The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-10-19
INSANE ASYLUM
OF FLORIDA BIG
INSTITUTION
LARGE NUMBER OF PATIENTS
ARE WELL CARED FOR UNDER
MANAGEMENT OF suPT WORTH
TRAMMELL.
By L. L. CHARLES

Chattahoochee. Oct Through the
kindness OF Hon. Worth TramnnelL
superintendent OF the Florida hospital
for the insane. who has shown me
many of the buildings connected with
this great institution. I am better pre-
pared to give you a further description
Of the care and management OF this
great hospital.
Referring again to the old fort and
barracks will say that the underground
tunne! or passage leading from the fort
to the magazine where the ammunition
was kept, is about 800 yards long and
Is as perfect ESQ far as the brick work
is concerned) as is was in 1884. The
present residence of Superintendent
Tramnell, two stories high, was the
officers quarters and is a most beauti-
full home, surrounded with Florida
flowers and evergreens.
A part of the old brick wall which
surrounded the entire fort and bar
racks for the United States troops IS
still here perfect. Upon the change Of
in 1921 the military government under
Cen. jackson passed to the territorial
government which held it's first legis-
lature in Pensacola in 1922 Soon aft
er settlers began to move here to build
homes and open up farms with their
negroes. The Indians were trouble
some, so the federal government kept
troops stationed here to protect our
citizens from the ravages of the Semi
noles who lived all over this section,
which was then Jackson county. but is
now Gadsden.
These old buildings referred to above
are landmarks of the genius. chivalry
and patriotic spirit Of President Jack
son and the american congress during
The first permanent settlement o. FLOR
ida.
In approaching the insane hospital
the first building which greets the eye
is a. new brick structure nearly COM
p1eted under the act of the legislature
of 1911. This new addition, I under
stand. cost about $4,000, and is per-
feet in every respect with modern ele-
vator and everything necessary for the
care of the invalids who will be re-
ceived in this great building when
opened up for reception as the hospital
OF the entire plant
The home for white women is long
brick structure which covers a large
area. of land and is three stories high
overlooking a beautiful park for the
pleasure of the convalecent patients
Next is similar building separated by
q wall or fence for the care of negro
women. Still further on, going east
ward, is an immense brick structure
also surrounded by a huge wall for the
care of negro men patients; thence
west is a continuous row of immense
brick buildings three stories high for
the care of white men patients, which
also cverlooks a lovely park, in the
center OF which S a fish pond stocked
with gold fish
Manaoenaent ExeeIIen+
The care and management OF this
great hospital is par excellence. E'y-
cry employee from superintendent
Worth Trar1melI to the cooks in the
greas: kitchen ere the embodiment of
,xirdaess. 1t Is wonderful to behold
the nurses whose patience and skill is
beyond description, caring for the
many in their wild decisions often
wonder if there is nine-tenths of the
population of the state of Florida who
know or believe this institution really
exists in it's wonderful magnitude and
splendor.
In connection with the ice pant.
bakery, electric light and waterworks
is also a dairy of about fifty dne Jer-
sey cows. also a. barber shop and dem
tist parlor. There is a board of ply
sicians who carefully visit each ward
daily performing their duties in most
scientific way. The main office is also
an imposing structure complete with
telegraph and telephone connection
with Gen. David Long, an old citizen
of Florida. as bookkeeper.
In my next I will fully describe the
stock farm with its immense holdings.
also the kitchen. garden and farm,
giving your readers a full description
of the agricultural part of this hospital
which comprises about 1.SeO acres of
land in all.