The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-22
ARE Doorons BoYoor1uSo 1T,
The N. n. Infant AsyIum HASN'T Fined the
Eighteen Vacancies on Its Medical stan

The N. n. Infant A.yIuu, HASN'T Fined tn,
| Eighteen Vacancies on Its Medical stan.
When eighteen physicians connected with
the Now York Infant Asylum resigned last
May because. as they said. they had been
treated discourteously and unfairly by Presi.
dent Knickerbacker and the Board Of Man.
ayers. the Medical Record. in discussing the
affair. said:
| In this case we do not that any other course
coud be taken by the Medical board; furthermore 4,
Is difficult TO see how any selttesp.etng physicians
can take their place Such position Is and would
not be tolerated by any Board OF Visiting ans
however great the actions Of the service We shalt
watch with interest for the list Of gentlemen who
| accept the positions thus vacated
1tlooks now MS though the Rccorfs watch
| would not be relieved in hurry. The first
meeting of the Board OF Managers OF the asy-
! lum since the designations we're offered was
| held Tuesday evening at the Windsor Hotel,
| There were present President knckerhackor
| and nine members OF the Board. 1t was eN :
pected that the most important business
would be the filling OF vacancies created by
| the reslRnations. but at the end OF a three
hours session the President told a SrN re-
| porter that the matter was not oven referred
to. When asked II the designations had been
acted upon. he said:
II do not know that there are any rcsisna-
tons"
How about the medical service at the asy-
lumI"
1t is entirely satisfactory" the President
replied.
On the other hand. Lawyer Clark Boil. a
member of tho Board for many years and
President before Mr.. Knick erbacker. said yes
terday that tho resignations were reported by
copied. He added that the vacancies we're not
applicants for the places. He did e not think,
however. that there would be any lack OF ply
sicians anxious to shake the plums from the
trees ,eass;
little consequence. 1t is the worst tomfoolery
simply cut their own noses on. The institu-
ton is now pretty well crowded. but the ser.
physician and two assistants. all that the law
requires II any special treatment is needed.
the resident physician can consult with spe-
clalist. The trouble began because the Medi-
cal Board wanted to assume the duties of the
manaGers The President wanted to put a
there. just as any President would have done.
There were no charges against the physician
you want to change a physician. you are not
expected to give excuses or explanations"
II. J. Garrigues and II. G. Coe. consulting OBJ
stetrielans; Drs. g. T. Harrison. j. c. Thomas
gust Siebert. diseases Of children: Dr.. S. u.
Powell. surgeon; u pr, oren D. Pomeroyg,, oph-
Sims. gynecologist: DR.. C. l. Dana. mental
5pd br Pr George aS
diseases q ehldren 81 these: eleven We're
regular yisting surgeons at the Maternity
and the Country Home for Children at Mount
Vernon: At the latter place are moro than 800
There is now but one visiting obstetrician
where there were four. two visiting physicians
for the, treatment OF diseases Of children
trican 'h n Wgr oe one oos5e
diseases. or diseases of the throat. and no
several operations week have been per-
formed at the hospital at Tenth avenue and
Sixty-first street. many in gynecology rank
The row between the two Boards broke out
last March. when DR.. Robert Milbank. one OF
the Visiting PHYSICIANS on diseases Of children
at Mount Vernon. was notified by President
Knick erbacker that he was removed and that
he was to be succeeded by Or. Charles c. Parke.
No causes we're given Tor the removal pVI and.
advanced by President KnicE erbncke rsi Tor
was worth a million dollars. This action was
regarded by tho Medical Board as an innova-
M Ia ir Sthar New es ol II is
nations made by the }edcal boa rd ,s and y this
custom had been followed In the New York
Asylum for Infants.
cording to Mr. Bell, the managers Instructed
occur between the meetings. It was the ere
alton Of vacancy that brought the resigna-
did not like the style OF the managers they
could resign Individually and collectively. and