New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-12
PHYSICIANS IN REVOLT.
THEY MAKE TROUBLE IN THE GERMAN
HOSPITAL
SIX OF THEM RESIGN AND CHARGE sUPERIN'
TENpENT LUDWIG WITH UNDUE SEVERITY
HE DENIES THE STATEMENTS
THE TRUSTEES IN SESSION.


HE DENIES THE STATEMENTS
THE TRUSTEES IN SESSION.
The staid and conservative German Hospital 81
Seventy-seventh-st and Park-ave. he's mild SEN
sation on it's hands. For reasons Wnioh, in their
details, they refuse to make public, Hx OF the
resident physicians have handed In their resigna-
tions to the president Of the hospital.
From q trustworthy source IL was learned
last evening that the physicians have oeen on
bad terms with Constantine Ludwig. the super
intendent of the institution. The relations De-
tween the young men and the tried official became
SO unpleasant that they resulted In
the designations referred to, and
complaint to the Board of Trustees from
the six resident physicians They declare that the
superintendent has treated them with unnecessary
severity and has subjected them TO unnecessary
discipline. No specific instances, however, OF iron
discipline were mentioned in the complaint, as 1t
was general in its terms.
The charges, however, were Of such a nature
that the Board of Trustees was obliged to in
terfere. At a special meeting Of the board, held
at the hospital last evening" the complaint OF the
physicians was read, as well as a counter-state-
ment by Superintendent Ludwig. Mr.. LudwaS
denied in every particular the charges Of the
ulous The session an interesting one and
lasted until short time before midnight. An
adjournment was taken, however, before decision
in the matter was reached, rs the trus-
tees believed that further investigation of
the trouble was necessary. The charges
were so unexpected that they had not time, even
in the long session, to investigate them thoroughly
Both Mr. Ludwig and the young men awaited the
departure of the trustees last evening. The
superintendent did not seem much disturbed over
the trouble with his assistants when
seen by a Tribune reporter last evening.
He smiled when asked to the nature OF the
charges against him.
Il can really say little about the affair."" he
added as l have not seen the formal charges
understand, however, that the gentlemen believe
that l have been unduly severe In
my treatment of them. 1t is an un-
usual complaint, and the first one of the
kind ever brought against me. / have been
here two years and have known number of
different resident physicians, but l never had
any disagreement with them. OF course deny
the correctness of the charges. / cannot act
tyranically, as l am bound by the rules The
regulations say that | must do so and
So can interpret them only in
one way and that is literally. L have
always acted in accordance with the rules In my
treatment of the present corps of physicians Of
that j am certain"
Mr. Ludwig certainly does not look cruel He
is o tall, good-loodng man, perhaps forty years
old. The expression Of his face is benevolent,
rather than hard or severe
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Ludwig made
complaint few days ago that the life Of his ,h,
little daughter Alice had been sacrificed by official
blunders at the Reception Hospital, In East
Sixteenth-st. Several of the employees OF the
Health Department were called as witnesses. and
their testimony confirmed that of Mr.. Ludwig
in every particular.
The trustees Of the German Hospital will not
reach decision in regard to the present trouble
until next Wednesday 1t is impossible to say
what their verdict will be.