The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-14
Conference of Presidents and
Superintendent.
2.ol2 WHITE INSANE.
1852 CoIored Insane Patients at the
Central State Hospital at Peters
burg, Making Total for State
of 3,o64 in State Hospitals.
tsncc,al to Tho Times. Dlspatch,)

.,r.r,d.nt. oe the boards of directors and
~ s,nar,ntendents Of the hospitals LOT
the insane DIN Virginia held their lout -
annual meeting at the Central sta'e TVS
nita1. near Petersburg, to-day as requiie u
nv law. There were present 1uose 's''te''
7. Treadway, Pittsylvania county, p pa,
dent Board Of Directors, ana Dr. DEL
IamIn RlaclSford, superintendent estei -
Stete Hospital; Captain j. u. Ospo.no
az Radford, president Board OF ~
and Or. r. A. Preston, superln.eho,s,n'
somthwestern Hospital; Captain !. W.
c.ro cken. OF Fredericksburg. pfes'uen.
BOARD OF Directors. and Or. -. ", io
SUPERINTENDENT Eastern STATE ios ins.,I
and Robert Gillian, OF Peterspuis' ~, n
dent Board of Directors ana VI; $50
Drewry, superintendent CehtTal o'"es
Hospital. 49, MIR.
nosa Of systematizing methods or Keep
mo accounts, books, records, max,
,ng REPORTS, statistical tables ana
otherwise systematizlng as TAR as pr'lctA'
bile the management OF hospitals.
Great good is accomplished at these
rreetInps by the exchange OF Ideas aho
nv bringing the officials OF the several
HOSPITALS in closer contact. by .hem u
feeling OF brotherhood is brought ABOUT
and harmonious action Much soou re-
suits to the insane OF tho Staee.
Ronor,s to-day showed that there are
ocS naticnts at the Western Hospital;
400 ot Southwestern, SIS at Eastern, a
total of 2,0l2 insane white people IN VIZ
einja Central State Hospital reported
!, o52 colored patients, making tolal OF
so;4 There are only four white insane
IN the talls Of the State and no coloreu.
The Southwestern Hospital Is not over
crowded, the Western is crowded, ana
the Eastern somewhat crowded, pending
the completion of Its building.
When completed. which II VIII De "iti'!ll
81 month, the congestion that now EXISTS
at the white hospitals VIII De reileN ca,
,rhere Is no occasion for alarm as to the
accommodation Of the white insane dur
ing the present year. There are very few
vacancies Mt the Central State Hospital.
Every hospital in the State Is IN sat
isfactory condition.
RIVER NEEDS DREDGING.
The block in the AppomattoX River due
To sand bars may have more effect thsul
n, hinder temporarily shipments by water
from Petersburg. The government re-
Gently appropriated a large sum OF money
for DETECTING the water from tho Apo
mattox River, so that proper chahnel
depth C0OlQ Do IsilHldI1So' no VoAA'
has not yet begun. and it would probably
take two or three years to complete 1t
after it was begun. Meantime the clty's
commerce is suffering On account OF the
sand bars In Appomattox River below
the city, which are not properly dredged.
The large barge "Junietta, loaded with
lumber for Baltimore ran upon q sand
bar Just below the city and remained
there all night. Tho steamer Lakewood.
which has temporarily taken the place
OF the steamer Mccall, left Petersburg
on schedule time yesterday morning, but
ran aground on the bar. where 1t rema1n-
ed all day. The barge William Donald
son is now lying at the wharf ready
to leave. but cannot because OF the i'm
passible condition of the river.
The barge is just loaded at two-thirds
its capacity but even with this light
load Is unable to pass the sand bar
The boat captains are complaining free9
~ about the condition that exists In the
Appomattox, and they do not hesitate
to saw that the shipping of Petersburg
will be transfered to other points unless
there Is permanent relief. The owners
of the bargcs now in the river have com.
municated with other of their barges on
tba wav. ordering them not to come to
Petersburg. Major Quinn Is absent from
Norfolk and cannot be communicated
". N. and it seems that relief can only
come by the ctys dredging the river,
and not waiting for the United States
Government. Whether this will be done
cannot now be said. To delay to ship
ming affects about two hundred work.
men.
DISORDERLY NOISES.
The Mayor has published an ordinance
| in reference to the punishment of those
making disorderly noises in the streets
! of the city and annoying and disturbing
| the citizens, and has instructed the 20.
| lice to carry out the ordinance In full
Amy boys or other persons caught annoy.
ing people by lifting gates and ringing
door bells will DO arrested and punished
according to the ordinance.
Rev. j. Francis Ribble the new recto,
of st. Johns Church In this city, has
arrived In Petersburg, and will hold his
first service at the church next Sunda,
morning.
Mr.. r. IT, Eanes has been awarded the
contract for residence to be built or
Washington Street, opposite tho bal
park, for Mr.. J. A. Bacter.
PHYSICAL DEPARTMENT.
The committee recently appointed ir
the interest OF special features of tho
physical department OF the Young Mems
Christian Association made their repor,
tonight after the reception by the mem.
bers Of the association to their friends
A programme Of vocal and instrumental
music was rendered and a short talk was
made by Mr.. Seward, his subject beIne
Getting On In the World"
Douglass Walker. negro was arrest
cd to-day charged with stealing n bicycl,
from the store Of no Davis Carring,
Company. The negro was employed b,
the Davis Company,
The Council has not yet definitely do
termined what It will do In the matte
of the purchase Of new fro engine To-
Petersburg. A committee has been an
pointed to look into tho matter OF pur
chasing q now engine and also OF ascer
tanning the cost OF repairing the old one
Crater Lodge, knights of tho Mysti
Chain, held 4 meeting at Red MEMS Hal
tonight,
The body Of the late Mrs Sarah Bake
KuykendaH was brought from Richmon,
to-day and hurled In Blandford Cemetery
Mr.. William Lufsey was slightly burne
Mt an explosion at the fireworks factor,
In this city.