New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-12
WHEN DOCTORS DISAGREE.
nrrr,cr1rY IN SECURING AN UMPIRE
,r .,,opArHs GETTING CONTROL OF THE

homeopathic HOSPITAL
..,hto Medical Society Of New-forK
- a, a, loprerheads with the Medicai p'""" Va
,Se homeopathic Hospital. and YESTERDAY AaS hsnn
po.,d OF Charities and Corecuoh' VIZ - "a =,
,d N act as referee, declined tns' ho'O' -.
- tho medical men TO have II OUT S"e 1,..,.,.
About two months ago the chsn" NJ soh,ov
addressed 10 the Commissioners OF On"i, . 49, Ill
'..,or resolution adopted by the SOCIETY," IL "n0n
Co. o,., ,bat the management OF inc hospltai
-. c-.d,,ouv drifting into the hahus Vi .i' "'''
40 distinct charges were then mane' .,.a nc col
uere mi, 10 the Commissioners ih '"0S'-"'0 80
lows - ,.., IN. medical hoard
i DO me comm" NM, s composed Of homeopathic physi
81 the hospital shall DC ''
sishs have the Commissioners adopted for
...'a,oc whether an appontee or eandloae Is really
, homeopathic physician .,, 70 ,a.te membership
Nv ,o-uoonshie Medical Society of the County OF
nvort the test in deciding "hethcr an appolh'ec "
a,sa,e is homeopathic physician. as was the case
,hen .he hospital was first organized as hOne0pN~"'
lospiialf -. 49,. M, oorcnv with the law OF
M s,ao eligible to appointment the medical board OF
wards Island Homeopathic Hospitalf
IL IL the intention Of the Commissioners that an sp'
iD,ee shall continue member OF the medical
-, Alter he has officially dissolved his affiliations with
ne homeopathic school formed Affiliations with the
snposine school q medicine?
These interrogatons looked to the commissioners
like conundrums they could not possibly be called upon
~ solve and by way of gaining light and saving
,r,in,issue they sent the whole business, resolu-
lions questions and all to DR. Egbert Guernsey, presi-
dent ~ the medical board of the Homeopathic
Uospita The substance of his replies sent under dae
o.ahor 10 was as follows They arranged
oategorcaIIy TO correspond with the questions:
/ did not know since the death of Dr. Bsyard that
III 10 NH Cian
York. is one he certainly is not member
the Committee on Public Institutions of the Homeopathic
County Medical Society not one Of whom wouo hesuSee
10 prescribe in accordance with any dogma "hch "Ouu
Afford relief
o have no suggestions TO make.
When homeopathy first introduced In this coun'
Try study practice Of it was sufficient 10 cause N
pusion from allopathic societies. Ihe hahhehSnh oo-
ciety was therefore organised but by men not one :"
whom confined himself exclusively to homeopathic Ine
later homeopathic society also strictly seclarl oA'
In name. and the Of the hosp'Si lscI was auop
originally against the protest OF the organizing coVoo
This question refers to Drs Root and Bagg OF the pres
49, poa.1 1bo are not members Homeopathic County
Medical Society Both. however were students in my
office are graduates Of the Medical Department OF the
University OF the City NewYork, and have complied
with the new law requiring registration with the County
Clerk and the Board Of Health This new law think.
has absorbed the old law requiring membership in
county society. ard has rendered the old statute
q dead letter
Society and ore now members Of the New-York County
Medical Society allopathic) Drs. A. X. Hill and A. T.
Hn Their for leaving the Homeopathic Society
e thought by familiar with the facts TO be more
treditabie 70 the Drs Hin. than to the society.
Dr. Guernsey continues his report to the Commits
,oners with the words DR.. J. NJ. Schley closes his
communication TO your honorable board with the
modest assurance that II there vacancies the
staff a notification to society will find plenty Of
volunteers young and anxious to work for homoe0p
athy." To this DR.. Guernsey replies in conclusion.
that the homeopathic society has always been mott
fed of vacancies
The Commissioners forwarded Dr. Guernsey's report
as a reply TO Dr. schley's original inquiry. The
Homeopathic Society took up the matter again on
November IA, and Jumped" on the replies of DR..
Guernsey, accusing him Of evadng the first question.
saying that the report the third question could not
be subsantiated by the records and denying that the
medical society law practically dead letter. AS
10 the fifth question, the documents adds DR.. H. NJ.
Hitchcock TO the deserters from the cause And
finally denies that any notices Of vacancies have
been received by the society since 1881. The COM
plant made TO the Commissioners is then summar
zed thus
The hospital was granted the homeopathic school
through this society. This society made from its member
ship the nominations from which the staff was originally
appointed Since the staff has had all OF
nomination In the OF it has occurred that
two members OF the staff are not responsible to any
county organization and other members
responsible 10 the county organization opposing the
homeopathic school Of these three latter is the
sy Of the staff who is the Official medium Of communica
ion between the Commissioners and the Medtal Board
The president the Medical Board although member OF
his society. is believed be out OF sympathy with the
society and its purposes and hence be held to be
suitable representative OF this society's sentiment and
responsibility. The responsibility for the society, as a
homeopathic institution. has thus virtually lodged with
gentlemen whom the society would not intrust It,
The original questions are then reiterated with a
request for reply directly from the Commissioners.
The whole correspondence discussed briefly by
The Commissioners yesterday afternoon, and resulted
In their sending the following letter TO DR.. schley
Sir have the honor TO acknowledge receipt Of several
communications from touching certain differences be-
tween the homeopathic schools and reply that
this Board Of the opinion that the settlement of these
differences should be left % the decision OF the proper rep
e1atyes Of your profession This is the first time in
the history Of The Department that this Board has been
called TO decide the regular professional stand
.ng Of members OF OF medical boards.
G. +. BRINTON, Secretary.
The fight will therefore be carried outside the |
Department OF Charities and Correction though some
members Of the society have threatened TO compel the
commissioners under the law remove the objec- |
uonaole members of the Medical Board.