The Jersey City news., 1901-07-22
Charges of Gross Misman-
agement Made Against
the State Hospital.
DIETARY NOT FOLLOWED
Attendants Petition for Some
thing Better to Eat
Warden Wants In
vestigation.
Especial to ''The Jersey City News'l

mlsmanagement have been made against
Warden William P. Hayes and the Board
of Managers of the State Hospital TO
dlsprove the assertions of the True
American Warden William P. Hays and
members of the Board of Managers have
pointed with seIne pride to a dietary, pre-
scribed by the managers and coneurred in,
they assert, by the medical department.
This dietary is offered evidence that
the patients and attendants are well fed
and have no cause for complaint But the
very records of the hospital now on file
discredit the dietary, showing that 1t is
not lived up TO, and that scarcely, if ever,
a day passes but something is eliminated
which is supposed to be given the pa
tlents.
THE best way" said former Senator
John Taylor of the Board of Managers.
Ito disprove the charges is TO drop into
the hospital Unexpectedly and see how
the patients are actually fed. This you
can do any time"
This invitation was accepted by a re-
porter yesterday and the evidence secur-
ed was conclusive. The only meat served
for dinner yesterday was ham, and part
of this was infested with maggots. These
were cut from the ham after 1t came 70
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placed on the table. Much of it was not
eaten and had to be thrown away. This
was some of the ''best quality to which
Warden Hayes points with such pride.
Abundant veIification was found among
the attendants for the statement that
large proportion of the food served is un-
fit for use and that tons of it are thrown
away every month.
This condition is perhaps shown as for
chilly as it can be presented in the petit
ton presented by the male attendants in
the main building to Dr. Ward last week
This petition was signed by 27 of the 81
attendants in this part of the institution.
OF the other four, two did not sign it be-
cause they were away when 1t was drawn
up, one because he was sick ana it was
not taken to him, and one was not asked
because he had expressed fear that it
might jeopardize his position.
The original petition is now in the hands
of Warden Hayes but the draft from
which il was drawn and which is substan-
TALLY the same as the original is rresenl-
ed herewith This draft was obtained,
needless to say. not from Warden Hayes.
but from one of the attendants. 1t fol-
lows
''State Hospital,
1--WE, the male attendants of the State
Hospital for the Insane, respectfully ask
Medical Director John W. Ward. MD,
for the benefit of both patients and at
tendants for better food than we have
been getting for the past six months or
more We submit list of eatables fur
nished from Sunday, July H. until the
present time.
Sundays dinner consisted of canned
corn beef which, as always, was not tit
to eat old boiled potatoes in the same
condition, and boiled rice, which was fair,
bi:S had no milk to go with it. Sundays
supper consisted of dried beef, which was
fair; prunes, as always not fit to use, and
tea the same.
Mondays breakfast was of cold boiled
ham, which it was almost impossible 10
eat; old half rotten potatoes fried, and
coffee, as always not fit for sane or in
sane persons to drink.
"Morday's dinner was ccrned beef and
boiled cabbage, which were something
fierce For Mondays supper there was
cheese and prunes, neither of which were
fit 10 eat.
TUESDAYS breakfast, beeksteak. which
was too tough for a human stomach to
digest Tuesdays dinner, cola ham and
potatoes boiled with the pealings, as We
always get them.
Tuesdays supper, canned corn beef,
prunes and tea, none of which, as usual,
were fit to eat.
wednesdays breakfast, canned corn
peef and boiled potatoes, the same as de-
scribed,. ard coffee ditto.
ssThe boiled eggs which we get twice a
week are so old and stale that it is al
. fo oof cf7d bp
Irish stew which we have for Wednes-
days and the soup for Saturdays din
ner are nauseating from their very looks
..As attendants we have feelings for the
patients. and therefore will ask again for
our own benefit as well as theirs, to have
our eatables better served and prepared
in different style. For instance, We
would greatly appreciate having our po-
tatoes mashed eggs and ham fried prop
erly sometimes, at least, and also to have
milk on the attendants table three times
a day instead Of two or three times
week.
we trust to see a change for the ber-
Ter in the near future
The dietary isl
BREAKFAST.
sundav-oatmeal and milk, eggs, pota-
toes. bread, butter, coffee.
Monday-Pressed beef, potatoes, bread,
butter, coffee.
Tuesday-Beefsteak. potatoes, bread,
butter, coffee.
Wednesday-Hash or cold meat, pota-
toes, bread, butter, coffee.
Thursday-Steak or chops, potatoes
bread, butter, coffee.
Friday-salt fish, potatoes, fried musn'
bread and butter.
Saturday-Beefsteak or chops, oatmeai
and milk, potatoes, bread, butter
DINNER.
Sunday-Ham or roast beef, vegetables
bread. butter, rice pudding.
Monday-Corned beef, cabbage, pota-
foes, bread, butter.
Tuesday-Soup mutton, potatoes, veg
etables. bread, butter, fruit or pie.
Meat stew, potatoes, veg
etables bread butter dessert
Thursday Roast beef, potatoes, vege-
tables. bread, butter, custard pudding
Friday-Fresh fish, potatoes. vegetables.
3 bread, butter, dessert
Saturday Soup, roast beet, potatoes