The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-22

NE" YORK, Aug. H.-Hon- Chauncey
M. Depew has received a letter from the
secretary OF war and has consented TO It's
publication. The letter, which was writ
ten in reply TO a request for information
en- the subject referred 70. is as follows:
Ny Dear Mr. Depew: The great press
u!e or business has prevented ms from
sending you the Statement, YOU were kind
enough TO ask as 10 what has been accom-
piishei in the way Of outftting the army
1or the field, conduct of the campaign, etc.
All the chiefs of divisions have been too
much driven with work to compile the
data required. One not in the nias, OF the
work can hardly realize what an under
takirsg il Is to call IL 90 men into the fed
at one time. coming from all the states,
ana 10 have them mustered and gathered
in camps on so short notice, and this. too.
when We had scarcely any camp outfit for
their accommodation. all having 10 be pro-
sided Tor by the war department AS you
Know, when war was declared. there was
no equipment whatever for the volunteers
In store That this was successfully ac-
coinp.ishsd with very few accidents is q
matter Of record. Subsequent calls. In
c.udsrg the regular army (which num-
6ered about 2s.eoe men when ths war was
declared made d total OF 2s. $50 men. To
accomplish so much In so shor, tine has
been great work. Or course. gathering
this vast number OF men together. In a
large measure under unframed regmen;al
and company comma nders-I mean Ii ac-
tuai field duty-the lack Of knowledge as
to the sanitary conditions 10 bs, observed
the careiessness IN not observing inssruc-
tons which were furnished. added greatly
10 The work or the medical department.
Thus IN the homes OF 2!sooo volunteers has
constant great anxiety been felt as 10
what might happen 20 their soldiers. ara
hundreds Of Inquiries made by letters and
usgrams have heen received every day
concerning individual soldiers The feel
ing upon the part Of these people that the
war department .s responsible for TIE care
CT .hen individually has naturally aroused
sympathy in case OF sickness and death
and created much scfrow
There is nothing young men ia robust
health are SO prodigal CT as their health,
until IL Is gone. Men so into cfmp feeling
that they can ssar3 anything and every
thing. ard cannot be made TO believe 20
the contrary uatf stricken with disease.
Every effort has been made from The be-
ginning 20 furnish every camp with all ap-
planes asked FOR. but ot course the com
n.aading officers in the feld are the ores
who have direct charge Of these men. For
instance. one army corps comruan nder has
division orders aa3 e2forc<s them, respect
=
a fractt22 over ? per cent. Oh the sick
list. Others have ret been successful, ana
the consequence i tina. typhoid and other
feyeEs have bred ard spread 10 a consA-
oTahle extent Ore regiment in the Chick
aEsauea camp has A coi0nei wro enforces
sanitary rules in his regiment. requiring
all the men % boil all the water they
drink and keeping the camp c,eauIy. sad
the resul. .s that there are less than
49, M s.~ !s II
a. unsavorasle a location as any Others.
more faT9tabjy situated have {en times
that number on the sick list. one os the
regiments on The call not yet removed from
It's state Sends batter complaints OF typhoid
fever.
''corsiier.nx ,he Santiago campaign.
when the ships ief. Tampa ;Aey had en-
hoard only three months' provisions. and
an abundance II hospital supplies They
tai 20 urlsG, lighters a. a point ot 6eaar-
fst.1r These lighters were lost in severe
storms on the way. As soon were
notified ~ .he fact twc tows az lighters
were sea; from Mobile and New D-ieeana
wkseh ware also cvertaken ard lost rs
storms TIE aavy supplied IA WIKI l!g,5ieys
ard cne II .Aese aaS wrecked TIE army
dise0haTkoa getting or a portion OF lss
Supplies ansi medical storeS ana sn,>e5la,e~
Is marched ~ The f-on. 20 fight the span
isris, TIE greas difficulty Of landing sup
plies subsequently MS faat tie w.nd
sprung s1Ts every morning az - clock ard
made higA s5.~ rendering simest irupCss-
ssb3e tae - of svTst.l boats Ore lighter
was al the~ had eft for the purpose. of
t3e packers MO were employ ed sixty o-
more fell gt~k. ara heavy ralns falling ev-
evv aay tAe ra&I% 80 ,HeT could ~ called
s2ctt AecAr9s irr ss&ssa 1sle fer veAic'ss
Pack am!usa.s haa 20 - eg.ptoYsd ~ caYYy
feed - ~ army wNieh beng extended
- The rixist arosErd Santiago. :ncreased tna
Gs@TREro f~1~ tte c>a*s every 3ay, and
srsaas tss taxk more cilgtcG3s.
'fie v-eye-. she s0sgls Saa sae eaase9Ge.i.
= knsss tEaf ess erake o'z1 ~ th@ Asyuy
~ moving ferNar.7 - make AT sft&~E xn.ss
= "a iG~n wers ~ YgEo.- Il vas Il ruovs-
sTssus o0r}~r3re ru &l+scsty. asst .f rss--
ceSz&e8 ara ire persistence - tal1 attack
have 10 dseo;. x-~asly &ssheartszsss the
SraGfsTaS TA@ rs<sst sas ore of ss1~
sreatss victories EQv 49, rue~ Trgsxv5 ek
n. o3eFa @arfare. T-Ae agsp - aF ara5sgers
takca exce* te1 ;hv q. ,acEnx ;esce -
ne&F3v two - e.e.
Nh<s. ye1sew fsesr ArekA o. All the
fever iiss Increases istc fhe taoasanzs fs
was sar q t--ss sgpl-ossss ths; il xss rgsu-
espa j. Jel3Sx fever TsA bringing - TIE
t~eSas Isr1 AZ ance att~- re sUyren zs-,
anac~ ss3ca eew wt5tsDns wasst4 hare heer
e~-tzlsz 5tafh - 8 vas; astTaner, hst aEssn
.ssseswS 4. gas assseTtaissz sfas = &ery
Eew ~ tAesE cssss. eSs1 1rs~a-iv-sY. were
yaAsw Tsrs<. wien l. WAS At 1zce se-tsssd