The times., 1898-11-16
Disappearance of DR.. Appel.


DIR. Lagarde was asked about the in
spection of transports, and he said that
he understood that DR.. Appel and Dr.
Woodson had charge of one b-anch OF
this work.
DR. Appel spent most of his t M
aboard the Olivette, did he not?" inquired
DR.. Connor.
Dr. Lagarde replied that his dispatch
book would show that he had a conver-
sation with DR.. Appel about the use of
the Olivette for the transportation of the
wounded, and the next day Dr.. Appel and
the Olivette had disappeared.
DIR. Lagarde complimented the work Of
Miss Clara Barton. of the Red Cross. He
referred to the work of Dr.. Lesser as
commendable. and related the circum-
stances of the burning of the hospital un-
der his care. This was done right after
Dr. Lesser and his nurses were taken
with yellow fever. and was precaution
against the spread of yellow fever. DIR.
Lesser and his wife objected to leaving
the building, which was his residence but
the situation was that all the buildings
We're suspected of furnishing yellow fever
germs.
Would it have been any more difficult
for the United States to have got stores
TO Cuba than the Red Crosse DR.. Con-
nor asked
Not particle"
why did not the Government make the
same preparations?"
81 have no doubt the United States
would have made great preparations. and
had more than one State of Texas in
| Cuba If it had been realized how great
the casualty would be-
Then il looked as il tney expected to
| land without opposition and march into
and take Santiago in the same way"
ITO some extent medical stores were
sent to Cuba, but the military exigencies
required the use of lighters for unloading
ammunition and rations and medical sup
| plies had to wait
The Concho and Senecn.
DO you know of the conditions on the
Concho and Seneca?"
II had nothing to do with the loading
of the Seneca. Two doctors were as
some Red Cross sisters were on the
! Concho. l don't know how 1t happened,
| but | was told that after the Seneca was
loaded other men were placed on board
| from the hospital ship Raleigh"
To his knowledge no surgeon went with
| the Seneca and he knew of no hospital
corps men or stewards going. No ice was
| supplied these boats. The Relief had
| brought some ice to Cuba and the news
paper men had furnished some ice for
| use at Siboney.
| 1t was not until the immunes arrived
that there were enough attendants for
| the yellow fever hospital. The immunes
were of great service and apparently
were immune against the fever. DR.. La
garde was of the opinion that it did not
take the surgeons long to recognize the
existence of yellow fever.
DIR. Guiteras recognized it almost i'm
mediately. In conversation at the time
of landing, DIR. Lagarde said he suggest
| ed the burning of Siboney as had been
| done by the navy at Guantanamo. He
remarked it to DR.. Pope, the CORPS sur
| geon, but DR.. Pope was mis,ed by the
| Cubans the same as DIR. Guiteras had
been. The Cubans assured them t. at
there had never been any yellow fever
in Siboney. and DR.. Guiteras. after an
inspection, felt that yellow fever did not
| exist.
The Commission will continue the eX-
| animation of DR.. Lagarde today. He will
be followed by DR.. Munson and DR.. r.
| A. Pyles.