Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-19
,,o CROSS DOCTOR SEVERELY CRITICISED
,.s,o,e.f rslIs to Eniish,sn the war
commission Regarding the sub
Iect Of Neglect.

- v,,k Nov. is.-lThe war lnves-
-, commission met here to-day
A. members we're present except
~ ~ psphy and Mai. Miles. Dr. Charles
cr.snleif. chief surgeon OF the
-. said that In some respects Camp
% -. vss A good camp for a small
~ men. but there were many
,..,,eks. The water supply was
- ,pd the country was known to be
s,-,,y maiarlouA Ther was SUI
s-'spey OF privatcs In the hospital
aud OF medical officers and at
-. medical supplies. The best In
-. ~ the sick. Or. Grccnleaf said.
- mo-, seriously imperilled. but the
,ss-,s % the physicians were generally
snbatrassed
a., .grreons s>i medical supplies In
-, dr. Conner asked Dr. Greenlcaf
~ N. medical supplies were delayed
:, s.b,ney. Ur. greeDleaf said he ala
not know
svbo finally unloadcd these sup
pllssf asked Or connor
4 d.d captured six pon,oons and
al ,hs law into my own hands"
~yon unloadod In thlrty-slx hours
suppiles that had been lying In the
t.rb5r two weeks Why dld not Or.
pom chief surgeon ~ Den. Skaters
e,fps land ;hom within those two
~ suppose be- was at the. iron, at
tsollrF 10 the wounded"
aD.i Dr. Pore take charge Of one
4 cinno. say" replied Dr. Green
Nsf u am surc that Dr. Pope did the
N h. could I had full authority
nUm Gen. Miles 10 do what ! thought
hr"
IN rcply 90 a question. DR.. Orecnlearf
nd b. supposed DR.. Pope had authofi-
10 from Gen. Shnfier sufficient to en-
Az him go unload tho supplies at
si1nay as he tGrccnleaD had done.
HThfs De- no doubt" said DR.. Conner.
sihai somebody was drcadfuily at
aalt cannot you help u 90 ma out
shl u was"
nf. Orcnlcaf said he could not. In
fft'y 90 another question DR.. Grocnlcai
ali that g was usual In time u war
70 anticipate the wants OF wounded
nfu and 60 expect that there would b.
sounded. ifo could not Cell N any
,fpptf arrangements had been made
h Cuba hui he know that the stores
"a not been landed. lie declared posi-.
lively that h. found no evidence 81 ans
tsf.eei % incpmpctcncy on she part VI
afy medical officer.
Questioned aH TO the condition of
tsiin On the transports. Dr. Green.
iaf aid he ala not personally inspect
~ ifirsp1rSH az cuba. hut those lony.
ltg Porto Rico under his personal al.
fitiion woru well equipped In all r..
T9tciL
Camp Montauk Dr. Grccnienf con.
,'ifftd on Ideal camp Tor Es purpose.
Lack " train service he considered a
fs,iy discomfort. No complaints of
ani ne small rrumbiinEa he heard H.
ihyuuraisd ana found without justl-
Ration
Qsailonsd as 90 the discomfort. en-.
tlfli By their fufloughed men. who.
80 ana weak. were compelled 60 lnltef
. abiH NJ railway station awaiting
il'tt ~ iufloughs. he said that all
"A ,sii ulshe might have been avoided
y NJ uahllahment of a quartermaH.
"A itfi ofios a., the hospital.
4 Df c'an1f asked why the large force
Il a.lfh nurses who had offered their
lllt we're not accepted. and Dr.
uiW.ff sald there was no way 10
-. sns 10 ihrm N the camp.
HunSoN's CHOICE.
4 ~ Grssulsif silll replying 10 quest
l9ai ga N the method " gantlnr
. Mh.iglr from the hospitals ~ CamI
A'fluk ana N the Influence brought
. bar upon the surgeons To grant
. la'ae ilrnushs, lie said N man "a
II lm lave was granted died az his
me- ih' surgeons were blamed foi
II i,Hhg him leave the hospitals, and
II .a.ir leave vas refused N the mar
II "a hffs his friends declared thai
II me nursing would have cured him
Yen. Beaver asked Dr. Greenieif n
men Wrru mken 20 tlie battle line
aA Uhen the doctor said no. Gen
.lN'f asked why w much stress wal
hi upon the fan that no msdIca
illphea were taken % the front unleu
y vas usual 90 send medicine 10 IN,
ngn una uut men 10 she medicine.
~ Nrrfnltaf said that Huppllel
h0nd have been as the battle line fol
~ men taken sick there.
IN questions from Capt, Howell. eN
Coz. Woodbury. and den. Wilson. Dr
uieftlglf said that he would no, hayl
rfeisl Camp Alger aa a camplnl
lafe for soldiers and thuf in his opln
~ Camp M1ml In Florida, was nltc,
~ for a quarantine hospital an,
,holl ~ have been used ~ a oaml
1000 men awaiting transportation
E1.G1v w1ndhury.-is n proper q
e7il''te The department Tor not havinl