The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-11


s. volunteer cavalry (Grgsby's Rough
Rlders) was before the war Inyestlga-
ting commission to-day. He had been
stationed at Camp Thomas. chlckamau.
ga from May until he was mustered out
on tho 1Ith of September His company
had been located in the woods, but while
the soil was dry ne thought they would
bav. been better on in the open. The
aDd generally was abundant and good.
At first they only received fresh meat
,WO or three times week and for a
week the bread was hard, but this was
econ recuaed. on one occasion the
nea. was tainted, but it was condemned
and exchanged. He stated, however.
that the tainted meat was not badly
spoiled and that he would have been
clad enough to have had the use uf It In
The civil war. Captain Culver mention
ed an instance wDt the bacon received
was wOrmy. an when the commands
arrived there was a shortage OF tentage
but these defects had oeen speedily
Temedled.
Captain Howell interrupted the pro-
ceedings to inquire ths object OF the ex-
animation of the witness, to which ex-
Governor Beaver VINO was conducting
the examination, replied that it was to
show what the diner snt bureaus of the
war department had done and how they
did 1t, and he thought the inquiry very
pertinent.
To this Mr.. Howell responded: "The
proper men from whom to secure this
information are the officers VINO sup
piled the equipment"
General Dodge stated that there had
been some complaints as to delay in
supplying the regiment with its equip
ments. This explanation satisfied Cap
tain Howell and the Investigation pro-
ceeded.
Captain Culver stated that at one time
twenty-five of his men were sick. He
thought the proportion not excessive
no greater than during the first days of
the civil war, and until the men learned
to depend upon the army ration and not
to 50 outside for food. He thought the
piles sod to the men were unwholesome
and also said that much stale fried
chicken was sold to them.
In conclusion Captain Culver said ne
had had no complaint to make Of treat
ment except in the location of his troops
in the woods. He had protested against
tbIS location.
Dr. Hyselps TsGtimony.
Captain Culver was followed by DR..
James H. Hysell, who was chief surgeon
Of the Third division of the first army
corps and who was located at Camp
Thomas, chickamauga from the 7th Of
June to the 2lst OF August He had
been a surgeon In the civil war, and
since then said he had been in general
practice. All the early cases of typhoid
were treated in the regimental hospitals
and the patients were not isolated.
Until after the construction Of the d.
vision hospital when typhoid was sus-
pIcluus the cases were isolated and the
men were attended by physicians and
nurses though at times one nurse would
have charge of thirty men. The sinks
were kept covered with earth but DR..
Hyaell said that no special precautlon
was taken to dlsInfect vessels going to
and from the sinks. There had been
l,l0O cases Of all kinds Of disease treated
In the hospital and fifteen deaths.
DR.. Hysell thought typhoid fever had
been imported into the camp from the
outside and that the increase has been
due TO the failure to properly cover the
sinks and to the prevalence OF flies. He
did not think It possible to efrectually
Isolate typhoid fever cases, as typhoid
was 50 difficult to detect in It's early
stages. All reasonable precautions had
been taken in locating the camp to pre-
vent the development OF disease. He
admitted that in case OF another war by
the experience of the past more effective
means could be provided.
The examination Of DR.. Hyseli was
conducted by DR.. Conner, Of the commits
SION, and was very searching frm q
medical standpoint.
Commentaries At Santiago.
AT the afternoon session the commits
Sion examined Major Hugh ]. Gala
CHER He had served ns depot commls-
Sary at siboney. San Juan and Santiago
and recently occupied this position at
Aontauk Point. At slboney the raHons,
he said were forwarded almost as rapid
" as landed. Only very small quantl-
ues could be accumulated, yet the COM
.'''seaty curing the stay at Slboney had
"een able TO meet all requlsltlons made
o' rations by the troops and no one was
ever refused. He heard no complaint of
INak Of ratlons at the front, AT FIRST
'ney were able to forward about 3O,O 900
'a'lons per day. From sIboney the de-
poi was moved to III Poso, seven milcs
inland AZ this point there never were
enough railons on hand Tor even a day
'ne'a and It was impossible to fll all the
''qu'siiloaS. There was q shortage In