, 1879-02-21
THE AYOMAN'S HOSPITAL.
internal Dissensions Destroying
Its Usefulness.
Tho Faculty Rotires In Body-.-spioy
Correspondence.

Tflero IA in this city, md has been for aone
eight years, MI institution known to d few char
ltably.!ncllncd persons ~ tho Woman's Hospt-
tai OF the State Of Illinois. THIS struget'ng
institution Is sltustcd on Cottage Grove
avenue, between Thsrty-thtrd and Thirty-ttt!,
streets This charity, which has never provided
accommodations for moro ll,An ten natfcnts at
ouc ttrc, Is duly incorporated, has Surgeon
in-Chti, Resident rhYstciap,a numerous Mcdl-
cal Ioard d Buard OF Managers, f}uard OF
Supervisors, and q Board Of Trustees.
1cIng thus we'll provided with its full quota Of
officers, ETC., II scc,ns strange that tho institu-
tinn has htcu unsuccessful. 4 still more start
ling fact IL Tint internal distcus'ous hare ap-
peascd, which thrcnten to explode the little life
tttli LETT In the Institution.
The hospital Is furnished with the usual
adjunct of lady i,onrd vi Managers, and, with
The natural tendency Of tho SEE, they have
sought to rute the entire Institution, Medical
Board and all They hare caught the
present Investigating snirlt, and arc kicking up
terrible tempest III teapot. The ladies ny tint
the SuEgcun.1n.Chtef las been running The hos
pttAl 10 suit bis own ends, md las nude It virtu
lilly private af1ulr, In thia thoy arc SUPPORTED
by n prolniucn. ptae!Itionar, rho saya timt The
tie public, and that II II virtually "privatc
hospltal,n' supported, rs be savs, by "Ecniecl
biack'nail, "and all .r ususal art'fccs employed
The eurgeonn-C Chief and founder Of tho hos
nital Is ,Df. a. Reeves Jack.on, who becats1e
widely known ~ Mark Twain'a "Doctor" IN
lie .fInnoeen,s Abroad." liz Of course has
~. ena. ssS @ ' 1 q e aass essas r. sss ss
WHO should have looked after only llsc domcsilc
arrangements Of tho Hospital, have busicu
themselves in every department, a'ld have
snSss aufstsal es IL says .s. ey
were guilty Of gross md nnfrclfng conduct to
ward The charity patients, a''tl exercised thet!
feminine curiosity o., "a these WIG % pa,d s..
uucntly .ent hs patients 70 board
at ,le hospllal, and Is no,t found fault with for
cplIrvt!ng It's leglt&lnatu fees IN thoso eases
alone. The lalfcs alfo bring forward charge
lie lizard Tor t.ls rrry moucy: Some
time since rev charser WIS sccurcd 10 relieve
The hospital fron ile financial burdens which It
tenttui,, tue ladies claiming tint Dr..
sf'tssa ses.nE son,sa Il ts ~ possa ~hl's
he says that Tie lueunent In question was Ne
cured ut the request ii The nld Nousd Of Lady
Tir outcome OF ihu whole matter, which,
~ truth, seetus to IT,: bs a. e. ss,susE;le, sasI,,
lor y shadow, was tint tile Medical 'sa
wonderful considering the proneness Of the pro
fcssIun to disasrcc hltlcd In their reslgnat'ollA
AMI ehoolt the dust Of the hospitul from otl
their feet. The ladies' still cnE to t1sc idca o.
The t,ow cl,artcr as the fou1co Of all cyi, md
some spicy correspondence has passed bct~ett
| tue parties. .........
III. Juckson sent tue following letter. which
WIS merely tntendcd to tnfnFu, TUG fadtes t',Ai
| thn nrw chnytcr Ind been obtained, and shat .
llew organization must be Effected:
deem II best 10 no lungse delay informing yo'
that r'nco the 2.d Ut :Innuary the ofeanisaslof