The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-19

ernor came. That was one good thing his
visit brought about. When the governor was
shown the new tents some of the men said:
Don't let them fool you, governor Those
tents have only been up two days When
Health Officer Doty pointed out big piece
OF beef to the governor one of our men sung
out: Taste 1t, governor. It's horse meat
The colonel looked about, but he couldn't
pick out the man who spoke. If he had some
one would have been soaked with heavy
fine and ten days in the guard house. I've
seen sick men lying in their tents almost
crazy for drink of water. They would
rather be in the tents than in the hospitals,
for they look on the hospitals as sure DEATH"
In Chattanooga I met Prof. Charles T.
Alexander, we'll known in the educational cir
ces of the South, Southwest and West. He
Is the superintendent Of public schools at
Waco. The professor had made an extended
visit to the camp at Chckamauga and wit
messed many scenes which aroused his in
dignation. In the course of our conversa-
tion he said:
II have long been averse to anything sa-
voring Of notoriety, and have no fondness
for getting into print. But it seems to me
that at this time when one has seen the
pathetic sufferings Of our sick soldiers in
camp has seen evidences of official in
competency and neglect which are shocking
beyond measure, it is an occasion when duty
demands that man who has knowledge of
these things should speak publicly in pro-
test and condemnation of outrages which de-
mand swift and severe punishment. 1 am per-
sonally acquainted with many officers and
men in camp. They have told me stories of
unnecessary suffering, Of deathbed agonies
of neglect, incompetency and inhumanties
tho in
veins and brought the tears to my eyes.
do not care to repeat these stories or de-
scribe in detail what I myself have seen.
l have supped on horrors, and am at a loss
to find words in which to fifty characterize
the atrocities of this camp. The American
people entitled to a searching and COM
prehensive investigation of the evils of this
camp-an honest investigation of awful con-
ditions which even when family described
seem incredible in this country. Congress
must take up this matter and there must be
no whitewashing for there are enough liv-
ing victims of this camp to tell their pitia~
BILE stories to the people of this country If
whitewashng is attempted Every patriot
in this broad land. every friend of humanity,
should unite in demand for investiga-
tion inexorable in its search for all the
black and damnable Iacts connected with the
history Of Camp Thomas"
DR.. Nicholas Sem, assistant surgeon gen.
eral of the United States army, in a recent
article printed over his signature, made some
comment on the unhealthfulness of Chcka-
mauga camp When questioned later con-
cerning this camp, he said
I'm regard to that camp 1 want to say
warned the Washington authorities before the
soldiers were sent there Of the danger which
would result from massing a large body of
men at that point 1 told them that the wa
ter supply was insufficient. There were not
enough springs and the use of river water
would result in typhoid fever. My protest
went unheeded.''
This declaration is in harmony with views
expressed to me by DR.. George A. Baxter
and other members of the medical fraternity
of Chattanooga who have visited Camp
Thomas and became acquainted with the out
rageous conditions which have prevailed
there. Despite all the warning, the authori-
ties at Washington located the camp and