The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-28
AWTY DENIES
NEGLECT STORY
MooRHEAD PHYSICIAN VERY IN
DlGNANT AT EDITORIAL IN
cRooKsToN PAPER WHICH
TOOK TO TASK "MooRHEAD
PHYSICIAN in ACCIDENT CASE"

The following was printed at the
head of the editorial column in The
Crookston Times of last evening:
At Moorhead the other day
physician was called to attend
trainman who had been fatally
injured. When the doctor entered
the caboose he pulled out a blank
form and began asking questions
as to the mans name, his family,
ETC.. and indicated that he wanted
to know where the pay was to
come from AT this juncture an
other trainman introduced his
right fist to the doctors jaw, and
the doctor laid down for little
rest, right in the dust of the car
floor. We regret that the afore-
said fist did not have the power
OF a steam hammer behind 1t,
which would have landed the
ghoulish gentleman's head some
where near Bismarck and let his
pedal extremities dangle about
st. Cloud somewhere. AS we I'M
derstand it, that is about what the
doctor thought had happened till
he came to- Asking such questions
with a human being writhing in
agony, when hospital should be
the only thought, gives a person a
very tired feeling.
After reading the editorial in the
Crookston paper, DR.. w. j. Awty
turned around from his desk and said:
EVERY man throws a rock occasionally
that he would like to have back in his
hand, and the writer Of the article
have just read, sooner or later, will
wish he had his back in his hand
again.
There is not one word of truth in
the remarks made by the editor of the
Crookston paper" continued DR.. Awty
1.-THE moment / reached the car where
the unfortunate man lay, I quickly
took off my coat, asked for some wat
er and as quickly as possible I admin
istered hypodermic injection, to re-
lieve the suffering man from the
agonizing pain he was in. did every
thing known to surgical skill that
could be done for the time being and
while awaiting the arrival of the am
bulance to convey the injured man to
the hospital.
There were present at the time In
the station, the injured mans father
in-law, Engineer Webb of the train
which caused the accident, the conduc.
tor OF the train and some others, anc
no one said a word, or did anything in
any shape or form. And, / think, DR.
barrow was among those present
When I reached the station / also saw
Brakeman Lee. While waiting for tn,
ambulance I turned to the conductol
of the train and asked the injured
mans name and where he lived, but
turned towards the patient and / die
not write anything down, knowing tina
/ could get the required record later
after reaching the hospital / made
more examinations of the injuries anC
stated that it would be impossible Il
do anything more than / had done fo
the present / visited the hospita
twice after that. After leaving tn,
hospital the first time l was accom-
panied by Engineer Webb, in my auto
and / drove him to the car and plac,
where the accident had occurred, Mr.
Webb having expressed the desire t
examine the car himslf. Not a wore
of criticism was made, in fact, Mr.
Webb and all present seemed per
fectly satisfied that all was done tina
could be done / had said that In al
probability the accident would result
fatally. / was asked a number o
questions about the mans condition
and my answers were in harmony will
the conditions which existed, and il
reply to one question some one nea
made the remark, Send for Dr. Smitl
of Crookston right away to which
/ took no notice. That is all / hav
to say at present, but / don't thinl
that / shall allow the untruthful state
ments made to rest just as they are
for there is no foundation or basi
for them