Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-01-23


miles from the scene Of the acct
dent. space was found for them In
Negro hospital And nearly four
hours after the accident, they re-
csived adequate medical attention
for the first time.
One Of the boys died an hour
after reaching the Fayetteville In
stitution. The second remained un.
conscious for two weeks, but re-
covered. (sourcs: Report Of
President Brawiey OF Clark Col
iegs. December 10, 1917
9. In December of iD4D, q Pusr-
TO Rican.born author, Eric Her
cules, was struck down by an
auto In Chicago. An ambulance
took him 10 woodlawn Hospital,
where, am hour and fOrty-five
minutes later. he was transferred
10 the Cook County Hospital.
Three hours later he was dead Of
q fractured skull.
The supervisor at WoodlawR
was quoted as offering this roa-
son for refusing Hercules admis-
sion; II don't think we had a bed
room At the time. We could have
set up n bed In the hallway. but
did not want 10 assume the re-
aponsibility for tho man" Wood
lawn generally only accepts Ne
groes M out-patisnta. tsource:
The Chicago Defender. December
IT. 1897
7, ON August ~. 1850, three VIC
Tins Of an auto accident were de-
MED beds In Breckenridge County
Hospital. HRrdlnaburg, Kentucky,
because the establishment had no
facilities for coiored people. "
They were left lying on the floor
Of the emergency room for three
hours. Their wounds were untend-
ed and tho only medication given
them was morphine.
One Of the men died on the floor
and. ironically, his family later
received a bill for services rem
dercd." The others were removed
10 Louisville General Hospital
where they eventually recovered
one sustaining permanent par
tial paralysis ~ the result OF q
broken back. tsource: Interracial
Hospital Movement. Louisville,
Kentucky.
9. On December o, 1850, Mat.
thew Avery, "a year-old World
War II veteran attending North
Carolina A q r College, was crit
icaily injured in an automobile ac-
cldent near Mebane, North Caro-
lima. he was brought 10 Alamance
General Hospital. whore II was
learned he had sustained frac.
lures Of the skull. checkbone, jaw,
leg and arm.
But every one OF Alamance'a
five Negro beds was full so he
was rushed on 10 Duke Hospital
at Durham. Here, according TO
the account Of the superintend-
ent. our regular facilities were
tilled" a. g. the Negro ward was
filled) and the question whether
Avery would stand the best
chance from treatment In our
emergency room or by transfer to
Lincoln Hospital' Ia. Negro In
stituttonl was debated.
The latter course Of action was
decided upon and Avery was sent
TO Lincoln where he died an hour
after admission. Despite Dukes
apparent aolioitude, the ambu.
lance drivers request that some
one phone ahead TO Lincoln went
UNDECIDED Attaches there reported
no such call had been received and
they had been unable 10 mako any
preparations for the patients ar.
rival. tSOurces! Afru-AmericAn
December 10. 1880; Carolina
Times, December o. 1850: North
Carolina A q r Register, January
1917
., In February. 1851. an Is-yeaT
old boy, suffering from sugar dia,
betes. died after being refused ad'
mission TO the Akron tol City
Hospital when the lad. Rober,
Hudson. star high school bas'
kethall player, became seriously
IN. his physician tried 60 place
him In one OF the city'a three has,
pitfalls But the best he could Dc
was to get him on the waiting
list" whore he remained for n
hours. When Hudson lapscd into
coma about midnight, his
mother called an ambulance. took
him 60 City Hospital and sought
. room without success Hudson
died in the emergency room fivs
hours later.
The hospital could no, provide a
bed because they claimed they
were all filled up" What wa,
meant was that all the Negry
beds werr nlled, White the ward,
were not segregated. II was the
hospitals policy not TO mix" is
Scmi-prtrate rooms their heinE
occupied on either an an.whitc O,
an al-NeEro basis
while Hudson lay dying there
was an empty bed but u was In