The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-09
STILL Is VENTILATED
Conduct of Camp and Hos
pital During the War.
WITNESSES LESS RABID
Then Those Who Have Testi-
fed of Late.

IlCu VI IQlCs
Chicago. Ii, Nov. s--The war inves,i-
eating committee today continued the ex-
animation OF witnesses. General Dodge.
chairman Of the COMMITTEES. now says that
ne can begin 10 see an end OF the long
investigation. After some evidence has
been heard az Detroit. the committee VIII
go 70 Washington. They have yet 10 visit
Camp Meade. Pa. but II is likely that
this camp will not be reached until after
the return 10 Washington.
AS an Official body. members OF the com
mission have inspected since their appoint
ment. Camp Alger. Va. Jacksonville. Fla.
Fernandina, Fort Mani. Tampa. Atlanta,
Admission. Huntsville. Chickamaugs. Lex
casO. According TO DR.. Connor. the ac-
emulation OF papers and documents in
the possession OF the committee would fE
large-sized room. They consist OF army
surgeons reports, letters from private sol
dlers and nurses. complaints. reports OF
qUartermasters and commissaries and a
mass OF testimony which has been heard
by the comittee.
DR. SMITHS STORY.
DR.. C. A Smith Of Clinton, la. was the
first witness today From August TO Sep
TENDER 10 he was in charge Of the Second
division. Third army corps hospital. at
Camp Thomas.
Or. Smith said: when I assumed my
duties. July IA. found 4 shortage OF tents
and cots. The patients ia the hospital were
crowded on account Of the tent shortage
Some OF the patients were lying on the
ground on account OF lack of cots. There
was no provision made for feeding the
sick other than the ra;ions issued 10 the
soldiers in the regular service except such
as were brought in by charitable organi-
cations. principal OF which were the Red
Cross society and the National Relief as
ISOLATION.
PHARMACY ILL SUPPLIED.
'In the pharmacy there were at that
time no intestinal antisepties. although the
commanding officer informed me when I
made a requisition that he had made re-
peated efforts to get them. The phar-
macy al that time-and. indeed. until 81
was ordered Closed. turned the stores
over 10 the government on the 9Th Of Sep
tember-never had any proper equipment
for doing pharmaceutical work There
were no scales 10 measure with The hos
p.tal stewards used a board for a tile and
%. IL %. There
were no pill boxes or powder boxes. The
stewards dispensed tablets and pills in any
paper they could secure and they were
carried TO the wards in that shape; and,
owing 10 the prevalence OF dampness at
night they would become by orning a
sticky mass. not AT for use"
He then went on TO say that the medical
supplies did improve after the first OF Aug
ust. but up TO that time there had been
a great scarcity Of suitable supplies.
THE WATER WAS sLUSH.
In speaking Of the water supply fur
nished the hospital. DIT. Smith said:
The water that was furnished for the
use OF three hospitals up 70 August was
that taken from the pipe line from Chick
amauga creek. and Il was so fun Of sedi-
ment that II was simply slush. and was
not water.
FLOORS CAME TOO LATE.
There were no floors in any Of the hos
pi,ai tents az the time reported FOR duty
az that hospital The irst tent was fiooref
soon after the middle Of July. although
some were not foored until long after
that. The floors in the tents az the Fifty
second Iowa. the First Maine and the
Fifth Missouri were all -aid after the
troops had left the park and were never
occupied BY the soldiers. and never had
cots placed in them. IN fact. J might
state that the floors were lad after orders
had been received to pack goods prepara-
tory 20 leaving for Admission
IGNORANT NURSES.
Tn regard 20 nursing IN that hospital
we had 10 trained nurses. AL ne nursing
was done by orderlles. and many % them
were denssly ignorant. and when was IN
charge ~ the wards % the Second brigade
had two men who could neither read
nor write. and three msn who ga not
know the meaning Of a m or p m
Hhen written.
SINKS AND M r. i igh-
In regard % the sinks. disinfection and
drainage" sa,f The doctor. right back
o.. the tents q the Second brigade there
was a oesspool which contained most %
the water from he camp. and that re-
NAMED a staEnant pool unH some tine
In August one great trouble. n ny judy
msn:. was The shaGovress % tae sinks
IN speaking % the Infection % ths camp.
the doctor expressed himself a. being q
the opinion that a .srEs part q the ~
rhoid fever rms was carr.sa around by
the aies which invaded ne Er0gDds
n Dr. Smiths judgment. The water sup
ply Was rot con-aulnsted ~ sewage car
red into g from the camp. bat rnaialy
~ an inorganic sediment wa-rh acted a.
a. irrltaa. On the rnsnF digestive organs
and caused N many cases dyssntery and
9taer intestinal diseases
so wILLFUL NEGLECT.
7 never knew q more fhsn TO ia-
stances where Should say fhat ths-s
was any a-nognt q sziees IN ny boz
p.tal.~ sad 80 doctor. -Yes ts~ Fek
uen lytnE n taeir camp clot1irg oscalas
q The want % Blankets. eiotaing s-c-. -
rake a raanzs Ussziiy vffa.u tEsrfy-
fcur hours AFTER sach . thsaE AS as
covered .. vas rsrseSi@1- Tners were
.ines when zs rad noi E--sie shset -
hsarkst - or store roo1s ard many FEss
ve-s using t1elr private BASKETS. trcsEiit
s-y-n -heIr COMPARES. 7 sent - GfrrTal
Compton onoe aud ga alzz p re car1l-
,.ors p-rvaEl-E IN our haFpl-ai. ar6 80
- a s-9r - -1aSs sro-ts 20 have