This is from a NYC List. >HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~blkyn/Bklyn.Info.Page.html"> >>X-Mailing-List: <NYNEWYOR-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1088 >>Brooklyn Daily Standard Union >>AUGUST >>14th, 1889 >>SENT TO THE ASYLUM >> >>A number of applications for commitment orders for alledged >>lunatics were considered by Judge VAN WYCK in the City >>Court yesterday, and applications granted in the following cases: >> HOLIHAN, John, 35 years of age, who came to this country from >>Ireland on July 1. He enlisted in the United States Army and was >>sent to Washington, D.C., but subsequently he was discharged. >>He then came to Brooklyn and has been deranged since. >> DEEGAN, Mary, aged 20, who resided at 145 Park Avenue, >>was ordered to be committed to the Kings County Insane Asylum. >>She has only been in the country 14 months, having come from Ireland. >>She harbors the delusion that her housekeeper wants to poison her, >>and is continually talking about prudent young men and her >>appreciation of them. >> LAMB, Ellen, 30 years of age, is also a native of Ireland >>She resided on Brooklyn for the past 5 years, and is troubled >>with a hallucination that clergymen of all denominations have >>designs upon her with a view to making her become a nun, and for >>that purpose are preventing her from obtaining employment. She >>will be sent to the Kings County Asylum. >> >> Commitment orders were also made out for: >> KRINES, William, an Austrian, aged 51 years. >> COLGAN, Mary, an Irish woman, who has been residing in Brooklyn for thirty yearsand is suffering from dementia consequent upon >>extreme old age. >> WATERS, Ellen, aged 30, 217 20th Street. >> LOWE, Frank M., aged 19 years, who comes from New York. >> >HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~blkyn/Bklyn.Info.Page.html"> >>Brooklyn Info Page</A> >> >> >>==== NYNEWYOR Mailing List ==== >>Questions not asked are answers never given. >>To subscribe : NYBROOKLYN-L-request@rootsweb.com >>To Post : NYBROOKLYN-L@rootsweb.com >>Listowner : Nancy E Lutz Nancyl916@aol.com >> >>============================== >>Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! >>http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >> >> >> > > >