The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-18
Montauk We Supplied With
Waldorf-Astorie Delicacies.
DR.. .FORWO0D'S
Pate dc Fois 0ras. Game OF All Kinds
and the Finest Champagnes in Sur
prising Abundance. to Say Moth
ing Of aigh-salaried Chefs.

o'clock to-day % meet at the Fifth
Avenue hotel. New York. 10 O'Clock to-
morrow. After concluding the work in
New York. the commission will pro-
ceed to Boston. and. returning. will
stop at philadelphia to make certain
Inquiries there. III Is also expected that
number OF wiz 0hesses will be called af-
ter the return q Washington. and IL the
commission does not go TO Cuba. some
persons will be asked to come here. Col
onel DENLY win remain in Washington
while the other members of the SOM
mission are absent, and will take the
testimony Of such persons as may ask
to be heard.
DR.. Ford continued his testimony be-
fore the war investigating commission
to-day concerning the conditions at
Montauk Point. where he was chief ar
my surgeon. He said from the begin
ming to the end OF the history of the
general hospital at Camp Wikoff there
there was never time when there were
not from so to 500 vacant beds Speak
ing of nurses. he said there was a con-
siderable number of hospital corps men
who had been trained in post hospitals
before the female nurses arrived. This
was limited training. but 1t rendered the
men much more efficient than they 9TH
erwise would have been.
DIR. Forwood said he had expected
typhoid fever would break out in the
hospital. but he never had expected
that the troops would remain there long
enough to cause an epidemic OF this
disease. AS IL was. he did not believe
there had been case originating in
Camp Wikon. He declared that there
had been a sufficiency OF medicines and
medical supplies at all times.
DIR. Conner read a letter from Major
William M. Wood. regular army sur
geon, dated at Montauk, in August,
complaining that there was a pressing
want of medical supplies and that the
camp was in a deplorable condition.
DIR. Forwood said DIR. Wood was dis
appointed because he did not get a leave
Of absence Immediately on arriving
from Cuba, which he had asked for.
notwithstanding that his services were
needed. and esvas In good physical
condition. General Wheeler had refus-
ed To grant this request. From that
time" said DIR. Wood. "he was con-
stantly kicking and bucking. He was
disgruntled and disloyal and found
fault with everything For instance, he
said the well water was polluted. de-
claring he would not take a drink of
II for So"
dispatch was received from Gener-
al Wheeler, saying that DIR. Wood had
failed to secure medicines only because
he had not sent for them.
DIR. Forwod declared that the COM
plants concerning the purity OF the
water at Montauk had originated with
men who had filters and distillng ap-
paratus for sale. The water was pure
and plentiful. He said the transporta-
tion facilities of the camp were poor.
and that often the vehicles received
were not complete in their equipments.
DR.. Forwood said that he had anaull-
ed the contract of two or three con-
tract surgeons because of incompeten-
cy, but that he knew OF no case of neg
lect on the part OF physicians OF a char
acter to compromise the welfare OF the
patients. Dr. Forwood said many phy-
sicians had come to the camp at the
instance OF patients. generally for a
compensation of $50. Among these was
DIR. Lee, who was a personal friend of
his. and he had told the doctor to look
the camp over and criticise wherever he
found occasion for criticism. The doc
tor had written his article making
parts of IL very hattering. but he was
very Disguised after the appearance OF
the matter TO find that all these compli-
mentary portions Of IL had been expung-
ed. Dr. Edson's predictions as to the
camp had not been realized. Dr. Stimp-
son had spoken OF the conduct of the
U. n
ems were I'm the most expert hands.
Miss Helen Gould had supplied a num-
Der OF chefs, and most of these were
from the kitchens Of the wealthiest peo-
pie OF New York city. He had talked
with one who had been with w. X.
Vanderbilt for more than three years
As a matter Of fact. the hospitals were
never so abundantly supplied. The ar
my rations were supplemented by ev-
erything that could be found in the
larder of the Waldorf-Astoria. includ-
ing roast turkey. pheasant. squads,
lambs. sheep. pigs, game of all kinds
pate de foie gras. mineral waters. the
finest champagnes and liquors. At one
time he had noticed eight barrels of
brandy and a large number of cases of
wine. There was so much appolinaris
water that II was In the way. and when
a nurse came for a bottle they would
offer her a case. He said the newspaper
men at the camp were gentlemen, but
they appeared to be under orders TO
criticise the camp. He knew of two
Instances when the reporters had re-
ceived orders To roast everything" He
had told them not to spare where they
found the criticism justified.
In conclusion, DIR. Forwood said
many patients who had been removed
by their friends had often died and that
in many instances deaths were due TO
the kindness Of friends who had taken
them in charge.
Major General s. r. Young was be-
fore the commission at it's afternoon
session. relating In detail his expert
ence at Santiago and vicinity and af-
forwards at Montauk He said that he
had landed at Daiquiri on the first of
June. and that by the morning OF the
sd his entire brigade had been nut
ashore. He had notihed General
Wheeler Immediately and had received
orders 70 move on four or five miles
ingly had pushed on to Siboney. He
had asked Wheeler where the good
camping ground was. and he had re-
piled that the Spaniards occupied il.
Il then" said General Young asked
permission 10 go out and see the
ground. To which General Wheeler as
sented."
In accnrlance with this arrann..,on.