The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-16
HANGED CORPSE
AS AN EFFIGY.
Entire Staff Of Physicians Of
Hospital Discharged.
DID NOT LIKE SUPERINTENDENT
The Doctors Took a Ghasty Method Of Dis
playing THAR DlspIsasurs.
PROMPT INVESTIGATION WAS MADE.
As a Result Commissioner Of Charities Acted
Promptly and Discharged Entire Force Of fhy-
slcans Of M,hupOIitan Hospital.
The Doctors Took a Ghastly Method Of Dis
playing THAR DIspIeasurs.
PROMPT INVESTIGATION WAS MADE.

New York, Jan. 16.-Twelve physici-
ans, the entire resident staff OF the Me
tropohtan hospital, on BlackwelTs ISL
and. were dismissed yesterday by John
w. Keller. commissioner of charities,
because in hanging the hospital super
intendent in effigy they used the body
Of dead patient TO represent him.
1t appears that the house physicians,
the junior physicians and the senior
physicians Of the hospital have had a
series of disagreements with Supt. c..
t. Stewart. They have done all in their
power TO make it disagreeable for him.
The superintendent has complained Of
his staff, but finally made up his mind
to put up with the annoyance unless
the physicians went too far.
HE FOUND THE BODY.
Supt Stewart went into the morgue
or the hospital on Saturday and found
suspended from the ceiling the body Of
a man who recently died. Pinned TO it
by means of surgeons needles was a
pacard bearing an opprobrious refer
ence TO the superintendent
Mr. stewart at once reported the cir
cumStances TO the visiting board Of
physicians. They investigated the mat
ter and Informed Commissioner Keller.
who yesterday discharged all OF the II
resident doctors.
The physicians who have been dis
missed from the service are House
surgeons. Drs. Clark Clemmons, King
and Durrin; Junior surgeons Drs. Post,
Birdsall Meyers and Reynolds; senior
surgeons, Drs Rogers, Allen, Brum-
bach and Bornman.
The junior and senior surgeons are
those who pass competitive examina-
tions and receive the experience OF two
years in the hospital. After this they
get certificates from the commissioner
~ charities showing tina! tfey have
served the terms for which they were
appointed.
The house surgeons are at the head
Of the hosp p.tal and have charge.
KELLER'S PROMPT ACTION.
The visiting board of physicians who
this affair comprise some
Of the best known men in the city They
are Drs. r. l.. Bagg g. c. Boyle, r. T..
Carleton, T.. w Cornell, John II. Dem
crest. f. Guernsey. A. X. Hill. A. r.
Hill, III. Osborne. T.. G. Rankin A. l..
Post. ]. II. Thompson. Robie Wood and
T.. y. Klotz.
Commissioners Keller was seen at the
DeUlocTatlc cluD ana asked about the
matter He said:
II dismissed the whole staff. II was
a most disgraceful and outrageous af
fair. ] never heard OF such a thing be-
ng done before.
When they hang men In effigy they
generally use some artificial material
)ut the use of this cadaver shocks all
sense OF decency. When heard the re-
port Of the visiting board lost no time
n discharging every man who had a
hand in it,
did you discharge them all?"
Yes. every mothers son Of them. and |
luick. too. We made short work OF |
hem II Is disgraceful 1t is the highest |
'ort Of an insult 10 the superintendent. !
Tot TO speak OF the barbarity of the !
hing. Think OF Il! Doctors taking a ca /
LAYER and hanging II up 10 represent n !
living person. II is the highest. or the
owest. rather sort Of an insult
PATIENTS WILL NOT SUFFER.
I'VE made provision for taking care
4 the sick and the injured at the hos
'ital. The visiting board. after having
Investigated the matter, made ample
rovision for that.
There are always many young mon
n the eligible list ready 10 step right
n, and we found enough competent
1en. together with those transferred
rom other places. very soon. I didn't
axe long 10 deliberate over the mat
ar"