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Nevada Insane Asylum: Statement 2

Patients Admitted During Term Ending December 31, 1886.

No.

Last Name

First Name

Age

Admission Date

From County

Birthplace

Cause of Insanity

Remarks

1.

Walsh

J. D.

31

Jan. 5, 1885

Elko

New York

Unknown

Eloped May 22, 1886

2.

McDonald

James

14

Feb. 3, 1885

Storey

Nevada

Hereditary

 

3.

McCafferty

Patsey

----

Feb. 4, 1885

Washoe

Unknown

Unknown

Discharged March 19, 1885

4.

Clendenen

Robert

46

Feb. 9, 1885

Washoe

New Brunsw’k

Unknown

Eloped October 16, 1886

5.

Alexander

John

51

March 2, 1885

Storey

Missouri

Inflammation of the brain

Discharged May 23, 1885

6.

Gillett

Thomas

---

March 5, 1885

Esmeralda

Ireland

Dissipation

 

7.

Boardwell

W. W.

54

March 31, 1885

Ormsby

New York

Dissipation

3d com’t discharged April 28, 1885

8.

Byrne

Nellie E.

28

April 6, 1885

Washoe

California

Suppression of menses

Discharged October 18, 1885

9.

Nevin

Dennis

18

April 15, 1885

Storey

America

Masturbation

Died May 8, 1885

10.

Mahoney

James

53

May 8, 1885

Ormsby

Ireland

Intemperance

Discharged September 11, 1885

11.

Wester

A. M.

45

May 18, 1885

Washoe

Sweden

Unknown

 

12.

Martin

John Jacob

36

June 1, 1883

Eureka

Germany

Self abuse

 

13.

Flick

John R.

31

May 28, 1885

Lander

Ohio

Unknown

Second commitment

14.

Gordon

G. L. G.

---

June 4, 1885

Humboldt

Canada

Unknown

Discharged June 18, 1885

15.

Dwyer

W.

---

June 8, 1885

Humboldt

Massachusetts

Masturbation

Died June 12, 1885

16.

Ohl

George

52

June 29, 1885

Ormsby

Alsace

Inhalation of mercurial fumes

Discharged July 9, 1885

17.

Kit

Ah

---

July 13, 1885

Washoe

China

Unknown

2nd com’t, discharged Dec. 3, 1885

18.

Martinson

Mrs. C.

41

July 21, 1885

Washoe

Sweden

Unknown

 

19.

Gomez

Manuel

29

Aug. 4, 1885

Humboldt

Azores

Unknown

 

20.

Bissette

Michael

54

Aug. 15, 1885

Ormsby

Canada

Softening of the brain

Died September 28, 1886

21.

Heilshorn

John H.

62

Aug. 28, 1885

Esmeralda

Germany

Family troubles

Died December 21, 1886

22.

Berger

Antone

68

Sept. 4, 1885

Washoe

Germany

Unknown

 

23.

O’Connors

Charles

48

Sept. 9, 1885

Storey

Ireland

Intemperance

Discharged December 7, 1885

24.

Fregeau

Merella

31

Sept. 13, 1885

Washoe

Canada

Unknown

Discharged December 8, 1885

25.

Bush

Annie

45

Oct. 19, 1885

Eureka

Canada

Family troubles

Discharged May 14, 18886

26.

Smyles

J. C.

46

Nov. 19, 1885

Humboldt

New York

alcoholic excess

Discharged January 9, 1886

27.

Carrten

Edward Lee

63

Nov. 16, 1885

Eureka

Kentucky

Adversity and irregular habits

Discharged May 24, 1886

28.

Heading

Robert

24

Feb. 5, 1886

Lander

England

Unknown

 

29.

Bellinger

Sarah G.

59

Feb. 9, 1886

Storey

Canada

Loss of children

Discharged June 24, 1886

30.

Gladding

Mrs. Sarah

76

Mar. 19, 1886

Washoe

America

Unknown

Discharged May 29, 1886

31.

Daugherty

John

31

Mar. 24, 1886

Washoe

America

Unknown

Died Aug. 18, 1886

32.

Gionzini

Frank

44

Mar. 25, 1886

Eureka

Italy

Ill health

 

33.

Keet

Louis

39

Mar. 25, 1886

Eureka

China

Unknown

 

34.

Louis

Philip

27

April 23, 1886

Washoe

Germany

Unknown

 

35.

Boston

John L.

51

April 30, 1886

Ormsby

America

Epilepsy

Second commitment

36.

Higgs

R. M.

39

May 3, 1886

Washoe

America

Unknown

Discharged July 5, 1886

37.

Warner

Pete

56

May 11, 1886

Ormsby

Spain

Injury to head

2d commitment, died Sep. 25, 1886

38.

Welch

Alex.

47

May 11, 1886

Washoe

New York

Unknown

 

39.

Pedroli

Stephen

43

June 9, 1886

Washoe

Switzerland

Hereditary

 

40.

Greenhood

Ormanel

50

June 16, 1886

Storey

England

Unknown

 

41.

Mondada

Frank

33

July 15, 1886

Washoe

Switzerland

Hereditary

 

42.

Hurley

Richard

50

July 19, 1886

Nye

Ireland

Hardship

Died Nov. 19, 1886

43.

Wachter

Henry

38

July 19, 1886

Lander

Prussia

Unknown

Discharged Sept. 15, 1886

44.

Vucovich

Alice

33

July 24, 1886

Storey

America

Hereditary

 

45.

Carriker

W.

53

July 26, 1886

Washoe

America

Hereditary

Discharged Oct. 11, 1886

46.

Kelly

Mrs. Winnifred

35

July 28, 1886

Storey

New Brunswick

Unknown

 

47.

Jones

Josephus

39

Aug. 19, 1886

Eureka

Michigan

Domestic and financial trouble

 

48.

Richards

James

67

Aug. 27, 1886

Lander

Wales

Intemperance

 

49.

Pool

Robert

23

Sept. 3, 1886

Humboldt

United States

Exposure to the sun

Discharged Oct. 20, 1886

50.

Thomas

G. H.

48

Sept. 21, 1886

White Pine

Texas

Unknown

 

51.

Neligh

Wm.

36

Oct. 1, 1886

Ormsby

California

Masturbation

 

52.

Carman

David

55

Nov. 22, 1886

Elko

Unknown

Unknown

 

53.

Saulman

Fred.

45

Nov. 25, 1886

Eureka

Bavaria

Unknown

Discharged Dec. 20, 1886

54.

Vanza

Vincenzo

50

Dec. 8, 1886

Eureka

Switzerland

Unknown

 

55.

Campbell

Wm. H.

54

Dec. 14, 1886

Washoe

New Brunswick

Unknown

 

Source: Appendix to Journals of Senate and Assembly of the Thirteenth Session
of the Legislature of the State of Nevada, 1887.

Carson City: State Printing Office, 1887.
Transcription by : Holly Hart.

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