New-York tribune., 1888-03-25
JUDGE WArrEs TREATMENT,
4 CONFLICT pETwEES HIS DOCTORS.
fH1 FAMILY oRrEvRD OVER TEE CONTROVERSY
STATEMENTS OF THE PHYSICIANS.

STATEMENTS OF THE PHYSICIANS.
fRr rELEoRArH TO 1RrBUNE-t
WASHINGTON, March 2A-Tho family OF the late
Chief Justice arc much grieved over controversy
which has arisen among tho doctors who attended
Mr.. Waite I'm his last illness The regular physician
of the family Mrs. Caroline winslow, homeopath
Dr. Ruth, Of the Navy Is an old friend Of the family,
but has not been It's physician Being at the house
on Tuesday and hearing that the Chief Justice was
complaining Of rafns In tie chest he suggested that
II be Iashed with turpentlne. When DIR. winslow
called on Wednesday she found that her treatment
haf been interfered with Tho patients chest,
throat and beard being saturated turpentine
Immediately ordered it washed off, and extremely
shocked to End that her directions had been altered
shc Insisted that nothing of the kind should be al
lowed IN occur again. On her return Thursday
she discovered that the turpentine had not been
thoroughly renewed She accordingly removed 1t
win her own hands. She then learned that there
had been further Interference DR.. Ruth had sat up
wffh the Judge unriI iae In the night and had given
hrm nolrrtshmeut every hour while DR.. wlnsiow had
afe.ted that longer time should intervene. as the
patients stomah was not In condition to receive
bod ofterer. She Immediately hal Eugene Brooks,
Ae Judges messenger who had been acting as nu SC,
put aside, and placed Miss Rebecca Hart, prcfes-
sIsu nurse In whom she had implicit caniidenec In
Charge Miss Hart is q sstor of Dr. NJ Esther
f59t, and a graduate Of Bellevue Training SCHOOL, for
Esrssx She was for sone time in charge OF the
operating ward in that institufion With her ~
ehxfge thefe was no more interference Whh tne
pafi.n, AMI Dr. Winsl0w's directions were impicitiy
ohcyed But under the circumstances she deemed u
advisable that medical counsel should be sumrnoned
The met Judge Waite's approval She suggested
cit her Dr. Janney DIR. Gardner. Accordingly the
latter gentleman summoned, c. C. Waite going In
person. DIR. Cariner came In the evening, and afcr
consultation, DR.. Wlps0ws treatment was slisfa ned,
the only changs being tEai bandJ was almnis ereii
DR. aidner holding that at Judge Wae's age stiDiu
lanfs would be beneficial
Ths Physicians state that the Judge had become
o very sca man, but death was not considered iil,
mtnent. To a reporter of " The POST Drs Gardner
snd Winsl5w expressed themselves concerning DE
Rmh's Interference as follows DIR. Winslow sa d.
Oh Il is all over and nothing can be done lie
Is friend of the family and would rather nothing
khs first OF pneumonia L have lost But for
tory- y-eight hours my treatment nnIified and ne
sffved. / could not express my feeling when l
fDund out what hal been done and when found
mat my orders 10 wash that turpentine OF had not
becn carried cut thoroughly d'd II myself haven't
been able TO get the off my mind 1t has worried
me and kept me awake. If Mrs. Waite had only
bean here IL oudn't have happened"
DIR. Gardner sald
1t was NOT my case ard do not feel at liberty
that phase of II, but IL had been In charge
from the beginning should speak very plainly"
In justice to DR. Ruth II ought To be stated that
her way East from CALIFORNIA;, he denied in the most
explicit terms having nferfered i'm any way with
either DR. Garlnor's DIR Winslow's Instruct ions. 1t
Is surm.sel that the teaiousy which regular pEactf
Ho,ers in the District entertain TO greater or less
extent toward Army and Novy physicians who NAV
gyc professional ADJ ice to fers at the BOTTOM of
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