New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-16

treated over there. How about the
milk asked Mr.. Dushkind
There was none'' said Leavitt.
There were complaints made to you?'
Yes; the Jewish women told me, be-
cause l spoke their language. that their
children were never given milk
How about the fcod?"
sometimes they complained about the
food
How about the abuse of children?"
well. one night woman went to D..
Hudson. She was crying. She spoke
Hebrew. DR.. Hudson told. me to find
out why she cried. / asked her. she
told me her child was in the hospital and
a nurse had glued its mouth together
with sticking plaster"
This aroused Commissioner Bulger.
what did DR.. Hudson do?" asked
Judge Bulger.
He said he would discharge the nurse
who did il right away"
No Quarantine in Eight Years
The witness further testified that he
had not been under quarantine at HON.
man Island for eight years.
And all this time, no matter what
ships were detained there. no matter
what disease was present or suspected
all the employees could come TO New
York if they wished?" asked Mr.. Dush-
kind.
YES, sir"
There was no restriction upon them
at all?"
NO, sir"
Under pressure Leavitt then confirmed
the fact that reports of indignitieS TO
immigrant women by employees at Hoh-
man Island were repeatedly current, and
instanced one case in which he had him.
self taken steps to protect woman
from alleged insults offered by the COOK.
Matthew Leonard, deckhand on one of
the Quarantine boats who has been act
ing in that capacity for the last six
weeks only. testified that rooms on the
boat were fumgated nightly. He helped
do it, He knew nothing of cholera on
Hoffman Island. He was formerly a
plumbers helper on Hoffman Island.
Patrick Gushing, who died yesterday
Of cholera. was thirty-seven years Old
He leaves wife and several children,
all Of whom have been quarantined at
their house. The room in st. Vincents
that he was kept in has been fumigated
and disinfected.
Or. Doty said that Cushing left Hoff-
man Island last Monday. at which point
he had been employed as Waterman for
only a few days. The Health Officer
pointed out that Monday was several
days before there was any outbreak OF
cholera on the island and that Cushing
was. therefore, permitted to 90 without
question.
"ChoIera Carrier" Or. Doty Says.
DR. Doty said he thought it was prob
able that Cushing came in contact with
a cholera carrier, there beng he sald'
quite a number on the steamship Moltke.
II was not until Friday morning, he
said. that he learned Of Cushins's illness
at 81. Vincent's and he Immediately or
dered his transference to Swinburne ISL
and.
He added that he thought there was
very little chance of a secondary case.
4 patrolman has been stationed at the
house where the man was taken I'll with
orders to prevent any one from going 70
or from the premises. An inspector OF
the Department Of Health will visit the
house for the next ten days TO keep the
occupants under observation.
Health Commissioner Lederle said yes
terdsv there was absolutely no ground
for apprehension. and that his depart
ment was cooperating with DR.. Doty IN
every way. For some time past in
spectors at the Health Department, fol-
lowing orders issued by Commissioner
Iederle. have been closely scrutinizing
sill death certificates, to see If any
cholera symptoms had been present.
In 1892. at the time Of the cholera
endemic in Hamburg, Germany, eleven
cases developed in this city thought TO
he directly due 20 the Hamburg out
break.
The hearing of the charges against
Dr Dotv will be continued in the County
Courthouse on next Tuesday at 1880
O m. Commissioner Bulger said that
night sessions would be held to COM
nlete the investigation as speedily as
possible.