The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-20
EEEAVY MORTALITY RATE
AT OLD SOLDIERS HOME
Annual Report of Superintendent Describes
Conditions at the State Infirmary.

as they have made. each attanDt
bringing on useless and expensive
litigation. ~
The COurts Delay.
1.-TWO of the injunctions mentioned
above were tried before A. d. McFad-
din, special master for Richiapd
county, and his report to the presid.
ing judge is shown below, together
with newspaper article OF same date.
Although two sessions OF the Rich
'land county court have been e, held
since this report was subbitted, no
decision has yet been rendered, and
the Iitigants 10 question are enjoying
the E-=ssgsslsYes of flie home without
restraint, and. with the full knowledge
that they may continue to do so un-
til the court may decide otherwise. I
would, therefore, recommend, in the
face OF these facts, that the officers
of the home be empowered by the
general assembly to enforce our
rules"
The report submits. the complete r.
port OF Judge "A. d. AIcFaddin, the
master in equity, who took testimony.
Mr.. McFaddin reports:
IF there was the slightest ground
upon which your Honor could base q
aanding In favor of plaintiffs on the
ground Of discrimination, would re-
speetfully proceed with the trans-
scription OF the. stS:ographic notes OF
the testimony. butain view of the facts
IFhave stated, ] do not think that this
hardship should be imposed" So
Religious Exercises.
Maj. .RichardsoH's report concludes
with the following Statements:
Without being considered egotis-
} tieal, wish to impress upon this
body this fact, that but for my per-
sonal influence and sold over the ma
jority Of the old soldiers, and the
patience, kindness and hrmness OF the
officials under me, we could never
have overcome the discord that was
begun in 1919.
Vim conclusion, on behalf of the old
soldiers, would like to say that the
y. z G. IA tthhi.s thi.ss sttte, the Ts..s.oas Tse!i.ooas
world and the public In general, that
any donations Of clothing, 6elicacies
or gifts Of any kind that may add to
the comfort and pleasure OF the vete-
rams will be highly appreciated, as
see from reports from GsoYsia, Ten.
nessee and Virginia saclnowledge-
ment made o2lsuch attentiontto their
homes. Il " e71 Ere gsltfuff uts
Christmas Eve the gifts Of the Rev.
Mr.. Poyner, Episcopal minists7,
were q great pleasure ito tiaetoId SOL
dierss 5aEA Theoretically appreciated.
ministers OF Helt dehominaticna have
bean kindsand tpra1npf in theiPratten-
tions TO the living and thaibuSsaloi Of
the dead. ."s----- ist1
phyaietEGss EspoFs Il g.
| Dr. =, We r. AutisSES n slppIemsnta
Mat. Richardson hsS rspp 1Yitf6 d tate
| ment as to the health ofcs the inmates,
The comradaa who passed away
i:were. John 3. IRilson. Rinhard hFc.
gill, .Jno. R,b WILSON, q. D., Walker.
H. Al Fhillipe, sJohn WashipStoE, ".
d Connell, tlJao oWq Wtlson, S. p. Bur-
| CESS. w. 8. Massey, FIeaRy : Boineau,
John Kennel. Henry Suher, r. ].
fT0adets a5as59rt Brooks aat3@
9tsslee states that, the srHfe-
| priRtion was insufficient to, furnish
medicines, diet and attention to the
insane aaa Sig were tfahsferFed &c
the hospital for the insane The I5
who died were affected with harden
ing of the arteries and other infirTni-
ties, Of age.
very teR's reports Dr. Butler. ARE
dddiGted 20 the cocaine or morphine
habit, and there has been q steady
decrease In the drink habit and ne
have fotfnd as contra indicted on &c
count OF high blood pressure and dis
ease OF the arteries.
"The small hospital 30 Generously
and patrioticaliy built by the u. d.
C.. has been made ny proof with
| proper screening I am gladet to say
| the heating Dntat has been working
very nicely. The old men are being
| weaned to the importance OF the hos
| pitaI, and most OF them ara willing
to go Ia there for treatment.9 ~,
'sWeihaye four In the hospital now,
one So years, old. and helpless; one
| ynIin ger, suffering from hardening o9
the arteries and high pressure; one
from chronic 1Iumbago 81 on6pwiih or
ganict disease OF the heart; ali Ct
(which are incurabie. ..,
Eventually this hospital will have
to be enlarged, as they are growing
more feeble every days md finally
viii rs helpless. With most OF the
old soldiers stricken down with old
| age we have TO treat them like ba-
bies on account or their relaxed and
broken down condition.