New-York tribune., 1876-07-12
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TIE sIrFFFR1NGs AT CAMP BEDLE.

TIE SUFFERINGS AT CAMP BEDLE.
FEELING OF MEMBERS or TIE NEw-JEHsEY Ma
TIOyAL GUARD DIFFERENCES OF OPINION AS TO
THE RESPONSIBILITY.
The casualties which attended the encamp-
mont Of the First Brigade, NeHJersey National Guard
A. Clmo Bedle stin creates much discussion in Newark
Much difference Of opinion prevails as to the persoa VINO
IA RESPONSIBLE for the suerings of the soldiers Nearly
all OF the men who were affected have recovered with
few exceptions
Levi r. Barnard, the colonel of the 9Th Regiment
stated that in his Opinion the blame rests upon Quarter
aseGcntral Pcrrnc Who provided the ratons LOT 'Ae
soldiers Tic bread and unfit Tor use' anu was
so reported by Surgeon BcYc. The quantity that was
furnished was insufficient and owing to this lack OF
proper food dysentery and diarrhca were produced
Tie Quartermaster furnished for the 9th Regiment
NJ 3si men only the same amount Of food that was
given TO regiment with 100 men less. lie said IL was
also Gen. PoITine's duty TO see that p"l'Ac'9
and medical stores were furnished before INC Heh
arrived but that lie failed to do SO, ana that 'hc
men were compelled to sleep on the floor OF he tents 'e
grst nght rcqustiOn for medical stores was sent 20
brigade Headquarters and disapprOycd; 1t was 'eh
cent to Gen. Pcrrne and again returned. After
third rcquistCn stores were received pul 'io sur
ceon was Obliged 70 provide medicines from his own l
yate chest. requ>itOn was made FOR camp COTS lcr
the sick and was refused until the night OF Juyo COL
BARNARD saws that the creates. gnaton is felt by the
pes were in the arsenal at Trenton and that he could
have furnished them with very little trouble ana
that IL was his duty TO DO lie u thernorc saws tt
Gcn Pcrriue has stated publicly that the men in the
eamu were dCmoralz d. that thcv were dIimk ana tnl'
the discipline not good; but III contradiction & So'
barnard states that there WAS no drunkCnnes, anu ',
The discipline was perfect Col Barnard tanks that tnc
sickness of the due III great u''sulc w 80, t
excessive heat hut that account of the poor QuaV
and Iack of sufficient quantity Of food the men
systems we're unable 10 stant the neat IL II lh'lei
10 think that there money at the Doito OF tAS Eos
nisnanagtment by those III charge. Tie leople ol
Trenton charged exorhitant rates fer carr,ns tHc ,s
atled men to the various nousts W. ", scn
n II had not been for the constant attendance or SEoh
Bleyle there would have been SiGater sun icc M
men feel that Mr. Bley!c rendered lhtm Sfta M M
Lila own risk lie thGt The only way 10 pa : IA, -
sponsbiliy upon YIom II & sIp3" m icSalT II has
been stated that the regiments were 50 uS-ustd '.'
they would dsband, bur- III las ophon Ills 10 VIZ
Brig Gen Plume of the First Brigade, took somewhat
different view of the real cause OF TIE sleA cs AMONG
the men. He thought that the man thns was tS sS"l
change OF Diet together vita tle excessive hca li
When they arrived at the camp they were sven SAT-
pork, ham, and the regular army FaiiGhS. hii- un e
The ne sa d. during the day the weather was so not
the mcu could have no enOyment AM they
sat. sat Sp Spo vsS sHS IhSIe5g g 9S 6st the c part
their sleep. which OF course Weaseg1 uo nc nc SH, @
that could expect that the lel wCUl hoI ttc'
the Most o them were affected only sloli tlme;
hs experience during the late war; he never H. cDeed
having suffered flOm the heat so mS'g as 80 in,t en-
rampncut and that he never saw "a btdy ol men with
such powers of CaGUrducc aud iueH ana tht tAeI ~It
deserving OF tie greatest praise Nt NlOls "l oct"
eeusIred marching the nvI on fui"} o lh5 review
Cen Mott thought the mtn wuuiu hc "tGtht.d Dy
some exercise in the evening at Oc'ock anu tiat as
was advertised he thought better to 70 on Win
the parade. . ....,,,.
Te men who suffered the most from The cncampineht
are Col William Allen OF the lst Regiment, Capt kTttN-
man of the Jh whO was AT one me report "ead' O'
bag p4rtly recovered, Capt. Williams, a Julaui " : /
DODGE, Brigade Surgeon Hitchcock, W. Mr, O thc 1th
Regiment, Capt A. W. b. Crane OF tne h, A. Jones oi
the ith Con, OF the Jth, and Gov. Bedlc's son u
list will shortly be prepared by surgeon beyle. Inc
following letter has been s,ut 10 1HG IBBCHE:
HEADQUAKTELs SECOND BRIGADE, \. g. y " Jr
NEW-BEUNswICK. July 10, 1876.
To fhe Editor Of The TFt6HHe.
SIR: An article in THE TRIBUNE Of odGy contained
several inaccuracies ana very uHpaidO1able injustice
which feel you will gladly rectiiy; ANHl'Il-
General Striker and QJaTeIHasCriCrcfal P'rlhe are
MOI IN the respOuDle fOT the selection Of te ground
used as the camp National Guard. The former WAS
without any chCe ana the latter violently opposed the
location protested against It's 0ccupaOn ana hdo pre-
yOusly selected OthC. spot shady ana well N"teltd
Tie suggestion TIA either OF these gentlemen was III
dupnced by dcs to increase receipts OF te b0tes Is
perfectly outrageous. Both are Of tne "sohd men OF
iIoton, and vii bear any amount Oi N
vesgatlOn. Not breath of suspicion has ever attached
to them during their many yeais vi Office.
Very resp SCtully.
A STAFF OFFICER OF THE SECOND BEIGADE,
n. u. >. n. j.