The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-15
THEY lombard
THE SURGEONS.
Fourth Regiment Boys Say They Were
Sadly Neglected.
CHARGES OF CARELESSNESS.
IL is Claimed That With Reasonable
Precaution Much Of the Fever
Could Have Been Averted and
the Soldiers Health Bettered.

4 number OF the members OF the tourlh
Virginia Regiment. VINO have returned 70
Richmond from Camp cuba Llpfe' nave
expressed themselves freely about Wi-A.
they consider the neglect and lack OF
falthfulness TO duty on the part OF the
surgeon corps OF the regiment
no u.s. claimed Dy some ~ these tnat
good deal OF the disease in the regiment
and camp is due 20 lack OF proper precau-
ton TO prevent It from the start
Some or the mon who nave been IN
Richmond ON furl0ughs. and who had 10
bad 20 so back TO camp. were not
prompt 90 express their views, as they
minated that they were stlll in the SER
vice and lncy did not know what dis
position would be made OF their cases
should they criticise mfav0rabiy the az
fairs OF tine regiment and The conduct of
It's officers. Some OF them Jet it bee un-
derst0Dd that after they were mustered
out they would not hesitate 10 express
their views and in rather plain language
at that
80 could Doe easily seen that they wero
very much dissatisfied about the way the
sick men were treated by the surgeons of
the regiment, and that they had very
low estimate of the hospital corps.
PREFERRED CHARGES.
For some time this state of affairs has
existed. bat o. late several We.-kuoHn
Richmond men have been given honorable
discharges from the regiment. AND some
of those who were seen did not hesitate
10 express themselves frankly. Mr. s. IT.
SaCdG. VINO was seen. said. There
has been a great deal of complaint amons
the men about what SIS understood % bee
the iucOmpctcncy Of the hospital corps.
ln some cases charges We're preferred by
the men. but most OF these charges were
after going through with great deal of
red tape. sent back % the regimcutal
officer 90 be dismissed. One member of
the regiment got "A chicken bone stuck in
his throat. and was suffering good deal
when he went 10 the rcgimcntal surgeon
% have 10 removed. The surgeon sat and
looked at him for awhile and for a long
time showed no disposition 10 do anything
for his relief Charges were preferred
against him but nothing ever came OF
them. a well known Richmond member
of the Fourth Regiment also preferred
charges against one OF the-surgc0ns who.
] think. was quite uneasy about the result
of the case
CONDITIONS PITIFUL.
cit was the general talk about the camp
of the regiment that the surgeons were
not suited 10 their positions. and the CONE
plants among lhc men were frequent and
emphatic.
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almost giuluL Men We're pemg taheh
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90 the efforts of General lee. who has
The men
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Ar ". n. Jones. member Of tle Fourth
Regiment who bias gotten DIS honorable
discharge. said:
go never saw such absolute neglect and
gross carcicssncss on The part of Che SURE
goon corps. They didn appear TO exert
thcinN'ifr- IT'D inc l'aHl ioi INC iinNi eft-
mcnt OF the mems condition. ] believe
"a great deal of the malaritl fever there
could have neen alericd hao lhe surgeons
only done lheH dulY. ana taken t-e Iill-