The herald., 1893-12-22

circle took the matter up about the 10th
OF May, and an investigation of the
whole matter was made. Since that
time the hospital has been kept in much
better order, both as to food and sleep
ing accommodations for the petients.'
She stated that ward and the gallery
to the wash house were not scrubbed for
four weeks. and there was a similar neg
lect everywhere. As to the water and
bathing supply, it was cut off three days
in the week, and one of the closets was
in shocking state.
In reply to question about patients
being refused relief, Mrs. Hamilton said
she had no conversation with DR.. Muir
ply about it, but DR.. Post told her that
DIR. Hagan sent away great many peo-
pie before they were cured.
On cross-examination, the lady said
she had no conversation with DIR. Hagan
prior to the investigation. She had laid
the matter before the central circle, and
let them do as they liked.
Mr.. York-"You were allowed to visit
the hospital by DR.. Hagan and see all
the inside workings of that place, and
yet, while protesting to be Christian
woman. you 60 off and tell everyb body
else. Don't you think it was your plain
duty to tell DR.. Hagan himself?"
II had never locked at it in that light.
1t was to be supposed that DR.. Hagan
knew his business"
Mr.. York-"Don't you think YOU did
DR.. Hagan great injustice by reporting
these matters to others and not to
him ?'
ut did not seem so. He is physi-
clan and supposed to know whether a
place OF that sort is clean or not"
In reply to question from Judge
York, witness said she had visited the
office of the Farmer and Labor Review,
where it's editor, Mr.. Clark, had asked
her some questions regarding the hos
pItal. He had subsequently called at
her house on the same subject.
Mrs. Bearcsley was next sworn. Wit
ness said her hasDand was manager Of
the Western Union Telegraph company.
She had visited the hospital frequently
and thought it was kept quite dirty. Ae
to the food, it was good enough in quail
ity but generally served cold. which was
often distasteful to people with delicate
stomachs. The great difficulty lay in
scarcity OF nurses. They had only one
nurse in the day time and one at night,
while they were needing at least three
in each watch. Some Of these people
had told her that they never had any
medicine at all. She was in the habit
of meeting DR.. Brsinard, but never
thought of making any suggeatione to
him. She attributed the bad condition
OF things to lack of attendants. There
were some nurses discharged and the
matron was unable to keep the place
clean for want of sufficient aid in the
place.
Stephen Gurowski, sworn. He was
employed at the hospital about five
years. The wards were very dirty for
some months, for nobody scrubbed or
offered to clean them. Saw pieces OF
meat on the floor OF the dead house
covered with flies, and the steward took
up insect powder and tried TO kill the
blue flies. Sometimes magsotss got out
OF the dead house and were on blankets
90 thiek that they had to burn the
blankets. He saw dog eating away at
human hand, which was black, but
could not say whose hand it was. He
saw DR.. Hsgan only twice in sx months
at the hospital, and QUE of those occa-
sions was when the supervisors held an
iaVeetigatioa,