New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-09
inferno FIGHTS FOR JOB.
Saws He Was Dismissed for
Saving Woman's Life"
MADE QUICK OPERATION
Flushing Hospital Authorities
Assert DR.. Biffar Was Dropped
for Other Reasons.

Asserting that he was dismissed by the
,ouse committee Of the Flushing Hospital
because as an inferno he performed an
onerstion upon a woman who demanded
,r,mediate attention and succeeded in saw
,,s her life and also that OF the babe
born 10 her, DR.. Harry NJ. Biffar. of Col
,sge Point, filed a req" est with the medi-
col board Of the hospital yesterday for
hearing. and this request was granted.
The hearing will probably be held within
few days.
The dismissal of DR.. Biffar. who comes
from a prominent family of Flushing, has
caused a stir among some Of the people
Who have Just subscribed 100000 for a
new building for the hospital. and they
have asked for further explanation.
Thomas r. I,owerre, postmaster OF
crushing, who Is chairman of the house
eommittee, said yesterday: 81 was head
NJ the committee that dismissed DR.. Bif-
far and j will say that he was not dis
missed for the reasons he states. He
vas dismissed for smoking on the anbu-
lance. for taking the reins from the hands
AZ the driver and driving the horse In
such manner that the animal is still un-
able 10 work. He could have been dis
missed on the charge he speaks of, but We
did rot take that into consideration. That
vil have TO be taken up by the medical
board"
DR.. Charles B. Story, Of Bayside. is
chairman Of the medical board, which In
Guides IS members all the prominent ply
Scians and surgeons Of Flushing and
vicinity. He said yesterday;
we adopted about year ago at the
rlushing Hospital the rule in force In
Of the city, that no inferno in the hos
uital could administer an an@sthetlc
without the presence OF some one or the
regular members of the medical BOARD
all OF whom are plactsing phySlSlaIls OF
surgeons and who thoroughly understand
such practice. We found that the In
ternes. who are still students and TO
treat degree unskilled, were in the haolt
az performing operations In the dispen-
sary for the removal of tonsils and using
that some time they might give too mu .i,
OF the anRsthetic to some child and XIII
II. and this would be great renecu0n
upon the institution. So We adopted the
rule
IA the medical board. and so | am NOT
eonversant with all the facts l under
stand that he was dismissed for some
reason not connected with HIS profes-
sional conduct. -
II the case is as DR.. Biffar says; ne
could have secured the ATTENDANCE within
half an hour OF any one OF half q dozen
members of the medical board mat Is
what he should have done.
When Dr. Biffar was seen after the
statements of Mr.. Lowerre and DR.
Story. he said: ut Is true that ! was
told that / had been dismissed because
OF smoking on the ambulance and Tor
injury 10 the ambulance horse. But the
.sruth IS that I was dismissed for my
operation upon the suffering woman AT
the hospital. / did smoke on the am
'tulance. but that was two months ago..
and when the superintendent told me it
was against the rules l never repeated
the offence.
"In regard 10 the ambulance horse, ne
was galloping at the time, and caught
hold of the reins and brought him down
10 a trot. That whole matter was DIS
posed OF at the time; but ! am TO have
hearing before the medical board. and
then the whole matter will be thrashed
out"