The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-01

WASHINGTON. Aug. si-Secretary Al
ger today received the report OF Gen. II.
V. Boynton. upon the state Of affairs in the
hospitals al Camp Thomas. The report IL
dated August g. The general reports that
he visited all the hospitals in the camp
without giving notice of his purpose, and
adds:
Believing the death list of this camp TO
afford an excellent standard by wnich 10
measure It's condition as TO health and sr,s-
pital service a full report was obtained oi
all deaths in the camp and at its hospitals
since its establishment. In the middle Of
April last The result elbows total death
list of l9s up to the I'D OF this month, when
,hs breaking up OF this camp began. Be-
tween these dates including regulars and
volunteers, fully 1900 troops have been in
camp at Chickamausa park"
The report takes up in detail. first. ,ha
two permanent hospitals. Letter and Stern
berg. ant .::ier states with the greatest mi-
nuteness the exact Accommodations aNorded
BY each. The first Is at Crawfish Springs,
under charge OF Maj. Carter. and was con-
verted from a large summer resort hotel
into a hospital. receiving the worst typhoid
cases from the camp. Each patient has
abundant room. woven wire and hair mat
tresses and abundant bed clothing. The
ventilation is perfec.. plumbing entirely
new. and bathing facilities ampls. Tho
number of attendants. when all are weil.
Ia entirely satisfactory. and attendants
are on the way TO take the places OF those
broken down.
Plenty OF Milk and Ice.
Mai Carter has secured herd of COWS
and has arrangements for pasturing them
without expense to the government. lie
has sufficient money from the hosplssl
fund 10 buy whatever IL wanted In the way
Of milk. fee and other deiicacles. There
has been at all sirneS full supply OF raik.
ice sanitary stores and delicacies. as much
as the sick ought TO have. and the funds
have enabled him TO buy ali that has been
needed In the way OF canned and potted
goods. soups. clam Juice. sage matted milk.
eggs. koun1iss. iellies, preserves. relisaes.
ginger ale. apoliinaris. champagne and
claret.
The entire hospital fs furnished with dis
titled water and the ice used is made from
distilled water.
The sewerage Of the hospital is excellent
and. contrary 10 persistent assertions. mona
Of the sewage has ever drained into .hs
Chickamauga river or approached IL at any
point
Mai Carter has corps Of doctors which
he regards as amply sufficient 10 care for
al, the patients In the hospital. and re-
ports them as faithful and efficient IN the
performance Of their duties.
sternberE Hospital Complete.
Taking up the Sterubsrg hospital. N
charge Of Mai. Gri!gen, Gen. Boynfcn
shows I. Is one OF the most complete field
hoer,fsis eyer seen, according TO veterans
Of the last war All The tents ara closely
noorea and they are separate, A. present
oniy four men are I'm any ore tent. and In
addition 10 The tents there are nine l1rse
board paviions. Every tent and pavilion
has woven wire mattresses. iron befsseatls
and hair mattresses There are especial
diet cooke sive cold storage rooms tor del
!cacies, separate refrigerafors for each row
OF tsnta, and every proper measure of sns-
i,atlon IS observed with .sspeet 20 thu
sinks. Further. the report says:
THE whole place u mora carefully po-
Heed daily ard the Whole estabisshnlan.
wtthIn and without ~ permanent buIf4-
,ngw AID lis tents is TN the mess perfect
order.
since the establishment of this hospital
everything asked for IN the way Of sup
plies os exsFv kiu5 has been promptly fur
nished.'
7, ia statsd in aaSition thai all the hos-
rita, re.use IN burned Fl a cremasory. aaf
according 70 MAJ Grifrea all of the 20
.,a,teres row sirk IN the entire earn? cogI
y. ~arayy moved row. The DISEASES are
more u a typho-sassaT.ai character than
~ evohf5;d fever sgrlcfsy. tire death rate
being very low. abatst = per cent 81 the
wors. cases.
Every Pr~caotfsn Taken-
T-ne division hospital. In charge Of MAJ
Drake Ia aeorsd wish pEarsed sasnSer. ard
:. IL as clean as possible. scrubbed with
carno.le arid ARD treated with h~cssiorsis
~ mercury every other cay. Al the pa
.fef,.s are On cots and never have teea
on tho Krsani fox any Ieagta o. tine
Ssns Of the % csnes allowed tss mAa fss