The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24

Review Of Statistics OF Array Mo~tat-
fty In Camp and Bassieaeia-
wasAsngton Psss On

Review Of Statistics OF Array Mcstat-
fsy In Camp and Bassieneia-
wsz1sngtcn Pest unel
SzrCcse Ee pause Ger a r.aren. n ths
rss1s. % 81 this t1saEsass Eprazr ever tns
zsssEe1 --2ItysagEeas ard even murder of
err tr3Grs. sr3 rake look At sas figures
Themselves. o. course. We kncT .ha- r-srs
have been 6lu-ssrs-os a2s,s. e waEr Q.
srGpsr preparations. of sgn0-area and -
Observation-Disclosures sEE4c1 fran time ir.-
memorial have Eees .zs4para5.A erora an
AGATE -aEsS-ai emergency calling sor ths
sudden orgaaazaticn and movement c. large
bodies ~ raw military material 50 much
nay b admitted a. TIA outset, sSss0z.
Controversy II c32}5 NOT have besn Other
wise under the circumstances n This -
any ether country. W1sa * conses Ia as
sorting. however. as 50 uaSy Reckless and
sensational journals are ze0 asserting.
that the sasa have been deliberately killed
~ Starvation ard nsgas@t. ,has iae a3xp.-
1als are taE5s ard the camps pest holes"
Il seems high tine 70 lock into tAe facts
O. the case. and - reach enlightened eGl-
Ciusions
Consln1og ourselves 20 r0En5 numbers ard
q gsasras results, We Iay set o2s with tAa
premise s1at CIR volunteer aTuzy. a.. fGld.
has consisted % 10: less than - CSC sasn-
Some have essu in me Santiago campaign
ard the rest in the sg-eaileG pest-acls
camps TIE deaths II battle have amount
ed 20 exactly g. TIE deaths IN the yar.-
Gus camps. - 10 last Thursday, were "a
follows.
WiEon $500. ..-... .-..--.. ...-.... -..-.. lse
Back ....-... ..-... ....-... -.--.-..-.--.-
santiago ..--.'-. $4,000 @t-'.- ''-'''-'-- -
jacksonville -....... .--~---- -------..s-.-- >
Other camps .----... ..--.---.-.- .-----.-- ifs
Total ... .... ....... 80. 81
Taas we have 4 further compilation:
Deaths II camp .-..-..... .-.---- .-.'.--.' 81
Total ......... .-.----. --..--..... .,-..-tesS
Making altogether & result OF less tEan
FIVE ard naf 70 l.o0G.
IN addition % this. there were about leo
wounded at Santiago. and fes others
here and there II various sksynashes else
where. Suppose. for The purpose CO work
ing estimate, we tx taa number u iasSe
at 50e making i,5o9 wounded in all. and
suppose again that ne say naif OF these,
or 30 % the injured men. die CT their hurts
We shall then have , grand aggregate o.
killed:
Subsequently OF wounds ..s.....-.-..-.. ~
IL camps and hospitals ....-......---..-- .sl
Total ......... .-....... ....... -........lSS3
Or. In round numbers. 2.ooo deaths out
OF the Zr3,v 90 men enlisted during May
Thus we have a loss OF one man OUT
Of every 100 who went into the arny-a
proportion little greater than the statistics
of our healthiest cities show IN times or
the profoandes, peace About twenty-six
or twenty-Seven per LOO annually is the
average death rate in American cities. The
death rate IN our army, calculated on the
basis OF the figures above given. would
amount 70 forty per loo per annum. And
upon taIs foundation has been erected the
v.ess fabric Of scandalous exaggeration
and abuse ot wlicn We retain recoilsc-
ton, An army Of 10000 .nen-totaiiy with
out experience % military lie. undiscip-
lined. chatting under the restraints OF the
discipline which protects them from need
less suffering and danger. controlled, or
rather uncontrolled, to 4 very great extent
by of1icers as green as themselves and
habtualiy disresardiag regulations devised
for their own safety-thIs army goes forth
TO battle or TO camp. as the case may be,
and after three months We find that per
cent. % them have persisted OF wounds,
exposure and disease. According 10 the
mortuary statistics OF the country nearly
as many would have died had they stayed
at home with their families and pursued
their ordinary avocatlons. Leave cur the
number estimated as killed in battle and
the death rate compares favorabsy with
that os the heaithiest and best cared for
CITY Ia the world
Here are the facts against kae wild ana
vicious and ma!gn falsehoods circulated by
yellow journalism for purposes Of wicked
mischief. The president has ordered an
investigation at the instance of the war de-
partment and the army authorities gen
orally. Good citizens and honest men are
glad that Il is so.
In the above calculations we have pur-
posely left out the Caickamauga camp, the
mortuary statistics of which are still IL
question. We accept Gen. Boyntons Us
ures without hesitation, but are willing 10
await the result Of the controversy which
some volunteer colonel has seen 1T 10
raise. 1t twili be observed. however. taat
We have also omitted the 6o.ep0 regulars.
who contributed very largely 20 the sum
Of the casualties at Santiago When the
Chickamauga matter shall have been Set
tied therefore, ard a new estimate based
upon undiSpUted facts can be made II VIII
transplre that the percentage az loss Is
even smaller than We have given II above.