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Show SICK SOLDIERS ENDANGERED Transport Overcrowed and Not Suitably I'ruvisioned. Santiago de Cuba, Oct. 3. Surgeon Major Seaman of tin: transport Obdam declares that there will be a repetition of the awful horrors that have characterized char-acterized tin: voyage home of the other transports if mure sick soldiers are sent on board the vessel for transportation transpor-tation to Sew York, lie says that when the ( ibd.im left 1 'uerto Rico many on board were side, yet the first quartermaster quar-termaster refused to furnish wine for their use, but supplied them with hard-taek hard-taek and canned food, saving that he had no aulhoritity to do that. Surgeon Sur-geon Seaman said lie would hold him responsible should any deaths occur, and finally succeeded in obtaining suitable suit-able food for those who were ill. lie asserts that the ship has every man that she can carry, and that if she reaches New York without any deaths occurring she will be lucky. Hearing that a number of other sick soldiers were to be sent aboard her, the surgeon major made a protest, and stated that lie was informed by General Gen-eral Lawton that his protest showed lack of discipline, and that an officer had been appointed to see how many additional men the Obdam could carry. Surgeon Seaman says he will cable to Surgeon General Sternburg a protest, disclaiming' responsibility for whatever what-ever may happen. |