New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-09
BLENDERS AT A HOSPITAL.
LITTLE ALICE LUDwIGS DEATH FROM
SCARLET FEVER
EVIDENCE SHOWING THAT HER EXPOSURE Al
THE RECEPTION HOSPITAL BROUGHT

rvrnFNcE SHOWING THAT HER EXPOSURE AL
THE RECEPTION HOSPITAL BROUGHT
on THE DISEASE.
The Health Board yesterday finished tho lnVesusa
.on ~ the complaint made by Constantine Luu"is'
,norn,andent Of the German Hospital, that the no
~ his little daughter Alice sacrificed by ohcial
bIunders at the Reception Hospital, In East oA'ecn
al last month. Several employees 0f the heh4i ~
partment were called witnesses, and their lc9V"
confirmed the statements made by Mr.. Ludwig ana JUS
wife In every important particular +. W. Nooi''
who attends the hospital gate In East sMteeh"s'' az
night said that when Mr. Ludwig appeared there WIN
hs daughter IN an ambulance on tho evening OF sat
urdav Nav O. the driver of the ambulance had ucAet
signed by Dr. Blauvelt, of the Health Department,
calling for the admission Of the child to the NliAu
Parker Hospital. Noble. however noticed that t'e
words ameasles and dphthera' were written OF .iio
Ticket and he said Immediately that no case OF measles
could be admitted to the Willard Parher' Ni'hou'
waiting TO consult anybody In authority, the catekeepc
ordoreS the child TO be taken to the Reception Hos
p,tal Mr.. Ludwig objected and called the attention
~ Noble 10 the fact that the ticket was for the Willard
Parker and nowhere else. He also said he wished 10
take his daughter back home If she coulg not DO au
mitted there but Noble cut the debate short by ORDERING
The driver of the ambulance 30 deliver little Ahoe %
the Reception Hospital
Or Wolf, the assistant physician at the hospital
later and ~ndursed' the action of the gatekeeper lie
also refused to let Mr.. Ludwig take his child away
from the Reception Hospital Mrs pullman, the
matron, testified that little Alice was kept IN the
measles ward all night and Sunday morning was
transferred to the helpers room at the order OF Dr
Lester.
The helper Is known as Maggie and she gave only
that name when she called as Witness ehe
said she worked IN the Kitchen OF the Reception HOS
rital and carried meals 10 the patients In the different
wards On Sunday, when Mrs. Ludwig and her daugh-
ter were in the helpers ROOM Maggie said she went
I'm and out of the room several times. she also put
of one dress and put another In the rooIn and se
slept I'm the room on Sunday night. Maggie mad been
IN the scarlet fever ward wearing the dress which She
changed in the room with little Alice. Her testimony
left no room for doubt that the little child caught to
scarlet fever, from which she died laer III taI fOoih
The Health Board also listened to some testimony
regarding the treatment of sick children on North
Brother Island to which Alice sent on the morning
of May H. but it only went 10 sho" Ni"1 tiio olhIu
could not have caught scarlet fever there. MI Lnd-
wig and his wife were told that the Health Board
would take some action on the complaint and COM
,nunicate with them later. No decision may be
reached for a week or two but In view
of the testimony the Health Board probably will
oensure somebody for the fatal blunderng one Off
Gal In the department said that three mistakes hH
been made DR.. Blauvelt wds In error In ordering
the removal of patient who had measles 10 the
Willard Parker Hospital. There was another hlSta'o
in sending the girl to the Reception Hospital when
her father made a protest and offered TO take her
where she could be safe and properly isolated Inc
worst mistake, however. was made by pr' Lester
room where She was exposed to the fever Dr. Lester
at the hearing on Friday admitted that he ordered the
change to suit the supposed convenience Of MIS-
Iudwig knowing that there was some risk In placing
the child IN Maggies rpOn