Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-01
DIX. CONN SCHARGE.
Plain Talk by War Investi-
gator.
ONE CAUSE OF MUCH SCANDAL.
He Said It Was a Failure to Pay Atten-
ton to Complaints Made by People
Connected with the Third Corps at the
Chickamauga Camp.

CAMP POLAND, KNOXVILLE, Nov. L.
The war investigating commission con-
cluded the work of its southern tour
here and left for Washington They
found division of troops here under
the command of Colon el kurtz of the
Second Ohio, and while they had no
personal criticism to express against
him, some of the commissioners ex-
pressed the opinion that the command
was too large to be entrusted to an off
Ger below the rank of brigadier. The
transfer of Colonel kurtz left the bri.
Rade of which his regiment is part III
command OF Colonel 1oung. the col
ored colonel of the Third North Caro-
lima.
DR.. John g. +. Martin, a contract sur
geon from Ohio. repeated his expression
of opinion char the water in the pipe
line system at Chickamauga was con-
taminated by the water from Cave
Spring creek He said that after he
had first expressed this opinion saying
at the same time that the facts in re-
gard to the existence of typhoid was
being suppressed, he had been sum-
moned by General Sheridan and told
that he must retract Immediately or
submit TO a courtmartial. He had then
written a letter of retraction, but he
declared that he had done this to pro-
mote discipline and not because he had
changed his opinion.
DR.. Park l.. Myers, contract sur
geon from Ohio, differed from most Of
the physicians i'll his estimate of ty-
phoia. He said that while many be-
heved 50 per cent of the sickness at
fihInlra n ro 70, ma fx1ahni1 ho 1il
believe it to exceed 90 per cent was of
that character. He attributed the ty-
phoid to the water. He thought most
of the diseases at Chickamauga park
were miasmatic.
He said that it was true that on some
occasions it had been necessary to have
patients at this hospital lie on the
ground for as much as ten hours at a
time until provision could be made for
them.
Major General Wilson said he had
found the government rations good and
sufficient. The most of the sickness
among the troops was caused by the
men eating fruit and trash. 1t took Ii
days to land in Porto Rico, when it
should have been accomplished in two.
This was due to the government failing
to furnish steam launches.
Lieutenant Colonel Frank .. Bald
win, inspector general on General Viii.
sons staff, and who was on General
Wades staff at Chickamauga, said:
''When the camp was first established
there / did not inspect single hospital
but what l found it in a filthy condi-
ton. Reports were made OF this to the
commanding general and improvement
could be observed for few days. But
in short time matters would get as
bad as ever. About the time the camp
was broken up this had been corrected
to large extent"
Colonel Baldwin further said that he
had known acquisitions to be made fire.
quently and not to be honored. This
was especially true i'll regard TO the
Second division, Third corps.
DR.. Common of the commission said:
"There has been more disgrace
brought upon the United States hospi-
tai system by the condition of the Third
corps than any other in the service.
can readily zee how this was, since no
sort of attention was paid to the COM
plants made"
Colonel Baldwin said that he did not
know of either General Compton or
General Wade, the corps commander,
having inspected the Second division
hospital.