The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-18
ARE AT CAMP CUBA LIBRE.
War Investigation Committee H.
sprcts Lees Command.
EVERYTHING FOUND IN FINE ORDER
Only One Complaint and that Was
on Account Of inr tii-anie-sic.s
Soldiers Being Veil Cared For.

Jacksonville. Fla, October 1.-THE war
investigating commission spent the after
noon Inspecting the camps in the imme-
diate Vicinity of Jacksonville. A heavy rain
was falling during a part OF the tour. bu,
the commissioners performed their self
appointed task of going through the camp
IRON one end TO the other In painstakia z
m9naer. They took carriages from the
depot mmed.ately after the arrival OF the
train at 1920 and did not return until
after nghlfall
The party drove first to the headquar-
tes OF tho First division comm;nder ANA
after leaving this pont made a thorough
Inspection OF the camp of the First brig
ade OF this division, including the First
IeXas, tie Second Louisiana and the Third
| Nebi aska regiments.
| While here the members OF the com
mission nDlde call ON Colonel Bryan who
| IS personally acquainted with most OF
| them, lhey iouns him Almost cOMpieteiy
recovered from his recent illness, but very
mueh occupied in arranging Tor thu mus
teifas out or inc men III his reg inent re
| lleVed by the order OF the war department
reducing the size OF the companies of his
| regiment 10 the minimum OF eighty lnen.
lie said lie Was making an especial effort
! 10 relieve the men who had families de-
pending oD them.
portion OF The commisso on maize q spe
| cial inspection Of the Forty ninth Iowa rs
| a comp. nSent 10 General Dodge, who found
III It's colonel, W. ID. Dawes, an Old friend.
The commissioners interviewed privates
and Officers alike and made personal visits
| 10 the quarters OF the men and their com
mandels. They iifted the covers Of the
| conlm.ssary stores went through the
kitchens. visited the drug stores, inspected
tile apparatus. talked with physicians and
nurses aud made special inquiry into the
method of conducting the hospitals. All
three of the division hospitals were visited
ana inspected, the comm ssioners gong
through the tents and in some instances
where conve! sation was allowable talking
with the patients.
They found the patients apparently we'll
cared for and 90 far as could be dis oy-
cred they were as contented as sick men
generally are. The patients were all found
occupying clean beas or cots, enl in no
instance was a hospital tent or pavilion
found to be without a floor. In many cases
the hospital tents were effectually screen ID
against flies and mosquitoes.
But one complaint was heard in the en-
tire round and this was evidently not made
in a spirit Of fault-nnd ng Colonel Jones
Of South Carolina found fault with the
climate s,ying that fully 20 per cent of HE
men were III, largely on this account He
also said some ratious of refrigerator beef
had been received in bad condition. which
was due to the weather
summing up the result OF the inspection
General Dodge, the ch2irma7. said: I'VE
Rave compared noes after the days work
and find that complaint was male but from
one regiment during the day. This wss the
objection n,'de 10 the climate hy Colonel
jones We saw both officers and men, sick
and well AMI we gave all an Opportunity
to be heard asking the men. in the sbsence
OF their officers. II they had any criticism
to make
We find the sick men doing exception
s'ty we'll, and were pleased to co7grafulate
their PHYSICIANS and the excellent arrange
irents made for their care"