The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-09

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To the Editor Of tho lntclIIgOnccr
Sllt;-'l notice In the evening paper u
report Of the cIty's mortality for tho
last quarter, which II loft az It Is In this
sO-called report would do me, and my
hospital, great injustice.
IL has been, all along, my purpose tu
keep my professional work ~ private us
possible; or ut least, | have not directly
or Indirectly attempted TO, through the
| press, or even a medical journal, to all
\ vertIsc my success OF to conceal my
failures.
Shall be plain. and state at once that.
the puculiar shape In which the report
Is made Is Intended nv u personal injury
TO me. and my institution; | therefore.
beg or the public. 10. In honest vindIca
ton OF myself. make statement, such
us VIII show up matters In their true
light' ana thereby do me Il smple JUS
| tlcc. -.
Two of the. i've cases referred TO as
having died at my hospital IN the last
| three months, were broken backs. and
therefore. utterly hopeless, explained
TO their friends that all We could do was
10 care for them, aud make them as
comfortable as possible. until those
they almost unexccptIOnally du-In
death. This we did. ut very conslI-
cradle expense and great trouble, to the
| very best OF our ability, day and night {;
Tor which we received no compensation.
other than that OF the consciousness
| that We had done what we could TO
tighten the burden OF those poor fellows
nn their speedy travel from their horrl-
| Die accident to their graves.
The report OF these cases Is made In
such manner as to do me as much In
| jury US possible. All can say In thll
connection Is: God have mercy on this
miserable narruw mind, capable OF con-
| ccivinS go cOwardly an attack OH 4
man, before whose face he has not the
manly courage anu lccency, to attempt
such a thing.
Another case OF the dreadful i've"
was young lady who was brought here
mnny miles fnr an operation; button en-
teriHg the hospital at once noticed that
she was dying and that to consider an
operation was out OF the question: and
| so carried the sad news 10 her aged
mother and two sisters who accompnn-
| led her. We did what We could to add
as many hours and minutes az possible
10 the very short perlod.or life yet re-
| ''A'''tN ~ N6lAS very tsNlIlGDit YOUNG
lady, the daughter OF an old and highly
esteemed personal friend. This sad case
also was reported 10 the public. as the
other two, without 4 word OF eXplana-
ton. designed harm us much as possible.
The other two could be accounted for
In very satisfactory way; but now !
arrive at the number reported by our
City Hospital" I snail 10 no further.
except to state that In the time referred
10 In this mortality report. there have
been done at the IiaskIns Hospital three
times aS many capital operations as IN
the City Hospital and double the num-
her OF charity CASES treated. And We
nave paid our expenses, TAT rates paid
by business houses for water. gas. etc
every dollar. without going out asking
assistance from rhe public.
| This statement refers distinctly to the
City Hospital. as am perfectly aware
OF the fact that She Sisters Hospital
treats more charity cases than all the
hospitals In wheeling combined.
have no favors 10 ask OF either hos
p!tal. or their special friends; and have.
therefore. no object In making this
statement except 20 state a simple truth
in connection with this matter.
Very respectfully,
THOMAS NJ. HASKIES.
| Wheeling. Oct. s. 1896. (adv.)