New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-15
TIE COMPLAINTS AGANsr AZ ASYLUM
DR.. MARI DENTS THE CuARGEs-IHE MEDICAL
BOARD INDIGNANT.

DR.. MARI DENIES THE CHARGEs-IHE MEDICAL
BOARD INDIGNANT
The littlc town Of East Chester near Mount
Vernon, W,sclcsIer County, Is much agtated over the
verdict OF the CUroucrs jury In tho OF Emma Nclo.
son, who died on October ., a. the East Ghost cr
branch Of the Ncw.Nork Infant Asylum. Tue verdict
charges the medical and sanitary department Of the iu
sttutou with gross mlsmauagcmeutan negligence, aud
calls Tor inye,ugaIOu OF the subject by tie Grand
Jury. Among the board OF managers aud the various
committees connected with the institution Of the
be5kuowu persons Ia Nowlors. Tho president il Clark
Bell, and associated with him aro Lew N. Bates DE-
william y. Bl4Eemdn, William IL. GulUn. Richard b.
KlmDaIl. Henry knckerDacksr, and others. Tho Med
zeal Board Is composed OF physicians OF high standing
Arepolter OF TIM TRIBUNE visited the asylum yrster.
day. and Dr. Caroline e.. MARI the resident physician,
Indignantly denied the charges made by the COrOucrs
jury She said that from August II to october there
had been in tho asylum l3J cases OF measles, more
and In september l32 cases Of measles aud
SO OF dysentcry. In August % and IN Sep
tember 80 deaths In August there were 22i children
tae asylum, and In september rs. The high rate Of
mortality sue attributed 20 an epidemic Of measles and
wnoOpiug cOugI combined with dysentcry. On July
so she said child admitted To thcAsyI1m from the
receiving branch H' Fityurr..si. ana SAiEtVe TWAS
after being admitted II developed symptoms OF tho
measles and the child was promptly quarartiued The
freely with the other children before being quaruu.
tined. In few days cases Ui measles DiOke
out In several wards, and were attended
by various complications. "Eyetything tnht
could be thought Of said Or MARI "wn5 done to pre-
vent The spread OF the disease The sick children were
Isolated pussblui the rooms were dlsuiected
and have about succeeded In stamping out the
epidemic. There are ~ present only ihreo eases OF
rra-lrz ana four Oi dphtECTia In the house The dph
iberia patients all Isolated ANA two OF them are CON-
Yat-Crut. 80, d., ,,...,
DR. Mari added thatthe Board ~ Health and toroucrs
fury had been largely mstigucd To the action which
nry had takUu by professional Jealousy ON the part OF
some not ChyulruuS members OF the medical pro-
rssou who desired her uu5"d from her position
because fortune or misfortune TO be born
At the house Of Clark Bell, No. log Wost Forty
fourth.sL, tho reporter found the executive CON-
mittue Of the Mculra Board IN session TO
consider the recent attacks upon the Institution
Tue members Of tue Board present were A. n. BCi,
chairman; j. Lewis SWth, George Is. Fowler D. CLutkc
Thomas aud II. Marion sims. Or Edward Bradley, ono
Of the visiting ply s.ciaus also prcseut All Mcro
iuceusrd at the language ui the CuroucPH verdict one
said that the proceedings had been conceived IN malice
and conducted IN ignorance. ,
DR. j. Lewis smith, referring to the hndlns OF
Coroner Jury tua, Emma Nichols hau dcd Of scarlet
fever said: There have been no cases during my ne
where the symptoms Indicated scarlet fever ana theTo
II no known pUst-mUrtcm appearance winch chatdvtc
ICES that disease. Those men VINO expression tHat
opinion before the CUrOuers jury had not seen INC
patient until after death. The Board ma, euIlFc con,
ndencr IN the competency Of DR. Caroline c. MARI luu
mas approved oG the stops she has taken during INC
course Of the epidemic"