The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-03

las. September went to Randalrs Island me FOL,
loving day. found that my child was bsaeu aud
down fr0m hunger. This day brought, as
usual, some cake and fruit TO her and going to
give them her, but the nurse, Mary NJ oss told NO
hsr clo,ses' 4 Told Ter that would s,ye her what
brought which she ate In tho most ravenous ana
hungry way. After this took her from the main
building into the yard, and then she commenced 10
vomlt. Her face was very palo then took her INTO
the closet and undressed her. founa that her BODY
covered with wells and marks as u
made with a stick; her legs were marked
II with whip her shoulders and arms wore
pumpny and sne saa .Ia. the child nsa not been
beaten that the would not do such thine, anu
that tns girl hurt herself going up and down stairs
went nome 10 come next day. Next morning early
TO the island aud spoke TO Miss Dumpny ana MISE
not been beaten tnen went Mrs. Daily, in the
main house, and asked her II my child bad been
Mary Moss and that she (Mrs Dalyl her peal
the girl. The same day saw one Of the girls Melia
Lee, wno is an orphan. ! asked nsr a noe
! then undressed her, and found that shc
had been beaten IN the most oaroarous
way: fingers marks were Ia arms; her shoulders
were bruised marked as Il vita heavy piece OF
wood she looked II she had been beaten III the
most savage manner. then told Miss Dumphy about
Melia Lee sho denied this beating also aud TOLD me
to keep quiet, and she, ut my request, allowed my
child TO 60 down to the hospital 10 Mrs kedden VINO
trusted take care OF her said 20 her that she
would not allow her TO 60. then would take her nome
with me that day Miss Dumphy said that could
this excitement tainted in the car coming home
rhs same day, when was gong to the boat, u mes
ssnger came alter me to say that me marion, Mrs.
lum ana her. There were present Two OF tho
teachers, Miss Calvin and MISS Donovan; also the
idiot girl, Mea Leo Mrs. Herbert said 10 the grl 10
say to me- ssMrs. Fielder. told you story;
do not know who has beaten me-" Iho
child repeated The words her. then the child told
mo that she did not say which had beaten her.
The chid was trembling with fear. Tho matron thon
said 10 me. rhe girl has no sense and you cannot Pc
las that's ho NO IN hAr
mako child say any more, as neither she nor BE-
heved It, because she was RAID OF another beating.
Furnishing TELLrALEs
Hound that my Guild was sick and weak from the
want OF food She could hardly walk ana her body
nurses, Mrs DAILY, about tho food my. child was
getting me SAID that she got one slice o. bread
three times day and 1ttle m'ik and that her at
tendunt, Mary Moss, would not give her any more
afraid she would make muss Since his time
have been watched when 20 to the Island md found
that my visits there not pleasant to the people
at the place. One day that visited Tue
island found several OF the idiot chi.
dren aid not 60 % the d'n,ng room w sn.a
oil their not doing So ana they tod mo tnat
they got punishment tor telling something TO the
and cup Of milk place OF tGeir dinner. in room
by themselves There four or i've OF them there.
ruary aud March, / eight children IN the hos
pitfalls. 1 examined every chd. Their mouths werc
and runuing yellow matter; their gums were
rotling and their bodcs were swollen ike bodies that
bad been q long lime in the water; the skin was
white blue, and looked If IL would fall away II
b ndlod The nurses could move them In the
beds Mrs. Herbert, the matron, wrote the name OF
the disease piece OF paper tor me; II was black
scurvy. One OF the told me that The disease
was caused by bad iood and vegetables all winter
long During that time fed my child with eggs. &C.
EMMA FIEDLER
Subscribed and sworn TO before me, ihs 3lst day
OF May, A. D. lS7s-WILLlAM NJ WHITNEY, Notary
Public.
ANOTHER AccusER
Catharne Quanty, nurse IN the asylum for three
years charge OF Of the wards In the Pavilion
Hospital makes affidavit which bears out the State
mcnts both OF Ann Daily and Mrs. Herbert, The
matron. Sne states that NO medical attention was
paid the children In the hospital under her care
before the scurvy broke out or during The presence
oil tho disease; also that until Mr. j. X. Rooevclt
examined the food and made complaint was there
any change She also states that she never got
any vegetables Tor the children except lew carrots
anu that potatoes were gwen She also states that
she asked DR.. Richards the assistant physician, Tor
vegetables for she children, but tna she DID not got
them This woman also gives the partic uars Of sew
that place there also tuat the nurses
had purchase lood out Of their own pockets as they
cou,d not live on what they got Nurse Ann Daily
has also made a statement denying tho truth OF tho
charges against her by officials; also giving
particulars vi the alleged boating OF the children