The San Francisco call., 1910-03-03
SAILOR CURSED
MEDICO WITH
DYING BREATH
Nurse Says Seaman Accused DR.,
d. Moore of Being Cause
of His Death
Former Patients at Marine Hos
pitaI Tell of Alleged Inhuman
Treatment

raised his hands and crossed them on
his face TO ward off the blows. Doctor
Moore ordered that the patient be
strapped, and we strapped his ankles
md wrists to the bed. No sooner was
his done than Doctor Moore again
struck the man because he protested.
Brezzinio yelled and the ward was in
G commotion. This seemed TO enrage
Doctor Moore still more, and he
leaned over the bed, striking the
patient with his closed fist in the face.
After some time Brezzinio showed
signs of weakening greatly, and Doc
tor Moore ordered me to release the
restraining straps. He then left the
ward
Patient Dies Soon
II could see that the patient was in
a critical condition, and summoned
another member of the medical staff
We worked over Brezzinio, but he
sank rapidly and died within 25 min
utes.
Il helped to carry Brezzinio's body
to the deadhouse, and after it had
been placed there several of the other
attendants saw It, and can corroborate
what have said about the bruises and
cuts.
" Regarding the statement which l
made denying that Brezzinio had been
forced to work about the hospital
while in a critical condition. as set
forth in the affidavit OF Seaman Mich
~olas. | was partly mistaken | knew
that Brezzinio had never been forced
TO work while / was on duty in the
ward at night, but have found out
since that he was required to clean up
the ward during the daytime. l knew
nothing of this al the time
Doctor Moore and Doctor Gassaway
refused to make any statement in
answer to the sensational charges of
the nurse, and yesterday the COM
manding officer angrily denied a re-
quest for an interview.
New Chapter of Horrors
Corroborated by Dell. the story of
seaman c J. Burnett. told for the first
time yesterday added another chapter
10 the narrative of alleged mistreat-
ment at the marine hospital, and viii
be used by the seamen's unions to en-
force their demands for an investiga-
ton by Surgeon General Walter wy
man or by a committee of congress.
Burnett. % years old. was employed
on. the Pacific Mail liner Manchuria and
suffered burns which almost proved ia
tai when coffee urn exploded on the
ship January 90. He was. taken TO the
marine hospital at s o'clock on the fol-
lowing night. He is now guest at the
Regent hotel and is convalescent. but,
according to the statements of his ply
sician. win be unable to return to work
for at least another: month.
I want to save other unfortunate
seaBlen from undergoing the torture
which was inflicted upon me at the
United States marine hospital" said
Burnett last night as a. preface to his
statement. 7 was taken to the marine
hospital suffering terrible agony from
the burns on my back, from which the
nesh had been peeled by the scaIding
steam. L tossed on a cot there for a
little more than 81 hours before a doc
tor examined me, and during the first
p hours KY wounds were not even
dressed L went there Sunday night
January 80, but it was not until the
following night at 8 o'clock that [ re-
ceiNed any treatment whatever, and 1
had my back dressed through the kind
ness Of two Of the attendants.
Aided by Nurses
The following day Doctor Moore
asked me howl felt, and / told him L
had passed a:terrible night | begged
him TO have my wounds dressed again
and#he said he would, but went away
and left no Instructions with the nurse.
/ begged TO have treatment, but was
told that there was no caron oil at the
hospital Two. of the nurses secured
some caron- oil that night and dressed
my back
About 4 o'clock in the afternoon of
the fourth day..I was in the hospital an
order was sent in to remove me to the
fectious diseases were. treated. Ny
back was raw from my shoulders to
my hips. and the danger of infection in
the ward was. to be sent TO terri
fed me.
II begged the attendant to put me
in any ward but that and he replied
that IL was the doctors orders. / got
my. clothes and struggled to Doctor
MooIe's Office. begged and pleaded
with him to let. me go back to the
surgical ward, where there were at
least. 90 empty beds. He refused and
told me that Il was stubborn and was
trying.to run the. hospital. told him
that he was: practically driving me
from the hospital. He said ] coul either
go TO the ward where / was sent of
leave.
Forced From Hospital
1t was O'Clock in the afternoon
and raw and bleak, hut left the hos
pital and walked to a streetcar. /
came to the Hotel Regent. and thai