The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, May 01, 1909, Page 3, Image 3
^ HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE
The Legislate Investigation
Into Conditions of the InJ
j( stitution?Supt. Babcock's
11 Reasons for Asking for In1
V
quiry.
(The Columbia Record.)
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Hospital for the Insane committee
was held today. There were
present all the members of the
i
committee appointed by the general
assembly. They were Chair&
man Neils Christensen, Senators
Hardin and Bates and Kepreeentatives
Carey, Harrisoo, Dick
and Sawyer. All the members
of the board ot regents were
present except Capt. Iredell
Jones, and Superintendent Babcock
was present by request and
. made the chief statement. The
chief purpose of today's session
was to get the reasons on which
w / the board regents and Dr.
Babcock asked for the investigation.
These were V?u Ilr
James W. Babcock, after a history
of the institution. He gave
the committee twenty-tour reasons
why the board wanted the
legislature to get in close touch
with the Hospital tor thp Insane,
and more rully 'understand and
appreciate conditions:
'1'. That it has become the
* policy of the State to maintain
in Columbia a large central colony
for the insane of both races.
"2. That 'State care' is a better
svstem than was offered bv
* -be
old method ot county sup"3.
That the separate or cot)
\ *age plan ot' buildiog6 or wards
/ is better suited in our climate to
the needs of the insane than
5 ; large conglomerated buildings,
i . M. That the separation from
the insane properly spe thing of
such classes as the inebriates,
^ ?idiot8, epileptics, etc., who are
r~J~ now associated with them would
| prove advantageous to all.
u5. Tliftt the improvement of
the courfty alm9 house hy having
Lf hospital wards, etc.. would relieve
this institution from receiving so
f many helpless dotards.
' 6. The establishment of a
farm colony for epileptics, a
school lor the feeble minted and
% hospital for inebriates should
I * form part ot the future policy of
j tne state.
' 7. ^That the erection ot separate
wards tor the violent in
sane is desirable,
k 8. That the establishment of a
" iarm colony for the chronic inv
tane is an important problem for
future consideration.
4,9. The means for separating
the tuberculosis trom the nontuberculosis
is at the present
time a question or vital importance.
4'10. There have recently been
observed in this asylum and oth
; er Southern institutions cases ot
+ MS*- oellaura, a disease common in
Italy, but new to our country*
V vi he board of regents with t i??
' ^-operation of the State board of
health have interested the United
\ States public health and marine
\ hospital service in this condition
VsitDd it is expected tha' a surgeon
f^irom that department will soon
arrive in Columbia to inve^til^gate.
There are now 21 negro
t women and three white men suf
I /)$? 'er'D8 'rom pellagra.
VI3 'Jfev ?n With ? HAfMl 1 a 11 rvr* a J MI
I V jmj * - W 'Wl'MIl KJ * ' "/
Mr per cent more than we have, adeI
quate Accommodations tor all
! 1 departments of the institution
i "$h'< **ft!Verce88ively overcrowded, and
r specially that for white men
and the two colored departments,
\ . v be'' housing af the insane of
cialro men aud women in the
I) ftn/ara as we are forced to do is,
\ c( sav the least, inhumau.
4i12. I he excessive population
' overtaxes the kitchen and dinic
room service as well as the war<
and dormitories. For some tin
these conditions have been ui
satisfactory to our adramistr
' fcion and efforts will he made I
devise plans for their remedy.
4,13. To carry out any ot tbei
plans, which we are enumera
in>;, will require larger appropr
ations than we have been recei'
ing. It must be borne in raiu
that our annual per capita la
year was $109, about 30 cents
day, which is less than a 9heri
is usually allowed lor dietin
prisoners. Last year the p<
capita at Morgatiton, N. C., w*
$155, and at Raleigh was $101
Were we allowed the different
we could come much nearer tb
idea with which we would lib
to administer our charge.
"14. Again inadequacy ot aj
propriation handicaps us in mal
ing adequate payment for se
vices rendered by many otficia
and employes of the institutior
"15. For t he same reason on
medical staff is too small t
properly handle the number <
patients. The superintendent hf
for several years been eompelle
to perform the duties of assi9tai
physician in one of the depar
ments; wnereas ne should be ab
to devote himself to administr,
tive duties.
"1(5. The mechanical depar
mont is defective, but especial)
in the heatin?r plant, boilers, et
u17. An institution of th
size and growing as it does vei
by year, should have an i(
plant f>r the proper <
meats, provisions, etc.
"18. Year by year our fn
protection has been improver
and by completing a small circu
on Barnwell street between Lun
ber and Ilichland streets woul
meet the need ot the institutioi
"10 The hospital gets ii
water supply Irom Ihe city, an
has abolished all weljs. thus coi
tributiog to the general health <
the population.
"20. Through the ability <
Mr. Bunch a small sandhill tar:
has been so developed that
supplies the r.eeds not only <
the large population, but ah
maintains the dairy herd, bet
cattle, stock, etc.
"21. In the process of yeai
360 acres has been got togethr
and in our opinion should I
held by the State for the futm
needs of its dependent clnss<
and what is not needed for buih
ing cites today will be require
for such in one generation.
"22. The several buildin<
now in use lor hospitals, ward
dormitories and for laundry ai
farming purposes represent
valuation o: $600,000.
' 23 The entire plant of tl
State Hospital for the Insane
estimated at $1,000,000.
should be held and used f<
many years to come lor hospit
purposes; that is, lor the acu
oases of the insane. The othi
classes of defectives, the chron
insane, epileptics, idiots, inebr
?tes, etc., require separate inst
tutions elsewhere."
* Z4. since you have two con
petent lawyers on your com mi
sion, I should like to suggest tha
it would be titling to recodil
and revise the statute laws rela
ing to the insane."
l.t'K ('rushed Under Car.
Greenville, 8 C., April 28.Albert
Lesley, 25 years ot aj
and an employe of the street ci
company, was thrown under tl:
wheels ot a car on Buncomt
streot to-day and had his rigl
leg crushed below the knee. I]
was taken to the inlirmary, wliei
an amputation was necessary.
Subeeribe for The Lancaster New
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THE LANCASTER NEWS. M<
'8 Lieut. Ross Tompkins
ip I I
n' The Well Known Young
a" South Carolinian to Com0
mand Federal Troops at
20th of May Celebration in
ie Charlotte.
i_ Lieu?. Edmoud Koss Tcmpt
kins, of the United States army,
l(j sou of CJapt. U K. Tompkins, of
at ] Kershaw, will be in command of
_ I tV?n ama I 11 9 ' '
n i.n i< " i ? ? iiuups in unarioite
jf during the 20th of May celebrag
tion, as will be seen from the
;r following letter received by the
,s chairman of the celebration com y
tnittee:
,e Edgar B. Moore, Chairman 20lh
,e of May Celebration Committee:
:e Dear Sir: In reply to your
letter of April 28 instant, I will
say that T have detailed t'<?r t?io
c_ trip to Charlotte Troop E, of the
r_ Eleventh Cavalry.
|g This troop is one of the best
! drilled troops in the regiment
ir and is commanded by two officers
;0 of skill and experience, First
Lieutenant Edmond R. Tompkins
kS and Second Lieutenant Emmet
,d R. Harris, Eleventh Cavalry.
These officers have the advan
l_ tage ot acquaintance in your ?ec|e
tion, Lieutenant Tompkins hava.
injr beet, a resident of Rock Hill,
S. C., eud Lieutenant Harris, of
t. Danville, Va.
[y This troop has arrived recently |
Ci from Cuba where it did much
i8 (ield service and is in a hiiih
ir state of efficiency, horses and
?e men.
While the drill will not be the 1
same as given by the Thirteenth
re Cavalry, it will probably be admired
as much.
It liianlonsnt TAi?nWI??? m.:ii
M -V ^viullMUg "III UUUI"
municate with you with reler- j
d ence to the details connected
with the trip to Charlotte.
is Very Respectfully,
td Jame* Parker,
Colonel Eleventh Cavalry,
yf Port Oglethorpe, (la Apr. 24 jj
. Mr F. (J. Fritts, Oneonta, N. Y? writes:
"My little no' was greatly benefited t?v
IQ taking Foley's Orino Laxative, and 1 think
it is the best remedy for constipation and
it liver trouble.'4 Foley's Orina Laxative is
. nest for women and children, as it is mild,
pleasant and effective, and is a splendid
spring medicine, as it cleanseH the system
1 and clears the complexion. Fnnde.rbnrk
Pharmacy, K. W. Hammond A Co., Heath
Springs. ?
r8 Teacher Who Killed Editor
5r ! Held in $30,0?0 Bail.
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re j warremon, Va., April 2H ?
; Preliminary hearing was waived
?s J
today in the ease of J. I). Harris,
>(i i principal olthe high school here,
fldio shot W. A Thompson, as
__ sociate editor of The Warrant on
"> r
I Virginian, Saturday last on the
' I
)(j main street here, Thompson
j dying in Washington the follow- jj
ing day. Harris was held tor
the regular grand jury, which
s begins its sessions May 24 nox:
jt; His bad, first fixed at $20,000, I
was increased to lav to $20,000 I "
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aj (he extra bondsman beins; readife
ly loand.
or Thompson was buried this af
(l temoon from the Baptist church,
l_ a larue number of people coming
_ in trom the surrounding country _JL_
to witness the funeral. During
j i the entire day a teeling of supJ
pressed excitement prevailed L-??I????
throughout the town Marshall j"""""""
y McCormack has been retained J was attemptini
j as additional counsel for the de-' Patterson's dai
Dense. the shooting wi
r? ^ . attempt. Thor
Shot While Trying to Elope 'lH(* heen ' 01
With Girl. " 1""' her
? I to his attention
;e Knoxville, Tenn., April 28.? 80Ugh( fo run
it A special to the Sentinel Irom tergon?., father
le Sevtersville, Tern.., says : vented ,he elop
,e John Thompson, 20 years oi
it age, was shot, and perhaps fatally
[e wounded this morning about '1 Fire in One
e o'clock by George Patterson, a Chester ban
reputable farmer, whose home is tic Theatre, <
six miles above Seviersville. building adjoin
m J It is claimed that Thompson Inn on Main
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to give satisfaction.
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of these famous Socks and
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with Cash Purchases
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jghter, and th&tjnijfh*, A show was in progress
as a result of the J Rncj Sl-)Ee pictures were being
npson, it is said. 1 .....
w. 11 . j"u?nu ,wit?u oi tne ninis
irtinu; Miss rat.
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parents objected ,
3. and when they I80'1 1DS'in,1'V lh" PUce wwHIIed
atv?y. Mi,s Pat. w,th try*fcCe- About twenty-five
effectually pre. Pe0Pie *ere in ,he Illara al thp
ement time and in a second's time it
wae emptied. The lantern was
burned up. three tilms, some of
ster Theatre. tlie chair*, and part ot the wood*
tein: The Mys-Iw?rk. The building was ofherjifuated
in the *i-e damaged considerably and
ling the Carolina , this azrrnwg presents a dilapistreety
was thejdateo. appearance.
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Account Southern Itapiist <'onventi?m
rliSouthern Railway announce* very
low rountl trip rotes to Louisviiile,
Ky.. from all points, 'rickets will b*
sold .May 10, 11. 12 and IS, 1009. limited
for return leaving Louisville no'
later than midnight of May 22nd, 1909
Hound trip rates from principal
stations as follows:
Blacksburg 14.96. cheater 15.s.*>
i ! nncaster 17 06. Kock Hill 16.86
| York vi lie 15.86.
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