Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-04
ALGER'S BAD POLICY.
d. ,,o.J the Order Establishing Division
Hospiiils.
,O WAFER At CAMP THOMAS
,--,,,,c. Calculated to Make Thoughtful
Men Decidedly serious was Given YES
,erdsy Beforc the Investigators


.binr,on. Nov. 3.-Dr. a. Hart
- "a, was chief surgeon OF the
nv at Camp Thomas from the 2isi
t,,ru untn the 25th Of July last
s,s examined today by Col. Denny OF
-. war investigation commission con-
,,,nq the conduct Of the campaign
49,, medical point Of view. He
,,t,t..d various features ~ the man
...,,.,t II the camp. beginning with
t,,,ti,n OF some " the regiments
A.. .,id the PARK was upon general
~ I,.I.s a rood camp ground, hut
~ ',ne Of the regiments were lo-
Lon awamry snctlons ana othcih
-'eky ground. where u was lnlns-
.tis h rct the sinks 60 sufficient uepth.
II, other raarH the camp was PAg
5,.issi and In most Instances IN. i,hlH
lI.'' IT,, close together. lie sliy the
w. 80, selected by Den. brooke ana
Recommending his own position
MOI medical officer. h. hal not
RI, e,f-uited In regard 60 The loca-
,.1 Ue had made formal
~ no lime. btu II was not heci N
uARTsuFF ~ BMPHATi
p- uarisun took positive ground
.i,Iosf ihr establishmen Of division
b5sf'taia az The expense ~ me t,hl,
,..lts A. said thN the law dld not
i5e Tor the enlistment ~ hos
tti,.t eofps and that ~ a conhequcnce
- - NO force for the hospital
- ,pI ihs only way 90 get one was
y, RAINIER men from the volunteer
t,rr@ tn the regular force aud oitcn
tirnss these men were not the most
III n. thought division or field hos.
,.ts.t ~ Ia necessity. but he did not
,bt1t 4 should be built up AZ az pres.
,nf by taking surgeons. stewards anu
ainhulaucrs from the regiments, out
r1ther a. an Independent Institution.
H. had found girat the rcglmental sur
..ans and nurses Transferred 20 the dl.
Vision hos pittl were not 20 capable or
fgHirf.ur good services. aH many were
auto useless Furthermore, fhefe was
irrrsHsa confusion In transferring the
r.rImsnini effects to the hospital. II
va be- said. case Of confusion worse
ap5 YOU" asked Col. DENLY. think
a. establishment Of division hospitals
A bad rlucyT"
aytry bad as DONE" responded the
Couldn't you. a. chief medical Officer.
hlys controlled the mattcrf' he was
ul1i asked.
ORDERED ny AlsiENs
~, sir. u was an order o. the sec
frisfy III war. and under shin order no
rr'mrrtat hospital could be main.
.,sej ile thought this order unfor-
t.sits. aud said that In carrying II
- fHrat the work u caring for the
~ Wa greatly intorfcrgd with aud
rtt DO one was benefited by u.
pr Hhriaun also expressed tho opln-
"a that the water supply OF the camp
vit nos good. lie said that when the
ta1f began 90 pour In. the discovery
II Nas made with alarm that the supply
/. va insufficient. and thnt he Gen.
ifrt. and others had set about 10 In
/. evats o. Decision was made To take
water from the ChlckamauEn rive IN
grat base. but Notwithstanding the
. Intake pipd was located above the
h. ava not consider the water 81 the
river wholesome and h. had recon-
moriei. even after thu pipe line was
eaahi.ihrd 90 mtft the emergency that
ufrangmeuis should be made Ia extend
th- system rl az 90 secure water from
cfiwnsh springs he said the men
eiifu insisted IN using surface water,
Nhlch was nothing m0ru than drainage
/ nom ih6 campo
ANTi.HYGigNIC DUMtss.
Another feature u the camp system
which pr lartsun criticised was that
OF allowing each rcElm,at 90 have a
f'uts dump ~ iia own. This had
Hlcfci iha camp very Objectionable
im "a hyF'anlc point uf Wow, lie HAD
f~mmrndgl 90 Grn. Brooke she crc-
Al nation NJ ne refuse, lie stated that
o. Recommendation had not been acted
II hINt. tnl lu response 90 a question
inm Col nruhy said a medical otilccf
elll noe execute, but could pnly rcc'
tmnfud. llr attributed the failure 81
tiaW hH recommendations TO the CON
tatl Iusldent 10 the preparation Of
u. arny flr the neld.
Aft'i u the volunteer army surEcon'
ull1 MN were competent. Dr. Hart
tln replied that some were while 9th,
e. wrr not The great trouble Ia,
b.rn 200 secure mon " administrative
aliIiN o. conduct the hospitals. ~
Ii. m1ughi ihrrt had been suffering be-
III auaf NJ TILE Ignorance and lnstnncet
~ case lu which he had found q bis
tspiM practically out % fppd because
zone y me surgeons connected with I
AMOS bow 10 make a ration return,
CAUSED ny GNEXPERIENCE.
Summing Up, Or. Harisun said: I'll
~ nrn.un the sickness az CAM
IL InnuhH was due largely to the mex
peHsre. and IN many casas the In
thNrlcl ~ The medical officers, ani
no Do ihe lnefiiUiency and exprr
lhce ut l.un officers. who did not fur
hsh ihr support they should have fur
III hih'l Goo The medical department. tn
,A,pA1u % any plan of operation rost
.Ifr} with the lluc officers. the du
w. oi 7urgeons being largely 20 max
I'll lmmeuiatlons. They are. therefore
W.". tu correct abuses thcmselve
w must depend upon others 20 a.
sAs THIS applleH 10 the officers a
tlWfh.a an well as 10 general ON
pf Hlr'aui holds the rank OF ooiane
I0 i'gular army AMI IL now chlr
III ls.'h NJ the department " IN
'AA,' with headquarters at Chichg,
SOMEBODY ~ OFF.
Col L. ". II. Mocord OF the Flrs
..viHlual infantry today went bef1r
u, .Nstsagail1n commission aud mad
~ l'H'Nlug statement. u see b
n",palrr reports that Lieut.. Col. /
Mlthgl ~ my regiment, the Flra
Il1fal uutei States volunteer In
any Who before Joining the regimen
~ captain IA the Fifteenth infan
~ bAVe testimony huforethe investl
iob " S,Hin.,tee yesterday at Lexlng