The sun., 1900-12-29
NURSES BEFORE Wits TRUSTEES.
They Give Their Evidence One at Time
Medical Record" champions Reform.

An investigation oC the charge against
the male nurses in Bellevue. all of whom
are pupils e the Mills Training School, was
begun YESTERDAY by the trustees of that in-
st,utiCn. ! meeting of the Beard Of Gov
crnors was held in the afternoon. at which
Dr. George Il. Fowler. IN" chairman, and
Drs Joseph d. Bryant, Walter ID. james
and James r. McCullorCh were present
Fifteen nur-ea were examined. including the
seven nurses formerly on duty in the alco-
hoc ward vino were suspended Ivy Com
missioner Keller. IN" "yidenc" which Mr..
Keller had has been turned over 10 the trns-
tees, who are To- dccd" whether the nurses
rlndcr charges -hHll he dismissed Or Fowler
ard Dr Bryan, examined the accused nurses
one at a time The meeting lasted tour
hours. when II was over Dr. Fowler said
that the board lad not finished tho .Nam-
nation and h." had no statement 10 make.
We are gong into hi, matter very thor
oughly. Dr. Fowler laid, because oi the So
riousness Of the ,rargcs. The regulations of
these young men are at stake and if they are
innocent they should certainly 10 viudIoated
in the strongest manner. We shall Irohahly
finish our work in one NOR" session aud make
full report 20 the CoWmis~ioner. which will
he our reply 10 hi- letter containing the
charges and evidence. When we hay" trans
mitted that report then v" may have some-
thing 10 -av Ter ourselves.
II was learned yes terdlv thai the nurses
still on duty NJ Bellevue, numbering forty or
more and thos" NOW undCr "usu"n.lou hIN"
secretlv orglpizet for mutual protection
at which a proposition that they resign m "A
body was seriously discussed. but no action
was taken, a. a majority, II il said, were not
in favor Of such action at present Should
the nurses eventually dccid" on such action
it would seriously CRIPPLE tho hospital for
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indignant at the charges nd contend that
to DO
The vacancies caused by the suspension Of
the snvcn nurses IN IN" alcoholic ward hlys
not been filled, the result being lhli th" nurses
left hay" had increased work. NJ "i them
are pupils of tn" school and gct $40 q month
for their work in the hospital which II part
meeting OF III" Medical Board of Bellevue
Ho, " 4 h t- been Culloi for u"Nt Wednesday
to consider commissioning h"ii"r letter,
calling attention io Ga" charges against tho
doctors which have hr,n uao' Incidental TO
the Investigation of tho n'r."-, and also
asking them tor rcuuyt- ON certain points in
the hospital and ia" mrdical regulations
The h'd,Coi R"orH winch Is known gen
nenco of ill., editor, Dr Gr"rg" / NiIrady, IN
Us iSsu" to-day Call- attention 80 IN" necessity
Of reforms ai rrllryu" which, q says has
been apparent fnr long umr Discussion OF
III" subject has worn It-glt turohdh1rr, It de-
Clara- in vain apfrul- FOR the Institution "
radical measures &" bring about h"i'. Condl-
tonS Regarding th" hospital II ~ay~.
It's gr"1i"-t 'tudlUln hJ@ n-"n H. n,~0-
In over" part ot ~ government from III" ar-
iplutI"'' ui Gu attending phN-l'ftt uI -!r-
geon - IA" rlr2'ovu,gt oI tn" Lowest mrnIal
\ medical man wJF u" over ~" vol pugll-
fed for 4 position. uGt li 10" has ru irIrud m
the c"un' .,- o. ln" d"wnting pa" "r l. not
discounted "
No"r ,yrrcs-.u- approval oT what COM
MISSIONER kpl'tT .. tlFlp -l I..