The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-06
SAYS ALL Is NOT As IT SHOULD BE
AT sTEILACOON.
Calls Attention to Several Matters
which Or. Goddn I'd, the Head OF
the Institution, Says Are Matters
which Have Been Threshed Over.

administration of ex-Mayor Fawcett, gave
the superintendent notice on June Is. that
he would resign the first n July. as
he was not in accord with the Rogers ad-
ministration and could not support Rog-
ers for denomination. After giving this
notice Mr.. Bachelet says he was dis
charged. three days before the first OF
July, the alleged reason for such discharge
being incompetency-
Now they have made the break them
selves" said Mr.. Bachelet II am going
to call attention to a few matters that
ought TO be OF interest to the general pub
lie as well as 10 those who pay the taxes.
Fort Steilacoom will bear just as close
watching now as ever ~ would. Lister
and Goddard are the whole thing. and the
board Of audit and control know nothing
about what Is going on.
Patients are maltreated and neglected,
very questionable things are going on
among the employees. and II one could get
at the facts there might be story told
that would be mighty interesting read
ing Here few days ago, June 81, a
man OF the name OF O'Neill died in ward
3 He was sick and the attendants, Mr..
Chillis. Mr.. Boyer and Mr.. Rigney. tele-
phoned to the doctor. telling him that the
man was sick. He telephoned back to
give him some pills. but never came near
him. Tha-man grew worse and again the
doctor was called, but did not come. and
after third call refused to pay any at
tention to the patient. who died before
morning, without attendance. That shows
how little they care for a patient who is
not able to take care OF himself.
steam Launch BuiIs.
"Dr. Goddard has a steam launch ly-
ing In Chambers creek that IL by right
the property of the state. II is II feet long
and 10 feet beam. with a compound engine
and pipe boiler. built at the asylum by the
chief engineer and the carpenter, on state
time. out OF state materials The board
Of audit and control know about II and
had DR.. Goddard up on the carpet about
II, and he was found guilty and fined 500
by the board. The launch Is worth 81, 800.
however. and he had an advertisement In
tho paper Offering 1t for sale at that fig
ure short time ago-a pretty good ad-
vance on $10os The boat was supposed to
be bult by the chief engineer, Steadman,
the state carpenter Mr. Proctor, and DIR.
Goddard. II was supposed TO be built by
them in overtime and not on the states
time. But the engine did not run after
o'clock In the afternoon, and the lathe
work could not be done unless the engine
was run. so how could they work over
time when the machinery did not run?
When the chief engineer left the doctor
paid him $3.50 for his share in the boat.
Then they keep man at Chambers
creek In charge of the boat that Is no
more crazy than we are. He wants to
90 home. but they keep him there, because
he Is a good man to take care OF the boat.
and don't cost the doctor a cent The
mans name Is earns, from Seattle. he
IL kept there against his will, when he
wants to so home, instead Of being kept
there as cheap hired man to take care
OF hin steam launch.
Another thing they have over there IL
special carriage and horse for Miss Head.
the matron. the special favorite OF the
doctor and Mr. Seeman, chief steward,
She has horse and buggy all by herself:
no one else can use II, and the state pays
Tor 49,,
It. is to drive down to the farm. which IL
about mile from the hospital and il
only made use OF as a meeting place for a
good time.
secoad-Hand Boiler.
since DR. Goddard went in there as
Superintendent they have had three chief
engineers Frank Steadman. the first
one. had to leave. John FIX. the next
called attention 70 worthless old sec
ond-hand boiler that Lister bought from
the milwaukee brewery. for $500 that
boiler out there and when Fix and
steamnttcr came to look II over they
found that IL was worthless. very near,
and went over II, chalking up the defec-
tive spots. | was out there then helping
connect up and overhaul the steam and
electric light plants. and was called
made slight mistake. too but I am
willing TO acknowiedge Il. In order to
not offend the board and let Lister down
that II was a pretty fair boiler for a
second hand boiler. And on that state
ment the matter was hushed up. hut FIX
was fred, and afterwards given job in
the soldiers home to get him TO hnsh up
To make the boiler look a little better
they got Norton. the boiiermsker. out
there. Norton had looked at the boiler
before. for Lister. as they are close
friends When Norton came out after
was In charge as chief engineer. ne
was going TO hea, the hulsed places In
the bottom 81 the boiler and straighten
them, but asked him II the boiler would
be any better or any safer after doing
~ the heating and cooling might not tend
To weaken the plates and may be make
crack, and he admitted that Il might.
Then told him not TO do anything with
II, as Il would not make the boiler any
more safe, but rather worse. and that I,
would not DO 70 take too many chances
might Nil SO or 40 people. 50 the boiler
was left as u was.
The New Buiidins.
Whether there was a Job In the new
waste ~ the state money. esn., saw
but e looks Ike one or the other The
foundation - all crushed out ~ shape
ard the building settling that mona ~
the doors will shut some OF them being
an inch 20 an inch ard a half out ~
plumb They had 90 pat prop under
falling Ia one ~ the arches IN the base.
ment - All fattensd tn and In the wall
IN the small wing whore the water cies-
cts are there IL bulge % over three
Inches. caused by the settling Of the
building The sinks are all settled out az
lire, the cement scor az the hath rooms
IL al cracked 50 Il had to 10 patched M
and the haiiting looks as though II was
IN danger of fslnag down. There L. a
large Wat~F-iAnk on the roof ard the
weight - the tank has crushed down the
nails ard made the building settle worse
than On other places,
Two plumbers who work for Coffee
who did the plumbing IN the buildtrE
when theS ssw how the building had set.
tied. maas the remark that the best thing
20 90 WITH the building vas 70 lock II an
ard keep eVfrvh body frnrR Looking AZ Il
until after election.
Defects Are Noted.
Another thing The nsw wing Ia not
| connected with fhe water system % the
| Institution. and Ia case % ere they would
= time. Premiums T~ao