The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-26
gh 0a1iehta Daily Saturday gornno oumber IS 1898

condition. There was no sickness aboard
and I attribute their fne physical condi-
ton 10 the discipline maintained. The
men were made 10 exercise or deck every
day
NO DANGER SLEEPING OUT.
| Mr. GaIioupe said there was no hardship
sleeping in the open air in Cuba The air
was warm and the ground was dry sand
lie slept several nights II the open air
from choice. and he heard no complaints
I from any OF the men. He described at
length the preparations de for the re-
/ eeption OF the sick after the Santiago bat
tie and said the stories Of neglect and
iaek OF accommodation had been greatly
exaggerated.
/ RED CROSS vs.. YELLOW JOURNALS.
DIT Ao1aro Lesser. who vas in cuba IN
medical charge OF the Red Cross society.
was the first witness at tho afternoon ses-
sion. Replying 10 questions by Dr.. Con-
/ nor he told OF the arrival ot the Red
Cross n Cuba and OF the offers OF sun
Miss Barton.
Were these offers refusedT-
| ~ cannot say they were refused. act
ed as spokesman for our party. and 7
was informed that there were plenty or
government supplies on hand. offered
I Iaga7'ie. at the Siboney hospital the serv-
I ices Of the Red Cross nurses. ana ne said
+ he had nurses enough, but he lacked cots.
/ In no instance vas treated with any
thing but the most extreme courtesy Our
I relations with the medical officers OF the
army were mos cordial There was never
any clash. We worked with the approval
OF the army officers and We did what We
1 could to supplement the work Of the army
nurses"
Or. Lesser said the wounded were
promptly and scientifically attended to.
and that the surgeons generally acted
splendidly
None Of the fever cases was without
! shelter. Those Of the sick who slep. In
the open air were not suffering from fever
and the night air was good FOR them. The
wounded were treated ~ tents and the
sick IN regular hospital buildings.
As Ear as I know said DIT Lesser.
none OF the sick ar Siboney suffered for
I lack OF medicine. There was a secretly
Of food for the sick. l believe. There
were no supplies OF sick food except thoss
OF the Red Cross society"
| Or. Lesser told OF mis- own seizure by
I yellow fever and removal 70 ;he fever
hospital. some miles from siboney. lie
said he could never DE sufficiently grateful
care and attention he received during
/ the seven days he was in the hospital
/ CONDITION OF THE CONCHO.
Asked BY Dr. Conner 20 tell what he
knew OF the condition Of the transport
I Coneho and OF the precautions taken in
/ selecting the men Il 70 be sent home 70
| the United States. DR.. Lesser said the
Z transport was in excellent sanitary con-
dition and was wen found IN food and
( medical supplies, and only the men who
were actually cOuvalescent were sent
aboard The trouble at sea was COCA
stoned by the relapee caused by tho
! change OF air. Men who were apparently
we'll when they left Cuba developed NAL
anal fever when they landed eight days
later at Montauk-
REFUSAL TO CRITTCIsE.
WAS the supply OF food and medicine
sufficient for those aboard asked DIT.
! Conner.
Il cannot answer that question. The
Red Cross usages do not permit me TO crit
lcise the government"
You are not asged TO criticise-'
Il cannot tell If the supply was sufi-
cient OF not without criticism OF those
who put the supplies aboard. I might
/ tell. II / knew exactly what supplies were
/ there, but / might not venture an Onion
as to the euniciency OF the supply. be-
/ neve that not one death occurred on the
/ Concho but was caused by the patient
himself or by the mistaken kindness Or
zone OF his friends. There wer o more
deaths Of yellow fever conysiefcents
from overlooking than from the effects
/ Of the disease itself"
/ MAJOR SCsfMERHAYs.
/ At TIE night session Of the war hives
/ tgation eomni sslon. Major JOAN " sum
| merhays. OF the qUartermaster' depart
u4nt. stationed IN this ci.y. was the cnief
witness. lie devoted his attention 20 the
transports. which sad been fitted on n
/ connection with tao war.
/ 81 30 not ;hIuk any % he chartered
ships we're good transports. he said. IN
reply 70 General McCook's question. hut
they were the hest available II vas al
most impossible 20 make them comfort
able IN the hot lattItudes. for the number
OF men they were designed 20 carry.
WAS No NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
in reply % tie set question relating -
~ "respons. n.uty for any rai7dT1-'n-
fstration IN any oC the deQsrtments 90 Ms
for Sumnerhsys said he knew o. 70 mall
administrator. On TIE contrary, he -
ueved that every man ia tee United
states service had done us fgI dgty.
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