The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-18
VISIT TO THE CAMPS
WAR INVESTIGATION COMMISSION
ACTIVE IN VICINITY. OF
JACKSONVILLE
TO PUT MEN UNDER OATH
Gen. Dodge Sums Up the Days Work
as EmfmentIy Satisfactory
Found Sick Doing Well, With
Proper Arrangements for Their
Care-Only Complaint Made Was
One Regarding Climate.

JACKSONVILLE Fla, Oct 1.-THE
war investigation commission spent the
afternoon inspecting the camps in the
immediate vicinity of Jacksonville. The
commissioners separated into divisions
of three members each. The party
drove first to the headquarters of the
First division commander, Gen. Whea-
ton, and after leaving this point made
thorough inspection of the camp of
the First brigade of this division, in
Guiding the Third regiment Of Nebras-
ka. While here the members of the
commission made a call on Col. Bryan.
They found him almost completely re-
covered from his recent Illness but
very much occupied with the muster
ing out Of his regiment, relieved by the
order OF the war department reducing
the size Of the companies of his reg
iment to the minimum of eighty mem
bers. He said he was making an espe
cial effort to relieve the men who had
families depending upon them. A por-
ton OF the commission also made g.
special inspection of the Forty ninth
Iowa regiment as a compliment to Gen.
Dodge, who found it's colonel, w. G..
Doves, an old friend.
The third regiment receiving partic-
ular attention was the Third South
Carolina, because 1t was the newest
viewed privates and officers alike and
made personal visits to the quarters of
men and their commanders. They lift
ed the covers Of the commissary stores,
went through the kitchens, through the
drug stores, inspected the apparatus,
talked with physicians and nurses and
made special inquiry into the method
of conducting the hospitals. They found
the patients in the hospitals to be ap
parently well cared for, and SO far as
could be discovered every one was as
cOntented as sick men generally are.
The patients were all found occupying
clean beds or cots, and in no instance
was a hospital tent or pavilion found
to be without a floor. Indeed, almost
all the tents in the camp were floored.
In many cases the hospital tents were
effectually screened against files and
mosquitoes.
But one complaint was heard on the
entire round, and this was evidently
not made in a spirit of fault-finding.
Col. Jones, Of South Carolina, found
fault with the climate, saying that
fully 20 per cent of his men were i'll
largely on this account. He also said
some rations Of refrigerator beef had
been received in barrels which had
been exposed to the weather.
Summing up the result of the inspec-
ton, Gen. Dodge said:
We have compared notes after the days
work and find that complaint was received
from but one regiment during the day. This
was the objection made to the climate by
Col. Jones' We saw both officers and men,
sick and wei, and we gave all an opportun-
ity to be heard asking them If they had
any criticism to make.
We shall tomorrow begin the inquiry by
examining men under cath, and we hope il
there are any shortcomings to thus uncover
them. We find the sick doing exceptionally
well and were pleased to congratulate their
physicians on the excellent arrangements
made for their care.
This statement was made In the
presence of the members of the COM
mission and was Endorsed by them.