The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-10
JOSEPH GUyN's DE.fTH.
The Story Tint the widow Tells In Relation
to his Treatment.

The Knickerbockcr Ice Company sent n
number OF wagons laden with ice. to Elias K
Bctz's brewery in East Fifty fourth street. on
the 23d ut. The driver OF one cart was Joseph
Gum. OF 535 West Forty-sixth street. The
carts were backed up 10 tho elevator OF tho
vault. but. Ms thore was an incline there, they
were unsteady. Mr.. Betz's son. some OF the ice
wagon drivers say. told Gum to find some
blocks OF wood to clog tho wheels. The yard Of
the brewery is uneven. about one-haf being
nearly five feet lower than the other. A stair
case or ladder. as 1t is vnriousy called. OF six
steps. Is the means Of ascent or descent. Tho
steps. the drivers say. are not backed nor
guarded with n hand rail- Gum apparently
went down the steps to fulnl young
Bets order. He did not return with tho
clogs. and his fellow drivers began to wonder
at his slowness. They set out. somewhat i'm
pnugntly. Tor they supposed that he was sh irk
the head Of the steps they found Gum sitting
on bench. Whom thoy got near he tried TO
stand w, but fell back. grooming. III. said that
his feet Slipped on tomato skin on the steps
md that he fell forward. His feet wero caught
between two stGps. and his qnccs, he thought
were twisted. He was taken home in one Of tho
empty wagons On the next day he was taken
in an ambulance to the Roosevelt Hospital On
the succeeding sunday Quinn was transfcrrcd
20 Bellevue Hospital, and there he died u few
hours arcrward.
Mrs. Gum visited the Coroncrs' Office ycs,cr.
AS soon as began to- tell what know about
the cause Of my husbands denth. the gentleman
ct the desk snid sharply Tint VIII DO. We
know all about IL. Your husband died OF too
much liquor Ny husband left me on the
p9r9ins # Thursday, the 23l Of August.
lac ever was in all his life. Near = o'clock two
mon brought him IN; and | said; JOG, what
qre only sprained and I'll bo well again in
day or two But neXt day he was grent deal
worse, nnd sent ono 81 my boys for DR.. Tnr-
other was badly hurt He asked whethcr | had
givci my husband any liquor but said that
d aad u not to- 1S @SsoI mt 6 nG aa1 and
sent for my husband ! stayed with him until
g., o'clock. and, when | was going AWAY. he
Sunday morning. a. hnd great deal to do nj
homo next day saturday, | believe he wen!
When reaeRcd the hSspa at ";S" oc "@
on sunday afternoon. they, were about
was ta az The n 6or 70 s Bq cn dHe nv b
To- the ambulance on a strctchcr. They handled
II SO c,umsily. and set II down So roughly in the
10y me said: Thnt's hoggish 1t seemed 10 me
that my husband !, feet Ind not been dressed in
the hospital; Ny husband told me- to
bgt / walked toward Bellevue. l reach
ell the gates before tho ambulance.
and The keeper told ne that ! could no. onter
until the ambulance arrived. WAITED for about
the ambulance 10 the onlrc Two mon took my
husband on the stret'her ont of the ambulance.
and carried him into dark stone hail. They
st the strrtehcr down IA roughly as do this
chair the widow caughtupa chair and slammrd
II down nO.silyl and asked my husband some
questions. Then they took him to n cell. whore
there was only n narrow |, J. one Of them put
his hands under my husbands head. and the
other under his feet. ana then they swung him
on 10 TIE bed rs though he was pig. He cried
out My God. Kill mo AZ once. Don't Kill me
by inches. Then he seemed to DO getting
Wild. Ann he said 10 me, shake hands and
20 home 10 the children. Good-by.' |
shook his. hand. anl left him. When
] went back noNt morning and aSkel TO see
him. tho chief clerk said Gro to the dead
house If you want TO see him Thcy gave him
the hlark bottle after left and put him to sleep
and TINT wls the end Of him.
DE-. Button. house surgeon 81 the Roosevelt
Hospital, said that when Gum was taken To- tho
ho-pllH he WAS stu ring from fracture Of the
heel hon' ~ the .cii loot and lelirium trc-
mons. On the following Saturday night he
became violent. and next day. rs there
was no cell to .cunilnc him in. he WIS
transferred 10 Bellevue Hospital. While
be- WIS in the Roosevelt Hospital he was care-
fully attended TO- and the traSsf"r.o Bellevue
WIS in every RESPECT humane. When Gum was
taken from TIA" hospital he was i'm a prrcariou-
condition, Tor mon in an advanced stage Ot de-
hrium ironl'uS may die 40 any NOM ~.
The rhlri "l"rk oi DyllhNue Hospital suid that
O. snpFriutend@'. the removal ~ Gum from
t'. ana uiun '1 t. one ~ tle cells for patients
suffering with d'lirium tr"Wcn-. aud he knows
thAt the transfer WAS ~ gentle ~ possible.
Dr. Thomson. who attended Gum. said that
he dlel, about eight hours after his admission,
Of delrum trcmens.