Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-24
The TARTAR SCANDAL
Mrs Stewart Reiterates and Adds
to Charges Which Have Gre
ated Sensation
Describes Terrible State of Affairs
on TRANSFORM tiny Among
the Men.
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Spoiled Me IT'S Served to the Soldiers
War Department Making
Rigid Investigation.

AS4S ~ uVAOAs
Council Bluffs. Nov. 24.-Mrs Charles
Test Stewart of this city still insists her
sister, Mrs. Charles Collins, wife of
Capt. Charles L. Collins of w Twenty
third United States infantF. met her
death through the cruel treatment and
neglect TO which She was subjected on
the transport Tartar, which arrived at
San Francisco last month from Manila,
carrying troops and discharged SOL
diers
Mrs. Collins was almost in an un-
conscious condition when taken off the
boat, and lived only a few days. She
was unable To tell her story coherently,
hui Mrs. Stewart. who had been sum
moned 10 her bedside, gathered details
OF the voyage from other passengers.
She then Wrote Il letter to the secretary
OF War charging the death of her sister
to the neglect of the stewards and the
further in her wrath I'D minated her
which she was supposed to have had in
her possession when she boarded the
ship.
Mrs Stewart is in no wise pleased at
the hornets nest which she has stirred
up but at the same time she says a
gross Injustice was done her sister and
the guilty persons ought to suffer She
has received a letter from Secretary OF
War Root, who has promised to so into
THE matter fully.
Capt Collins died in the Philippines
under peculiarly sad conditions, and
MIS-. Stewart admits that her sister had
probably been greatly weakened by the
shock Nevertheless Mrs. Stewart does
not think that Captain Collins death
Was primarily the cause of her SISTERS
demise Mrs Collins died at the Presi-
l7dio oct. 30 ard is buried there. The
physicianis certificate is to the effecs
that she died of spinal meningitis. Mrs.
Stewart says this VAS the result OF
nervous prostration, brought about by
the miserable treatment Mrs Collins
received on board the ship.
Mrs Stewart says when she reached
the bedside of her sister she found
bruises upon her body. and her enact
ated condition made her believe She had
been practically starved to death. Al
though Mrs Collins felt the death OF
her husband keenly, yet the ships ply
sician at Honekong had pronounced hei
physicaliy sound.
Mrs. Collins was with har husband in
Manila. He was not We'll when the reg
ttnent sailed, aud in Manila became il
~ in h,
! hospital when he was ordered 10 joir
his command, and died the day h
REACHED the firing line. Mrs. Collin.
was Frustrated from the shock. com
bined with exhaustion resulting from
her long vigil at her husbands bed
side, and WAS sent TO Hong Kong, ans
i thence took passage home IN the Tar
tar She was critically i'll when tn
transport reached san Francisco. Mrs
Stewart was summoned TO her bedside
hbut when sile arrived at the Preside
Mrs Collins was almost unconsciou
and so i'll that the physicians forbad
any attempt 10 talk.
The whole matter IS in the hands o
,Ir. Root. said Mrs. Stewart, and
suppose it viii be mad pubiic in tins
iI prefer not 70 make statement q
lhls time for publieatlea. am salts
tiea that my sister was frightfully neg
ilectee during the voyage. owing to he
ieondtlon was unable to talk TO ne
latter i reached her bedside, and my il
lfornation came from other sources.
nave received a letter from Mrs. Bret
who is in san Francisco, saying tn,
the investigation is going on there
IT do MT Want 10 make any stat