The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-05
UNLOAD TENTS
Neither Time Nor Facilities at
Santiago.
LAYTON ON THE STAND
1ns Climate nssponsibls for h Sick
ness OF the o~smpaign-He De-
tends the omcers ct
Santiago.

washington. Nov. l-Acting for the
VAR investigating commission. Colonel
Dsnby took the testimony OF General
Lawton. who was in command OF the
second division Of the Fifth corps in
the Santiago campaign, n who has
but recently been relieved of h COM
mand OF the department OF Santiago.
HIS narrative began with the m
barkation OF h troops at Tampa.
He said the transports were furnished
a. well ~ could be expected. as they
were not troop ships. The medical COM
mIssary supplies were sufficient to pre-
vent absolute discomfort. There was
oomc confusion owing to m%lsunder-
standing Of orders, but the general did
not believe hat any real hardship
had been occasioned thereby. General
Iawton said his division had lost 4lo
men killed and wounded.
Colonel DENLY remarked that a state
ment had been made to the effect that
some OF the wounded soldiers wandered
into the woods n were never seen
again.
~All the wounded were accounted for
and they were all taken to the Held
Aospitais."
There were no ~ambulances. but some
iitters-how many he did not know.
KNOWING there was COINS 10 be a
Vght. how does IL happen that you did
not have enough filters. enough sur.
geons and the proper hospital CORPSE
Colonel DENLY asked.
well. I cannot say there were not
enough.' General Lawton replied.
How DO you account for the fact
chat the medical men did not provide
themselves with everything necessary
cor taking care OF the ~wounded?'
II think they did provide themselves
with everything they thought ncees.
ea-y. considering the material they had
- choose from"
The general said that while IL was
di6icult to get supplies to the men that
lay In the trenches from the End TO the
nth OF July. he thought the quantity
was sufficient. There had been no tents
except the shelter tents. which some
had until just previous to the embark
alton for the United States.
Asked where he fxed the responsible
Icy for not having the tents there, Gen.
eral Lawton replied:
The fact r.. II was impossible 10 un-
load them from the transports for lack
Of time and facilities. II was true. as
reported" he said. that men had to
wear their shirts for possibly 30 days
without a change. but this was be-
cause they had thrown away their ex-
ira clothing"
He held the climate responsible for
h sickness that followed the cam
paign. Replying to a question as to
whether the navy should not nave con-
troll of the transports. he said: mo
indeed"
you think that the army ought to
have control of them7"
Absolutely" was the laconic answer.
while they are acting together"
Colonel DENLY asked. and the reply
was:
They won't act together. That Is
where I make my point: two men can
not command the same affair"
Summing W. General LAWYER said:
Taking into consideration the condi-
fions tina we were Obliged TO face. the
character of the country. Its climate
and other things being considered. l
can say there was no lack Of care on
the part of any OF those In authority
whose duty IL vas 20 look after the
interests OF the camp. We had with
us as fine a stan OF officers as there
are in the world. These men worked
night and day. and no human being
could do no more than they."