The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-15
were between 5000 and 1000 sick out
af an army of 10 600

were between 5000 and 1000 sick out
of an army of 10000.
DR.. Seaman grew somewhat irascible
under Dr. Connor's questioning, and i'll
reply to an inquiry insisted upon putting
Il question to his queStoner. When DIR.
Conn0r attempted to repeat the question,
Dr. Seaman said he had given his reply,
and would not answer again, adding:
'The questions put to me here ore of a
character calculated to place me in a
false position of accusing the medical
department of the army of maladminis-
tration. Such is not the case. ! regard
the conduct of this department by DR..
Sternberg as above reprOach, whatever
fault there was in another department" )"
After some pretty sharp cross firing DR..
Connor declared that he would ask no
more questions of the witness.
REFUSED TO CRITICISE.
Governor Beaver told Dr. Seaman
that no question would be put to him
that was not proper, but he '(Governor
Beaver) would "insist upon his answer
ing, and if he did not do so he must
take the consequences.
General Beaver than asked as to the
conduct of the quartermastcr serving
with him in his vicinity. DR.. Seaman
declined to answer, saying that he under
stood he was expected to appear before
the War Department after getting
through with this board. "and" he
said, II do not want to criticise my SUI
pcrior officers while | wear the shoulder
straps of an army officer"
He continued by saying that he had
been so much miSreprcsented by the
press within the last twenty-four hours
that he did not wish to further commit
himself. He then detailed the circum-
stances leading to the representations
concerning his views in the newspapers.
He said he had authorized no interview
since he landed, and that the article in
Il New York paper grew out of a con
versation between himself and his SUI
perior officer in New York, which a re-
porter overheard He also denied hav-
ing read the article before it was print
ed as had been represented. He con
cluded his testimony. and he was follow
ed by Lieutenant Z. X. Hill. of the
navy.
UNPREPARED TO LAND.
Lieutenant Hill was an officer on the
warship Iowa when the army landed
near Santiago, and was in charge of the
debarkation of the troops at Baquiri.
lie said the navy supplied eleven LAUGH
es and ffty-two small boats for the
landing, but the army brought only one
lighter. He gave the detait.; iof the
landing. which he said consumed four
days. The army was entirely unpre-
pared to land. and Lieutenant Hill said
that as he viewed the matter the army
would have been unable to land and
unable TO subsist after that landing with
out the aid of the navy. a great deal
of trouble was experienced with the
captains of the transports who had re-
fused to 20 nearer the shore until he
secured an order TO them from General
Shafter. Lieutenant Hill said there was
no wharf, but that he had understood
that they talked of building one on
which to land General Shafter.
Personally" asked a member of the
commission.
Yes"
'Had they no derricks?'
Yes but they were not strong
enough
This personal alluson to the ayoirdu-
pois Of the commander of the Santiago
campaign created a general laugh.
The commission will devote tomorrow
to preparation for its Southern tour,
and will hold no session.