New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-13
HER SONS BLAME SURGEON
Say He Directed That MOther, Liz
ing, Be Reported Dead.
A SUICIDE, 1T IS THOUGHT.

In connection with the supposed suicide by
drinking acid by Mrs. Adeline Weber, a widow
who lived the top floor OF No. 29S Sixth-ave..
her family physician. DR.. William ]. Drummer Of
No. 232 East Fifteenth-st.. and her two sons Fred
and Peter. say that negligence was shown by an
ambulance surgeon from the New-York Hospital.
who summoned Had he done all he ought
they declare. her life might have been saved.
Three policemen from the West Thirtieth-st sta
ton corroborate the details OF the story told by
the and by DIR. Bremen
The died later in Bellevue Hospital
The case was reported as actual suicide by
Patrolman Byrnes. who first called. on the au-
thority of the ambulance surgeon. who told Byrnes
according to the latter that the woman's death was
only question of few minutes. AS she was not
dead three hours after the affair was discovered
the report changed.
Peter Weber. one Of the sons, who Is a baker and
who works nights and sleeps days. says he went
homo yesterday afternoon and found his mother
feeling ill., She had suffered for long time with
kidney trouble. and recently her was pro-
nounced incurable. She was often respondent.
lie told her not to worry. and then went 10
asleep, leaving her her bed IN tho ad-
Joining him.
About o'clock his brother Fred came home and
discovered that his mother had apparently taken
carbouc acid. He called up DIR. Drummer. The
doctor was out so Fred left call. He met Patrol
lance Byrnes went upstairs, looked at Mrs. Weber
The ambulance surgeon reached the house at
$3.50 p. N. lie got out his Instruments and after
Few minutes OF apparently superficial examna-
ton, the sons say, and attempts at reviving her
turned TO leave the Byrnes supposed that
tho surgeon wished to remove the woman to the
ambulance and asked what he could do.
on it's no use TO take her away" Byrnes SAYS
he replied She's going TO die: there's no hope
for her
We'll" said Byrnes. that may be all right
but want to know what sort Of q report TO make
at the station Shall l say she's dead or not2''
oh tell them she's a dead one; you'll be safe
in that said the surgeon, according to Byrnes
Later the hospital was again called up. The
O he hon
ing at 5:5 p. m
The sons asked the doctor IL Il would not have
been better TO take their mother to the hospital
at first.
I've been here once and told you that It was
no USE" the surgeon is said 10 have answered
wouldn't you rather your mother should die here
with you than among strangers In the hospital?
There IS absolutely no chance for her.
Finally DIR. Drummer came He started to work
on her. Told what had been done by the surgeon
no was indignant. This woman ought 10 have
been taken to the hospital right away" said he,
1T outrage TO neglect her so. II she had
been taken away Immediately she might have had
a chance for her life
A patrolman tried again to get the New-York
Hospital TO send an ambulance for the woman
The answer came back. he says. that the hospital
authorities refused TO send the ambulance.
At the New-YOrk Hospital Superintendent Iud-
lum refused to be