The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-14
NOT AS BLACK AS PAINTED.
DIR. BRUNNER SAYS REPORTS DO
SPANIARDS INJUSTICE.

Havana Medical Inspector Home on
Leave of Absence-Dr. Dudley, His
Assistant, still at Port Tampa
signed TO Duty-Dr. Drummer Says
He Was Kindly and COurteousIy
Treated by the Spaniards-He BE-
lieves the Explosion OF the Maine
Was External.
DR.. w. F. Drummer returned to Savannah
yesterday on a ten days leave of absence
from the marine hospital service. He OBJ
tanned the leave on account of the Illness
of his daughter. His friends will be glad
to learn that he found her condition i'm
proved.
The medical inspector at the port of
Havana does not have much to say about
the existing conditions there. He says
he does not consider it the province of one
employed in the hospital service to enter
upon a discussion of matters relating 70
the present state of affairs between this
country and Spain.
There is one thing I will say, however"
DR.. Drummer said. "and that is. that the
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misrepresented. There is no such state
of affairs as has been reported. Never in
my life at any place have 1 met with
treatment more kind, courteous and con-
siderate than received while there. The
reports Of incivility, threats and abuses
are without foundation, so far as was
able to judge during my stay on the is
land"
DIR. Drummer was asked about the de-
struction of the Maine and his opinion as
to the responsibility for it, Upon the lat
| ter point he had nothing to say, but he
said he believes implicitly in the report
made by the board of inquiry into the
disaster, namely, that the explosion was
external.
| DR.. Drummer was intimately associated
with Ensign Powellson, who was in
charge of the divers who went down TO
conduct the examination of the wreck, and
his estimate of the integrity and ability
of the naval officer is such as to induce
his thorough belief in the correctness of
any statements he made to the board Of
| inquiry to influence it's. decision that the
| explosion was caused from the exterior.
Here DR.. Brunners discussion of the sit
uation and the condition in Cuba ceased,
| his Interpretation of the duties of his posi-
ton calling a halt upon any further in
| formation.
| DR.. D. E. Dudley is still at Port Tampa.
| He and Dr. Drummer are under orders from
| Surgeon General Wyman to remain at
| Port Tampa to await instructions. DE-.
Drummer expects to be sent back to Cuba;
when, he would not say. He knew nothing
of the intention of the Americans to leave
until last Friday afternoon late, the day
before their departure aboard the Fern.
He was then informed by Gen. Lee that
all the officials Of the United States would
leave The hauling down of the flag above
| the Casa Neuva, the building in which the
consulate of the United States was To-
Gated, assured Dr. Drummer that there
would be no further need there for his
services as an official of this government
When DIR. Drummer and DR.. Dudley ar
rived at Mullet Key, the quarantine sta
ton near Port Tampa, on the Olivette
to which the consular party and the Cuban
| refugees had been transferred at Key
West, he found the representatives of the
quarantine department of Florida with in
structions to consider himself under the
direction of DIR. Drummer. Accordingly Dr.
Drummer ordered the vaccination of all
the refugees aboard, and took other pre-
cautions against disease finding its way In
| to this country. He and DR.. Dudley as
sisted in the work
DR.. Drummer will return to Port Tampa
before the expiration of his leave of an
| sence, he thinks.