The Infirmary

“A visit to the Infirmary this week has furnished our readers the following interesting statistics kindly given us by Mr. Cole, the gentlemanly superintendent:”¹

“There are sixty-four inmates at the Infirmary. A full list of their names, nativity and age appears farther along in this article.”

“The new and massive building is about completed, and the poor, distressed and diseased will have better shelter and be more comfortable this winter than it was possible to keep them last winter. The destruction of the old Infirmary by fire last year necessitated the crowding of the inmates in sheds, and it was a severe tax upon the superintendent and his family to give them that attention and care that can easily be given in the new house.”

“The farm has been reasonably productive this year, although the apple crop was not very large. There was produced on the farm this year, as near as can be estimated, 525 bushels of wheat, 3,500 bushels of corn, 30 tons of hay, 300 shocks of fodder, and 200 bushels of potatoes. They have 12 head of cattle, and will have 18 head of hogs for butcher.”

“For the larder 8 barrels of kraut have been made, 135 gallons of apple butter, 250 quart cans of tomatoes, 20 bushels dried apples, 10 bushels of navy beans, and 400 heads of cabbage. Then they have 300 chickens and 28 turkeys, so that on Christmas day, as on Thanksgiving, there will be ample for a fowl dinner and plenty left.”

“From the cows on the place there is a goodly supply of milk and butter for the table. On the whole the prospect is that the inmates will be well fed, and by the middle of the month, warmly housed this winter. The new building is being occupied, the dining room and kitchen being now in use.”

“The following is a list of the inmates:”

List of Inmates for December 1, 1883

Last Name	First Name	Condition	Age	Nativity
Degrote	Andrea		61	American
Warren	Thomas		74	American
Cossack	Levi		60	American
Vankirk	Robert		60	American
Wells	Sarah		41	American
Flagan	John		60	Irish
Spriggs	Malissa	Insane	45	American
Bloomfield	Elizabeth	Blind	41	American
Henson	Anna		27	American
Davis	Unice	Insane	65	American
Lambert	Margaret	Insane	65	American
Smith	Alexander		75	American
Martin	Mary	Insane	26	American
Kuhns	Elizabeth	Insane	68	American
Foster	Elizabeth		39	American
Hoss	Elizabeth		67	German
Foster	Alderson		7 months
Snodgrass	Silas	Insane	42
Brown	William		17
Griffith	Joseph		60
Mannings	Mary		43	American
Marshal	Elizabeth		54	American
Kegan	John		35	Irish
Ammon	Dell		18	American
Smith	Mandy		17	American
Hanisal	Leroy		34	American
Bowman	Barbara	Insane	40	American
Burt	Thelosa		83	American
Burns	Rufus	Colored	38	American
Barnes	Jane	Colored	22	American
Phillips	Thomas		83	Welsh
Phillips	William		53	Welsh
Gandy	Dave		52	American
White	Lewis	Deaf and Dumb	81	American
Smith	Phillip		72	German
Lichner	John		81	German
Henry	George		82	German
Whorley	Jacob		68	German
Wallace	Aaron		82	American
Aikens	Abraham		62	American
Dodge	Frank		81	American
Baccus	Rhoda	Insane	Unknown	American
Matsona	Rosa	Idiotic	17	American
Pool	Ellen		41	American
Lichner	Elizabeth	Insane	81	German
Mutter	Francis	Insane	81	American
Squires	Emma	Insane	36	American
McCann	Nancy		52	American
Williams	Mary		81	American
Giles	Mary		70	German
Mattux	Margaret		69	American
Wilder	Bell	Dead	31	American
Oberly	Bettie		66	German
Wallace	Catherine		63	American
Slack	Rachel	Deaf	41	American
Griffith	Katie	Deaf	92	Irish
White	Malista		26	American
Buffington	Sarah		66	American
Allen	Fannie	Insane	41	American
Seifert	Mary	Insane	49	German
Morgan	George	Epileptic	27	American
Flack	Sarah		42	American
Flax	Maggie		1	American

1. The Infirmary. (1883, December 01). Portsmouth Times, p. 2.