Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-10
MAI. MOORE.s REPORT.
Result OF His Investigation Into Prof. @.
Brown Goodies Complaint


Brown Goodies Complaint
The letter Of Prof. @. Brown Goode COM
planning Of the delay in procuring conveyance
from police headquarters to remove woman
who was burned at q fire at the house Of Otto
Heideman on the morning Of July 5, 1891, has
heretofore been printed in The STAR. Today
Maj. Moore, to whom the letter was referred
for investigation, forwarded his report to the
Commissioners, together with the reports Of
the superintendent of the telephone and tele-
The report however embraces the reports Of
the above in substance, and is as follows:
MAI. MooRE's REPORT.
have the honor to make the following re-
port upon the communication Of Prof. G..
Brown Goode, dated the 9th instant:
This is the first complaint which seriously
involves the efficiency Of the police ambulance
system in cases Of emergency, notwithstanding
their frequency. l have therefore given care
Iui attention to the communication Of Prof.
Goode, received at these headquarters on the
afternoon Of the Sth instant.
FROM the accompanying report of the super
lntendent Of the telegraph and telephone SER
vlce-a separate and distinct bureau of the
District governments will be seen that
although telephone call for an ambulance was
received at his Office about clock Sunday
Gated to the police department, which has an
am bulance service both day and night, lin the
interest OF humanity" This department is
therefore in no wise responsible that a proper
conveyance was not furnished for the injured
woman.
The inclosed report Of Sergeant John C.
Daley of the eighth precinct shows that Mr..
turner did not arouse the officers and him
self harness the horse to the patrol wagon"
he delivered his message to the sergeant at the
station and assisted in hitching up the wagon,
which, within ten minutes Of the notice, was
on Its way to the scene of the occurrence. 1t
may here be explained that the patrol driver
was not present, as he is required to perform
duty daily from o'clock am. until 10 clock
pm, at a compensation of $50 per month. and
Is not available even were he fit for further
service during the intervening hours.
1t is alleged that Mr.. Turner succeeded in
getting the patrol wagon at Lanier Heights
considerable distance from the station and Gar
field Hospital-about o'clock. The accom-
panylng communication from DIR. John II.
Metzerott. acting resident physician Of Garfield
Memorial Hospital, shows that the patient was
brought to that institution in the patrol wagon
shortly before O'Clock in the morning. that
she died within three hours after being admit
ted. and that twenty-four hours afterward her
remains were buried in potter field.
From the letter of DIR. Metzerott it also ap-
pears that no message by telephone or other
wise from any source previous to the patients
ADMISSION was received at the hospital, although
Prof. Goode had sent there "a man on horse
back to make arrangements"
In all cases of emergency police headquarters
should be notified, which under existing ar
engagements must necessarily first come through
the fire alarm telegraph and telephone bureau.
That, In this particular instance, there was no
telephone communication with the Emergency
Hospital is, am informed due to the fact
that this most useful and well-conducted in
stitution was changing its offices from 18th
street between E and streets northwest to
10th street between ID and streets northwest.
fully appreciate the motive of Professor
Goode In calling the attention of the Commits
sloners to a matter which SO nearly affects the
public good. They are aware that for the pur-
pose Of increasing the efficiency Of the am
bulance service Congress has been urged, In
more than one Of my annual reports, to appro-
pirate reasonable sum ga 500 for the erec-
ton Of a suitable stable for those vehicles on u
lot already owned by the District at the second
precinct station ON 5th street between NJ and n
streets northwest much more central loca-
ton than the fourth precinct, on E street south
west between ~ and 9th streets, where they
are now accommodated for want Of room else
where.
beg that this report, in justice to the police
department may be given the same prompt pub
llcity a. was accorded to the complaint Of Prof.
GOode.