New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-16
REPORT on THE CONCHOS TRIP
CLEAN. BUT OvERCROWDED AND POOR
LY EQUIPPED. DIR. LESSER SAYS

rHB RED CROSS SURGEON CONFIRMS STORIES
PUBLISHED ABOUT THE CONDITIONS tx
rsrING OF THE STEAMER
DE- 4 Monao Lesser. OF the Ped Cross VINO enc
Oh tho transport Concho from saauIso '"'
time ago made his formal report OF inc Voy"R1 ~
the transport yesterday 10 Major Louis LIZ" ~
surgeon in charge Of the Fifth Army Corps he-
sar,o uoe,t,aI n Sibou,y Cuba Dr. Lesser. VINO
has been i'll since his arrival here and con'IiVi l"
his home gave out his report yesterday at'c'i.o',
1t is long document. goinS into all the d''"iS =,
the VOYAGE Of the Concho. The transport dii"'N
in a bad condition AMI was overcro"o'u win ''''"'
Dr Lesser saws in his report that when he was
,laccd on the transport he was Informed th'i' Il
had all supplies except ice. when couid not NC %
tanned When he boarded the vessel he fouhd '''a'
she was perfectly clean There were few mattresses
IN the banks. and many OF the SICK ana co'lN'''9
cent men wcr, compelled TO 20 into me "olu ~
sleep ana others were on the decks without pan
kcts In speaking Of the condition OF inc men a''Vs
arriving on beard the transport nc says iiir 'i'
am cared as well as they appeared on lana therc
would have been unusual difhculty' Inc ''oc'
cine which | carried in my own satcnei together
with tn, medicine which received from Sipohoy'
would have Dccn hrnp.c Tor the h"ii'"'' VI f''''
selected at Siboncy
Dr Insscr rhon tells of the condition of the men
T., detail ana says that to his sorrow he learned
that the wa.cr on the ship had been taken OF at
TAMPA several months previous 70 n'' UP "o' "a
with the SICK and wounded ard was MOI III soOu
condition He also relates in detail the Work done
with tho assistance Of hc Red Cross nurses among
the mcn In regard 10 some Of the cases ne goes
into the most minute details. giving the treatment
furnished 70 Zach man He also gives the circum-
stances Of the caliins Of tnc Concho at Hampton
Roads and in general confirms the reports OF the
conditions existing on tho steamer that nave H'-
| ready been published In the coh''uSlo" VI VIC ''
port he says
II is not in accordance with the ethics OF the Red
Cross Tor one OF r.. officers TO criticse the acuon
II any department under which ne may De woIn-
ire Thc report Of tho conditions on ne Concno
FIRST made by people on pottI me Si,lP II $40
tu,vcr,d facts but at no timc offered criticism
The distress prevailing board the concho seems
to have occurred from rIny causeS-ilc VNeicio ." -
ing by cVnvaicstcnts VINO had come on Doaru CON
trdry to your orders and our exp"ctauoh othe'-
and nourishn.cnt would not have been SO rLp!dy
DECREASED and NOR care could have o,en gl'en %
nave slii tho insu,hclcncy Of blankets and mat
water me leaving ~ thc dead the ship. &C..
were due either tho cNisoncs"s q the situltion
siboncy and in wh.ch I s'aA Do, pleased 10 give
you circums,antiai report III case you dce u ha
gradual accommodation 70 changes pas not me
SAM cnec. as sudden change thus ;hc crew ana
tho crew VIZ, H.. Ey'ry man VINO etIno from Jour
amp ~ patient. ana WI br3Hsh' 49, InaH I'm 2n
board IN" snip recovered. ana inos" no" IL nave
O. Tie day w. lcf, the boat. whle At dinner,
h.niod \ document - which the following - !
we ION noa.d tn $ concho. July. 3.
'lh' uricrsigncd ,hc'rs % the REGULAR Ariny
5i h,ho rn loa on from sboa"y 70 HgwYorE d.
sire 20 ypres- - Dr. \ u. Lcs:cr ana listers and
nurse, u he Red cross. who have had the cAyc
Of tho sick officers and men Oh SAID shp. their
heartfelt thanks Tor hc kindness ana attention be-
lowed by th"m unarr y'ry trins clrcnm-ti tan, :
80 tefuI remembrance by the recipients Of their