Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-08

saw. Make It out the same as usual!
had no thought that / was In any
danger. Had been perfectly regular
for two months previously, and was,
as usual being over-worked.
A mere letter Of transmittal' to the
Secretary ousted me from my posi-
tlon where | was overworked, and had
been so faithful, loyal, and self-sacrl
hcingl
II was not stated in this cowardly /
letter of transmittal that had made, |
in my several years service with Sur
geon- General Wyman. at least one |
month extra time each year; that this |
was made almost entirely on the Sab |
| bath day, on legal holidays, on night
work and overtime in the office!
Neither was it stated, as the public
records will also show, that my leaves
Of absence were always taken in drib-
let's. to accommodate DR. Wyman.
When he left for few days / was al
lowed the privilege of doing so, but
was often refused.
My case was not stated properly to
Secretary Gage by DR.. Wyman. The
letter. however, was written, I believe,
and checked by Darlington. If above
"extenuating circumstances had been
stated, ana also that If too much stim-
lulant had been taken, as stated, though
falsely. it vas because l was being
worked to death ! do not believe
would have been crucihed, and at
fine when. too. I was in bed, so badly
crippled by bad surgery that If l re-
turned to duty it would have been nee
essarv to carry me to a carriage and
then up the stairs Of the bureau bulld-
ing please remember, had not taken
anv stimulant for two months previous
10 INV being dropped from the rolls,
b and at a time when / was helpless. On
, the contrary. I had been working hard,
both day and night. on the index Of the
annual report, having made double
time for several days / was total
abstainer from drink for at least five
, or six years Of my service with Dr.
, Wyman. / was crippled on account Of
: the wretched surgery on my heel per
formed i'm the Office Of the Surgeon
General by a young assistant surgeon
by the name of Ezra Sprague. lie
made a bad botch of his operation-N
cut the heel I'm a brutal manner when
poultices should have been used before
= anv cutting was done. / could not walk
! without crutches for months. My orig
inal trouble was slight laceraton or
, the heel. caused by two nails in my
~ shoe. which was not attended to IN
: time. This DR.. Sprague, also, bound
up the foot so tightly that after three
days and nights of great suffering,
! with no sleep. a physician outside OF
= tbe service was called i'm to attend the
4 wound ,.,--
u Tbe alleged cause of my eviction
" from office has prevented me from get
. ting employment; and since my evic
e lion from home at 6O7 Sixth street
nee 70 1897. without any legal OF
> otber notice whatever, which will be
p proven later, ! have again Deen Sc
b riously crippled, while IN hosplJal
! ON April 2. 1900, / was taken as q
! ,ay patient to Providence Hospllal
!. threatened with blood poisoning iron
i a sore thumb, as a prominent physician
% VIII testify Was there over IW'
4 months. BY reason Of gross negligence
on the part of some one, to be aeIeI
10 mined later, the ankle Of my leIt lel
.e was broken; also the wrist myers au'
a shoulder Of the right arm.
Il Because Of bad surgery and nesiec
.e on the part of two young and lneApe
N rfenced doctors, my wrist, OF the Ilsh
\. hand, is stiff, also the fingers ana cai
/, not be bent The arm is emaclateu
am surprised at being able to Wrlt'
n. so we'll with my crippled hand Du
:, will never be able to use a typewrlunl
,s macnlne. and a shorthand writer Wn'
n. can not use a typewriter in these day'
n. is a back number
NV nervous system was also yer!
q badly shattered when in hospital as
n to save trouble OF expense after m!
w accident CD the good people at I'M
4. bospital strapped me down! Some on
4. or more of the attendants must nav.
K given me a blow on the head, as
q suffer with lapse Of memory. 1t is
In sad case. One of the Oldest employs
Il. at the hospital has since said to
w friend he never saw man so cruell
n. treated and abused in his life.
10 After leaving the hospital l wa
ot taken to the country, and rename
,f- during the month Of June. On return
ing spent about a month at the nom
70 of n phvsicianZa friend-but II wa
Is NOT as ouiet as my nervous system II
ad lnuired and about the middle OF july
u. 1900 / moved to my present abode o
,v -- avenue, and occupy SKY pa
rs lor." and have a hall room, also mex
.e. to the roof, where 1 am attended D
ed nv good friend and nurse, in Wnos
i'd hands I was placed by the head phy'
e. ician at the hospital Being also crll
%. pled and unable to walk much becaus
IN of my weak ankle have had nice
,n auiettime for a long IA months! an
now able to walk, and hope to be aDl'
or in very few days, to again pres
IA. brick" under my feet, metaphoricall
nv speaking! Thank God, my appetite u
and has been, above par, and thahA
h, to my good nurse and better COOK
IS. am in fine condition to open hre o
as INV enemies When my book sha
re-. have been published, retailing an
,c. wbolesaling the personal and othe
cb conduct of certain alleged professlonia
ce gentlemen, it will, am sure, astonls
ct, the nativesl
i'd More anon,
Mt Yours truly,
JOHN c. ROWLAND.