New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-03
WILL APPEAL TO MAYOR
GENERAL BOOTH angry.
Seeks ambulance District for St.
Gregorys Hospital.

The fight that is going on between the officials
OF St. Gregory's Hospital and the Police De-
partment reached climax yesterday. Mayor
Mcclellan will now be asked 10 decide whether
the hospital IS 20 have an ambulance district
General Ballington Booth said yesterday that
he was not satisfied with the reply he had re-
ceived from the Police Department regarding
his application for an ambulance district. He
considered IL indefinite.
"The letter" General Booth said. did not state
anything that would give any definite reasons
for refusing our request The letter was a very
short one, and the Commissioners signature was
put on with a rubber stamp.
II didn't like the way the letter read and
don't think that the Commissioner is thoroughly
acquainted with the situation. and don't pro-
pose to let II rest"
The letter referred 20 by General Booth reads
as follows:
Yours of December 81 with Enclosure relative
TO ST. Gregory's Hospital. has been received.
The matter has been carefully looked into and
reported upon by the chief surgeon of this de-
partment, and I regret to say that 1t IS not
deemed wise for the public interests to comply
with your request.
'It is best 20 let the public know" continued
General Booth. what kind Of letter received.
am going to call on Mayor Mcclellan on
Thursday and will show him the petition, con-
tanning nearly two thousand signatures OF mer-
chants and business men. which was ignored by
DR.. Quigley. Of the police board OF surgeons.
It's a shameful state Of affairs"
When General Booth was asked IL he thought
that the Hudson Street Hospital was interfering,
he said: II don't know where the pull is. have
some information. but I'm not able 20 divulge
it just now
Colonel Bryant. superintendent OF ST. Gregory's
Hospital. said yesterday;
Street Hospital cannot cope with the demands
OF the district requiring so much medical aid
To keep up their work Of the post they are now
charging their building. The patients are COM
ing in so fast that they have to transfer them
to Bellevue Hospital every day. This shows
that they cannot keep up with the work. We
have alone over 1.15O cases month, and what
would happen IL the Hudson Street Hospital was
compelled 20 take them?
Another thing" continued Colonel BRYANT
when they find out that patients have no
mouey they Immediately transferred 20
Bellevue Hospital
II. A. Knoll. superintendent Of the Hudson
Street Hospital. denied yesterday that patients
without money were transferred 10 Bellevue
1--WE make no distinction at ALL" he said. eve
transfer patients every day in the year to diff
ferent hospitals as we are not able TO keep them
all. for lack OF room. Our hospital is now being
enlarged, and we will soon be able 10 handle
every case that comes in. As for the fight that
IS going on between the Police Department and
st. GregOry's, have kept out Of 10 entirely I
don't see why the st. Gregory people should
make any derOgatOry remarks about our hos
pitaL'
When General Booth was asked If he would
take legal proceedings. compelling the city to
give the hospital district, he said:
The Police Department has full power In the
matter, and now that Bingham has turned me
down. will seek the Mayors aid. The eOurts
have no Jurisdiction whatever. nor have the
State Charities Commissioners
When DIR. Quigley was told last night that
General Booth intended 70 appeal to Mayor Nc
Clellan. he satd
That's his privilege. General Bingham placed
the matter in my hands for Investigation and i
sent my report 90 him, giving him complete de-
tails, the result OF my investigation
THE hospital is an old barn and has onlv
is large and FOOny, can handle an their cases
without trouble There is no occasion for as
signing a new district for the st. Gregory's
Hospital. OF the last five thousand cases fhe
Hudson Street Hospital has handled there have
been no complaints.
There is no system about the ambulance
service. In case Of a big accident, like the
Brewster wreck for instance there should ba-
some responsible person TO take charge OF the
their patients TO hospitals without making the
patients ride five six miles. II would be a
good idea IL police official could be IN charge
OF the surgeons In case of q big accident
with St. GregOry's Hospital, IL Is the dol
lars and cents they are looking for The Hud-
son Street Hospital does not receive a cent?