The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-04
RAYONNE'S HOSPITAL ROW.
~ MAS DIVIDED THE CRY INTO
TWO HOSTILE CAMPS.

difference Of opinion among hospital doctors
20 what constitutes obedience to rules has
'I..od nm tho livclicst row In Bayonno that
AZ. city has known for many n day. Originally
N. trouble was confined to the physicians and
,rrUeons attached to tho Bayonne Hospital.
mo doctors got 80 wrought UP over the matter
a., they told their wives. Tho wives
,,,sred md took sides. Once the women be-
".r,o interested, the war was carried from the
so.nltal to tho house, to tho prayer meeting, to
~, ,,yinv circle and to the cycle path, until
p.-onne has been stirred from Now York Bay
:. Newnrk Bay and from Constable Hook to
Greenvillo.
The fact that tho Board OF Directors of the !
p,ronnc Hospital had suspended the entire staff
a, consulting surgeons was printed in THE
erx several days ago. On June 81 q man
oomed Rice in one OF the oil refneries at
con,table Hook was hit by a piece of machinery.
Tho piece OF machinery fell on his right leg,
crushing the foot and leg for a few inches above
The ankle. DR.. Alexander Dallas, one of the
consulting physicians OF tho hospital, was called.
He saw at once, as did the man himself, that
Tho only thing to do, IL the life was to DO saved.
wa, to amputatc the leg about five or six inches
,bove the ankle. So the man was removed
'CTI The \ patient reached the operating ward about
10 o'clock in the morning, according to DR..
6alas's statement. Now, there Is a. section Of
The hospital rules which specifies what a con.
sulting surgeon may do and what he must do
when he has an operation to perform. 1t says:
The consulting stan shall consist OF one or moro
phy:isisns' surgeon econ, and M n sPesisllss, Sro Th sS. S shall be-
lion OF the Medical Board, and shall hold orice during
,%SG Pssisq hsn Sa sas n nSa1S Gs Of the %sd,e anf bos sRin b Ss
they shall have no vote. Consulting physicians and
IN Private rooms. in tho same manner as an attend.
Ing ply sie,an or surgeon; not on ID, tour %, OF duty, Pro.
nhysirians or surgeons on duty. which fact
ihhl be ascertained from the attending ply:
i pavs sss patients in the hospital. but shall. in all major
members Of the regular stan of tine hour OF opera.
ton. and shall call upon the members OF the regular
msnt OF cases in the hospital.
DR.. Dallas arrived at the hospital q few min
Us1 Se P PsnSSed mi the pEhse hospital h he se tSfd ' tho m Ss s9Sh
Miss sackett. that he was about to per-
form an operation, and asked her to no;
Il u, p @S5Ti1 Dr.. d Psssiae1 4. s q sa0 and Nf s.:
Eucius F. Donohue. Dr.. Dallas says that the
matron sent notices to the offices Of all three.
held about ten days ago, that DR.. Dallas told her
not to notify any one but DR.; Gorwin. 49,.
they were not only not informed that an opera
ton was to take place, but that their offices
vele not notified. The operation was perform:
was present. When they heard. about it DIR.
Corwin called a meeting OF the Medical Board.
sISu Dsst that he f hnd SSi okfs,ndst The Dr ru issi and G re sne
htions." and that he had been guilty Of conduct
dorogatory to the best interests Of the hospital"
Acopy of these charges was sent to DIR. Dallas.
He knew Of a hospital rule providing that only
members Of the Board OF Directors-two of them.
s Ct =,Sss'afG with n tSe h sspFsi. H fhsrsfo aaH he sG psid
no Attention to the charges;
Dr.. Dallas, the members met and found him
guilty as charged in DR.. .Corwin's .indict-
re- %snt Bo That " was n on July met g: A nv week eo Later
]s sIESssRssa th sas the fs' Medical h Bos Ms' had sSiG no o Sox see
burned until July Is At thai meeting the
charges were BROUGHT up again, and. speaking Of
"Genticmen, this is a fight between doctors.
W, Wss %h %sd Il viii m ali e sssin Now 70 ff fhe t nG6sd i{or e1 ns
tod is to get out OF this muss rs easily as pos,
pible. ThsrefoEe, l move. in order to avoid
Consulting Physicians and Surgeons"
OF the directors present all but three voted
made up as follows: Drs. Nathan, Bozeman, II.
man, ". H. Thompson. and ": Townsend of
New York; Romeo Chabert, Hoboken; Alexan-
ssn. P 5e4ssy Pea iyS. and Z Gh p; Ei.1 3. a Rip Ps; Vsw was.
heard 4s. d from nS91,y wa 81 Dr d,I Dallas; tb Ms ct e his, his la S;d
not either hear the charges or reinstate
the consulting staff he would apply for a
them. This threat did not bother, the board
my; They had nothing to do with the charges:
With the Medical board. ~
Dr. Dallas then began to talk, and his talk got
70 the ears of the members Of the Medical Board.
i% pr q faisehoods. and that inH, II he had obeyed
Tie hospital rules, Rice would not have died
Dr.. Dallas replied that the Medical board told
more falsehoods than he, They were, besides,e
prove it. Meantime. SO it is said. some of the
wanted to know what the trouble was ali about.
They did not care 80 much about being dropped
Is they did to know why they were dropped.
Al this stage the women took a hand in the
become divided into two factions, one support;
tg Dallas and the other supporting the Medical
and fashion OF Bayonne. The Dallas faction is
made up largely OF the working people of Con-
table Hook and Of some other equally unattrao-
The other day a party of women went out for
sbicycle ride. The party was made up OF wives
friends, Some roads In Bayonne are not intended
ior cycle paths, and one Of these roads the
Awhile, they turned on to the sidewalk. Riding
bicycle on the sidewalk Is prohibited by city
S or iRs Gsit A Bayonne policeman saw the women
,, ~G It., of that sidewalk Sure. yes know bet
Leave the sidewalk, but advise you to be moro
replied.
om,ILoidies, bedadl II yez guy mo ony back talk
orI run yez ini'
The women were dumfounded. Finally one of
oh come along. Anita; that's one Of those
appealed to the officers OF the law to insult u.s."
Inc women turned into the road and the
Ronceman was reported to the Mayor by several
Matehusbands. The Mayor took the testimony
some OF the cyclists and of the policeman.
SS1me other persons appeared before the
mayor and asked that the policeman
Z oomplimented for doing his duty.
hhneee were, said by tho other crowd to be
Dallas people. The Dallas party said that the
Complaint against the policeman was only an
Slaer way the medical directors took to perse-
tue DALLAS and his friends. The policeman was