The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-04
DELHBhS7y DENIES CHARGES.
investigation Of Ills Management of Sailors
Snug Harbor Begins.

Tho investigation oi tho management OF
Sailors Snug Harbor on staten Island. which
Governor Delchanty demanded several weeks
ago when he learned OF the charges nlcd
against him by certain nurses and cx-nurscs
Of the the institution was begun by the Board
Of Trustees Yesterday afternoon at their head
quarters. ~ Nassau street Governor Dele
hnnty IL charged with Interference with tho
work Of the Hnrbor Hospital. drunkenness and
general inattcntion TO the work Of the institu-
ton. The charges which were originally filed
last September. are signed BY twelve men who
are. or have been. employed as nurses In the
hospital. The leader Of those opposed to the
Governor Ia Dr. Jaw who has been in charge
of the lIarbor Hospital for seventeen years.
AMI who according 10 inmates who arc back
Ing up Governor Delehanty. refuses to allow
the slightest interference with his conduct Of
that DEPARTMENT even on the part OF tho Gov
ernor himself.
Al yesterdays meeting OF tho Board OF Trus-
tees. the Mayor was the only member absent.
The Board spent an hour In secret session
Governor Dcchanty was then called In and
made sweeping denial OF all the charges.
asserting that they were the result Of petty
Jealousics among the officers Of the institution
He denounced ~ n fabrication tho charge that
he had gone into tho hospital intoxicated and
ordered the wlnlows opened on lot OF sick
patients.
.FrcderlcS Evans. formerly nurse at tho
Hardnr Hospital. was then called Evans
said that on one occasion Governor Delehnnty
came into his rari where there were lot of
sick men. nnl complained Of the lack " ven-
,ilation. The witness told him; he said, that
II was necessary on account Of the condition
OF some OF the patients TO keep high tenn
peraturc IN the ward. Despite this. he sad,
the temperature was very much lower than IL
should have been. Evans also said that he had
seen Governor Drlehnnty intoxicated several
times when he visited the hospital.
The witnes. was closely questioned by Re-
coricr tinff and Dr. Dnf1leld. lie stuck To- his
story, but wa1 unable To give specific, dates or
trustees got through with Evans. Governor
Dc!chGny got permission to cross-examlhe
do YOU mean t. say that you saw me visit
tho hospital IN an intoxicated condition." he
Well" said Evans my eyes are not extra
good, hut thought YOU were under the inhu-
III you could not see that wa. drunk. how
ernor Drehanty. DO YOU mean to say that you
ever smrllsi liquor about mey'
We'll ] smrllcd something like It," said
The hoard then held another secret session
an ] decided TO adjourn until TUESDAY next
Will" the board was in srs~tun the hall and
meeting room were crowded with nurses
from the Harlem Hospital. all 81 whom
were anxious TO go in and testify against Conn
one oi tn" oil lest inmates of sailors Snu. Har-
hor. was also there. iIe had this to say about
II cams over hero 70 say n word for COM
mand-r Del han'y II ! get a chance. There
arc 900 old -pi'nr- At snug tarhor 2ug 81
A.. Win Inc GSycrn1r 10 a man II YOU coulI
take vote OF the inmates IN the question nt
tn" Governors going or staying. you'd NM u
tho only gentleman limits been in charge u
the institution IN years