Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-19
GREAT VARIETY OF TESTIMONY
DIR. GREENLEAF CALLS MONTAUk AN
ADMIRABLE CAMP.
A Number of Soldiers Tell Conflicting
Stories Mrs. Manson Declares
Those who Said They Were
Well Treated Lied
About 1t.

Satioh committee met mere to-ud4. Di'
Ihacies Il. EfeeilIeai' ciiei sulseoh ot the
troops III the iieid oii otiieia ai -ii!ea stan
aaiu '1'al III I'm LII ,o,i, 81 ,.a,, ,,,
" eoou ."Ap io' " ,..'t1 ~
,'iei1 were many "a q 80. ,1, e -,
| - 'n,a.to,,
W e. me-, ~. ro.r,.,, ,o,si,o,
oa imp ,,iaaI ,an r,n,, ,or i,s ,,,rnose Iar,,
80 ,.,.;aa ~ ao,,eidorsd n r.++, al
- ,in, 90 49, ,,o,,.,,
| 49,, s,,n,,,i, tod ,c. bir, md ,b. small rru,n
! i,1i,os he hoard bo investigated and found
- i,,.t;Gaa,io,
| a.. r.o,,.,o asI,aI ,,h,. ,ba ,.re,e forca
| of -, ,,,,,sos u,bo had offered rbnir
oi women NURSES WIZ n''' O'I.i '' t'to'
services. were not accepted anu Df' viz
| leaf said there was no way TO care ior
| them at the camp
| m, craa,Ia.f stiu renI,,;ne tn ouestions
~ s'i.eiieai, st,i 20 lHe W t',Ia1't,,'
| from the hospitals at Camp MOntauk and
| uf the Influence brought to bear upon the
| s,,rg.o,s -, ,,r, ,t these furIouphs He said
,S' seono ~ -, .,.,.,. ,-.n,a5 s,aa
II MIN 10 whoiii ieaNe "as b "'.e,t ,,, 0.eu ss-
| letting him leave the hospitals, and where
leave was refused If the man died there
he t.;a,d, doo,arod tho, bo,ne nursino a.
MS lriehos ueciareu 'ha' h''iie ii'i 'tiis
would nave cured MN.
Ex-Governor Woodbury-'Is it proper to
criticise the department for not having en-
it u Il
pioseu lei'iaie h.'' a.1 Soui'1i 'idii ~ u'u
Dr. 6reenleat-l think not. General
sternberg-and 1 agree with him-did not
e.. - ~, 49,, I,,;,aIs 49,, -,
ior "oii'd'. III 'iie hospi'ais' 'he women
nurses rendered excellent service. but at
| the front there was no place for them"
| General Dodge asked of condition of the
| .,l.,,,r,. -, -, g.. C,,,,o 49,, ~
Grean,oaf sad ,hsY aa ar lpr .unn an"
| crowded. He could not say that the over
| crowding was not n military necessity hut
| -, ,,.a. :: 80 - az - ~
i'e ""' 'et ta''i IL was "tohS iioHi d sdhi-
iarS STANDPOINT
David j. Goss, private in the Sew
enty-first regiment VINO was cook for his
| company at Camp Black. told of the sun.
plies, issued TO the TROOPS. He SAID they
| were good and ample He went to Siboney
| from Tampa on the Vipilsncia fransnort
| No 23 and fonrd the cnnditions ah6arS
| pleasant. The shin was very comfortable
| he said but the Ventilation might have
| been better
! In reply to questions by General Beaver,
| Gcss told of rhe disembarkation at ST.
| honey. and the march to camp He said
| some of the marching men threw away
| their haversacks with their ratiors and
| then shared other mems supplies until 1he
| next day's' rations were issued. Co.'s
! could not tell of the exnerience of the
| regiment at the front. because he mad been
! iefi in the rear 70 hein care for some sicI
| men. He had a Slight attack Of Yellow
| fever in Santiago. and later ON the 81
| Iouis returning 10 the United states was
| taken sick again He smoke hiehiv of the
| attention paid to him by the Surgeons at
Camp Montauk hospital. The nurse Miss
| Graves. told him his trouble was starva-
| ticn Int there was nIentv of food on The
ST. Louis for well men. '''0
As general summing up of his most nm
nieasan, exncrience C;oss said. "'
III was ali uretty rough. Nothing went
right II was some ones IncomnstencH
b,1t dor-t know whose When NC I.f,
~ ]Dit GTii PII hnio" ,nIai w ii.m we ieI
moving about nothing and then forced do 10
snerd ali night in the car sheds ar LONG
Island CITY. Because some one had blunder,
ed and 81 !, went op all tba Tine
He did nor rrumble at the San JIan hill
;,i s ;i ny bas',sn :, nc ranessar. ~ ~ u
ofher disconforts he said We're NOT ~
Henrv Hamck an assistant foreman in
the denartment who served throughout the
ir, in @ n nr;,,a, ~ i, Camnan ~ th
SaHa,ltirst rapimap, waa tba naxt ~ wit eii
| ncss iIe aid that there was never a LACY
Of good food until the regiment reached
Cut ard tbon The fa,,,t US Jue 70 ~
- of &C nnotina fac;,it;es and The naceSs;ty.
| Tor ea.b nan 1o cook his own rations
An army cookbook was issued to the
lions were given to the men. During the
mgrob rIo'rS ,n Ssn Jnan tho men lost Their ra
Hons and there was some scarcity for three
! daWs iTbe officers t0id the men 10 leave
their bayersacks with their rations by the
roadside and left a man to guard them,
but the man was shot and the rations were
nioinr AZ ali n make Of the treatment he
recnived while in the service.
William Hamilton Henry whose son serv-
Cd as a nrivate in Comnany r Of the Sev-
eu no P' o1in,nn. ar ;s ~ namns;cr
wns the frst Witness at tho affernonp ses,
;" ''!s Nv m i.mrt I'D - a ,is, 10 1,amn
WI, t;ie NJ ~ S t'id Vi d niSit ISL ~ III
~ .NSir td III 5i I; oa ms So'' no ] M
re iouiiu iiil aslns on tie pare EIoull III
ZEN. ne Eiiicels f aelitS WSle az moOi eu
ieh ro'h Vi oricuits III G nv. u
, iuIiousn ior ms son ana now ne itIialIS
ubegu.u WbaaIor ps personal appear 10 "eiiei ai
VI. VI
Richard " Henry. the son. was called
lie was taken sick after the surrender of
received from the army surgeons IN Cuba
Henry said that they did The best that
they could. and treated everyone alike
In fact. he said they made no distinc-
ton IN manner of treatment or in medi-
| cine. 1t was two pills for a fever and three
pilis Tor broken arm.
Henry returned from Cuba IN the trans
port Grand Duchess. Immediately on land
went TO the detention hospital. With some
OF MS comradeS he was assigned TO some
new tents in the hospital. When asked
what he received to eat. he answered: Il
anything until the next day. when an or
tied US ut noon. lie made cursory ex-
us medicine Immediately. The medicine did
not reach US until late that night
Henry was able to eat the provisions
served on the Grand Duchess. but he could
not drink the coffee. His meSsmates bought
canned peaches and other fruit from the
crew. After four days in the detention hos
pital he returned TO camp to get his fur
Tough. He WIS unable to get Il furloush
that day and went to his company's tent
for the night. 1t was the following day
when his father found him.
In response to a question from DIR. Con-
ner. Henry said he could not tell If the
regimcntai surgeon knew he was sick in
quarters It was the first Sergeants duty