New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-13

taker, after removing a body from the
morgue, made complaint that the face
had been eaten by rats. The superin-
tendent Of the institution, however, has
a receipt for the body, indicating that
il was removed from the morgue in
good condition. No complaint was
made until it had passed into other
hands"
Commissioner Kingsbury emphatical-
~ denies the charge that during the
last spring the aged inmates of the
.almshouse on Blackwell's Island were
insuficiently shod rs the result Of
failure to provide sufficient socks for
them. On this point he says:
"There has been no shortage OF socks
in the City Home in Manhattan during
1914. Two hundred dozen were deliv-
cred promptly in April. No trouble
was reported at the Farm Colony at
Staten Island, another branch OF the
City Home. The City Home IN Brook
lvn sent in a requisitiOn June "a, 1914,
which was approved June IS, and the
socks were ordered from the State
Prison at once.
Changed Only Once a Week.
Frequently the prison is out OF what
stance. although Superintendent Jones,
i'm charge of the City Home in Brook
lvn. reports that he vigorously pushed
the order and finally got the socks.
Superintendent Jones states that the
only resultant suffering was that the
patients were obliged 20 change SOCKS
once q week. instead Of twice week,
as is the custom
Commissioner Kingsbury comments
rather bitterly on the fact that every
statement made By Father Farrell
which has any basis of fact, is the
result of Investigations which ] have
made within my department. Not
withstanding Father FarrelPs COM
plaint that my subordinates are not
permitted 10 give out information IN
discriminatory, IL may interest the pub
lie TO know that Father Farrell is able
to get inside information"
When this part of Commissioner
Kingsburv's statement was shown to
Father Farrell, the latter remarked;
1.-THE Commissioner fatters me when
he says that ] am able 20 get inside
information, but ] want 20 assure him
that ! have had no information from
his employees, nor would | ask them
for any, despite the fact that a COM
mittee of doctors from the Kings
County Hospital waited on me recent
w at my home and offered TO forego
their positions, if necessary, IN order
TO acquaint me with certain details
of his administration.
Commissioner Kingsbury's display
Of lack of knowledge and his depend
ence upon his examiners are pltiable.
normal man would know most OF
what was going on for himself. beg
10 assure Mr.. KingSbury that ! have
twice as much information as TO mis-
management and heartlessness un-
der his administration, but have re-
Trained from making revelations which
would lead the poor 20 withdraw their
sick from the institutions under his
charge. prefer to give my intorma-
ton to the inquisition now BENG held
bv the State Board Of Charities, where
the investigation is held under OATH
In regard to the investigation now
being conducted into his department,
TO which Father Farrell refers, Com
missioner Kingsbury says in his state
ment:
ut is not unusual for inspectors
Of the State Board Of Charities TO in
vestigate conditions in any of the hos
pitsls or institutions of the depart
ment. and the Commissioner Of Pub
lie Charities welcomes any report,
favorable or unfayorable, that they
might base on their observations. Fur
thermore, the department does all in
lis power 20 render them every posi-
bic aid in their inyeftigations."