Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-21

rtCKsONVILLE, FLA, october o.
...-el Taylor. of the Fourth Virginia
,..m-at was the first witness before the
V.r Investigating Commission at the
.r.-roon session to-day. He said he had
.. COMPLAINT whatever TO make concern
..- any department OF the government,
r.. that he knew OF no case of wilful
NEGLECT. Ha spoke of some printed cru-
..ms ~ the regiment. made by man
named Nedlinger, as fragrant misrepre-
faadous. saying there was no founda-
+..r for them. and that the author OF the
CHARGES was irresponsible.
Colonel Taylor said that many Of the
newspaper reports Of hardship were due
I'll. tho fact that the men who went home
-..re in search OF sympathy, and this
caused them 20 circulate reports which
wore exaggerated.
Lieutenant Morrow, acting commissary
of the Third Nebraska Colonel Bryan's
-,simeuO. testified to the generally good
diameter of the commissary supplies. lie
-..ptioDed one or two instances when
moor bacon had been received. and said
here were occasional complaints from
The men. though they were not Of serious
character lie thought the troops ought
., have more canned vegetables for warm
climates.
COLONEL BRYAN CALLED.
Colonel W. j. Bryan was next called.
lie asked TO be excused from tostifying'
requesting that his Northumberland De
examined I'm his stead. You will, 1 have
no doubt. understand my reasons for the
rsoue.t." he said. Il think the request
very proper and reasonable responded
Governor Beaver, and as the entire com
mission assented TO this concession Col
arl 8ryan was excused, with the request
that he send up his lieutenont-eolonel
Colonel W. r. Durbin, OF the lolsI III
diana. said there were 1eW coinpidIH'a ID
f,eu, his men. and that they were gene
-.I,- trivial He spoke especially OF the
Grounds OF the Third Division Hospital
saving that they had for a time been very
-...rlv kept. There had, however peen q
,.-f Improvement since Dr ClehueliAi
l.f succeeded DR.. Jesurum, or the housi
Riders. Daily complaint hao boeh Hi"N'
fr him bat it had apparently gone ull
F-l.f colonel Durbin also said there
l..f of his men at this hospital ana ina
.., ,f ttaa, complaints was 10 the cfiec
-rrt mon who had been sent 20 the nos
,.I,.1 .n Tuesday last had had no mellca
attention up % the following day. lie ha'
called attention TO the condition Oh 'tI
f-Ir4 and the surgeon in charse OF IN
,,.r4 bal said that he had visited IN
men. but that the patients pIoDaDly ul
not know he was a physician.
colonel Ictcher Hardin, of the SlAl
Missouri also complained that IN
-r,r-ds of the Third Division Hospl'd
bad NOT been well kept. He said ina
-h,v were bad under Or. vaughn petlo
Dulcr Dr. Jcsurum. and slh much pe''e
uuIer Dr. Clendennin. He thoughI 10
army rauons should contain more Nese
tables and less meat.
RED-CROSS OPERATIONS.
DR.. Alexander Kent. pastor OF the rec
pies Church al Washington anu ~
agent al Jacksonville for the Heu-CIos
eocietv at This point, was Quesuonff cor
c.ruiug the operations of the Red eros
a. this point He said he had been n
ceiyed very cordially by the army SUI
ceous. and had co-OpeTated with theh
lie had noticed the absence Of sheets al
plllow-casos at the Second DIVISION no
rltaI in it's early history. This was
midsummer. and many men lay unco'
cred because it was too hot TO u'
tbsir blankets lie had supplied n
defciencv and the supply had bee
I~orouehlv appreciated by the DO
80 There was also at that tin
81 shortage of hospital tents and
90 e,itabie to typhOid-fever patient
4e mad undertaken TO supply the de
ci.pcv and had distributed two car-loa
tt. necessary delicaCies. 1T seemed
safd "as if the hospital was arrang
,,,.,,, "a smaller scale than was demand'
,d no "a consequence. there was co
~+.rt demand upon the Red Cross TO su
ply the deficiency.
P'i Ee,t said he had heard many co
rraInts concerning misconduct at the h'
pItals. and many OF them were dPPo' 0u
,,eu youched for. but they had not B'
.,u,, proved well-fOunded when inVes
gated. eoid
Replying 10 a question ne sad
t,..,,ebt it had been very difficult 10
medical men Of sufficient adHllhis'r"'
ability TO manage such insutuliohS 40
division hospitals. Before 'hV i0"
rrrees were secured. the nurses. who VI
49,, ~ tbo hosultal CORPS were not cal
bi. They were not intelligent as a cla
rrd u.bile some of them were dogge
f.ithrul. they failed 20 meet the requi
mcnts.
FLIES IN SICK MEMS MOUTHS.
srbe,, did not FOR instance. seem 10
gard IN as Of consequence If files "
crawling in and out Of SICK ma
mouth with impunity, ana ne hau .
o. many as six cases Of this KIND az
time. Since the trained nurses had b'
secured the sick were better cared
thau al home He thought the COVE
ment should send COWS 10 CuDa lh
vance Of the army, I'm order 90 sup
fever patients with milk.
The witness said that the personal T
son FOR the failure OF the surgeons
make requlsitions upon the governm
for supplies was found In thelr Tear
making demands that would not be sa
toned He said the contributions OF
society were generally solicited and
volunteered by him The society had J
for all the milk and all the Ice used
the hospitals up 20 September Isl.
society had also supplied a great mi
rubber sheets thermometers ice-D'
hot-water bags. syringes, etc. since
allowance Of the G0-cents-a-day conn
k.Ttd he