The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-06-25
CARS SURGEON DIS
THROUGH NEGLECT IN AN
INSANE ASYLUM.
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Spent His Entire Fortune i'm As
sisting the Poor of His
Tawn.

Correspondence OF Associated Pressl }
ST. PETERSBURG, June lo.-A
great local sensation has been caused
here By the death under distressing
circumstances Of DR.. Nicholavich
Dvorashin. the physician who render
ed first assistance to the wounded
Czar Alexander IT, Dr. Dvorashin
possessed brilliant attachments and a
high education, was a pioneer in some
branches of medical practice and a
creditable amateur painter and mu-
sician. withal, q model of physical
strength, beauty and personal charms.
He happened to be in the Office of the
general staff which faces the palace
square when the wounded czar reach
ed The palace where the physician
rendered the first medical assistance.
For this and in recognition of his SER
vices as a military surgeon, pension
of SIS month was granted Dr Dvor-
ashin. when few years ago his once
brilliant mind became clouded. His
arrangement was scarcely more than
a mania for bestowing charity. Tn
less watched by his mother. by adop-
lion. an English woman by birth, ne
would give away all his money or
spend his last coin purchasing sup
plies for the poor, which ne would dis
tribute with his own aands. He has
long ago dissipated in this manner
his hereditary or acquired property
having found various night shelters
benevolent worhouses and the like.
In spite of the watchful care of his
mother he fell into the hands Of the
police on several occasions and was
taken to local insane asylum. but
each time she managed to secure his
release
About three weeks ago he frightened
some elderly nuns though a harmless
but misdirected attempt at charity.
A .,raud of v,aa q a ntS a attroota5 h., a. -
cries of, the alarmed women believed
he had profaued holy pictures and be-
gan beating him. The physician de-
Tended himself vigorously and be-
came momentarily violently insane.
He was taken to the insane asylum
as before, but this time he was not
released The hospital in which he
WAS confined was constructed for the
use of only 600 persons, but az the
time of the doctors detention there it
was occupied by over 1900 inmates.
Owing perhaps to the foul air or for
sleeping on a miserable pile Of straw
Dr. DvOrashin was soon suffering
from influenza. His mother visited
hin, three hours daily. hut other at
tendance there was none. according
ing to her account
In short, the unfortunate man who
entered the hospital robust and ply
sically sound, was soon reduced to
heiplessness. Unable to eat the coarse
food sent from the hospital kitchen
or to help himself with the things lis
mother would leave after her three
hours stay was ended, he died after
II days Of suffering. Charges were
Immediately preferred against the hos
pital management and an autopsy was
ordered by Prince Cong ln,ina Galit-
Zan. Prince GalitZan ANA the victims
who lives about three hours ride from
the hospital. We're invited thu former
to be present at a. m. and the latter
at a. m, with physicilns nf their
own selection ct the autopsy which
took place at a. n. Naturally they
had not time to find medical men to
accompany them and the hospital
physicians and a doctor ihvitcd by
the physician in charge, who conduct
ed the autopsy, cxcnlpatei the man
agement The grayest charges. how
ever, are made against the officials
in the hospital. Ir Dvorasbi1's
mother and others report ;hat there
were dreadful bruises upon tho body
and head Of the dead physician. This
hospital has long been in bad repute.
DIR. Dvorashdn's father by adoption,