The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-17
DIR. MCCOY TO THE PUBLIC.
HE Tells WHY he BRoU6HT LIBkE
SCI7S AGAINST A DOCTOR.
Ills CHALLENGE STILL USACCEPTED.

IN Alleged acceptance BY a Doctor Who Namss
HIS O,cn Conditions Why u Might b Dun-
0erous to Hand Oter Patients TO Hi,n-1hs
Medical Career Of Doctors Mccoy snA
Sno,r-7hey UiH Treat Al Cases Of CdtsyrA
Jor SIS Month and FM,ntsh Au Medicines
Tree, Including Doctor Mocov's Ne,U Rers-
cdy-Jf Iom Pay More Than 30 . Month
lou ire Paying TOO Mech.
In an interview with Doctor J. cresap Mccoy q
Doctors Macoy ana Snow at his ofces. East Forty
second strce. last night he snidi ION saturday last
deposit cd IA earnest of good faith 1000 with the
World and sun. to make good my challenge for thAt
amount rela'Neto my new treatment OF cAtarrh. The
conditions under which the 600 were deposited were
published in seven newspapers OF New York city Lass
Snndar, In Wednesdays sun doctor who claims he 10
eager t" accept challenge stated that he visited the
n"~sraper offices where my money was deposited bus
could md out nothing definite regarding the conditions
or purpose Of the deposit made by me. In his advsr.
tscment in The sun nt wednr sday this Doctor admits
In tho following words that he read tho conditions Of
my deposit IN the Sunday papers This is what no
printed:
".on sunday appears Dr Mccoy in . curiously
wor'el article OF about column IN length in which
he states that he has placed OF money In various
newspaper offices in New York. Philadelphia and Raj.
timorc but that his lawyers won't let him enter into
any contest now. aud that he mus, wait until aftes
moro Is decided before he carry out tho challenge
ls has made
80 that according to this doctors own statemsntis
was no; necessary for him to go to tho newspaper
Offices whore money was dcposite ed to hnd out thA
conditions or purpose of my deposit.
THOSE LAWSUITS
"Tbts doctor would have 1t appear that he docs Hot
know what these Obligations to which he refsrA
7hey suits for libel brought by against this doo-
tor in the courts OF baltimore and Philadelphia three
In baltimore and several philudrphia
suits are based advertisements printed in tho
papers by this docto wherein no atack my ability
physician. At the time the suits brough the
newsrn published the their court coumns
This doctor also states that lawsuits do a.
good for delay in tho matter OF medical con.
test twoud prefer to leave this for the law conrts 70
decide.
THE PUBLIC WILL UNDERSTAND.
Tho public will readily understand" continued Doe.
tor Mccoy. how unwse It would be my part to
enter into any medical contest with this doctor before
the suits brought by mo against him are tried. Ny
counsel. thu Honorable John T. Foe Acknowledgement
Of the state OF Maryland AMI Messrs lieverin and
shakesnenr. of Philadelphia have positively forbidden
me to enter into controversy with this doctor until
after suits against hun have been tried for the
reason that 1t would interfere with tho suits that
have against this doctor.
THE CHALLENGE NOT ACCEPTED.
"Ey the way" said Doct or Mccoy. this DOCTOR VIE
claims to have accepted my challenge hasn't accepted
a. all The condt Of the challenge as published
ny me were tat was TO lake Ten cases ofcatArfh OF
the worst forms known 10 the medical profession and
them according to my method. In tho event
Of the acceptance ofthe challenge by any one. he
they 50 accepting TO treat an equal number OF like
according to his or their method. Well this doc.
tor instead Of accepting my challenge Jumps into
print ard says no has accepted my challenge, and
then ignoring tho original challenge offered by me.
conditions Of his to this sfect that fur.
nis th- wcnty patients.
DANGLRS OF FURNISHING PATIENTS.
M | III DArf To thA ts~
patients agreed to in my challenge. but It wsud be
professional madness for mo to supply this doctor with
his ten subjects from our own practice Why. the idsA
is absurd. Just think OF physicians of tho standing
and practice in tho city Of New Doc.
tor snow and myself eopardiznG the lives ten OF
our patients by handing them over to doctor about
whose ability we absolutely know nothing. except
what he prints about himself in the newspapers At 90
much line. Why. the bare idea OF such proposition
Is nlonstrous"
DOCTOR MccoYs EXPERIENCE
Doctor McCoy's success As specialist in the trsat
men of diseases Of the throat and lungs only
known in this country. from Maine to California
also known IN Europe we'll. for in the past twelve
years live hundred thousand Of catarrh Ia
all stages OF tho disease have been successfully treated
under his direction In 1881 he resident physcian
of Bellevue Hospital where IA 900 trsat-
al annually lilo LOOMS prize winner of his class.
While in Europe in 1881 Doctor Mccoy special
Instructions at the Mater Mseracordia Hospital and as
the Mercer Hospital both of Dublin and At Saint Bar.
thoiomew's. Guys. and ST. Thomas Hospitals IN
London
Returning to America, Doctor Mccoy began the prao.
tce OF his speciality and realized the NEST
important factor in causing disease of the nose.
throat. and lungs catarrh He also received
special Instructions in the leading hospitals Of Bsr
DOCTOR WALTER II. SNOW.
Doctor Walter II. Snow has become associated With
Doctor Mccoy. and his ability is so we'll known In New
York city that 1t is only necessary to quote his record
as 1t appears In THE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL REG
lister of the United States. which says:
Graduate University City of New York. 1880: College
Of Physicians and surgeons. Ontario. 1881; ox.Houss
Physician Bellevue Hospital. 1880 1881; Late Instruo-
tor of GynTcology University CITY of Now York;
Physician Of tho Society for tho Prevention Of crusty
to Children Of the city of New York"
lie was LOOMS Prize winner in this city In lisa
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