The San Francisco call., 1897-12-25

story this afternoon of the treatment
she had received at Fabiola Hospital
last night when her husband died. An
derson was taken to Fabiola yesterday
suffering from pneumonia and died
shortly after midnight Her story is
deaied positively by the officers of the
institution.
My husband was a member of the
Knights of Pythias and has been a
member of the CigarmaHefs' Union
for twenty five years" said Mrs. An
dersOn tonight. He died early this
morning at Fabiola Hospital, and /
hope no one else was treated there as
l was. We arrived here from Seattle a
week ago and my husband was very
sick. On the advice of DR.. Herrick
and the nurse he was taken to Fabiola
Hospital. When | visited the hospital
yesterday afternoon l received word
to step into the office, which | did.
Here Miss Ryan, the clerk or book
keeper, broaChed the subject of
finances, saying business is business,
you know 1 admitted that, not know
ing what was coming next. | supposed
DR.. Herrick and my friends had made
all necessary arrangements.
She asked me how / was to pay
them, saying that he occupied a $40
bed. 1 replied that I knew nothing
about the arrangements, that others
had made them, but that 1 would pay
whatever was necessary as soon as |
could, but that l had nothing more
than was absolutely necessary for bed
and board with me. Then she ques-
toned me as TO how / paid my room
rent downtown and rented a room near
there for the night. / told her | had
paid for neither and only expected to
keep the latter one night, for if my
back downtown in the morning. AT
any rate, 1 said I would see the presi-
dent. She said, Have you any money
on your person"
Il stayed up late last night, as Mr.
Anderson was so bad, and when I left
| requested that I be called if he
should grow worse. [ was nearly used
up by the experience of the afternoon
and had to have rest. When l was
called the porter told me he was still
alive. but when ] reached the room
he had passed away. DR.. Stone, the
nurse and a lady in uniform were
present ] asked the latter if he was
dead and she replied, Yes OF course
I gave way and cried.
- Now. don't make any scene here
was the doctors advice. Have some
respect for the living. I begged for
her to send for Mrs. Randolph, but she
said that she was asleep and would
not get up at such a time.
Il asked to see my husband. She
advised me to calm down and make
no scene. I kissed him and laid my
hand on him, when [ found he was.
stiIl warm. When I went out she said
she had telephoned the doctor and an
undertaken. When they asked where the
body was taken they would not tell
me. and I had to hunt all over town
to-day TO find where my husbands S re-
mains were.
Several ladies who heard Mrs. An
derson's story say that they VIII make
an investigation.
DIR. Stone. when seen tonight, de-
MED the accusation of Mrs. Anderson,
and said: Il was as kind 10 her as
any one could be. She is hysterlcal
and ] had to look out for the other pa
tents l told her kindly not to do
anything to injure those in the house.
DR.. Herrick was notified at once and
said it was too late to go out, but that
he would send an undertaken. L am
sure Miss Ryan was not rude to her
in any way"
Miss A G.. Ryan asserts positively
that she only did her duty and no de-
mand was ever made of Mrs. Ander-
son whether she had money on her
person" She said. Il am here to look
out for the business affairs, and l only
took the usual precautionary methods
to find out what means she had to pay
for treatment, as she was an entire
stranger The only arrangement l
know of was made by telephone and
that was that she could get money by
writing East for it.
This last statement is denied by
those who made the arrangements,
who state that it was stipulated that
Mrs. Anderson should pay when she
could earn it.
AS a rule a mans hair turns gray