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XXVI.REFORMING THE INSANE ASILUM.Beneficial Results of «« The World's 99 In- 1 veetigations on BIaclcwe!i*» Island.There were rumors of shocking abuses at the Blackwell's Island Insane Asylum in the Summer of 18B7, The World dirocted Nellie Blyto gain admission to the asylum as a patient without revealing her identity, and to furnish an unprejudiced and exact account of what she miaht see. These instructions were vpry cleverly and pluokily carried out.The World’s representative gained admission to a Home for Women, where the iirat symptoms of insanity were developed* From thence she was taken to a police court, where Judge Duff had hey committed foy an examination as to her sanity. Bellevue Hospital was the next sten and the doctors there, after an examination, pronounced Miss Bly insane and sent her, with a lot of others, to the asylum on Blackwell's Island, Miss Bly remained there ton days as a patient and went through all the experiences to which the other patients were compelled to submit without revealing her identity. All the other newspapers, which, of course, wore not in this secret, had pathetic stories' daily about the mysterious fair, young unfortunate, and every effort was made to discover who she was, but all to no purpose. Tm . World, withput being fynown in the matter,secured Miss Bly’s release at the proper time. Intwo long chapters she disclosed the inner workings of the institution and the abuses which existed there,The expos* was fruitful pi good results and a number of m)joh-needed reforms were introduced into the Asylum as a direct result of Tub World's efforts.
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New York World
New York, New York, US
Sat, May 11, 1889
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