Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-25
MATTERS METROPOLITAN.


shaking Up a Hospital
NEW YORK BUREAU sPEc1ALs.1
NEW York, September A-The New York
Hospital, one of the Oldest and wealthiest In
stitutions in the city. will probably be pretty
well shaken-up within two or three days by an
Investigation Of the conduct of its superintend-
ent and surgeons in holding an autopsy upon
the body of Frederick W. Doty. Young Doty
fell to the sidewalk about week ago, when
leaving Sixth avenue saloon. He was picked
up apparently dead. His body was taken to
the New York Hospital, notwithstanding the
rules that no dead body should be received
there. The attendants of the hospital say that
Doty was still alive when the ambulance ar
rived, but died shortly afterward- Five hours
after the arrival of the ambulance the autopsy
was held, although no permission to hold it had
been obtained from Doty's family. as the law
required. Doty's friends have protested
against the action of the hospital staf, and
have created q tremendous stir to-day by
claiming that Doty may have been the victim
of the surgeons knife. as was Bishop, the
mindIe eader. The hospital officials have made
a bad mess to-day Of their side of the story.
Some Of them claim that Doty was dead when
he was brought to the hospital, in which case
they had no right to receive him. Others say
that he died after arriving. In which case they
acknowledged to have been indecently hasty in
he will thoroughly investigate the whole affair.
Doty's people are very well-to-do. The young
man took advantage of his mothers absence in
the West to go of on terrific spree, with re-
suits as stated
The Largest of An Ingois.
A 5OO-pound ingot Of gold stands on truck
in the outer office of the Chase National Bank
here. It is said to be the largest ingot Of gold
ever run, and is the first large invoice Of bull
lion sent here from Montana The gold dust
Of which it is composed was brought down the
mountains to Helena in sacks, and the cast OF
the block and the Government assay was made
here. Its value is sl0O, ,346.29. The value of the
ordinary gold brick of commerce is 5000 A
policeman with a big night stick in his hand
and two heavy reyolvers in his pockets guards
the enormous ingot day and night
Going to See His Brother Married.
Walker Blaine arrived here late last night
and left to-day for RichfieId Springs, to attend
the wedding of Emmons Blaine and Miss
Mccormick. Mr.. Blaine rode in an ordinary
common palace car, although Steve Elkins and
Colonel r. @. Kerens had tried hard to have
him travel in a special car over the West Shore
Railway. At Albany he expected to meet his
father and the other members Of the family,
and accompany them to Richfeld. After the
wedding Secretary Blaine and wife will 60
to Washington for the winter. Republicans
around town shook hands with Walker Blaine
in such a hearty, congratulatory way. this
morning, that he was obliged to remind them
that his brother was the principal in the affair
He Was Friend Of Stewards.
Nelson Marvin Beckwith. 50 years old. died
at his home in Fifth avenue. this morning
He was the SON Of Judge Beckwith. who
helped to draft the constitution of New York
n. Seward. who in 1867 made him American
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