New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-27
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC CHARITIES.


special meeting of this Board was held yesterday
afternoon at the Rotunds, President Draper In the
chair and sll the members present.
A lengthy report Of the proceedings OF the Board
relative TO the mutilaton of child of Mary Conner,
an inmate Of Bellevue Hospital, was presented. DR..
Hsdden the Houe Ply stefan, in addressing the Board
begged correct the statement published ID the morn
ing papers, and TO present full statement OF the case
from which We extract as follows:
May CoDnor unmarried woman, aged 81 years. was I'D
mitted Bellevue Hospital Sunday afternoon she stated
how soon Up 70 the period tho Hospital she
bad workieg hard every day all
appropriated to women who here
to their confinement the ward wss occupied tse tine
charge O'Clock Mendsy the doctor called
ward end found the woman following condition: lying
upon bed between two other beds not more tnsn I'VE feet
t.isd toouss chd born the doctor made
essmir aaion the child In ess condition lying be-
meath the hips Of The mother mas nutated sppssasy
from toe position In which the child was found lie could
doubt occurred the death the child the
pued during the nsht Of feeling slightly i'll 20 woman on her
did the doctor sent for sbe fell asleep and was son
b to be cat a. again wen. to seep ami on wssns
obs rived to be by Of the women who told the
lure the not In feeble condition by any
Mr. DAILY, the Warden sstes that the women, when they
here by Mr. Keock Superintendent Of Outdoor Poor; thees
were y %9%en w. she d So ~, 's ceS
and she showsS 70 sign lame late as made no
me hs aGf bm thu. the ehd wa. ing under her he. dead
snd cold The note and toes Of the child we're natated an
doubted by the mother saed tina. she must have
abe felt 1TG1s ever her ssd cat the
pipes there in number and effort
were 70 rats caught bathing tab ss. all attempts
ofoIe to desoy them hsve failed, except one of poisoning
VII, the 1if had lived seeing be publication the papers
had
d,nes in her bat were surph.ed at her condition
went TO bed a. O'Clock leav1 tho without any attend
there twenty beds In the ward all occuped did not
she was about going for the doctor told
child bonn did not the child Ia the wGd out saw i Ia
the BEDS have never known persons to be injured oy rats
Mary Quincy testified that she the Hospital, and
Mary ConnoI and toa her cha, see had better SEE the doctor
not need bis attendance before that time.
Margaret Hsn testified that she slept in the next bed heard
her ash for ,nybody during the night.
Dr. Hidden testified .n. he called to es the woman In the
bow o and she replied hours be exsmined it, andfopnd
head partly thigh face turned upward little
the LETT found the uubcs cord divided about q inches
each end Of the cord upper lip and portion
Of the LETT foot eeten Oh apparently the aeersed
portions covered with sand Gust and the chd dead
mother; quite the snawng done after DEATH
aud have 1edse Of the animal tba. had been In coatiot
think could have done III asked her about her child
the death Of it, end she said did not make soy difference
,cn since April ls' and bai known Of conhhs
without notice being given TO the doctors the ward
called the waiting ward and 30 nurses are kept there all the in
tsIpsl orsans Of the ehila were hea thy
Mary Conner testified her reception a. the Hospital and
her ent 20 the ward above menonsd she thought she
would be confined the ast of the month and states fell
asleep after going 10 bed woke up cnrng the night and
fe, bad did not call nibody heard noise
disturbance Kind until the chld born IS thoughts
elf pain; assisted Ia giving birth to the chid until got
wesk that fell asleep tainted cannot tell whch when
swoke felt something under In the bed; stirred sai
tuped over bat 30 weak that could cal the
next msoe signs and she hands bosh
under the clothes bot were laid over my ssaS e that there
there but could not tell whch the doctor
20 In the mornings had good attendance.
The PREsIDEsT stated that they should continue the
investigation, and elicit all the facts concerning the
unfortunate affair.
Mr.. NICHOLSON asked il the President had taken
tteps 10 prevent repetition of the catastrophe
Mr.. DRAPER replied that he had written letter to
the Warden of Bellevue Hospital, requesting him 20
have strict watch kept up IN the Hospital, until
further Instructions, and until the Board should adopt
plan whereby TO free the institution of rats and YER
min.
The action Of the President was approved.
Mr. DRAPER stated that he had received numerous
communications from various persons, proposing 10
free the institution from rata.
Referred TO the Committee Of the Whole.
On motion, the regular meeting-day of the Board
WIS fixed for Thursday, at y p. m.
Rsndalis leland, stating tina. new ice-house
qured, and that probably one.thrd of the Ice con-
tumed was wasted. Referred ~ Committee Of the
Whole.
Upon an application for office, the President stated
that il might be well 10 inform the public that there
were no offices to dispose of that they diminish
ing the Offices, aud had DO vacancies 10 hu.
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