xsasTai fsfe alarm Tnsa
r~aasxs eas eenarE@i Nip xsgss reguefsnce,
The alarm ~xs ssax1is sszsfssssa- Assss watt
ing sore tsrrs ssse superintendent sefasfad
30 shr engine r<s9sn t4Irsa hix yssa "A ns re-
ported - "a iazs shs snxsnssr Has . rsa