Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-28
A SEARCHING INQUIRY
Continued from First Page.)


.ddressed to the secretary Of the com
Mission, at Washington. D. c.
The seventeen questions addressed to
he medical department are:
What was the organization Of the
,edical department on April LIST. 1898?
low many officers, with their rank:
now many hospital stewards and what
vas the size of the hospital corps?
blow many ambulances and filters
We're available?
An army IF what size was the de-
rartment able to completely fit out
with medical officers. stewards and hos
pital corps and necessary surgical in
>;ruments and supplies of every char
:lcter:
i-Eetween April LIST and August 31st.
1875. what steps We're taken for fully
supplying an army OF 100000 men with
all necessary surgeons, stewards. hos
pital corps, ;iinbulanceS, litterS, Surgi-
cal instruments and medical supplies
of all and every character?
3-Iiow many general hospitals We're
organized. where located. how equipped
and managed. number of patients and
number of deaths in each case between
April list and August 3lst. 1888?
t-liow many hospitals We're estab-
l'shcd at various camps, what We're the
arrangements FOR the care and comfort
of the sick and wounded, how many
p!t:ll and how many deaths occurred?
What, If any, railroad ambulance
trains We're established: where We're
they located and used" ...
Slow many hospital ships We're OBJ
tanned. how were they equipped. how
managed and what work did they per-
form? What arrangements were made.
ana how We're the armies opera ting in
Cuba. Porto i;ic" and the Philippine
Islands supplied with medical officers.
and Wounded? ..
9-What numbers of surgeons of vol
untrers. stewards. nurses, attendants,
etc. were employed between April LIST
and Augusl 3lst. in addition to those in
! the service. OF the United States on,
| April LIST. 1898"
/, Mere all vessels used in trans
porting Sick and wounded thoroughly
inspected Ivy :. medical officer before
I troops wer" permitted to embark. and
| We're they FULLY supplied with surgeons,
! surgical inSt!', mcnts. medical supplies
of every cltar rtcr potable water and
| proper food for sick and GONZALES
| cents?
| liver" the armies operating in Gu
| la, Porto Rico and the Philippines full
" supplied with efficient surgeons
stewards. and hospital corps and with
| itnihulnncrs. ittcrS, surgical instru-
lnents, medical supplies IF all kinds and
| proper food fo the sick and wounded
WIRE tlt ''hiel surgeons IN the va
fiouS camps liz itructed to carefully
| watch their sa iitary condition. to look
! after thei! cl" lnlincss To demand the
proper supply 4 water, to test the wa
! Yer rs to rs: "a aracier. I" look into the
' .;',''. f'''s elhehls; 10 locate tht
WV W.. ~. wi .nn,. p,op.,t sh!t
b,,,n. '1i,.;,'.' ,al, ~
7snhsti,nt,.d. ~. ~, ,'.s,,,.
| r.,,.In,,.r ''e 'eS''''S Sa''s-
| Jlnr ,y.;-. tb. s,,r,.,ns o,,n,,,.ef
| in M. ,;,ld i, ,.,nns .,nI i, ,,aro,a'
| hospi,alS snl,cJ a. Was there Any reg.
ular exa,nin:, an rauujred ana n. :,
| rule have th.l proved efficient nm,
faithful?
Ia How were, the hospitai stewards
nurses and att .ndantS selected?
l6-.What. if any. complaints in writ
ing have been 'eceived by the surgeon
| general III r"fe, ence To the prompt com
rllance with acquisitions, the lack OF
nr"rrr care. food and water for the
n n,N, ana Wouh 'cd with arn'eS in the
.e'u ., Win Il oops II, camp or men lr
! 'ni' ~ ''ta'S. nero hoSp'tais. on ran
! f 49," .,aiiS: o. TRANSPORTS at sea; II
,'a.,, mna,' - any. coiapia,nts nave
nf o,o,., s,,n,,,;a -. ~, a. " ~ .s'uIns
] nf AM d,,, f ,s, y; t..s PC, ~, 'ilaiiue
! cal deno,tn,ant ar Iha .,rn -, ,''e
4 1;-yVhat funds we're ar tha ,,,,,,,na
I Of The drn,rtn,a,t on nj, 1.t q ~,
| what additional funds were ,voi,ahla
I by August s1si under general or sne-
4 cia legisiationn
The infornl;iti ION REQUIRED Of the suh
] SiStenc,. .|,pa1t ment IL outlinaI ~ Col
! lows:
4 |. What WAS the organization or the
4 subsistence. DEPARTMENT Apri, 1st Inc
4 number and rank of officers and Mum.
h"r Of cnmnliSSarv S,rgcants?
:. What addition in number and ranl,
| Of regular officers and what number n,
Volunteer. officers were appointed in IN,
! subsistence department between ApriI
| st ana August 3lst?
| ,. On Anril LIST lS?S an army OF
| what size Was the subsistence DEPART
/ ment prepare to fully supply with Of
! !icrrs and ne necessary field rations
| and nf WHIT does the ration consiStr
| 1. Between April list. lS9S ana Au-
| gust "lst what arrangements We're
1 made. iul, fully ;,Inplvip, with food !. ~