Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-24
THE HOSPITAL.
Continuation of the Inves-
tigation Yesterday
INTO ITS LATE MANAGEMENT,
DR.. Hagan on the Witness Stand
The Accounts to be
Examined.
THE HOSPITAL.

The Board of Health met yesterday
afternoon in the Mayors Office. Pres
ent: Mayor Workman, chairman, and
Messrs. Hanley, Collins, Gibbs and
DIR. Reese. DR.. Reese stated that
since the last meeting he had dis
charged six patients. All were doing
we'll He complained that some doc
tors in the town tried to hide cases of
smallpox and quoted two or three
who had done SO. Whereupon DR..
Reese was ordered to prosecute any
doctor who failed to report to him any
case of smallpox or contagious dis
ease.
A communication was received from
San Francisco recommending Ed. Bur-
ton for the position of Plumbing In
spector. Placed ON file. ]. J. Rear
don sent in an application for posi-
ton as nurse at the pest-house. Re-
ferred to the Health Officer. The
residents OF Seventh and Wall streets
again came before the Board and
complained Of cesspool there, which
was continually running. Mr..
Hanley moved that lr. Reese
be ordered to attend TO the
matter at once. Motionf carried.
The motion of F. A. Mcneil for dis.
posing of all dead animals, at cost
of Sc per head, was read, and on
motion of Mr.. Collins, was recon-
mended to the Council for adoption.
The following letter was presented
by DR.. Reese, addressed to the Press
of Los Angeles:
ri wish to convey my thanks,
through the columns OF your paper,
to DR.. Reese, Mayor Workman, Mr..
McEvoy, DR.. Thompson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Keyes for their kindness to my
baby and myself while in the hos
pital. The patients are all trt ated
alike. Ali have plenty of fresh milk,
eggs and butter; in fact, they have
everything they call for. Tie rooms
are clean, with plenty Of fresh linen
and warm blankets. know the
patients are cared for better than they
could be at home. They have day
and night nurses, and DIR. Thompson
gives them his individual attention.
He is working among them day and
night. Mr.. McEvoy is going and
coming all the time. He devotes
himself to his work. l Jared the
same as the others, and all l have to
cay is, If any one after leaving the
hospital complains, it IS because they
have never been accustomed to such
good fare and treatment. The hos
pital certainly deserves better name
than 'pest-house.' Again thanking
these good people for their kindness,
l remain, respectfully,
Mrs. Gates"
Another letter was also received
speaking of the good and careful
treatment the past and present pa
tients had received at the pest-house,
which was numerously signed. and on
motion placed on the minutes. to-
gether With Mrs. Gates letter.
The Brady investigation was then
continued, and DR.. Hagan stated that,
to facilitate matters, he and Mr.. Brady
would 60 through the accounts of the
hospital and see whether tie patients
had had plenty to eat or not.
Attorney G. j. Stephens appeared
for Mr.. Brady, and said he thought
they were to investigate the charges
brought against Brady, and not to 20
into accounts.
DIR. Hagan said that the pest-house
was opened on December 8th,s with a
Chinese patient, who was there
eightaen days. Brady and he were
together. Thomas Worthen was
there on the 26th of that month, and
died three days later. The third case
was that of Ida McCloud, on January
4th. She died January 9th. Her
mother and sister were also there.
Mr.. johnson went there on the 9th
of January. Liggings, negro, went
in on the 18th of January. Andy Ar
MICA went in on January 18th and
was discharged on January oath. Mr..
Shelter went in OH January 18th and
was discharged January 30th. We
then got another nurse, Mike Tray
nor. This was the first time there
was absolutely two patients in the
hospital at one time with only one
nurse or attendant. Hancock went
in January 9th and was discharged
February 10th. Freeman was dis
charged in February. Mrs. Messen
ger went out February 4th. Mrs. Bra
-dy then went there as q nurse and waf
there during January and left during
February. Mrs. Keyes was also sen
there during the time of Mrs. Messen
gers illness. Brady was relieved OF
February 10th. This makes daily
attendance of four and a half patients
with four attendants. Crose-exam
ined-I do not consider one nurse suf
ficient for two very sick smallp \
patients, but when Brady was alone
there, the two patients were not very
sick. DR.. Thompson was visiting out
there. do not know that Brady was
sick in bed at that time. / do not be.
lieve he was. ! rely on what cempe.
tent physicians told me. Mrs. Brady
was employed to cook and look after
her husband. DR.. McEvoy was not
carrying out my idea if he told Mrs.
Brady to look after the two patients
there at the time.
At this juncture Mr.. Tweed brought
the books and referred to the accounts
for provisions.
After several items had been gone
through to point out that the patients
were we'll supplied with food during
the time Brady stated they were with
out. Attorney Dunn stated that he
thought Mr.. Humphreys ought to be
present and also the man who deliv-
cred the goods ordered for the pest
house and moved that the investiga-
tion be postponed till these persons
were present: -,
Attorney Stephens said he had Of
fered to postpone the Investigation at
the commencement, but o. jected to
its postponement at this stage.
Attorney Dunn then asked Brady to
state the date, or somewhere near it,
when he was without meat or bread
for two days.
This Brady said he could not do.