The evening world., 1911-06-30
ONE COOK FOR 300
IMMIGRANTS At
HOFFMAN ISLAND
Hospital Orderly Testifies to
Shocking Conditions During
Doty Probe.
EN-
Men, Women and Children
Herded Together in One
Room to Save Cleaning.
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More shocking testimony AZ 10 the
conditions alleged to have existed IN the
immigration hospitals on Hoffman Is
land was given to-day at the Inquiry
being conducted In Part TX Of the
Supreme Court. before COMMISSIONS
c. n. Bulger. who wal appointed ny
Gov. Dix to take evidence on the charges
preferred against DIR. Alvah H.. Doty.
Health officer Of tho Port.
Detailed stories OF immoral acts
among the immigrants themselves and
BY employees of the department on
the Island were told BY a witness who
10 stM on the payroll OF the hospital.
This witness declared that he had been
an eyewitness of such goings-on fire.
quently and said that no attempt had
been made to check tho most fragrant
violations Of the moral code until after
these proceedings were instituted.
The witness described the physical
conditions existing even now In the
hospitals as abominabie. Filth existed
everywhere. he asserted. One cook pre-
pared the food. under crowded condi-
lions. for 500 immigrants and the food
was mcagre and well nigh UNIT to eat.
WINDOWS NOT WASHED FOR
TWO YEARS.
The windows In the immigrants quar-
tiers had not been washed In two years
and nothing had been lone TO the bath
tubs in eight years. Autopsies upon
dead infants, the witness said. were
held in fun view of the immigrant
mothers n the bodies were sometimes
kept In the ''morgue' W days. though
there was never any ice in the place.
Charles Dushkind, attorney for the
complainins immtgrants, started to-day's
p~eoceedihgs by recalling Benjamin
Eagle. an orderly ~ the Hoffman Island
hospitals. for further examination.
Eagle testified that he had to clean the
entire Immigrants ward In the hos.
ptal. beside acting as orderly and do
ing various other outside work.
He had to carry, dead babies down
IN the Morgue, too. he declared. upon
occasions. He was the only man m
p;oyed for the outside work and the
cook. besides himself. was the only man
employed TO do all the work in the
''kitchcn building"
who waited on tho tabies?" asked
Mr.. Dushkind
grub." declared Eagle.
Whats that?" asked the Commits
sioner.
Eagle explained that hs meant they
"served up the stuff"
COMMISSIONS Bulger fnaliy found out
that this meant waited on the table,"
Hoffman Island style
what did the immigrants get for
br~eakfast?"
THE 300 used 10 stir I'D n lot OF
condensed milk and water and put in
Just enough coffee to flavor It. Besides
that they got a hunk Of bread"
For dinner. the witness said. they
GOT 4 concoction that the cook labelled
Irish stew n day. and "goulash'
the . II was always the same
thing. There were only 100 battered
cid tin cups In which TO serve this stew
10 all the immigrants. All the dishe,
were washed In the same water.
Three battered and rusty old tin cups
brought by the witness himself direc,
from the hospital table were Identified
n admitted In evidence.
What Is the supper bill OF farsf'
asked Mr.. Dushkind.
"Prunes and bread
We'll. didn't they ever get milk o,
sgssr"
mo milk: one egg each on sunday "
not . good egg very often"
TELLS OF IMMORTALITY WITT
IMMIGRANTS.
Thu witness told OF unprintsbie con
ditsons in the quarters occupied by tn,
Immigrants.
"Were complaints made to DR.. Hud
SON. superintendent OF the hospital. re
garding these conditioner
Very many. Every nurse the me
ment she entered the place got a head
ache and made a howl 10 him?'
Did you personally ever complain L
DIR. Hudson,"
"Yes; only last week l told him leak
9 from the immigrants quarter, wa