The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-27

ings which continue even now. If this Ma
ton is to become warlike one, if we are to
have an army which shall be efficient ana
to be relied upon, these crimes and blunders
must be corrected and your commission
must correct them. It is not for you to
make the feeble excuse that our committee,
a mere voluntary association. with no le-
gal existence even, shall shoulder this re-
aponsibility.''
When the commission met to-day NJ r.
Terry, surgeon general OF the National
Guard of the State of New York, was asked
to tell all he knew about the various camps
he visited. DR.. Terry began with Camp Al
ger. The site was a good one, he SAID.
Everything appeared TO be in good condition.
The water was clear i'm appearance, but had
a bad odor: 1t was analysed but with what
result he did not know. He found the camp
of the Eighth New ork regiment at Chick
amauga in a very unsanitary CONDITION. Inc
camps of the MINI and Twelfth New YORK
were in good condition. In the course OF his
remarks he stated that the water there APP
peared to be clear, but he was not certain
as to it's salubrity, because he did not taste
What; did you not taste the water, doc
toP? asked DR.. Conner.
II don't see why | should take any risks,
retOrted the witness.
Dr. Terry said that the Sternberg hospital
at Camp Thomas, under the charge or sur
geon Major Hoff, was in excellent condition
and the best of order prevailed The sick
were given every attention and everything
that could be done was done FOR them. In
speaking OF the camp at huntsville Ara,
Dr. Terry said that he met ColOnel Duny,
and both he and the officers and men of his
regiment appeared to be in eXcellent condl-
ton. Colonel Duffy, he said did all ne could
for his men and there was very httIe SICK
ness. -,
DR. Terry said he had visited the hospi-
tails in Porto Rico, the government nospl-
tails and those conducted by Miss Chapler
and other charitable women. Except at one
government hospital, at Ponce, where tnere
was one physician to do the work OF sew
eraI all the hospitals were In good condltlon
and well served. 60.
Mrs. L. w. Quintard, who was at Camp
Wikoff from Aug. II to Sept. 10, IN charge
of the paid nurses at the general anu u e
supplies of any sort at first Ihere were
no hypodermic syringes, no not water pags
and not enough sheets. Later We nau eN-
erything that was necessary. Colonel For-
wood and DIR. Brown did all they could 10
mako the work of the nursing force as enn-
Gent as possible"
Miss Alice B. Babcock, of New York. who
went ia Cuba with the Red Cross ana re-
turned to the United states with Or. Lesser;
en- the transport ConchO, anu was dSslsneu
to duty at Camp Wikon, told OF tn 4J N ,t :,
of the Concho from Santiago to Hampton
Roads There were six deaths aboard ana
the sick wanted for food and clotElng. 1n E
were no delicacies aboard except those MIS-
Lesser had ~ ron,
W. H. Baldwin, jr.. president OF the Long
Island Railroad said there was no real
scarcity of water. The scare TO thdl eHecI
was started maliciously by a neWspalpIeI re-
nor.ter Mr. Baldwin said that from the pc
ginning to the end there was no deidy III ,! lIe
Carria ge of troops or commlSSary Suppiies'
FNverything was handled as express matter
aitboy1uf at freight rates Mr. Baldwin eX-
blamed the delay in handling the FIRST III
nois Regiment, which presented Nsell p t
fore the transportation was aTTdnseu "
take the men from New York