New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-27
TO INTESTIGAT o. LENTZ'S DE11H.
THE WARDEN OF BELLEVUE HOSPITAL DEfENps
TIE ACTION. OF THE DOCTORS IN
TURNING HIM AWAY.

1tRNINC HIM ANAn.
The Commissioners OF Charities and Correction
Yesterday ordered Warden oRourhc. of Bellevue Hos
m,al 70 make an Investigation Into the death o.
Opppnheimcr Lentz, who was found dead al twenty
nftn.st and Flrstave ON Thursday night, and earr
whether blame was to be- attached TO any one at the
HOSPITAL. The warden made an investigation last
night but his report viii not br made public until
this morning The Coroner's Office also decided tC
make an Investigation.
Ientz was taken IN on ambulance from Jefferson
Market early IN the evening to Bellevue Hospital
When he got there DR.. G. J.. Sinborn. the surgeon
on tho ambulance reported that tho case was one oil
alcoholism and that the mans ribs were fractured
Drs. Fxrrington Miner and Gcddy, who were called
to dress the injuries, pronounced the man drunk, ana
It Is alleged turned him out OF the hospital into
the street The hospital authorities say that he was
not allowed to stay in the hospital because he was
drunk, and because his injuries were not such as
to make a sojourn there necessary.
Commissioner Porter OF the Department OF Chari
ties and Correction, seen yesterday by Tribune
reporter. lie was asked whether he thought II was
true that Lentz had been turned out Of the hospital
without receiving humane and proper treatment. lie
said In answer:
"No DO not believe that the story Of the bad
treatment OF Lentz Is true. That story probably l.
like many of similar Kind that have gotten into
prntn
"What the Commissioners OF CnarlueS ana
Correction going to DO about the mattcr asked the
reporter.
at ordered Warden O'Rourke, OF Bellevue Hos
pital. to make an investigation and report TO the
Commissioners tomorrow morning. Here Is n pass
TO see the warden. Perhaps he has already made
an Investigation and can explain all about the mat
ter.n
Warden O'ROurke was seen yesterday afternoon.
He said that he would make the investigation In the
evening and that he would send his report 10 the
Commissioners OF Clarifies and Correction this morn
Ing When asked whether he knew anything about
the matter he said:
"The man was left here for treatment. The doc
tors examined him and found that he not q
hospital case. The story about the outra seons way
In which the man was treated Is not true. When he
came here he was drunk. II that was all there was
wrong with him he subject to be taken care
Of by the police and not by hospital. Although hc
was drunk, the doctors examined him to whether
lbs injuries had been attended to. They found that
he had hurt a couple Of lis ribs and that seine one
had done for him nll that was ncccssap, AMI nj, that
conld b. done. lie sIld that he had been 10 the
New York Dispensary TINT afternoon. where his IN.
jLrles wcr, trentcd Even then the doctors tooh OF
the banGapes to see whether anything else could bt
done for him. A. there was nothing 10 he done the
bandages were replaced and he was told he had 10
90. II man comes to this hospital with n broken
rib. 1t Is not nee, sss-y for him 10 remain here
After no Is trcntci he must 60 away The death OF
that man not caused by anyth M that was drn"
at this hospital. What he died from cannot be- told
until the coroner makes hIs report