Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-15
THE DODGE INQUIRY.
MORE TESTIMONY REGARDING con.
OPTIONS At CAMP THOMAS.
DOCTOR HUIDEKOpBR'S EDUCATION.
II Included European Course I'm
the Veterinary Art-Chattanooga
Very DemornIizing to the Army mt
CbiciSa mauga-

ernor Woodbury. has returned from Yer
mont. and sat with the commission to-
day.
DIR. Huidekoper, Northumberland OF
volunteers. was the first witness. He said
that he had occupied the position Of chief
medical officer OF the First Army Corps
at Camp Thomas, Chickamauga Park,
until the 23d Of July, when he had gone
10 Porto Rico with General Brooke.
Speaking Of the supply depot. he said
there were large quantities OF some arti-
cles and a superabundance OF others at
/ the beginning OF the history or Camp
Thomas. but that this condition OF al
fairs did not long continue. AT one time
he had to appeal to General Brooke 10
get the supplies necessary. the depot sur
geon-general insisting upon being guided
by the supplies on the table, which was
not fair test.
do you not know" asked DR.. Conner,
that there was a full supply or medicai
stores at the depot at Bytle?'
81 know that many articles were lack
ing" the Doctor replied, and added; 1T
is not true, as has been stated, that there
was full supply"
NO LACK OF TENTAGE.
He continued by saying that he had
made constant representations TO the sur
geon-general Of the shortage OF supplies.
He had never turned down any requisi-
ton from a division hospital except on
one occasion, when he knew that the
articles were not on hand. Also, he had
refused his sanction for a requisition Tor
flooring for hospital tents, when Generai
Brooke expected to move He contended
that there had been a suffciency or tent
age. saying that no patients had been
compelled TO lie out. without covering,
for any length Of time. 1t was true, how
ever. thatthere were occasions on which
the sick men had been kept for several
DAYS at a time under the tent flies
''The Second and Third Division hospi-
tails were" he said, In reply TO a ques-
ton. always clean and well ordered.
Both institutions were we'll built, but
they had suffered throughout for proper
attendants. There was never sufiicient
number OF hospital corps men. On the
other hand, the First Division Hospital
was not so we'll conducted, for lack or
discipline due to the prospect OF removal
Reverting to the question OF tentaSe'
DR.. Huidekoper said he knew of his own
knowledge that the tents OF the reserve
bospItaTs were turned over TO the dlvis-
ion hospital and tents had not been
held there to the detriment Of other hos
pitals However he stated, there were
always unoccupied tents at the reserve
hospital.
RESPONSIBILITY IN HIGH PLACES.
Speaking OF the condition or the camp
in general, he said that some OF the SINKS
were excessively bad Some OF then
were never I'm proper condition. lie SAID
the officers OF the regiments were respon-
slble for their condition.
Ibid not the commanding general have
n duty TO perform m this connection!
the questioner continued.
The reply to this question was not sat
isfaotory. and DR.. Conner insisted upon
knowing whether anything had ever Deeh
done by the commanding general 10 Sc
cure the punishment OF reglmental on'-
GERS who had refused to obey orders Tor
the proper policing Of the camps out Ut.
Huidekoper declared that he knew TO
Instance of prosecution for any offence
of this kind.
MEDICAL DEPOT PARSIMONlOUS.
Colonel Huidekoper said he had sue
ceeded in getting supplies only by Deing
the first on hand, as the medical depot
was run I'm a very parsimonious manner
DIR. Huldekoper said that, with few
unimportant exceptions, the medical sup
plies for the Porto Rican expedition had
been ample.
At Newport News he had given orders
that the sick men be eliminated from the
command, but he found that the COM
mand had been evaded and sick men
taken aboard. This was especially true
of the Third Illinois Regiment, whose
surgeon. he said, had persisted from The
start i'm breaking the spirit, If not the
letter. NJ the low. The regiment had iet
sick at every town that II had visited.
He said that when the command start
ed for Porto Rico. General Brooke had
exercised his prerogative to demand the
filling of a requstion which had been re-
fused by the deputy surgeon-general. but
I'm response TO a question he said ne did
not know why the General had not eXer-
cised this prerogative I'm securing supplies
at Chickamauga.
DR.. HUIDEKOPER's EDUCATION.
Responding 10 a question from ex-Gov-
ernor Beaver, DR.. Huidekoper detailed the
particulars OF his education as a physi-
clan, giving also his experience in sani-
tary service. He said he had graduated
as n physician from the University Of
Pennsylvania I'm 1886, and afterward had
studied medicine In Paris Berlin, and
other European capitals. and had had
considerable experience in hospitals and
in general practice. He went 10 Europe
a second time on the recommendation or
DR.. HAYES Agnew, who desired 10 estab-
lish veterinary hospital. After return
ing TO this country he went 10 New York,
and was engaged largely in the manufac-
ture Of toxines, only practicing human
medicine for charity. He had been sur
geon In the Pennsylvania National Guard
from 1854 to 1889, being surgeon most OF
the time, covering thc Homestead strikes
and the Johnstown food.
Replying to another question from Cen
eral Beaver, the witness said that Deputy
Surgeon General Hartsuff had refused 10
supply disnfection for the camp at Chick
amauga, saying that to do so was con-
trary to army regulations.
DIFFICULTY IN SECURING NURSES.
Colonel Huidekoper returned frequently
In his testimony to his difficulty In Sc
curing nurses. He said he had once Sc
cured an approach TO the necessary num-
Der through an arbitrary order from
General Brooke, and when this order was
issued the colonies had insisted on sup
plying the worst men they had In their
regiments for members OF the hospital
corps. One was an epileptic, and another
a confirmed drunkard. Yet, the men who
had given him the poorest nurses were
generally the first TO make complaint OF
lack OF attention.
The witness asserted that the sick In
Porto Rico had had good attention con-
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