Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-15
WAR INVESTIGATION
Or. Huidekoper's Comments
as to Newport News.
DISREGARD OF oROEs $
Gen. breckenridge rr"nou"ces All He.p'
tails. Except That at sternshurs. i,aa.
Comments U"favorabiy on Quar-.
termAsfer-' Department a.

from vermont ana sat with the Com
mission.
DR. X. S. Hudekoper. Lieutenant,
Colonel of volunteers. was the first Wit
ness. H.. said he had occupied the. posi-
lion If chief medical officer Of the First
Army Corps at Camp Thomas C-hick,
manga Park. until July %. when he
had gone to Porto Rico with General
Brooke.
Speaking of the supply depot, he. said
there We're large quantities of some
articles and Il Superabundance of 9th
cas- at The beginning OF the history Of
Camp Thomas, but that this condition
OF affairs did not continue long. At
one time he had to appeal To General
Brooke to get the supplies necessary
the depot surg.on-ge insistin. up-
-~osi being guided by the supplies on the
table. which was not a fair test.
p" you know. asked DIR. Conner
that there was Il full supply of metli-
cal stores at the depot at l.ytle?'
Il know that many articles were
lacking the doctor replied. and added
lit is not true. as has been stated that
there was a fun supply
He continued by stating tina, he had
made constant representations to the
surgeon general of the shortage uf sun
plies. He had never turned down any
reauisti"n from the division hospital
except on one occasion, when he knew
that tn. articles We're not on hand
Also he had refused his sanction TO Il
renuslionfo flooring for hospital
tents when General Brooke expected t.,
move. He commended that Their. mad
been sufficiency of tcn,aEe. saying
that no patients had been compelled Il,
lie cut without covering for any engih
OF time II was true. however, that
there We're occasions on winch the sick
men had been kept for several DAYS nj
a time under tn. tent flies
THE SECOND AND THIRD
Ihe second and Third Division Hos
pitfalls We're he said in reply tn a ,,ues
nd
Both institutions were Well built. but
they had suffered throughout for proper
attendance. There never was a sum
cient number OF hospital corps men. on
the other hand, the First Division Hos
I,ital vas nor so yell conducted. for
lack of discipline. due to the prospect
OF removal
Revcrting to the question Of t.ningc,
DIR. Huidekopcr said he knew, Of his
own Knowledge. that the surplus tent
age at The reserve hospital was turned
over to the division hospitals and that
tents had not been held there to Ia,
detrlment Of other hospitals H.wcyer.
ne stated that there had always been
unoccuped tents.
Speaking OF the camp in general he
said that some OF the sinks Mere cx-
cessively filthy Some of them Were.
nevrr in proper condition. IIc said ,h,.
officers "f the regiments were res,ons!
Bile for their condition
DID not the commanding General
nave duty 10 perform in this CON
-4'IeT1 eS-1t,;; -sIuestirr- S-;7,s,sz.,sr
satisfactory and DIR. Conner insisted on
knowing whether anythinp was arnr
done by the commanding General Ia
secure. The mInisb,oant ~ rac;,,a,,,ai
fccrs who had refused 10 obay nrd.rs
for the proper policing or The cnn,ns
but DR. HuidekoDer declared IN, IL
knew or no instance of the prosecution
of any ofTcnse Of this kind
NIL1x al T,,i, 49,,
succeeded in getting supplies only NV
being first on hand at thu. medical d.
pot, as i, was run in a very uarsimo-
NOUS way
AT <Eurppp,r >-Ev-c
W -
-. iiu!uehol'er said that VITA a few
49, ~ r, ,an' sSceptlons, the supplies
~ , .;t - -tl:hli eApsal'loh hau been
itlpit. ~ Nt"port News II. had
h,,ri. oi,,s,s lhal the sick men be
s.,, 49, ii"ii' ne c"iilh!ahu. hu' ne
,pu''a that the ordef mad been eVaded
anu, S'cn n, men taken aboard the trans
; ~ ,,,i ms vas especla''S true OF the
-. ,iii,ulS HesiIneht. whose sur
bso.i ~. 'iulueRo!'ef Said hnd persist
tu from tht star, IN breaking the Spir-
~, II NOT me letter. Of the law. The
ts.i.H' i'tu ielt SICK " every town
'hat ~ !l;id visited
ne sara mat when the command
started Tor Porto Rico General Brooke
lau es s,e ESQ ms hrcrosaiivc TO de-
'hahu 'he lili!nS Oh a retluisltion. which
mad been refused by the deputy sur
seon general. but. in response to n
question. ne sald ne did not know why
the .'eheriil hao not exercised thls pre-
rosaiNe IN securing supplies at thlcka-
manga
Responding 10 question from cX-
Governor Beaver. Or. Huidekoper de
la'lea t!'e particulars or ms education
as a physician, giving also his eXpe-
, H., VA sanitary service. re SAID ne
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