Dr. Vaughan Talks

The Seguranoa, in whioh ship was Dr. Vaughan left Egmont Key on the inorning oí the 8tb. Some. of the soldiers weie tben so weak that they oould not stand nnaided and were able to eat very little. Dr. Vaagban and Maj. R. M. Townsend of the headquarters' departnient, bowever, arranged things so tbat tbe oondition of tbe men soon began to iraprove. Maj. Townsend had provided a large supply of snbtantial food and delioaoies. Dr. Vanghan deposed the sbip's steward fthe first dayfor insnbodrnatiun. He bad every soldier labeled with a mimber. One of the half-dozeu assistant snrgeons on board was ass.gned to care for a group of the siok. When tbe Seguranoa bad sighted the lights of New York the improvem6nt in healtb had been so steady tbat not a single oase of sickness reruained. A testimonial oertifying to the exoeptionally effloient manner in which Dr. Vaughan and Maj. Townsend oared for the siok was signed by all tbe oflioers and oabin passengers. Dr. Vaughan is direoted to prooeed to Washington for fnrtber orders. All of the Miohigan roen will be sent to their homes tbis week, except Mayle, Lafontaine, Zpntz and Durnham, who are too siok to travel by rail and will be sent to a hospital. Dr. Vaughan has entirely recovered from the attaok of yellow fever. He may be sent baok to Santiago to bring anotber transport load of siok soldiers to tbe north. Said Maj. Vaughan to a Washington reporter: "The ship I left Santiago on was not in snob good oondition as the Seguranca. I left on the transport Santiago, and she was awfully dirty; she was filthy. I have read the stories printed abont the state of afïairs on the Oonobo. The same inight be said of the Santiago. Some of these transport captains ought to be hanged for the way they are oondnoting things. The transport Santiago oonld have had plenty of provisions aboard of her if her oaptain had desired to take tbem. But he wouldn't waifc to load np. As to the transport Comal, which went from Santiago to Tampa, I will say that sbe was in a horrible condition to oarry siok soldiers. When I say this I know what I am talking abont. They hadn'ta pound of ioe aboard of her and not enough food. There was plenty of food in Cuba to be put aboard of her, but her captain woudn't wait for it. He even wonldn't wait for ice. He wouldn't delay the ship half an honr, althongb tho officers wure willing to buy ice with their own private funds. "