New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-05

asium within the limits Of the city might make Il
Necessary give Up the buildings and scatter the
patients among the other State asyluns IN other
counties It was stated that the city needed the
building for addition 70 its alTnshoUss In Kings
County
Quiet effort on the part OF those who In
tsTssted the retention OF the hospital in Brook
lyn has resulted IN the drafting Of bill which
VII probably be introduced IN the legislature this
week, within short time. II Is IN the nature
Of enabling act, giving power TO the State
and city authorities TO make exchange Of prop
srty. The proposition Is that the property OF the
House OF Refuge On Rsndalrs Island, which is
practically under State control, be exchanged Tor
portion OF the property owned by the city and
occupied by the Long Island State Hospital, IN
Fstbush For some time the board OF managers
Of the House OF Refuge has been DESTROYS OF
abandoning its property RandaIs Island and
obtaining 4 site somewhere in the country. Ihe
imposition for the exchange Of property between
he State aad the city was first suggested py
Alexander L Orr who IS president OF the poaTo
q managers Of the House OF Refuge, ana presi-
dent Of The board Of visitation OF the Long 1s4aho
stste Hospital The bill enabling this exchange
was drawn IN the Office OF the Attorney General
Il Albany and has been IN the hands OF corpora
ton Counsel Delany Of New-York City Tor some
tine Z IS understood that he approves Of 1t ana
that Il VIII be introduced at once Should Il De
passed il would become the duty Of the Sinking
Fund Commission to deade whether or NOT the
city should make the exchange. There IS reason
% believe that 10 serious opposltlon VII Dc en-
countered there II Is stated
The city property now occupied by the State
Hospital consists Of large three story brick build
ing an annex to the same and two smaller wooden
buildings. The proposed exchange would Include
the surrender the State by the city Of only the
large building including about twenty acres OF
ground. lying in Clarkxon-st, between Albany and
Utica ayes Il the property comes into possession
q the state the latter proposes to build as soon as
possible a new hospital building, completely ntted
with every advantage for the observation and treat
Enent Of acute cases Of insanity according to the
most advanced IDEAS Whether, after this building
Is completed, the state will decide TO tear down
the old brick building ard put up modern struct-
ure IL its place viii remain TO be determined It
was put Up somewhere between the years 1850 and
49, Although Il Is old fashioned. the walls are
strong, and in view of the present high cost OF
brick or stone construction, ii would probably be
thought best to expend & considerable amount OF
raorey N remodeLng and repairing the DIG oul4d-
Ing rather put up e new one
When Or. Q. IL Dewlng, the superintendent OF
TIE Long Island State Hospital. was asked about
me Proposition he sad that he could moi say any
he institution in Flat5uEh. lie consented however.
tts Tetentlon- Said he:
Il the first place, there are many acute cases of
Insanity received here where IL would be almost
impossible, not TO say unwlse' TO subject them 10 a
Sos Journey ~ Z tIa4. - es h eht }niarfere
s w. not Only 6e ln9udte: Dul d g' M
about twelve hundred patients here. Most Of them
iaen al freSuent intervals We have on an average
ABOUT Ole thousand visits week. II the lnstltu-
dents we're transferred tc other Institutions. it
xesle o great hardship for the!r friends to VISIT
Saea even a. rare intervals. Some OF them cou!d
~ E1ord the time or money to visit hospitals IN
Ssaer parts Of the State. Surely Brooklyn. with q
Ep4i&uGn CT million and q hail people ought 20
sSEs a. Institution for her insane within her own
The medical profession is also interested in re
ing the hospital in It's present location Nearly
20 fsyoring Il The doctors fe-l that il is due
Asm that hospital Of this character should
sS4g There is a medical college in Brooklyin,
ageegg d s5e says6 fo osegvh Insanity
lk various stages. IL would be OF advantage
s sso Indirectly OF the greatest importance TO the
st,.sns OF Brooklyn that the mecica! profession
% have The Opportunity Of studying INSANITY mtg;
70 ,heipent stages % insanity They are not abe
Toi rssssosnze the hcst signs. knowledge Of which
aud bic them 70 lake measures TO prevent
In. s -Sy IRON reaching an acute stage. ,,.v
pss wa me s{a ia mas ne P ss IT. se
came neoesssr -, 80 - ,rso~. 80 t,ps The
sosg.is would probably not Be located elsewhere
sSS-ia Be prohbitiye. Land in the country Is 50
fs-Tes eat he institution would probably be trans
~ Dis last report for the year ending September
rs- which was made pub!ic the first Of the
d uSs n the Long Island state Hospital, of whom
nsn sns h I'5 and 5@ women. During the year "a
RIar eatne from Brooklyn. q from other parts
tss-fg Island. and & were transferred from other
sE.sls The character Of tie work being done
,oss-.N1 by the fact that during the year the
Eg1g rate based on the number admitted. was
gsng cent. considerable increase over previous
s sss.sIa weeks ago the question Of releasing the
ter 5;glh fiatbush 70 the state was brought up
oniss5o5n1o q I meeting OF he Sinking Funs
whief tthanee Department presented report, in
TIE Lt expressed tho opinion that the section of
EouS ttodgn ia which the buildings are located
psisi - retarded in itE growth In case the hos
hovss sIs feiaineo there. He suggested that II be
Vicinity !" sem, some point beyond Jamaica in that
n sy1ss, ontroller CTout. however seemed 10 he
kosn,,s ANY with those who desire 70 retain the
Sxy :, N Brooklyn. in order that IL may be
-cssss 10 th& fsisada OF taa patients. In