The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-01


was very poor.
MEDICINE IN QUARTERS
Colonel w E Leonard. OF the Txektf
New York. testified that the surgeon o.
| his regiment was continually ciamo-ins
| for medicine 70 give the men in quarters
| He could not secure this. he said, so tht
colonel spent $50 out OF his own pocket
for medicine
Colonel Leonard admitted that his mea
were sometimes not sent 20 the division
hospital because they were 50 much op-
| posed to it.
If you would not send your men who
! needed medicine 70 the division hospital
how can you Iay the blame FOR not re-
ceiving medlcine?" asked DR.. Conner.
"If We had sent all our sick men 10 the
division hospital" replied the oosolel.
we would have had no use for our sur
geons"
COSfNISSARY ALL RIGHT
Colonel Leonard said the commissary
supplies had been good and 50 abundant
that he men could not consume them.
In consequence. each company has a fund
| OF $50 or NOR obtained by selling super
| huous supplies. The colonel complained
Of the quartermaSters' supplies, and es-
ecsaIly the shoes. He said that he had
| spent nearly 500 out OF his own pockss
for shoes fer his men.
He said that the supplies were issued
in piecemeal and that frequently The
quarternas,ers department got the re-
QUESTIONS bulled up
MISSOURI JARED ILL.
Colonel W X Catfee. Second Missouri.
stated that HIS regiment did not receive
all equipment until q few days before
leaving Camp Thomas for Lexington.
Among the last things issued. he said.
were the boilers for boiling the water
which were ordered more tnan two
months before. Colonel Cefree said that
sinks could b. dug al the Second Missou-
ri's camp AZ Chickamauga only four reet
before striking rock This. he stated.
was represented 20 the brigade command
er and the Inspector. but no acton was
taken
Colonel Caffee said that he had no sur
geon and only one assistant surgeon for
some time after the regiment went TO
Chickamaugs- Sick men from my rsst-
ment we're sent 70 the division Hospital.
and could not be received because the
hospital was already overcrowded.' said
Colonel Caffee.
Eve had no r1edicire in the regiment
I visited the hospital daily while I had
men there and I frequently found the
tents uncovered and the cots crowded
so close together that one could not pass
between The tents weer 50 Ieary that
when IL was raining the men IN the hospi
tai had 10 covered with Ponchos and
rubber blankets to be protected from
drenohing.
''Dr. Grinith was IN charge OF the hos
pital and after visiting all the others. 1
concluded this was the best on conducr-
ed at the PARK DR.. Griffith and his as
sistants we're doing Al they could VIC
the means at rasl- coIman1. This Cbjec-
rlonabIe conditi n ef aTairs lasted eight
or ten weeks, The nurses wsro In r'eny
cases. objectionable. but I came 10 the
conclusion that this was a necessary evil
under the circumstances.
Colonel Caffee sad he regi'lene received
not only not enough barrels to boil the
drinking water, but not even enough 10
haul II the four miles necessary, despite
acquisitions made
When we could not get men IN the d.
vision hospital on account Of Cts over
crowded condition" said Colonel Caffce.
we had no medicine 20 give the sick We
made acquisitions for H. but they were
returned with this endorsement from the
chief surgeon Of the corps: Medicines are
issued only TO men m the division hospi-
tails and not to those IN quarters
- l.
to do away with the rsgimental hospitals.
but had the division hospitals at Chlcka-
manga been anything Ike the one here
at Camp Hamilton there would have been
no fault TO find
Colonel Caffee gave some 81 ths most
valuable testimony obtained By the COM
mission.
THE TERRITORY BOYS.
Lieutenant Colonel D. D. Mitchell. OF
the First Territorial. testified that al
though the regiment was mustered into
the service the middle OF July. Il did not
receive its arms until about three weeks
ago. II had not yet received al It's
clothing The men suffered without the
blankets. on account Of the rain and cool
nights.
They have told - for ten days" said
Coloael mitchell, that our stoves would
be here tomorrow. but they have not yet
come"
Lieutenant Colonel p ". Banks. Tire
commanding officer 81 the Third Missss-
sippt. paid high compliments 20 the Of
hce-s OF all departments al Camp Ham
ilton. His regiment lacks borh sdfutant
and Gusrteruaster. and has only six cum
paniss. More than half the men 81 81
were recruited IN Chicago though al ne
officers come from Mississippi
Colonel Banks testimony completed ne
si-tinzs OF the commission for tonight
Tomorrow privates ayd non-oommsaoasd
officers. IN most oaSes Qtlarter1nastsrs
se-Eeauts. viii appear % testify.
General Dodge stated 20 the Associated
Press that the commission hopes 20 fnzss
its work here By Wednesday night
TRAIN HELD Up By TROOPS.
Knoxville. Tenn. Oct. zl.-There was
4uite disturbance az he railroad station
here about midnight last night 4 bat
talon of the Tenth (co,oredi cavalry vas
passing through o. is way from the Phf-
sdeIphIa jubilee . headquarts-s ~ Hunts
vile Aia-. and q: tbs point fhey refuse. 4!
n allow re train 20 proceed under the
1rsers % ths railroad Authorities. TIE
officers % ne battalion seft tbe trSlr q;
fCnoxviIis . Est something 20 "a. WI
Instructions 20 - 1s1 uot - allow z, -
cave 20 station ur-il Their rstu-r- TIE
railroad officials wanted 70 move ere trsis
7efore rhs offers returned ard ~ sol
s.srs w5u,d zot permit i. 7: r. ALLEGED
1r ere railroad Authorities rat Ire o5cs-s
vert u7 toEa ard remained zzay for a.
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