New-York tribune., 1912-02-24

o,,A ,rohably recover. No new cases
have developed ne said
Wonder was expressed in se's'"'
ouarters yesterday as 10 Whethcf a"I
endemic that occurred in the hosp''"'
~ septepnber, 1910, was due 10 po'so''
M Allen declared that he did not De
,iova that Il was. lie was not ON du'S
ma, r6nth. however, he said There
are six visiting physicians co1'neoteu
with the institution, and two looN CIV
the babies each month. Ia.
Regarding the outbreak IN i'iV
Anderson. matron Of the nursery ,o"
rected with the hospital, said yesIeru"'
THE deaths at that time were oue -
unusually malignant outbreak ol
d,nhtherin and measles Between '"'.
time and this dreadful occurrenge
mortality record has been normal
4 connie Of years ago there was SUI
.,a,o,,s death at the hospital, but III
W., Investigated and found that i
%, Tho result of natural causes.
Awaiting Chemical Analysis
6oroner Ciiinnen refused to admit 'e
49, confession that he thought
tho deaths were due to poison Iie
said that would have to be prouen'
80, ~, ,be chemical analysis that IS
,. he,ne made of the stomachs 'i
~ tbe infants, While the nos
,,,,ar authorities expect TO hear from
The chemist by noon to-day, 1orohe
c.1innen does not expect report t""'
can, be acted upon for seVera' o'' =
cxs1ic acid could be detected IN "1eN
=. -, davss he believed, and other acids
,,,ion, REQUIRE three weeks or more lor
,heir detection. Fifteen months ago. IN
2 similar case, seven weeks were
.,,iirAd for an analysis. No inaues' couiu
no held until a complete report "Ss Ia
lie had trouble in making arrangements
for tho analysis. The District Attorney
nrovided the means. He explained as
follows how he was situated;
I'VE have no money for such purposes
we asked the city for Sl.OOO Tor this
year. but the amount was stricken OUT
we then asked the Board OF Health TO
aid us. but Commissioner Lederle ssiu
that he had no authority to place his
laboratory at our disposal. We would
rather have the Board of Health DO the
work for us than have the money as the
chemists charge exorbitant prices
After we got Dr. Lederles letter we
wrote the Mayor for permission to nave
the board do our analyzing, but the only
reply we got was an acknowledgment oil
our communication. That was several
months ago"
The physicians of the hospital made
arrangements to have DR.. William H.
Aten, an alienist. of No. 100 Greene ave-
nue. Brooklyn, make an examination OF
Winifred Ankers, but he was unable
TO get to the institution, and the exam
ination will probably be made to-day.
The pelice have been looking into The
woman's record. and have found that,
while generally of an apparently harm
less character, she was said to be sub
ject to occasional violent outbursts of
temper.
Her name was originally Gerber.
Having been left an orphan, she was
adopted by woman named Ankers. who
left her legacy Of 500. When this
vas spent she went out to work. Her
habits became irregular. She is now
twenty-four years old. Her child was
born at tie Cumberland Street Hospital.
II was siekly from the first. and she was
sent with. II to the Infants Hospital.
There according fo the cTiston1. she OH
tanned home with her child and re-
ceived Sc a month for the work she did,
which was III the Kitchen Of the institu-
ton. .''