Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-17
WAR ON THE DIssECTING-ROOM.

want OF prosecution.
WAR ON THE DISSECTING.ROOM.
Father Walter Says the Georgetown
Medical College VIII Have to Move it.
The residents in the neighborhood of the
Georgetown university medical college building
on H street, between 9th and 10th streets, are
not ct all satisfied with the outcome SO far of
their campaign against the medical college dis
secting-room. The notice served on the col
lege authorities Thursday required them to
abate the nuisance within ten days.
Father Walter, pastor of st. Patrick's church,
declared to STAR reporter to-day that there
had been little or nothing done toward abat-
ing the nuisance arising from the dissecting-
room. The offensive odors he said still per-
vaded the neighborhood- Father Walter was
vehement in his utterances, 1--WE are going to
fight it." he said until the bitter end 1t is an
outrage, he said, to locate dissecting-
room in a neighborhood like that" Father
Walter said that the trustees of St. Joseph's
asylum would meet Monday and take action re-
garding the matter. They proposed TO have
the dissecting room removed. He criticised
the action of the health officer as dilatory and
said he thought the health officer was not very
consistent when he allowed such nusances to
continue in the city. and in his annual report
made protest against the burials Of bodies
outside the city only six feet deep.
WHAT PRESIDENT LovEyoY SAYS.
DR.. Lovejoy, the president of the faculty Of
the Medical college, said to STAR reporter to-
day: "The faculty held . meeting yesterday,
and the letter Of the health officer in regard to
an alleged nuisance in connection with the dis
secting room, was considered among other
things. In our reply we stated that all
nuisanccs, il any existed. would be abated We
madv a searching inquiry into the complaints
that have reached US, and came to the conclu-
sion that possibly during the recent warm
weather the disinfectants used were not pow
been some odor. In regard to pail
filled with portions Of bodies alleged
to have been seen by one Of the neighbors in
the rear yard Of the building. the janitor
states that nothing Of the kind could ever have
been there. A pail Of water was in the yard,
and that is probably the foundation for the
story. AS to the building not being properly
ventilated. that is simply ridiculous. There is
large ventilating shaft connected with the
dissecting room, and there is always provision
made for creating draft. We have taken steps
to secure the rigid enforcement Of all the rules
of the faculty, SO that there will be no ground
for complaint in the future. There is no rea-
son why an Institution of this sort should be
nuisance even in thickly-populated section of
the city. The windows of the dissecting room
~
can be seen from the outside; disinfectants are
freely used and evn~vthing removed and
buried in proper localities. If. as said before,
there has been any annoyance from odors &C.,
that is because the rules Of the school have
been broken. As you know. it is not always
possible to have students who are thoroughly
obedient don't anticipate any further troub-
BILE" concluded the doctor.
WHAT THE AUTHORITIES WILL DO.
Health Officer Townshend said to a STAR re-
porter to-day that the health Office had given
the college authorities notice to abate the
nuisance within ten days from Thursday of
this week, and until the ten days are up no fur
ther action is likely to be taken. At the expi-
ration Of the ten days he said he would make
personal examination Of the premises. and if
the terms OF the notice have then been complied
with and the abatement is satisfactory the
authorities will be satisfied The
odors, he said, were principally those Of car
bolic acid, which, while unpleasant, was not at
all unhealthy. The great trouble about the
due to the manner the building was constructed.
The dissecting room, he thought should have
been located on the top floor, with an immense
shaft running through the roof. He did not
think that the location was proper one for a
dlssecting room.
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PocKErBooK GRABBERs HELD FOR THE GRAND
JURY.-Mrs. Emma Benton, who lives at No.
1910 New Jersey avenue. was standing at the
intersection Of New Jersey avenue and c
street about noon yesterday, when two colored
boys approached her, and one of them grabbed
the pocketbook which she had in her hand and
ran off. The pocketbook contained about
$3.50 in money and pair Of eyeglasses. The
boys were arrested. This morning in the Po-
larceny. and Coleman pleaded not guilty The
testimony was heard, and both boys were held
for the grand jury.
Court this morning Leonard Finnicum and Ed
ward Cunningham were acquitted on a charge
Of HOUSEKEEPING in the day in entering the
restaurant Of Geo. Hoffman and for the larceny
OF $19. The defense was that the crime was
committed by Edward Green, the principal
witness, and the Jury had the ease out over
night.
To PHILADELPHIA IN 81 HouRs.-This 10 the
time made by the Baltimore aud Ohio limited,
the fastest trains ever scheduled between this
city and Philadelphia The Baltimore and
Ohio track il a. wen built - any ON the CONT
nent, and the run ID made without dil6culty. .
ASKING ro1 EHAnE or tn. MoNEY.-In The
case of Lucretia & Crawford against Percy
Dickinson, n. L. Woods ct al, the complainant
fled petition to-day 70 require that the money
involved be brought into court She states
that she II the widow Of r. A. Crawford, sur
viving partner Of wsterson D Crawfords that
they prosecuted the claim Of Dickinson, which
was allowed, and under IN appropriation for
80, 1o2 draft has been Issued BY the treasurer
and delivered 10 Woods. She charges that
Dickinson has refused % pay for services IN
the prosecution ef he claim, and defendants
ere endssvoriug - ehset and dsfssud The con-
plainant She Shereloee as1n that the dsNlt -
Dickinsou's order, now lid By Woods, b a.
posted IN oourt end - sDsoo1tfng b -.
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