The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-19

pioyed female nurses sooner than il did?
DR.. Greenleat-I think not. Gen. Stern
lteye the fighting lire was the place for
women. In the hospitals women nurses
rendered excellent services. but al the
front there was no place for them
Gen. Dodge asked OF conditions of the
transports leaving Tampa for Cuba, and
Dr.. Greerneaf said they were dreadfuily
overcrowied. He could not say that the
uyeT-gowding was not a military necessity.
but II was certain ii was wrong from a
sanitary standpoint.
This concluded the examination of DR..
Greenleaf.
William Henry, whose son served as
private in Company 3, of the Seventy-first
regiment during the campaign. was the
first witness Of the afternoon session. Mr..
Henry told of r visit to Camp Wikohf in
search Of his son, who was sick. Tie found
him lying on the hare ground in tent.
The officers tents were ali fioored.
Richard W. Henry. the son. was called.
He was taken sick after the surrender of
Santiago. Speaking OF the treatment he re-
ceived from the army Surgeons in Cuba,
he said that they. did the best that they
could and treated everyone alike
In fact" he said they made no dis
tinction in matter OF treatment or in medi-
cine II was two pills for fever and
three pills for broken arm"
DR.. Frank Donaldson. who Joined Col.
Roosevelt's regiment in Cuba on July s.
and who was stricken with yellow fever on
July "a, followed DIR. Henry on ;he witness
stand Asked by DR.. Conner as 10 the con-
ditlon of the hospitals, he replied:
Il do not wish TO critic!se DR. Legarde.
whom ! greatly admire. but they were en-
firely swamped. There was insufficient
supply of medicines, stores. nurses and
stewards The majority OF the stewards
We're OF a most undesirable character. and
should never have been selected for such
Regarding medical supplies. DR. Dom
aldson said there were supplies, but they
could not be reached. Speaking of his own
cause he went out and hustled for them.
They were not served out to your ask
ed DIR. Conner
Not by a large majority was the reply.
I'VE go. what We hustled for, and nothing
else
Did the men receive good care and at
tention In the hospitals?'
They suffered from lack of care because
of the ineffieiency of the nurses. The dec
tors were efficient and devoted
DR.. Conner asked if it was possible TO get
a better class of nurses. and when DR.. DON
aldson said no. he asked why the depart
ment chould be blamed for what could not
be avoided.
There was no excuse" said Or. DON
aldson. 'for sending them there and for not
sending supplies
DO you know they sent no suppies?"
IF they sent them, they must have van
ished into Cuba Libre, for they did not
reach us."
Dr. Donaldson criticised DR. Lesser the
head OF the Red Cross hospital in Cuba, So
verely and declared that although DR.. es-
ser posed as an expert on yellow fever, he
did not know what yellow fever was until
he was stricken with it. Speaking Of the
general hospital at Moatauk paint DIR. Don
aidson said that he considered it an excel
lent hospital.
Gen. Wilson and Gen. Beaver asked DIR.
Donaldson several questions based upon
newspaper clippings. detailing ''ou.rages Of
the soldiers.
true, and reiterated his statements that
there was no fault anywhere, and that
several statements made were absolute
lies
Relative 10 the statement that Capt c.
e. Worden OF the Seventh regiment, died
OF starvation, the witness said:
Il myself attended Capt. Worden. and he
got all the attention possible. l made broth
myself, and other delicacies were found for
him.
"How about the statement that William
Tiffany died of starvation?'
never saw Tiffany after ! was taken sick
in Cuba
DR. Donaldson. at the request OF Col. Sex
ton submitted as part of his testimony an
article from his pen, published in the Lon
don Lancet and detailing his experience IN
Santiago.