New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-02
THERE MAY BE A TURNOVER.
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION TO CONE BE-
FORE HOSPITAL TRUSTEES.


IsT EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL MAY Re STRAIGHT
ENED OFT BY THE RESTORATION OF
THE KEEP FACTION TO THE
sTAFF-REoRGANIZATIoN
POSSIBLE.
Extraordinary developments are possible al
the annual meeting tomorrow night or the trus-
tees Of the Brooklyn homeopathic Hospital. or
| as 1t is Familiarity called the Cumberland street
Hospital. proposition will be read to the Board
asking for the election to the Board. II is said Oh
a number Of trustees whirh will mean COM
plete revolution in the hospital and the rem
statement Of the so-called Keep faction. when
was dismissed from the staff just two years ago
when the trustees took radical measures 10 ciedI
the hospital Of any possible odium attaching 10
the Lewis scandal 1t may be remembered by
many BrooklynItes that less than three years aso
internal dissensons In the hospital resulted In
the bringing Of charges against Or Lewis one
OF the staff whose name was thereafter unpleas-
antly associated with that Of the superintendent
OF nurses in the hospital. Dr. Lewis was tried on
charges Of ndscretion and acquitted. ana AFTER
ward there was 50 much trouble in the manage
ment Of the hospital between his friends and his
enemies that the trustees finally decided to take
the most radical course. DR.. Lewis and those
who sided with him were dismissed, as were also
DR. J. Lester Keep, Of Clinton-ave.; Or. Charies
l. Bonn.u OF Hanson Place: Or. Willis and oth-
ers This action resulted in the resignation Oh
fully twenty-five trustees friends OF the TWO iac-
lions and 1t looked for while as II the hosp''ai
had lost its usefulness.
DR.. Lewis and his friends since then nave
done little to antagonze the interests oi tue
hospital. but II is openly charged thst III heep'
DR. Willis and others have waged secret anu
strong warfare against the lhstltu'lo" eo.
since The blow to the hospital was severe
one and well-nigh discouraged us lfeh|s
Among the trustees who left II were "ealths
men who had been liberal givers to the h0sp'tai
wear by wear Without their assistance the III
stitution soon found itself financially crahpeu'
For two years the annual report mas hot col-
tanned list OF the directors. Tor the reasoi
that there has been only about hair a boaru.
The musicians who were dismissed from lhe
staff have not lost sleep over the adVerslues Vi
the institution In which they were once poteh1
factors, and for the last week there nave r Den
pronhecies of surrender BY the Board or Irus-
tees at their annual election, which taxes place.
tomorrow night $500.
The surrender" would mean the acceptance
of a certain proposition to reorgahize the ms Ds
pital staff with thirteen Of DR.. Keeps ana III.
WlllIs's friends and about four OF the present
staff This reorganization would mean SUI
den Infux Of funds from the old trustees. This
would be highly desirable as there Is known 10
be deficit Of uncomfortable proportions 10 De
met In order to make receipts DdidHSc VIII -
pendtures for the last two years
II was learned last night that a majority Oh
the trustees had decided TO refuse overtures
from the friends OF prs. Keep and Wills ana
to fiji up the Board of Trustees, II possipie, AT
tomorrow nights meeting with men or means
who care nothing about old quarreis ana Jeal-
ousies. . - .,.
Meanwhile the friends OF DR. Lewis among the
old trustees who resigned at the general Dreah-
ing away allege that it will be only matter
Of a few months before they are PACK III the
Board and the doctor back on the stan
The president Of the Board OF trustees -
Lemue H. Arnold a weli-known New ork
LAWYER living at No. 1l9 Hicks-st. The hospitai
Is slowly but surely regaining the ground Iost
bv the trouble two years ago. II has more pay
ing patients than ever, and the work Oh iIs
staff is said to be fully up to II not above the
standing established by patient hard work ID
the past It's staff at present Is as follows; "
Daniel simmons, chief visiting physicians. Dr.
John L. Moffatt, DR.. Charles l.. Johnston, Or.
William c. I.atmer; visiting surgeons, )r'
Clark Burnham Dr. William II. Pierson. Or Ut
lando Ritch House staff-House physician Dr'
George f. Lazarus: assistant, Or. Kopert +
Walmsley; house surgeon, Dr. John H. schaH'
ambulance surgeon. DR. William L. Love; super
intendent r. r Robertson: superintendent OF
training school. Miss Linda Richards; assistant
Miss Anna L. Alline.