The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-28
MEDICAL INQUIRY.
The II questions addressed to the
medical department are:

The II questions addressed to tn
medical department are:
First-What was the organization of tn
medical department on April l. 1898? Hoy
many officers, with their rank, how man,
! hospital stewards and what was the siz
| of hospital corps?
Second-How many ambulances and lit
ters were available?
Third-An army of what size was thi
| department able TO completely fit out witt
medical officers, stewards and hospita
corps and necessary surgical instrument:
and supplies Of every character?
Fourth-BetWeen April l and Aug. 81
! 1885, what steps were taken for fully sup
| plying an army of 100000 men with al
| necessary surgeons, stewards, hospital
| corps ambulances, litters, surgical instru-
ments and medical supplies Of all and
| every character?
Fifth-How many general hospitals were
| organized, where located how equipped
and managed number Of patients and
number of deaths in each case between
April and Aug. 81, 1898?
SlXtn-HoW many hospitals were eS-
! tablished at various camps; what were
/ the arrangements for the care and com
/ fort OF the sick and wounded; how many
/ hospital, and how many deaths occurred
! Seventh-What, il any, railroad am
bulance trains were established, where
We're they located and used?
Eighth-How many hospital ships were
obtained; how were they equipped; how
managed and what work did they per-
and how were the armies operating in
! Cuba. Puerto Rico, the Philippines, sup
piled with medical officers, medical sup
plies and food for the, sick and wounded?
! Ninth-What number of surgeons of
volunteers, hospital stewards. nurses, at
| tendants. etc, were employed between
April l and Aug. 81, in addition to those
in the service of the United States on
April ], 1898?
Tenth-Iere all vessels used in trans
porting sick and wounded thoroughly in
were permitted TO embark and were they
I fully supplied with surgeons surgical in
struments, medical supplies of every
character, palatable water and proper
food for sick and cOnvalescents?
Eleventh-Were the armies operating in
I Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines
fully supplied with efficient surgeons,
stewards and with ambulances litters.
surgical instruments, medical supplies of
all kinds and proper food for the sick
and wounded?
Tweifth-Were the chief surgeons in the
various camps instructed TO carefully
watch their sanitary condition, to look
after their cleanliness, to demand the
proper supply of water to test the water
as to its character, to look into the cook
ing arrangements, to locate the sinks and
TO see to their proper care?
Thirteenth-Why were regimental hos
pitalS in camps abolished and division
hospitals substituted? Were the results
satisfactory?
Fourteenth-How were the surgeons en-
ployed in the field. in camps and in gen.
eral hospitals selected? Was there any
regular examination required and, as a
rule, have they proved efficient and faith
ful?
Fifteenth-How were the hospital
stewards, the nurses and attendants Sc
lected?
SiXteenth-What, if any, complaints in
writing have been received by the surgeon
general in reference TO the prompt COM
Uliance with reqpisitions, the lack of
proper medical attendance the lack of
care, food and water for the sick and
wounded, with armies in the field, or with
pitals and field hospitals, or on railroad
trains or transports at sea; in fact, what
If any, complaints have been made in
writing in reference to the issuing Of
proper supplies or the performance of
any duty appertaining to the medical de-
partInent of the army?
Seventeenth-What funds were at the
command of the department on April l,
and what additional funds were avail
able by Aug. 81, under general or special
legislation?
SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT.
The information required of the sub
sistence department is outlined as fol-
lows:
First-What was the organization of
the subsistence department April !, 1898,
the number and rank of officers and num-
Der of commissary sergeants?
Second-What addition in number and
rank of regular officers. and what num-
Der of volunteer officers were appointed
in the subsistence department between
April l and Aug. 81?
Third-For an army of what size was
the army prepared to fully supply all
necessary clothing. camp and garrison
equipage on April l, 1898?
Fourth-Was the clothing on hand and
ready for issue to troops, and that pre-
Viously issued OF a character suitable for
use in a tropical climate?
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available and were the troops sent from
garrison life to the field at once furnished
with necessary tentage and other
quartermaster supplies necessary for
use in camp life?
SiXth-What steps were taken for fully
supplying an army of $4,000 men with
suitable clothing, camp, garrison 1Iui
page and what amount of material of
amount issued Up to Aug. 81, 1898?
Seventh-How many public animals, and
how many wagons with harness were
available April l, 1898?
Eighth-What steps were taken for OBJ
tanning additional animals. wagons and
harness; how We're they obtained and
what number had been purchased and
issued by Aug. 81, 1898?
Ninth-What arrangements had been
made previous to April l. 1883, for the
rapid movement of troops by land and by
water?
Tehth-What arrangements were made.
and how many troops were actually
moved by railroad and by vessel between
April l and Aug. 81, 1898?
Eleventh-Were full and complete ar
rangements made for supplying the
troops operating in Cuba, Puerto Rico
and the Philippines with suitable cloth
ing and with camp and garrison equi-
page and quartermasters stores for
armies operating in the field?
Twelfth-How many and what vessels
We're purchased and chartered for trans
portation of troops? What was the
capacity of each vessel. Was it properly
arranged for the comfort of the troops;
so far as was possible? Was there a
full supply of water for use of troops
arranged in every case and was each and
every vessel carefully inspected by an
officer or a general of the department
and pronounced satisfactory before troops
were permitted to embark?
Thirteenth-What arrangements were
made for the decentralization of troops,
when there was a possibility Of it being
done outside of a harbor2
Fourteenth-When so-called permanent
camps were located, what arrange
ments were made for a full and com
Dlete supply of water for use of troops?
Were tent floors furnished in any cases
other than for hospitals, if so, where and
to whom?
Fifteenth-Whent troops were moved by
rail for long distances were there any
arrangements made for supply II water?
Were there any unnecessary delays in
the movements of troops from the camps
established on the return of the army
from Cuba?
Sixteenth-What if any, complaints in
writing have been received by the
quartermaster general in reference to
the prompt compliance with proper
acquisitions or complaints of any char
acter in reference to the operations of
the department III connection with the
movement of troops the issuing of proper
and necessary supplies or the perform