The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-30
to be COmpleted.l


40 When was the Santiago cam
paign determined upon?
"3. Why was Tampa selected as the
base of operations?
"A Why were summer camps organ
lied at Fernandina, Jacksonville and
Tampa?
"5 When was the Porto Rico cam
paign determined upon?
SO Why were the troops held on
transports for embarkation at Tampa
and not permitted to sail for several
days?"
The resolutions adopted by the COM
mittee were as follows:
Resolved, That the secretary of
war, the adjutant general, the quar-
termaster general, the cOmmissary
general and the surgeon general be
requested to transmit to this commits
sion all complaints that have been re-
ceived by them since April /, 1898,
touching the conduct of the war.
"2. That this commission invites and
is ready and will receive and cOnsid-
er any complaints about the manage
ment of any of the various branches
and of the war department, from any
person or persons; that we respectful
ly request that such complaints be
made in writing, stating facts that the
party may know of his own knOWl-
edge plainly and in details, giving
names of any officers or enlisted man
who may be charged with misconduct
or incompetency, addressed to the sec
retary of the commission, at Washing
ton, D. CO
INFORMATION ASKED OF THE
MEDICAL BUREAU,
The questions addressed to the medi-
cal department are:
What was the organiza ton of the
T.
How many officers, their rank how
many hospital stewards and what was
the size of the hospital corps?
How many ambulances and litterS
were available?
"An army of what size was the de-
partment able to completely fit out
with medical officers, stewards and
| hospital corps and necessary surgical
| instruments and supplies of every
| character?
| Between April 1 and August 81, 1898,
| what steps were taken for fully sup
! lying an army of 250,000 men with all
| necessary surgeons stewards, hospital
| corps, ambulances, litters, surgical in
| struments and medical supplies of all
| and every character?
| How many general hospitals were
| organized, where located, how equip
! ped and managed, number Of patients
| and number of deaths in each case,
between April 1 and August 81, 1898?
| How many hospitals were establish
ed at various camps, what were the ar
| rangements for the care and comfort
of the sick and wounded, how many
! sick were cared for at each camp and
| how many deaths occurred?
What, if any, railroad ambulance
trains were established, where were
! they located and used?
How many hospital ships were OBJ
tanned, how were they equipped, how
managed and what work did they per-
PORN? What arrangements We're made
, and how were the armies operating in
, Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines
! supplied with medical officers, medical
! supplies and food for the sick and
| wounded?
Were all vessels used in transport
| ing sick and wounded thoroughly in
| spected by a medical officer before
! troops were permitted to embark, and
were they fully supplied with surgeons,
surgical instruments, medical supplies
| of every character, potable water and
proper food for sick and GONZALES
| cents?
Were the armies operating in Cuba,
| Porto Rico and the Philippines fully
supplied with efficient surgeons, stew
ards and hospital corps, and with am
| balances, litters, surgical instruments,
medical supplies of all kinds and
| proper food for the sick and wounded
why were regimental hospitals in
| camps abolished and division hospitals
| substituted?
How were the surgeons employed in
| the field, in camps and in general hos
pitfalls selected? Was there any regu-
| lar examination required and as a rule
| have they proved efficient and faith
| full?
| How We're the hospital stewards,
nurses and attendants selected?
| What, if any, complaints in writing
have been received by the surgeon gen
eral?''
The information required of the sub
| Sistence department is outlined as fol-
| lows:
| What was the organization of the
| subsistence department April /, 1898
the number and rank of officers and
number of commissary serge2nts?
What additions in number and rank
of regular officers and what number OF
volunteer officers were appointed in the
subsistence department between April
1st and August 31st?
'0n April /, 1898, an army of what
| size was the subsistence department
prepared to fully supply with officers
and the necessary field rations and OF
what does that ration consist?
Between April l. 1898, and August
| 81, 1898, what arrangements were made
for fully supplying with food an army
| of 100000 men serving in the field and
in camp; what was the field ration and
| what was the ration in camp.
What arrangements were made for
| supplying the army in Cuba the army
in Porto Rico and the army in the
Philippines, and of what did the ration
actually consist in each case?