The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-22
INVESTIGATORS AT ATLANTA
Typhoid Convafescents Like the
Food First Rate

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 21.-The war investi-
cation commission arrived here this morn
ing and after calling upon General PEN
nington, commander of the department,
proceeded to Fort Mcpherson. The only
work to be done here is in connection with
the hospital at the fort. The wards were
all found to be comfortable and warm.
There are 322 patients in the institution
and many of them are convalescent. The
commissioners encountered no complaint
from the sick men, and nurses state that
the work was constantly growing less irk-
some. Men at the mess room are album
dainty supplied with food and partake of
it with relish known only to wen who
have only recently recovered from typhoid.
The commissioners examined only two
witnesses here. They were Major Blair
B. Taylor, surgeon in charge of the gen.
eral military hospital, and Rev. Orville
J. Nave, chaplain of that institution
Both appeared at the afternoon session
of the commission. Major Taylor recited
the history of the hospital from its in
ception. He said that recently he had no
difficulty in securing supplies, as he had
been given carte blanche to purchase
them This authority had not been
however, until the first of August, where
as it had been asked for as early as the
25th of June. He had in the beginning of
the camps history had considerable diff
Guilty in getting acquisitions filled, al
though he had no difficulty in getting
them approved by the authorities at
Washington One requisition made on the
4th of May and one on the 18th Of June
had not been entirely filed until recently
These acquisitions had been made upon
the New York supply depot, while all
that were made on the st. Louis depart
ment had been promptly filled. One hun
dred and sixteen cots ordered in the De-
ginning of the season had only arrived a
day or two since and they were not now
needed. DR.. Taylor had, on account Of
the delay in filing these requirements.
been compelled to call upon the surgeon
general for a portion of his special fund,
and had thus prevented any suffering
among patients. Among the departments
in which there was delay was bed linen.
DR.. Taylor said ne had found the present
Communication 50 cents a day fund more
than sufficient TO furnish food for the
that 30 cents day would De sufficient for
the purpose OF supplying food. DIT. Tay-
lor stated that a large proportion OF pa
tents had been received from Tampa but
that some had come from Jacksonville,
Chickamauga and other points He also
said that many had been sent here who
were not in condition 10 be removed as
many OF them were typhoid fever pa tents
and in such cases repose was a prime ne
cessi,y. Many patients had died soon az
ter arrival.
Rev. Orville J. Nave, post chaplain at
Fort Mcpherson, said he had three pa
tients who had been in the hospital and
that he never had heard a single COM
plaint. while, on the contrary. he he'd
heard many expressions OF gratitude and
commentator for the excellent conduct
Of the hospital.
Mr.. Nave expressed the opinion that N
the conduct of the military hospitals
generally there was too little care ~ pa
tents TIE custom Is 10 put the sick
mans clothing under his pillow vaen ne
enters a hospital and NJ. Nave sad iRst
the man often never again sees his cloth
ing or articles that may bs Jeff in the
stances in which men were brought here
with 10 clothes except their night shirts
and he himself had procured through pr
vate help no Fewer than hundred SUITS
for such men as had lost t1eir clothing
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