The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-09

1 A copy OF this report hsd been preSerFc0
By Dr.. Smith and was handed to the COM
mission In I, be complains 70 the sur
geon general about conditions IN bis hos
pital. giving facts and details IN accord
ance with his evidence today.
! COMPLAINTS CHIEFLY LIES.
| Charles s Bullock. chaplain OF the First
| Illinois cavalry. with rank q scapsain. sad
that the gres, majority OF cases o. COM
plants OF poor food or inadequate sup
plies At Chick2maugs We're absolutely un-
founded ard tia, the stories published IN
the various newspapers about the inhu-
man treatment OF the soldiers were with
out any foundation
SITUATION At sTHoNEY.
Mrs. Trumbull OF Chicago. who went to
Cuba with Miss Clara Barton ON the Tsxas
and assisted the latter for oons,asrAss
time a; Sibouey. gave as her opinion that
there was a great lack % attendants a; tie
fever hospitals a, Si6oney aad also a
scarcity OF supplies.
PURCHASING AGENT HEARD.
Colonel J. Si,h. purchasing agent % the
United States army. stationed al Chicago.
was then called. TO enlighien the commits
sion upon the question OF provisions FOR
the troops. the quality. supply. etc. Colo
ne Smith said:
II have no o1iciai complaints about any
OF the supplies I purchased. except in ths
case OF eight barrels OF pork which were
reported to have been In bad condition"
At the request % one OF the commits
siouers he then went into the details as
/ TO the quantity and quality Of the canned
I beef used by the army. and said that in
nearly all cases he personally tested n
sample OF the goods before making a pur-
chase
PACKING HOUSE TESTIMONY.
The commission next heard two wit
nesses from local packing HOUSES touch-
ing the character OF the canned beef pur-
chased for the army. They said the saEls
quality Of goods had beer delivered 10 the
| French and British governments and no
complaints had ever been received from
them. They thought &c possible that the
hot weather at the southern camps IN Cuba
might have had some effect on the canned
roas; beef
! AFRAID OF PUNISHMENT.
Rev. George Hoover. Chicago clergy
man. whose son died IN the Second aivi-
sion hospital At Jacksonville. Fla. said
| In the hospital there seemed to be
lack OF medicine-some Of TIRE simple medt-
cnes. in talking With wsrcmasters. nurses
and others. j found what I thought was
unnecessary fear OF stating facts. For in
stance no one would talk to me without
saying; YOU must no; give my name or
l will be subject 20 punishment
1T seemed 20 me that there were not
enough nurses there Having had expe-
rience along these lines in the civil war.
was satisfied at Jacksonville that there
was somebody there either incompetent or
else cruelty negligent"
PLENTY OF SUPPLIES
First Lieutenant Charles Mcouistoa. OF
the Fourth infantry. who served as quar-
termastcr and regicntal comuissary uniu
the nrst OF July. and remained in Cuba
in other capacities until the c.ose Of tho
campaign. said that at Tampa and after
ward In Cuba his regiment almost always
had the fun supplies allowed BY the army
regulations.
Il know OF 10 complaint being made by
any member Of my regiment he ssid-
TWO MORE CHICKAMAUGERS
Colonel Edward G Young. % the Fist
Illinois volunteer cavalry. said
AT Chickamauga. quartermsster-' SUP
plies were fairly adequate and prompt
The water. however. was not At 20 drink
half the time
Colone, Marcus Kavanaugh. % the Sew
enth Illinois volunteer infantry. who Vas
az Camp Alger nearly three months. said
his regiment had not half as much hard
/ ship and deprivation as they expected
when they went into the service Ths
mistakes which happened. II they we're
mistake. were those which resulted from
lack OF experience
DR. WINES COMPLAINS.
A. the evening session Or. Frederick
II wines. secretary 81 ths Illinois Army
and Navy league. who visited Csicka-
manga. Tampa and Jacksonville during
the war submitted a report te had mais
20 Secretary Llger. commanding conf--
/ lions IN ths camp generally unrafsfsc-
tory. Tn. doctor said hs vas particularly
Impressed with ne lack % surgical IN
| struments
so far a. 7 could Observe SAID Or.
wines. "shs nursing IN On. division tSos-
/ uitaiz was very unsatisfactory. - vas
my observation nat senior osir-rs would
I not and funlor officers dare no. report tsls
/ condition % things IN the camps ard bos-
/ pitfalls when the conditions were baG
/ dld not So any evidences % caFe'ss%nsss.
neglect or incompstency on ths part %
I ,hoze 81 charge % ne hospitals. but thsfs
/ Wa difficulty IN obtaining medicines ~,
{ rrooer quantity ard complaint fhaf 80
I eisi dlsts. fcs. milk srd similar supplies.
I couiA rot - Fecursf personally OBJ
I served 10 case % soldier ia tosgftal
I being ~ treated althouxf many rurnoTs
( 70 that erect cans 20 ny nofi1e."
Dr. wines o9utiupef
Il d. not believe any army ever vs-s
/ into the feld that Nsa VEL I'd as tbs
! army
The clothing furnished hY % roT--n-
rneut was rood lie said fh@ NEisT q.
( Chickauauxa was contaminated ~ 80
river above.
/ MAJOR Ennis ssOT KICKING.
/ Hajo- Lawrence y Eao,s. % ths s~T~
/ snth uEroia volunteers. ss.a-
| .~TsgA onl ynexfs-t Es had 70 oosnpl4s.
%. VS. ths razlsct - upt ssnslnK - q
ne front oar m@n E~r- remarkably
free from ssekners ar1 rsY oe=eTssfson
,a- t7st a Tr.a, seaI % ~ sscsnsss rs
me o.se- r~zfrssnfs va oaass4 ~ i4rs
% ATTENTION frr-a - oescers~
5eas-al Ts91re fhlnss tast 80 iasor %
.ae cou-uiarlon IN Cai>sro al - csa-
~.s1ed by ta-bor-1E nigh; al fnsT IN
tesn rave ~ Detroit
REPORT OK CAMP uEADE
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ZEE p a.. ~ oou1rnirslos z1iea ~snf .
camp Nsaes - invests sis - eoasif3oa
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