The morning call., 1893-11-06
BURIED IN HASTE.
Another Scandal at the
City Hospital.
CLERK GOGGINS is BLAMED.
Bernard Flynn's Body Sent to the
Undertaken Before His Rela-
tives Knew of His Death.

There IS another scandal at the City and
County Hospital and another charge is
made against Clerk Goggins. recently sus-
pended.
Bernard Flynn. teamster, who lived at
Sc Everett street. was taken to the hospl-
tai two or three weeks ago. He was a
consumptive.
The doctors did what they could for
him. but he died last Tuesday.
The superintendent of the hospital is re-
Quired whenever patient dies 10 adYeI-
tise the fact in the newspapers in order
that the relatives of the deceased may
claim the body if they wish to do 80.
If the body is not claimed it is sent to a
medical college or to the city undertaken.
DR.. Titus, the Superintendent of the no S.
pital. says that lie instructed Clerk Cog
gins to advertise the death Of the patients.
But Goggins did not advertise the death
OF Flynn and the body was sent to the city
undertaken.
The widow of the deceased learned of
his death yesterday and called at the hos
pital. where she learned TO her surprise
that her husband was dead and buried.
DR.. Titus was indignant when he heard
of this violation of a rule established by
whenever any one dies az the hospital the
body shall not be turned over to any one
who cannot exhibit an advertisement OF
the death of the person whose body is de-
sired.
Mrs. Flynn, the widow of the deceased.
upon being seen by CALL reporter eX-
pressed her indignation at the manner in
which the hospital officials had treated
her.
"It was understood" she remarked,
that when my husband died-and it was
not expected at any time that he would
recOver-I should have timely notice OF
his demise.
81 saw him last Sunday and intended
visiting him again on Wednesday, but
had so much work on hand l didn't go.
However, yesterday l went out and took
some little things out for him, only to be
Informed he had died last Tuesday. The
superintendent told me that his death had
been advertised and that he didn't know
why notice had not been sent TO me.
Il found out that last Monday my hus-
band felt that be was getting worse and
that he wrote my address down and gave
the paper to the nurse, who prom sed to
send for ME. ! suppose the slip of paper
was torn up. Although the superintend-
ent said the death had been advertised ]
felt certain it had not and told him so, and
when he saw that l persisted in saying so
he acknowledged that an omission had
been made by some one, but that he had
given orders for notice OF the death to be
sent to the paper"
Naturally Mrs. Flynn is very indignant,
and last night gave notice to the Pacific
Untertakng establishment on Mission
street.-The firm that took charge Of the
body on Friday, three days after death
that she intended having the body ex-
humed and reburied at Holy Cross Gene
terry. The widow is inclined to think from
there being such an air Of shadiness en-
veloping the whole transaction that prob
ably the body Of her husband has never
found lodgment in the city cemetery at all.
At all events to-day she proposes appeal
ing to Mayor Ebert, TO see If she can get
any redress for the manner in which she
has been treated.
The employees at the Pacific Undertaking g
Parlors had nothing to say in the case be-
yond admitting that the body had been
received and under perfectly regular cer-
titcate inferred