The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-15

1.-THE Second and Third Division hospi-
tails were" ne said. I'm reply 10 question:
always clean and well ordered" Both
institutions were well built. but they had
suffered throughout for proper attend
ants.
PLENTY OF TENTS.
Reverting TO the question of tentage,
DR.. Huidekoper said he knew Of his own
knowledge that the tents OF the hospital
were turned owed TO the Division Hospital
and tents had not been held there to the
deteriment of other hospitals. However,
he stated, there we're always unOccupled
tents at the reserve hospiau.
Speaking OF the condition Of the camp.
in general. he said that some the sinks
were excessively filthy. lie said tire Off
GERS OF the regiment were responsible for
their condition.
did not the commanding general have
q duty to perform in this connection
the questiOner continued
The reply TO this question was not sat
isfactory and DR.. Conner insisted upon
knowing whether anything had ever been
done By the commanding general to Sc
cure the punishment Of regimental Off
GERS who had refused 10 obey orders for
the proper policing Of the camps. but DIR.
Huidekoper declared that knew no in
stance Of prosecution for any offense of
this kind.
WERE STINGY.
Colonel Huidekoper said he had succeed
ed in getting supplies only by being the
first on hand. as the medical depot was
run In a very parsimoni0us manner.
Responding 20 a question from eX-tiov-
ernor Beaver. DIT Huidekoper detailed
the particulars Of his education as a ply
stefan giving also his experience In sani-
tary service. lie said he had grad
uated as a physician from The University
~ Pennsylvania I'm 1880 and afterward
had studied medicine I'm Paris. Berlin and
other European capitals and had had
considerable experience I'm hospitals and
N general practice.
Replying TO another question from Cor.
Beaver. the witness said that Deputy
Surgeon General Ilarstuff he'd refused 20
supply disinfection for the camp n
Chickamauga. saying that 10 do so was
contrary to army regulations.
INCAPABLE NURSES.
Colonel HuidckoDer returned frequent
" i'm his testimony 10 his difficulty I'm So
curing nurses lie said he had once
secured an approach 10 the necessary
number through an arbitrary order t-orl
General Brooke and when this order was
issued the colonels had insisted on sup
plying the worst men they had I'm their
regiments for members OF the hospital
corps
The witness asserted that the sick in
Porto Rico had had good attention con-
tradicting the assertion Of Colonel iIaT-
stuff that there had been negligence. II
said Sc was not true that Or. Harstuff
had taken charge Of a hospital as the
latter had stated because Of lis manage
ment.
Major Thomas Knox. Inspector Gene
raj. who participated in the carly rart
of the Santiago campaign and VINO was
badly wounded at the battle Of Ia Qua
sima. was the next witness but his .csti-
monv developed nothing new.
GEN. BRECKENRIDGE TESTIFIES.
He was followed by General j. G.
Breckenridge. His testimony dealt with
conditions at Camp Thomas OF which h
was for a time I'm command. and he took
occasion to say that but for the change
that was MADE previous 10 the war re-
curing inspector generals in the field &c
report to the adjutant general Instead OF
the inspector general. the condition OF
the camps now being developed by the
commission would have been deF@OpeO
three months ago.
General breckenridge was under th'
impression that all ordinary efforts haC
been made by officers in command a
camps TO instruct regimental officers II
sanitation and he thought this instruc
ton had borne fruit.
The witness EXPRESSED the opinion tina
Chickamauga Park was suitable as Z
camp site. but the want Of potable wate
was a defect.
General Breckenridge said that the con
dition Of all the hospitals at CAM
Thomas except Sternberg' was bad.