The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-21

vance of the army in order to supply
fever patients with milk.
The witness said that the principal rea-
son for the failure of the surgeons to
make requisition upon the Government
for supplies was found in their fear of
making demands that would not be sane
toned He said the contributions of his
society were generally solicited and not
volunteered by him. The society had
paid for all the milk and all the ice
used ut tho hospitals up to September lst.
The society had also supplied a great
many rubber sheets, thermometers, ice
hags, hot water bags, syringes etc.
Since the allowance of the sixty cents
| day communication, however, there had
been great improvement, and he
thought the hospitals were now in the
way to be better cared for.
w. w. Kirksey, Of Texas, hospital
steward was questioned concerning the
management of the case of Charles
8eraud. Jr., of the Louisiana troops. for
which the hospital management has been
severely criticised He said he had the
are of this case, that everything possi-
be had been done for the man. and that
he father of the man had thanked him
For his care of his son.
BETTER RATIONS IN CIVIL WAR.
Lieutenant Colonel Vifquain, a veteran
1f the Civil War, and graduate of the
military school of Brussels, of the Third
Nebraska. regiment, said the regiment
vas excellently equipped, except that the
fentage was poor. He also said the quail
" of the clothing was bad. The pork
had also been wormy at times, and the
beef tainted but these had been eX-
hanged He thought the clothing better
than in the Civil War, but the ratiOns
/ we're not so good as then. He also
thought the camp entirely too much
crowded.
Other witnesses examined at the after
noon session were Lieutenant Jones,
ommissary of the Fourth Virginia;
Private Allen o. White. of the same regi-
ment; Private S. c. Thompson, of the
Third Nebraska; Lieutenant Freeman,
commissary of the Hundred and Sixty
FIRST indiana; COmmissary Sergeant
Morse, of the Hundred and SixtyF
Indiana; James II. Pourie, company
commissary sergeant of the Sixth Mis-
souri,. and Private James 7. James, of
The SiAt tn Missouri.
All these witnesses expressed them.
selves as satisfied with their treatment.
The commissary officers said the rations
were abundant, but that occasionally the
fresh meats were tainted, owing to tine
heat The privates found no fault. nil
saying they had enough to eat, anG gen
orally that the food was good Private
Thompson, Of Nebraska, said he had
gained ten pounds since his arrival in
Florida.
COLONEL BRYAN EXCUSED.
Colonel Taylor of the Fourth Virginia
regiment was the first witness before
the commission at the afternoon session.
He said he had no complaint whatever
to make concerning any department of
the Government and that he knew OF
no case of willful neglect. He spoke
of some printed criticism of the regimen
made by a man named Nedllnger as ma
grant misrepresentation, saying there
was no foundation for them and that
the author of the charges was irrespon-
sible. Colonel Taylor said that many OF
the newspaper reports of hardshlps were
due TO the fact that the men who Went
home were in search of sympathy which
had caused them to circulate reports
which were exaggerated.
Lieutenant Morrow, acting commls- |
sary of the Third Nebraska, Colonel
Bryan's regiment, testified to the gener-
ally good character of the commlssary |
supplies He mentioned one or TWO
instances when poor bacon had been re-
ceived and said there were occasional |
complaints from the men. though not or
a serious character. He thought the
troops ought to have more canned vege- |
tables for warm climates. Colonel w.
j. Bryan was next called. He asked to !