New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-27
GEN. STERNBERG'S MISSION
INVESTIGATING THE CONDITION or THE
SENECA.
he ALTO VISITS MoHrAUK POINT AND sAYs sr
WILL RECOMMEND 1T AS A NATIONAL CAMP
WHAT nE SAYS ~ REGARD TO
RED CROSS NURSES

RED CROSS Et'RsEs
DR.. George ~ Sternberg. Surgeon Genera a
the United States Army. arrived in this c,v
Yesterday morning having come direct frcr,
: WASHINGTON to attend 10 various inpoy.a,A
matters which demanded his presence her.
Although the Surgeon General would not adm
it.. one Of the principal reasons for which \.
came to New-Yor,i was probably TO inyessa,,
into the responsibility for the condition II Which
the troop ship Seneca arrived here last vs.t
bringing wounded soldiers second missss
was the desire TO investigate personally the A..
ness of Montsuk Point Long Island. for use AZ
hospital camp. not only for General shatiw,
Fifth Army Corps. which is TO be sent North
for recuperation as soon az the Spanish pns.
oners have been disposed of. but for the general
purposes OF the Army as well still a third OBJ
| iect for the visit was the wish to arrange fss
the handling Of wounded soldiers either ros
in this city or on their way here on hospital
I ships.
Early in the forenoon General Sternberg lef
| the AIbemarle Hotel and went u tie Arm.
| Building, where ne had a consultation wits
various officers and officials among whom weir
| Nainr kimball. of Governors Island; Major
| He'll OF For: Wadsworth; Major Rafferty,. Of
| Fort Hamilton; Lieutenant Howard OF Coy
| errors Island; Captain Stark executive officer
| of the Missouri: DR.. Appel. Of the Olvette D..
| Jarvis. attached TO the Army Building; Lieu
| tenant Colonel J. Morris Brown. chief OF ti'
| medical supply depot Major Torney' OF the hos
| pital ship Relief. Major W. II. Arthur. and Dr.
| A. H. Doty. Health officer Of the Port OF New
| York.
The investigation Of the Seneca matter
| said tho Surgeon General. when he was see,
.na trpr,
object of my visit To look out for the accom-.
| modations and the care Of our wounded Is NJ
first care. but the Seneca matter will be locke.
| into carefully IN due time. ] intended to VIZ.
the olivette. but as she is leaving here for sar-
| tlago that will be Impossible stiil' osle'e -
| INSPECTION Of her is nesdful.
SOMEWHAT EXAGGERATED. HE THOUGHT
When asked more closely. the Surgeon-Ge
J eral said that the stories about the senec
! seemed TO him somewhat exaggerated ID
, Hicks tells me-" he said, that the report ths
| no medicines were on the Seneca is false T.
| saws that he made acquisitions for medicine
| but that he did not receive all he asked for
Am confident that II there was any negligence
| II was al the Cuban end. The commanding on
| Ger there is in complete control but OF eodrl
| ne has to do much OF his work through depu'
| ties" r
General sternberg went on to say that mT'
| had been much difficulty in securing ~ man
| musicians as were needed, and that OF mcs
! secured go were contract doctors. Dg hHe,
and DR. Baird OF the Seneca. were con'fE
doctors" he said. and had little army exsen'
ence before they came North on the Seneca j.
II is found that they were to blame they WIS.
If course. be at once released. | am conhaen'
| - ma
followers on the Seneca was responsine y
great measure for whatever trouble oeeu',e"
These were Unexpectedly transferred 70 the sh''
| iust before she sailed. DR. Hicks has tolo m'
| that most Of the wounded on the Seneca WV
! such as did not require especial meolca s''"
| ton" ,,s.
In raferrine 20 the value and efficiency OK 'H'
| services of the Red Cross in Cuba Generai s'.'"
bere said that undoubtedly the Organization $50
besn az great assistance, but he added ,ns' ~
Red Cross nurses and medical ofl'e's ~"
worked under the control and instructions u -.
n,ilitar., medical staff General Sternoefs ""
, onr led the sending of female nurses " -
| front Yesterday he took the oppor'uh" "
/ reneat his derrecation of the presence OF VIZ"
| In tho field hospital The conditions WHICH p
| vailed on the field OF battle. he said' maue
extremely undesirable place for femaIe ""..
I md the services of men only should nave 49,,
| called into requlsition. My feelings up0" v"
! matter" he remarked. are very strong A"' ="
| views are supported by the Government
| nose however the authorities were uha'e
| Withstand the nsistence of the charitaDiy 80 ,
| ed supporters OF the Red Gross; but nad u -
| entirely with me no women nurses Wo"u -.
| ,ora IN cuba reiterate that 1t is not '''
| place for women 10 be with the ARMY ~.
| was agains, my wish that they wen ia.
women should have been conhned ~ VI" 80.
| pitfalls at Key West. in this city or any ~ %,
| who're the wounded were brought home ="
! treatment In these hospitals the Req 80
| nurses are doing admirable work. ana NJ,
can be said that is sufficiently commehoa ).
! their sklful. patient and patrlotlc e"V "a.
alleviate the suferings Of the poor isho" r,.,
are lying in the hospitals here. al he' 1T,
! Newport News and elsewhere. There a..
OF work in the American hospitals for ." -.
nurses the Red Cross can give u.s. an" w
only too grateful 10 have their aid
WHAT DIR HICKS SAYS
DR. Hicks himself was present at the 'o"
ence I'm the Army Building. and sara "" ana
part OF his acquisitions for medicines WV an
DIR Do,y said that It had been decoeo :"
! nlv to troopsh,ps the same quarantine Eat ',nt
lions applied to merchant vessels -.
hc said had not been finally decided o.,.d
After his consultation with the Army m
officers IA the Army Building Geners' sv .s,rn Nc
went TO the Long Island City station ",.n,.uk
left at 90 p. m. on a special train Tor Mu "a
Point. This place is unoer eonsi'esa s.n,..
camp for the Fifth Army Corps no"
ago .o,r,,rled By CAY
,air stark and after devotng nearD .vi site.
to the Inspection OF the suggessea ass reached
he returned to this city WIZ, rass,re the Thirty
sov Jerry General sternbsrs r,sssomrsns
Tribune reporter that he n.enSs' camping Place
I Montauk Point as an ndvisao's
for the soldiers now IN Cuba
ADVANTAGES OF THE PLACE ,.,.
II, hes all the qualities. ne sa.s Of tho