The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-22
TEE ALLEGED HOSPITAL OUTRAGE.
Dr.. Knight the Head Of the Institution for the
Relief Of the Ruptursd and the Crippled,
= Tells His Story Of the Treatment (
Of Young Hyams = Another
-- Version Of the Affair


In yesterdays HERALD was published story Of
the alleged il-treatment OF . boy In the Hospital
for the Ruptured and Crippled, Lexington avenue
and Forty-second street. The -facts, Is stated by
the boys father seemed very nagrant and q re.
porter OF this ournalvsited the hospital to ascer
tain their truth. The hospital 10 large brick
building, erected In q peculiar style OF architec-
ture and many strangers going to the Forty second
street depot often wonder for what purpose IL is
used. nl8 9 At
DIR. Knight the resident physician and founder
OF the institution, was found In his ONCE and he
very readily consented to give all the Information
he possessed about the matter stating that It was
great pleasure to him to have an opportunity to
set himself and the hospital right In the eyes Of
the public. li bl0 .l1ruf iGi' I6i la.It SD IQ +
s.i q.l ThE DRPRAvIrY OF soNR PATIENTS 7
There are at present about one hundred and
eighty indoor patients, and large number are
treated outside. OF the inmates DR.. Knight speaks
very highly, and says that with the exception OF
half dozen their conduct has) been most exem-
plary. OF these half dozen young Hyams was one,
and II there was any mischief anoat he generally
managed to be ringleader There Ia nothing that
the managers are 20 much afraid Of as
fire, "a, In the event OF any sudden
connagrati0n, the patients are 20 helpless that
they could not manage to get away In time. About
two years ago the building was fred by one OF the
boys but It was fortunately extinguished without
any lives being sacrificed, though damage was done
to the amount Of 81, 200. Since that time vigil
liant watch has been kept but the attempt has neen
made several times since, and DR.. Knight says he
was in constant dread Of some sudden calamity.
ATrENPT no FIRE TIE HOSPITAL
On Monday evening OF last week, when the chth
dren were supposed to be In bed and everything
~
Hyan's, stole to the bathroom adjoining the dor.
mit0ry ana commenced operations. There is o
closet IN the bathroom and this they filled with
paper, which they tgnted with o match. Hyams
then came out and told another boy who was in
bed that everything was right and that the paper
eItinguished before il set Dire 70 anything else.
next morna what nsd aAG me- s sas
the bows must be chastised FOR their conduct, and
directed Or. Milne to do 80 the same night The
TO bed he gave them sound whipping. DR.. Milne
denies that the blows OF the rattan bruised young
hyam's hip IN the manner in which It was bruised,
ACCIDENTALLY HURT HIMSELF
BY knocking against the iron bedstead in endeavor-
Dr. Milne is most kindhearted man, and that he
had tried BY gentle punishment, such as sending
y yes Eh9lly useless, and recourse had to be had
TO wnee ar H Ts called the noan,,.
day he made great fuss and insisted in believing
notice H. rroc|,reS hefore nat,ent wIithTo
mt m Rn,aht coDsnntet II Ict The nOv ~ tot ~,
sWay ut once and treafed no an ontdocr natiant
IN oyder IN Save fro,hIe Ne aavs that d,,rnr thS
two wears the nov haa been in the instituton he me
been treated IN the most kindly manner, but has
hos rocetvad with IN af,tnda ora vrieccndr.x
h1S fgSe ,nt I'LL ' ~ anu nsConauct.
VI, hnl9nt sskeu tne rePoIter 70 hcconpany
him through inc hospital ana Judge Tor himself
how the pupils were treated. There tsR
Boys DEPARTMENT
oChtys fhroo h1vo ana o,ohtvei0ht o5,io nrascnt
W.. M vutSt % hiS rnor So.c th @
Wnen LII. Ani8nt mduc Dis appearance ne was
Knight tsked the reporter to question any
of the bows about the occurrence and
the manner ia which thev were treated several
Wera snnken In and thew corrohorafed thu stnrv
OF the DOCTOR saying that they were in constant