Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-02
DR., LE|0N TELLS or TRIP
TO EUROPEAN WAR ZONE
Served as Surgeon on Ship Carrying
700 Head of Horses to
England.
MILITARY
UNIFORM
Physician Rejected by Red Cross on
Account OF Russian Birth, AL
though Highly Endorsed, May Re.
Y turn to War-Ridden Countries.
DIR. 1. H. LEON is in again"

81 turn to War-Rfdden Countries.
DIR. l. II. Leion Is I'm again."
ut OF the war zone of Europe he
kurned to Richmond a few days ago
Rocked out in a bedzened blue uniform
covered with great shining brass hut
tons. and on his head a military cap
Sa that topped of his distinctly martial
uniform.
y pr Leon former practitioner Of
"a Sslnedicfne in Richmond: sometime exile
s Iron Russia, whose isadventurcs las5
slS,Ttnter when he sought to enlist under
81 the Red Cross. only TO be rejected after
a. his application had been Endorsed by
4 Y, Senator's Martin and Swanson, will he
5e remembered strolled about town yes
terday In fun uniform. greeting friends
and recounttnG his experiences abroad.
His card case ts freshly stocked. HIS
\ new card reads: CDR. ]. II foi"n. Lieu
ttenant and Surgeon Steamship Marina.
Health Officer for Sanitary Inspector. !
s Glasgow, Scotland"
J : Said DIR. Leion Well I'm hack
again don't know for how long.
They want hack on the ship, hut
J don't know. ! can discard this uni
form anytime I like shipped on a
provisional contract. may return to
the ship and may not
SAYS HE NEVER DID
GET SQUARE DEAL HERE
- They've treating me fine. these Eng
3%s7 e. s6 fellows. | never did get square
~ Z DIAL here. Everybody knows how they
- The doctor had reference to the po-
re and hhe medical men. He can't
give those detectives who climbed
\Sho' roof of his house, when he was
fnext 10 the Bijou Theater last
I'd who, according to the doctor.
sit on the caves OF his domi-
|,d dangle their legs down to
kW at late hour OF the night
worry him with the knowledge
they were watching him. And he
forget the attitude OF tho physi-
OF the Medical Society toward
They were not at all chubby. the
thought
Seutenant- sur seon- health Of
God ship Marina Is very
10 return to the ship
ties as healer to the
are carrying
and French armies
ed on the Marina
News. Here Is the
1t over his sigma
received a long dis,
Metal from the Newport
bf the Donaldson Steam
r., of Glasgow, Scotland, to
the steamship Marina as
con and sanitary inspector.
700 HORSES
ON THREE DECKS
pharmacy. though necessarily
was yet complete In every re-
March we cleared from Pier
headed for Avonmouth Eng, with
cargo OF 100 horses Tor the British
lmJ. land at this time my work began
earnest, as ! had about 1876 men to
re for. and out OF this number one
IAN imagine that there always
something for me to do. especially
when you consider that comparatively
i.few OF these men had ever been to
sea before. Our ship, the steamship
Marina. is vessel of some $1,000 tons
displacemen,' 100 feet long. SO foot
normal speed of about twelve or If
teen miles per hour. She has four
decks. the lower one for general cargo.
! the three upper for carrying hoses for
me British army.
"A The horses are fed and watered by
men In the ratio Of one man to every
ten horses, one foreman to every ten
men, one general foreman over all the
hGnen, and a dispenser, all under the
barge of lieutenant OF the Royal
rmy Veterinary Corps DR.. j. II. Brea-
Gale of Echo Ore. II. S. A.
o.l1 The horses were housed in individ-
Iai stalls, with space sufficient for each
ofst-'ro stand only They were fed
and watered well three times day on
good clean hay, bran and oats. and
clean fresh waser and to one who has
never been on horse ship 1t would he
somewhat of a surprise to see how
clean everything was kept The entire
&SAae decks where the horses were
as&Stered we're thoroughly swept and
cie$hed three times every day.
GERMAN SUBMARINES
After tho nrst week out the weather
began to get rough and from then until
\ swe entered the Bristol Channel 1t was
generally unpleasant for man and
beast.
On March 80. just Off the southern
coast OF Ireland, we were sfgnaIled by
"a British patrol cruiser for nearly an
hour. What the messag e was we never
knew, but soon after the six lifeboats
were ordered swung out, fully pro-
Eisioned, to be ready for any little at
g. tentions that may have been shown us
3by German submarine or floating
mine.
we were now in the war zone and,
although an undercurrent Of excite
ment was noticeable. the general rou-
time OF work was carried a s usual
On the Gath we dropped anchor just
outside the harbor Of Avonmouth, and
lay there till the morning OF the 25th
when we received orders to dock, which
we speedily executed and began dis
l6narging our cargo of horses at &
o'clock. the last being ashore at
30 o'clock.
The veterinarian left here and
proceeded by train to London, whore
he had TO report the trip to the British
War Once. we proceeded BY ship
from Monmouth TO Glasgow. Scotland
We remained in Glasgow for a week
and while there ! met host Of people
all Of whom were very sociable and
pleasant, doing all in their power to
", make me enjoy my stay.
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