The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-27

WASHINGTON. August 2s.-General
corbln, udjutant general of the army
SAYS no complaint has reached the war
department from major general. briga-
der general. colonel or men Of the army
regarding want or destltutlon or lack of
supplies for the care OF the troops. No
demand has been made for supplies
other than the regular reqmsItions for
troops which come in the ordinary rou-
tine way.
General Corbin declined to be inter-
viewed on the subject of the many
stories ahoat regarding destltuhon and
mIsmanagement of the war. saying that
the facts will come out in due time and
the people will see for themselves what
was done
one OF the complaints which had been
made was in regard to the Eighth New
York at ChIckamauga. It Is stated at
the war department that General Boyn-
ION, in command at Chickamauga, had
been ordered To make a thorough and
complete investigation Of the hospitals
at that place II there have been any
shortcomings he is instructed TO aseer-
tain who is responsible. and to include
the names of those found faulty in his
report
N.rI.c, oFOmr,r,
There seems to have been neglect in
carrying out the order of the depart
ment No. lls, which allowed sixty cents
day to all soldiers in hospitals. the
amoun; to be general fund from which
could be drawn money to purchase dell
caclss and necessaries for-the sick sol
der ThiG order Is dated August 10.
The surgeon generals office complains
tha; orarrs sent out have not received
the attention which should have been
given them. This order. No. 11s, It is
said was cot only sent out through the
general UHce, but was sent direct
from the adJutants office to the COM
mandng officers In various camps. II
/. has no. been carried out It is declared
the fault has been with the officers in
command and the surgeons in charge of
hospitals. It Is probable an Investlga-
ton will be made at once to see whether
this order has been dlsregarded and
why.
Wholly Unwiss.
Officers at the war department depre-
cate the manner in which complaints
have been made on the ground that the
whole matter will dlscredit the Ameri-
can army and have bad effect on dis
clpline, The soldiers, they say, will be
made to believe that they have been
badly treated, that they are being i'm
posed upon and at some juncture 1t
may result in mutlny and insubordlna-
ton FOR the reason that the troops, in
case OF some order which seems espe-
ciaiIy hard. will take matters Into their
own hands, claiming the people are with
them. 1t is claimed that II the stories
are all true 1t will indicate that the
American army Is of rarely little ac-
count and cannot bear hardship.
wnrTa Tragedy.
war Is a tragedy, from one end to
the other" said a prominent officer of
the department to-day. There were
some people who thought 1t was a pic
nIc, and that the war in Cuba was to be
n holiday time In Cuba. No man who
Considered the matter. knew anything
about the climate. the difficulties and
the trials which would have to be un-
dargone. felt that way. They expected
harIshlps, expected that the troops
would enter the portals of danger and
death, would have to face bullets and
fever I; Is only wonderful that We
have got on so easily. Our losses ara
less than expected when the war begun"
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