Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-12-31
ASYLUM CHRAGES.
THE BOARD TWO TO ONE
AGAINST REMOVAL.
The Following Findings Were
Filed by Members Of the Asylum
Beard Yesterday

In the matter OF tt charges against
Dr.. Bergstelu, Snperinte: dent Of the
III spit4l for Mental Diseases, pre- !
ferrad ov W. Wood. late Supervisor.
notice was puhlisued IN one or more
newspapers in Reno and Cars n, that
the B ard of Commissioners here for
the IndigtGt Insane would meet at
Reno on Monday, December 20. 1897,
to investigate all charges against the
management If said hospital, u in
viting all recSnGs so drSlrIng TO pre-
sent charges against said superiUteu-
dent to tne b ard prior to said date.
The Board met accordipgt to announce
meu1, all memners being present and
charges were preferred in substance
as follows, tn-wit:
THAT he Che superintendent4 has
violated the Statutes relative I The po-
luton OF rivers, etc, by causing GER
tain employees of said hospital, acting
under the specific orders, &c throw into
the Truckee river, OF bitches or fumes
G~ebouching into said river, the brains
Of certain patients OF said hospital at
the time Of their demise and upon
whose remains he had made autOp-
sizes.
2-That be Uhe superintendent had
been guilty Of neglect Of duty in
causing certain employees Of said hos
pital, acting under specific orders, 10
keep the remains or Oue 5. w. Thomas
a patient of said hospital, who died
therein on August %, 1897. in the
morgue at said hospital. awaiting
burial. until said remains were in an
advanced state OF decomposition
Mr.. Il. Wood, who preferred thu
charges, and DIR, H Bergsteio, the
Superintendent, were represented by
counsel and the testimony Of the wit
nesses under oath was taken by {
sworn stenographer.
After due consideration of the testi
mony adduced. We find as follows:
That the first charge has Deer sup
ported by the evidence Of one witness
and the admission of the superinten
utul ludL IS uIu III hlOW VIA olSHO
sition had been made OF the matte
taken from the body at the time Of tn
autopsy, though he suggested on On
occasion that the matter be thrown in
TO the river,
Regarding the second charge W
f1ud that the body Of s. w. InOma
had been kept in the morgue IS hour
after death, and that the body wa
kept twelve hours o. thai time becaus
no funerals are permitted in the da
time while the patients are about til
grounds.
While we condemn the practice O
disposiog Of animal remains or an
portion Of them by throwing them in
to the river, the evidence shows tia
not only the sewerage of the hospita
but also OF Reno, a city of 5000 inhab
itats, empties into the river.
The testimony also shows that 0l
ders were given by the superintendent
last June to bury the brains OF pa
tients upon whom autopsies had bee
performed.
NThe fact that public notice was giy
60 by the board that any charge
made against the management of tn
hospital would be Investigated an
that no charges we're preferred eXceI
those above specified. indicate that tn
hos ital is we'll managed and fror
careful inspection at various times
feel warranted in saying that it is hr
namely and economically conducted
r. SADDLER.
Commissioner for the care Of lad
gent Insane.