The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05
NOT STARVED TO
DEATH IN THE
TARTAR'S CABIN
End of the Collins
Sensation.
INVESTIGATORS REPORT IN
DISPoSES OF ALL THE SERIOUS
ALLEGATIONS
INVESTIGATORS REPORT IN
DISPoSES OF ALL THE SERIOUS
ALLEGATIONS.

The investigation into the treatment OF
Mrs. Collins upon the transport tartar
is finished. The report OF Major Galla-
CHER. in whose hands the investigation
was left, is in. and 1t punctures the cheap
sensation IT was hoped could be built upon
the affair. There was no starvatloh'
there were no blows nor bruises; there
was no neglect and there was no mis-
treatment. There was no occasion for
charges, and there will be no courts-mar-
tial. The attempt TO make sensation
out of the whole affair has ended as SO
many other such attempts have failed'
and for the same reason. There was
nothing in it from the start
1t was true Mrs. Collins did not eat
much on the transport: but neither ala
anv of the other seasick passengers, all
OF them in much better health than she
was. too. And after Mrs. Collins came
ashore and was provided Tor at the mouse
of Mrs Brett, she did not eat either,
and food had to be forced upon nel' ~
constant attendance OF trained nurse
while she was on the transport put II
is also true she refused, IN manner thaI
left no opportunity for further advances.
all offers of assistance from the other
ladies on the vessel. She had on her per-
son Jewels and money to the value OF
many thousands of dollars, but these
were taken in charge by the captain OF
the TRANSPORT, and by him were turned
over to her relatives after she landed.
She was not robbed OF wv as was sIated'
Major Gallagher examined MISS Kerr,
Mrs CLAY the stewardess OF the tartar
DIR. Girard, commandant or the generai
hospital and the physician who ATTENDED
Mrs Collins after she arrived mere; Dr.
E,veretts Mrs Funston, who came home
on the Tartar; Lieutenant Colonel Bay
liss OF the Tennessee Regiment; VINO gave
UP his stateroom TO Mrs. Colins, aho
others. Their testimony was all OF the
same character.
from Mrs. Brett, as people were led TO be-
woman. That they were unfounded no
one who knows OF the conditions obtain
ing on board crowded transport ever
doubted. 1t was mistake Tor the woman
10 travel on the vessel at all. but II she
had been left alone In Hongkong, sick In
body and sick in mind, more. serious
charges even than those preferred would
Could not be left behind. so she was taken
along and the best care possible on a
transport designed to carry only well
men, not sick women, was ACCORDED her.
was a misfortune, but the result would
have been the same. That Is the drift OF
the report, and that is practically the end
of the affair.
The last OF the Forty-ninth will leave
the Preside this morning. and with them
will end the era OF volunteers that has
made the Presidio so attractive TO the
many ever since the war with Spain made
the canvas cities spring up. The Forty
eighth tied up with smallpox on Angel
Island, is still TO go, but IL will not come
over to this side again. 1t will be en-
barked from the island.
Just when this will be Is n problem. but
one that will be solved within twelve
days. for I'm that time. II there are no
more cases, the quarantine will be de-
clared off. There are seven cases now.
and Ii is nine days since one has devel-
oped. so twelve days more without an
ton at the dentention camp at the Pre-
sidio remains unchanged.
Father McKinnon, now n chaplain In
the regular army. has been ordered 10
proceed to Manila by the transport Sher-
man, which will sail to-day.
The trial of Chaplain Shields did not
proceed yesterday, as was expected. for
neither side OF the case is quite ready. II
will probably go on tomorrow.