The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-10
THE VAR INVESTIGATION.
DETAILs or MANIFESTATION o.
SPANISH PRISONERS GONE oyER
the other CSapaaies Had Gone
1n10 . CSnbsne-Lseutenan TIFF
la9y,s Death ExpiaineA BY Doctor

WASHINGToN, Dee. s.--Transpor alton
70 Span by the Unired States OF Spanish
prisoners surrendered at Santiago Was
taken up BY the war investigation commits
tee today. and Col. Hecksr. vino madc the
contract for the United STATES. gas called
10 testify. He said there had been corn-
bsne OF New York shipping concerns. which
would have CAUSED an outlay of sl,Ses0e.
while the actual outlay was <slJ %. TIE
most feaEbIe bidder gas fne SIssnssh TranE-
atlantic Company Their bid. unlike the
others, relieved tie government Of al med
tcai attendance.
Asked IL be was ever approached By Abb
neg Mckinley relative 70 the purchase at
ships. ne curly replied: Never but once.
He spoke 10 me al one time about water
barge for which there Was no lse 81 the
time, and so informed him. ] never had
any other communication from him, either
directly or Indirectly"
What part did the firm Of which Nc
kiniey is a member play in the sale Of
shiDsy asked ex-Gov. Woodbury.
None at all as TO the army" replied
Hecker. 4 do not know as 10 the navy
Hecker denied the charges made by a
man named Ryan Of corrupt practices in
Hecker's Office. The commission dc Did
to summon Ryan II he could be found.
Surgeon ii. T.. Appel thea tes-ihei as 10
the camp site and hospital at Mlami. Fla.
s'soJ< "a H. AHlf9. DfSitFf Hi tue Hfk~
ceding witness, followed He was la charge
OF the hospital al Tampa He ghfs until
June 6. when he took charge Of the Oiivette,
which accompanied Skaters army To San
tiago. He said the hospital al Tampa was
we'll equipped and supplied; that the pa
tienfs received proper care and attention.
and that the conditi ns &. nerai were thor
ouGnIy satisfactory. There were no conn
Dsainta.
When camp was broken al Tampa. he
took aboard IN. Olivette ali the equipment
OF the division hospital. Only the patients
were left behind. The OIlsette had aboard
equipment and supplies sufficient 10 ac-
commodate 2D0 patents for two weeks. He
had 100 patients aboard the Oiyatte when
Ire transport fleet reached Cuba They
were transferred 10 the Oi.yette en- route
the Guasimas fight were put aboard tho OIL
vette lie had no applications from the
medical corps ashore for medical supplies
no Denied That the snip purpo1eiy re-
ma,ned on shore TO avoid import unities of
memcAl officers ashore. The oiivette went
north July with 2s5 patients aboard. Ii
mad all necessary supplies aboard. Witness
described the case OF Lieut.. William Tiff.
aany. He was "a convalescent from maIa-
fla he was on deck every day and when
ne landed at Boston seemed In good cosd-
tton II was not-a fact that ne could moi
retain food on his stomach. He gained
strength rapidly during the voyage. On ar
rival at Boston he telegraphed the aajutant
general saying there we're a number of
officers aboard who ought To have sick
leave, and his recommendation was an
proved. Tiffany WAS among them. He told
inc Officers that they could go To their
homes. but warned them that they must be
careful He did not know exactly when
TIFFANY left the ship. He advised him 10
remain until he disposed OF the enlisted
men, but when he inquired. Tiffany had
gone.
Could IL be said that Tiffany. who died
within seventy-iwo hours. starved to
death?" asked DR. Conner
IT could not" replied Maj. Appel "Tlf-
fanny. during the voyage, expressed himself
~ well pleased with his treatment.
Witness did not regard him az very sick
man. He was distinctly a convalescen,.
When he took charge. later, OF the Pablo
beach hospital. IL was not In good condf-
ton. volunteer officer, Dr. Ar,o. had
been in charge.