The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-18
THIRTEEN DOCTORS RESIGN.
ONLY TWO LEFT OF THE INFANT
ASrLUMs MEDICAL BOARD.

The Managers Uemoved One or tho Medicn
Hoard md substituted Another Withou
Consulting the Stnn-President Knick
erbaeIcr would Give No Assurapce'
That This Method would Be Abandoned
A difference Of opinion. which has existed
since tho lst Of last January. betweenHthc
Mocicnl Boa-I and tho Board Of Managers Of
tho Now York Infant Asylum eliminated on
Friday night at u meeting OF the Medical
Board In tho resignation Of nearly tho entire
Board.
The meeting was hold at m uptown club
and DIR. j. Clark Thomas presided Tho doc
tors who rendered their rcsiRnations wero j.
Clark Thomas. President " the Board; W. IL.
Townsend. Secretary Of tho Board; l.. Emmett
Holtono of the experts on diseases OF children
Townsend opht halmio and aural surgeon
George b. Fowler specialist In diseases oil
children; il. Marion Sims. gynecologist: Egg
bert arandin. obstetriei ian; W. i. Mittendorf.
ophthalmic and aural surgsoh George I. FL
lott. dorm tologist: George T. Harrison, OBJ
stetrlcinn: s. d. Powell. surgeon: c. l. Dana,
specialist on mental and nervous diseases.
and II. G. Coo, obstetrician. C. @. Wright.
spccinist on diseases OF the throat,
and J. Lewis Smith. specialist on diseases OF
children. did not rosign. Owing to tho fact
that the news OF tho meeting leaked out yes
terday. and that this may BIO regarded by some
OF tho ply sclans as premature publication.
Il Ia possible. but not probable. that some OF
tho rentlemen whose names are In tho list OF
those who resigned will withdraw their resig-
nations.
The house OF reception and lying-in depart
mont OF tho New York Infant Asylum Is at
Tenth avenue and Sxty-nrst streot. The in
stitution was organized in 1871 for the pro-
lection and care OF unfortunate women. Tor
needy mothers with their infants for found
lings and other needy children under two
years OF age.
1t is under a Board OF Managers OF which
Mr. Henry Knickerbacker Ia the President.
The Medical Board. however. has practical
charge OF the asylum and OF the country home
The two Boards always got along welltogether
until Jan. /. when tho Board OF Managers,
without consultation with the Medical Board.
dropped DR.. Robert Milbank. one Of the spe-
cialists on childrcn's diseases. from the Medi-
cal Board.
In his place. and again without consultation
with any msmbc OF the Medical Board. they
appointed DR.. Charles c. Park, who is said to
bs q personal friend OF President Kncker-
hacker to his place. Immediately there was
trouble
From tho organization OF the asylum the
work Of the Boards had been distinct The
Board OF Managers had never removed a
member OF the Medical board without sum;
Client cause assigned. and they had never liled
or whose place had been vacated in any other
fashion. without consulting the Medical
Board. That Board mol minated tho candidates
for vacancies. and tho Board OF Managers oon-
frmed the nominations.
Of the Medical Board TO settle this, difficulty
quietly. They pleaded that they had ths right
Of no avail. The hair that broke the camels !
back was u letter which was sent by presid.,nt
couched in rsspectful terms
Of ths letter e %ss t tbs Boar
sesign individually and collectively.
dea Bospd st sSsh ha
amlcabIe Arrangement wero renewed. but
'hese efforts were irptlsss. ,u,,. .
hrctty full attendance, and nearly every ply
stefan who was there had his resignation;
were not able to be present and tender them
Ss %Gss@f Sf' nsHs W. with ene
%edfs"l Board s@s az "ssarsns. that isayiSg gu!
Managers Ma age - would IN the future sive to tho
Medical Board the right TO recommend or to
sSsm IL as ssa tS Mao hs
refused to svs him saat ss
and labor Tree, since tho Establishment Of tho
He for one did not believe, that these gentle
men had been treated With COURTESY or IN
views about the whole mater: and no matter
would resign. and he tondsred his resignation
DR.. J; Lewis Smith, made speech in which
he said he would not resign. for various rea;
sons. the chief one being sentiment. He had
been associated with the institdtion since its
organization and attached to 1t,
DR. sims n1 pr sentiments NE Pr
bis resignation. DR.. Thomas and DR.. fomeroy
TsTIS4asSns tIsn bana Who had made the
and he rendered his resignation. together with
Tie meeting didn'it last, long after he had
gene hut what there p was s Of 1t was very warm;
them last night were not Incl In.d to say much
about It, Said one howsvsr after soms urging
q many similar INSTITUTIONS. arc ali poo;
their own Individual business and delegate
their. powers to small committee. In this
mistake and then refused to, reetliy it. They
practically sat on tho Medical Board and our
s ssn 81 Dr. Park Without
spltation With, or the Recommendation I Of. the
bosn SSs TO al
ssee e fSr o' Tie i@sgrs: Ssi}sys ihat Pr
Dam wheh he visited President halckerb hacker
said that the Medical Board would leave out
al past grievances and would simply ask tho
who wore to DO appointed to work with
US and be associated with us. We, for he acted
anne footing as tho Medical Boards Of the other
institutions In the city.
The gentlemen OF the medical staff have
worked hard and for nothing and they have
hecn very shabby treated. l can assure you.
They did not resign hastily or without very
y,s'Dr. J. Clark Thomas. who Was seen late last
'4jkht by tho reporter, said that he wouldn't
.discnss the matter NJ ALL He was annoyed. he
eaids that tho facts should he printed In any
ncwsp4pcr before they appeared in the medical
SAYs NE PAID THE POLICE $3.50.