The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-27

RATS IN our faRIIe BUILDINGS.
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Meeting 81 the Board'%1 Public Oh srittss
anu CoETectAoas IN RegAr % the Eat
Ssg up Of the Chtld IN Bellevue Hospi-
trI by Rats, So, &c.
The second meeting OF this Board since IL organ xAou
was held yesterday afternoon u the Rosunda Park
Presdsnt Draper the chair and every member present
The following report Of an investigation BY the Board
into tho facts concerning the muAuon Of new born Ia
fant child Of Mary Conncr, by rats, At Bellevue Hossi
sa, explains Itself
srArsMUr or ALEXANDRA HADpHy HOUSE. PHYSICIAN 10
Iss COMMISSIONERS or TILE NEW YORK CITY ALxsHoux
GrsiIxAN-The statement made 10 the columns Of this
mornings pagers Of the unpleasant. occurrences which
happened the waiting ward Of The Bellevue Hospital
Sonssy night, take leave 70 correct, by making full
artsmenI af the case with history
Mary Oonnor, IN unmarried woman, aged 81 years,
was admitted to Bellevue HoRpkxl Sunday AFTER ooon
She stated that she expected be confined soon but
conld not specify how soon Up to the period Of sdms
son = cs nos sas mad been engaged T. 0uss ce,a
and MADE NO complaint. She walk unassisted 70 tho
ward appropriated 70 women who here 70 wait their
twenty other women PATIENTS and by the nurse, who had
cLares Of the ward. Al SIX O'Clock Monday morning
dssy . IL: ward found the woman who was s,psct:d
By the nurse DO soon confined ~ follows Lying on
both beds occupied By waiting women. asked Of
her ooaditlsn she stated she thought her child was
born. imDsdiaaey examined and found the child be-
mutated apparently by rats In the position In which the
chnt wa: NE could nes have existed but = few mo.
=: :' +. s:. y q: .ns ss doubt IRE
her isfs; sas .housis :Ss Would b worse before 70
he fell assep, and conscious ct time that some
Thing running her, which shs supposed TO be
eas She again went 70 sleep, and waking she was
the asrse. Iwss onoe sent for Tho woman was not
ALEXANDER MADDEN.
ma Warden u Bellevue Hospital Mr. DAILY, states that
The wsnsn whsa they come In, put into the waiting
ward. Mary oonaor to the hospital on Sunday A.
tsrnssn; sent there BY Nr. Ksock superiAsadsut
q Outdoor Poor There were twenty women In the walt
TO her, - al PATIENTS have who in the sxme oondi
toa ihs shewed no indications Of Immediate
az ,s PEG On s oSnns q not three feet %
came b hts n the afternoon, and oonversed With the
sthsr females duri.s the evening sAe made NO com
lined hat night All the females In the ward
were IA bed by nine O'Clock In the evening Al
~. os,Sek for next sv ns sss @ WHO
tendance. she informed him that she believed the
s.a. her. ood The no ana @
Of the child were mutilated-undoubtedy eaten by rata
The mother stassa that abe mus. have Ain cd Of been
asleep ~ abe VA unaware Of the nutisn. She felt
something running her during the night, and sup
posed was cat The was not In the room iii
sent for The fson situsssd on he srss aoor q r..
le wing; has no connection With any other ward The
rats get tn BY the steam and water pipes-havs been
get rid OF them for two three years There were forty
rats caught In bathing tub last night All attempts
DO39Outnr which noarly n IA n
y no Waterman Or woman on duty whose business II y
70 watch duriag the night The woman, Nary Connor,
and when abe found the child was lead TINT she was in
different whether II was dead alive Tho doctor found
u seo nsS used clothes e stop the blood and had 40
Tho publication In the morning papers was brought by
The parties with whom Mary had lived to the hospital 70
inquire - 70 the facts They stated that the girl had
lived with them for eight years; that they had great con.
hoence in her. and were surprised at her condition. upon
which they sent her TO the hospital
Adjourned 10 meet 1t Bellevue Hoepn As eight O'Clock
On wednesday evening. lf
BELLEVUE HOSPITAL, April 25-sPA
Present, Commissioners Draper, Grnnsn, Bell and nj.
cholson.
Ellen o. Lnderman states that she Ia nurse In ward SO:
In and Of the ward during Sunday last was there
N hakpast nine O'Clock p NJ did mot see Mary Conner
alter abe got into bed went to bed after nine O'Clock,
and ls the ward without any attendance there are TWEEN
y beds n the ward all q which were occupied dia not
give the tea ont about six O'Clock, when Mary Durney
told that Mary Common her confinement the
attend herr he examined her ard directed me to 70 FOR
oil; woman and stated thst was not necessary
70 90 for OIL ~ the child was born do mot know who the
me doctor told Maria Davis V place in Sheets which
s.en os.r p.r Of Se whcS Sss mn
laeo the other woman In the 1t; have never
seen sts beds DO not sleep IN this ward have four
CONS in my charge this ward ID separated from the
Others over which have charge by the entry
way; have been here three weeks . nurse; WAS q
No II; was placed here By Or. Brueninghausen WAS
appointed by Dr. after was patent have never been
Last week receive eshs doa1s month for NV Services
Mary Durney states that abe has been in this
country five years, and was in this hospital nrst
Onnnor about six or seven O'Clock in the evening; was
sitting BY her bed said 70 her were better for me 10
snS n'o, s nurse to bring shs doctor down to zee
and that she would be et better in the morning. she
told me that she did not expect to be con6pe9 until
this ward in about half hour aud told her again II
TO have the doctor see her. she replied she
M better and That she would us require aoco, unt
told that Mary Connof said she felt weaker went TO
her, and she informed that thought the babe was
went for the doctor, who came within ave minutes;
did not the chld the lady that she had lived with
called % see her this day, the sSh mentioned 10 her
what Ihsve said 70 beard noise sh the night
Margaret Moran slept IN the ward with Nary Oonnor on
Sunday night, In the bed next her. distant about three
feet Mary Connor retired about O'Clock and complained
Of being she old say anything about becg ooun.
cd % did not hear her complain during the night:
spoke to her three times during the night She said she
Slept very poorly did not ask for anybody during The
night; abe hsa should probably have hssrdi:, in ths
morning. on getting Up about o'olesS, she aid
she Thought she fen TIE baby n her bed; did not
look for It, but called laxy Durusy who sent nursefor
The doctor; did not the babe unti il was laid one
hide; did mot look closely st the chpS
DR.. HAddsn-aas heard tho testimony givsu by the
foregoing individuals and bolsvsn n Al - ss,rrec Was
Allied at six o'clock xoudsy mornipr BY The nurse ia
charge went 70 the woman medately and found her In
somewhat f<ce condition. did mot 10 my
fist that she had been confined. asked her
asve to her condition. when she said her child was
born inquired how long since She said some hourA
] made animation II once. found the child lying
obqusly beneath tho left hp OF the mother the head
partly under the right thigh, the face turned upwards.
sought the cord, which found divided about two and
bali inches from the body, 70 be acerated the after
birth was undelvered. found necessary 10 remove
child naced "A In tina banda of ona tha onnen