Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-02
DEGRADED ABUSES.
Witness Told of Some to War
Investigators.
TOO BAD FOR PUBLIC PRINT.
Accusations against Huidekoper The
Blankets of Those Who Died of Typhoid
Used Again iihout Being Washed.
Hoe Water sold on a Transport.

LEXINGTON, KY, Nova Gen eral ].
U. Bates testified to some of the war in
yestigators as to the Santiago campaign,
the camps at Mobile and at Chicka-
manga He said in part: SAT Santi-
ago we had bread and meat always.
Montauk Point was not the proper place
for camp of sick soldiers at this time
of the year. At Montauk Point learned
that the Long Island Railroad company
had an exclusive contract to haul the
soldiers to the city.
IL issued orders to all other railroads
to come in and help take off the sick
In Cuba medical supplies were woefully
short. think there IS not sufficient
excuse Tor medical supplies being short
IN Cuba. Better preparations should
nave been made for transportation.
DIR. Edgar A. Mearns, surgeon in
charge OF Gibbs general hospital, Lex
lngton, condemned the water supply at
Camp Thomas because there was ty-
phoid fever there.
Major j. ID. Glennan, captain and as
sistant surgeon in the regular army,
who was at Chickamauga as brigade
surgeon of volunteers. First brigade
Third division, First corps, said that he
found much larger amount Of sick
ness among volunteers than he had
been used TO seeing, that he found the
sinks left open and not dug deep enough
to make the camp healthful, that the
water supply was affected by this.
Major Glennan said he reported on
these conditions both verbally and i'll
writing, and made certain recommends
tons, but that no attention was ever
tA hi Nv Ibid nI~<
the corps surgeon, refused to furnish
lime. Major Glennan stated that he
knew of certain regiments where the
sick were kept for weeks because the
division hospital had no room for them
He further said that he believed the
water in every we'll N Chiekamauga
park contained the colon bacillus, which
indicated contamination by sewerage.
Major William Cogswell, surgeon of
the Eighth Massachusetts, attributed
the typhoid to the water, milk and
lemonade drunk ny the men. He said
that the clothing and blankets belong
ing to men who died of typhoid were
brought back without having been
washed or boiled and used by other
men of the regiment. He mentioned
other abuses, too degraded to write, /
which ne said were reported to the
higher authorities without action being
taken.
The doctor said that in the three
months and half when he was at
Camp Thomas, he knew OF DR.. Huide-
koper, the corps surgeon. having visited
the camp of the Eighth Massachusetts /
but twice.
He had great difficulty in securing
medicines, he said, and had to buy
drugs out of private fund.- The list
of medicines which he made requisition
for always had about half Of the most
important drugs scratched off by the
higher authorities. He complained of
the red tape.
DIR. Thomas @. Chalmers, captain and
assistant surgeon of the Twelfth New
York, in regard to the transport Massa-
chusettss on which he went to Porto
Rico, said:
s'There was no regular cooking on
board and the men were unused to eat
ing cold rations. The reserve hospital
men were supposed to have been well
men, but subsequent events proved that
they did not have enough to eat The
men never could get enough water to
satisfy their thirst. Icewater was sold
at $1.25 pitcher The matter was re-
ported, but the custom was not stopped.
The mules and horses on board went for
"a hours at one time without water"
Lieutenant Colonel Parker said as far
as he knew neither Generals Brooke nor
Wade ever made sanitary inspection
of Camp Thomas