The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-01

mas StRf u 4 FILTHY CONDITION
- Conner sny~ second Division al
tke Thfrsl Corps Was a DIS
nrr &c TO the scrsscc.

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xexipeton. X octobe. si.--Generai Dodge.
3 coaonel Sexton and DIR. Counor, of the war
snvcssikatine commission. arrived hero from
chattanucga at ) O'Clock. After breakfast on |
tic car the members of the committee called /
iron Major General Wilson Mt corps head
Quarters down towr where at 10 o'clock q |
8 conference was heid to man out the work In
4 Lexington. Arhnlances were summoned from I
csrnp Hamilton and the commission started |
for the camp at II O'clock.
RcsuI1iing to town about o'clock the COM
mission went into session at their rooms at
TIE PHOENIX hotel and began the heariug OF
testimony.
Mater General James II. Wilson, now COM
maudirE the First army corps. was the first
witness The general said be was in charge
81 the Ffrxt division. First corps. al Chicka,,
u,auga Park He left here with his COMMAND
Rhcnx July ]. bound for Porto RICO. AZ
Tsharieston he was kept some two weeks or
sore He did not know whether il was on
sss, q , iass S 81 nnsos sn " When, he
did get off. he HAD TO leave seventy cases OF
ii behind. The Decentralization at Portn EiNo. .
he said, TOOK eleven days, Then u should nave
4 hsef, ascofnplished in two. This. he claimed.
Il was on account OF not having steam launch cf'
fo, watch he had asked tn q ~, aep rnnns re
IA a ssandstiA sickness hfoh- out
General Wsison said he had found the gov
ernmeat rniions good aud sufficient. the
most OF the sickness among the tronps was
raused by the men eating fruit and trash.,
encst calI,gs Iii the world ',5saia General Will
son ''1 never saw Its superior Unless II Is
Camp Hamilton here at Lexington.
Asked II he could make any suggestions,
tho general said he was In favor pi reeiinentai
nsss's Nhs sas nssS Fea !" h ose ptaepa
causes Of sickness among the volunteers was
taat thss were unused TO camp life and to
i,.enssrsnt coicnel Frank Baldwin. ingpcc-
tor general on General Wilson'S staff, and
who was ON General wadcs staff at Chicka-
manga, gave some transitional testimony con.
corning the conditions there.
When the camp was iitst ssta a ~, :,
hospital but what ] found II IN a filthy coudi-
ton. Reports we're made OF this 70 the cont
msndinE general and improvements could b.
observed for a few days. But IN a short I'm.
matters would get as bad as ever. ABOUT tat
time the camp was broken, ap TINS mad beer
Colonel Baldwin further said thnt he hat
known reduistions 10 be made frequently ant
gard to the Second division. Third CORPS.
Dir. Connor OF tho commission said: "rher'
hs n,s beg aas ors hospa SYSTEM ~ the
division. Third corps, than by any other II
the service. ! can hardly see nov this WAS
since no sort OF attention was paid to TN
complaints made"
Colonel Baldwin said that 50 far rs he kneY
vision. only Inspected HIS command on sun
day morning aud that he did not know ethc
General Compton or General Wade tfs corp
commander having inspected the Second di
vision hospital
Colonel Baldwin said that he knew Of on
Mississippi regiment which did not get Y
clothing whom 1t should and suffered greatl
in consequence as the weather was wet an
nasty.
suitable place for a large number of troops 70
many reasons. My Observation wars that sink
ing rock. The only water supply was Chiska
manga creek. On two occasions observe
INDY ns bad coadition. on account Of the iii
and refuse Il was explained TIA. the ne. bresi
Ing Ct s 1 tflS never SAW sw t hs w ss
IN such condition that should have like
Moreover, the park has entirely too niue
timber land to make a .gpcd camp:
General Sanger's division had to ser
three Or four miles for water, KNOW ,ss P Sa,
aud half without striking their tents az
raising the, floors or else changing Its OF
Asked II the men were allowed to drir
water from u certain spring, Colonel Baldw
ut is true that they we're not, but rs I
officer humorously remarked. to keep the
from drinking water t,oin any POOL Is = W "
then put another sentinel over him to Ike
him from drinking
Colonel Baldwin stated that no such q
rangements we.e made to take care Of L
sinks as have been made here at Camp Han
20 saturated With sinks that L was rcaiy
safe to ride through It. That his horte h
gone into them up to his belly.
Colonel BALDWIN said that It was comm
Complaint that frequently reglmsnts dnmp
Mississippi was one a the worst he had ey
s nee orssiy q , account Of the gniensy
that there was great difficulty In getting lin
due TO the inefflciency OF the quarterinas
department, On one occasion he wns notin
no IN turn notified several regimental co
manders. They made acquisitions and W
that Sas w ss1rs e s sai Il saS a'
The next witness was Captain Ben lol
s ,, now depot gnartsrnas.sr a Camp Ma
5ss 70 the chief quartermaster Of the Fifth &C
a Santiago from July n 70 August y.
st Montauk Foint until that camp was ab
doned. when lie came TO Lexington.
.from the tine landed and ans s SaD &
wal an abundance OF clothing. Many OF
Eccpr had only dog tents; but IN my opln9
could be found with the transport ii. WI
ssS won't 70 Cuba or thai In which l returned
ton and division hospital and though 10
competent Judge IN such matters. cvnsids
The commission adjourned at $40 for
Colonel q. A. Pew oi me Eighth Massae
- made we're q the difficulty his s resim
sxperisnced IN securing medical supplies
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,Ysliss, A. q W q 10 uss % make Il
~ 's 81 ala IL Il o. xssS az
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