Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-05
Three Hundred Insane in the jaiIs
Of Virginia.
NEW ASYLUM NEEDED
Dr. Horny II. Levy Elected Professor
oftho Practice of Medicine or tho
Virginia Medical Coilcyo-A Cons
ducior Draws His snIary md Is
Seen NO Mo~c-Addison w. Barrett
M Old Kai,roader, Dead.
Especial to vIrgin.an-plIot.)


Richmond, Va. May 4.-The neces-
sity for providing for the care OF q
greater number of insane in Virginia
has been eXemplihed in n strong letter
received to-day by Governor Tyler from
DR.. Drewry, superintendent of the Cen
trail State Hospital at Petersburg
DIR. Drewry estimates that there are
now confiped in the jails Of this State
about 500 persons who are insane. They
STATE hospitals owing to the present
crowded condition Of those institutions.
Livery onc of them is overcrowded.
Livery one OF them is so crowded, in
fact. tina. il is not possible to properly
treat The inmates. AS result, the per-
ccntasc cf cures is smaller than Il,
would otherwise be.
Tho Southwestern state Hospital is
bein. enlarged, hut the work has had
to SOD owing to lack of funds.
MEDICAL COLLEGE PROFESSOR
SHIPS.
TIC Board of Visitors of the Medical
College Of Virginia to-day elected DR..
H..ri% II. Levy. of this city, professor
o. til: practice of medicine in place Of
LII. ~. ~. = fS4luI tlfft. l lit IIilllcS
proposed were: DR.. J. j. NJ. Angear. of
Chicago, AMI Dr. j. j. Smith, OF Pilot
Mountain, n. G.
Dt. Charles NJ. Ha5en. O. this city,
Was chosen professor of physiology,
which position DR.. Levy leaves To take
his new position.
The board accepted the resignat ton of
DR. Christopher as orofe ,s,f OF chemi
cal and practical obstetrics. abolished
the chair and made DR.. Tompkins pro-
fessor emeritus OF the chair of obstet-
rcs and diseases OF the puerperal state.
The board was in session nearly two
hours and these members were present:
DR.. ]. Il. McCaw. (presidenO DR.. d. w.
Lassi.er, DR.. Il. h. Moore. Capt. Z.
Thornton Marye, DR.. Joel Crawford, DR..
]: S. Pendieton. Col. Jno. b. Purcell,
Mr.. w Il. Meredith. DR.. Thos. ii.
Berne, DR.. Thos =. Matthews. Dr. j.
l.. Bryant Mr.. Jro. $. HARDWOOD and
Mr.. n. II. Massie.
The beard confirmed the action Of
the faculty a the beginning of tho
present year in making the course of
study four years Instead of three.
ALUMNI MEETING.
DIR. Samuel Coleman presided at the
alumni meeting in the amphitheatre of
the college to-day. 1t was the largest
ever held.
DR.. Simon Baruch, of New York. read
a paper on the evolution Of therapy,
ard DR.. T. Edwin Baird. OF Windsor.
Va, an able and scientific paper OH
puerperal convulsion, diagnosis and
treatment.
AT the business meeting OF the asso-
citation about forty new members were
elected.
Al O'Clock I'm elegant lunch was
served in the college building to the
alumni students and visitors.
ZIG REAL ESTATE SALE.
The Pace Block" comprising stores
Nos. sol. S0S, sos, S01 and 500 East Main
street. was sold this afternoon by
Messrs. j. Thompson Brown Il Co, to
Captain William II. Allison. of the firm
Of Allison g. Addison. the price paid be-
Ing 200. The second and third floors
OF The building are now occupied by
the Chesapeake and Ohio as general
Chicus.
The property is estimated rs paying
n net income of . per cent. on $!000
The following is complete history in
brief of the property:
One hundred years aGo--Large, deep
gulles.
seyenty-Gve years agoA large tan
yard.
hric', dwellings, known as Tan Bark
Row"
Thrty-hve years ago-Epotswood
Hotel.