The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-08
GEN. CHAFFEES TESTIMONY
TIE LANDING or rR0oFS AND THF
IDYANoE ON slNTIAo0.
No Actual Suffering RIA Of Rations-Ths
Wounded Well Attended TO-Not Possible
to Put an AmbuIanos in the Field

1 AN0 W 1uuELNuA AAUA0 "a
Wounded We'll Attended To-Not Possibl,
to Put an AmbuIancs in the Field
Everything Done for the Sick 1T Montauk
WARRINGTON. Nov. 7.-vice-C Chairman Denbl
OF tho War Investigating Commission. on re,
turning to Washington In advance OF the com
mission, took the testimony OF Malor-Gens
Lawton and Adnar r. Chaffee. The latter'r
testimony was typewritten. and was given ou'
for publication to-day.
Gen. Chaffee testified that whom he arrived
at Port Tampa he was ordered TO embark hir
men on the Cherokee and '1roduols. He dis
covered that the capacity OF the boats had beer
overestimated. and II was found necessary Il
load three companies on the d. II. Miller
There was a little delay at Port Tampa
caused by a report that Spanish ships had
been seen In the channel north Of
Cuba He was ignorant Of his destination
whom he left Tampa. The order OF the oom-
handing general OF the Fifth Corps directed
him to take ten days travel %rations, suficientto
last him until June 10. The delay in Tampa
Bay had not been accounted for, and when the
transports arrived off Santiago on juno 30
the supply Of food was short. In some IN
stances. though. the rations had not been en-
tirely consumed. He thought all thu trans
ports going to Cuba were overloaded. but not
harmfully 30.
Odd the men actually suffer for rations1
A.-No. sir.
o.-As to the medical, attendance on the
transports. how was thata A.-The regimental
surgeons were there with their p~aniers. The
men were well attended.
Gen. Chaffee described the landing OF the
troops, The boats from the navy were to as
sist. but the only boats he saw were the steam
launches and ordinary open boats. He thought
the navy should have handled the boats. The
surf was very high and beat the boats oonsid-
erably. After a landing was made the troops
went into camp. They had shelter tents. Early
on June "a he marched his TO the
vicinity Of Gen. Lawton's camp. and was Or
'dered to go to the assistance Of Gen. Wheeler.
He saw q despatch from Gen. Wheeler saying
he had met with o larger force than he ex-
but on arrival found the engagement over and
the spaniards in retreat, This was the battle
OF La Guasimas. Gen. Chaffee said:
"on the 18th. goth and Both OF June I did
considerable reccnnoiterlng 1900 ubans had
been reported for that service and outpost duty.
There we're men there who knew every trail In
the country, and they were of great service to
me. Iopened the road toward Caney so that
the artillery could pass. The road was simply
a mule trail at first. / also cleared q position
for the artillery. On the 30th Gen. Lawton,
over the roads. and on this OCCASION G esn Law UTS
place at which he was to arrive that night. We
Gen. Iawton gave Instruction that my brigade
should attack Caney from the eastward. On
and 1 conducted the Seventh and Seventeenth
IEsi 6tFS 4 about ssS.i o SsleeE. There were sIl
Gen. Ghaase said 10 had only one battery OF
artillery that knocked a stone fort to pieces.
bit That was not sufficient artillery to demor-
,o.wwWhy. dld you not have more artillery'
perhaps. it was my own fault. The place
q: | Iost Gity ofhcefs and men killed and iGs
YOU fndf H.@:Fonnd the dead and. Wounded.
not killed. wounded, or captured. seemed to
have retreated to the ravines. We got 1873
Referring to the American wounded. he said
could not raise his hand without It being shot.
the slope Of the "6hiii and their wounds dressed
Geon to a regiment. NO ambulances. but there
were hospital corps men there with each sur-
slough fop a BATTLE BATHS. In nh his OPTION pGie%s shsr Ss Should 1Hs
which would be one SURGEON 70 q battalion.
Rice would make an excellent food for men In
men had the field ration. which was supplied
from day 70 day by the use Of pack mules.
Of C smb RsRDs ssa and f0G& sna Gh sRSe =rssp posesSe
1T was not in the possibility Of man to put
sn emb b on the field I'D that day; The con,
be gotten there. and It was impossible to put
wagon transportation on that. field where I
before, wagons could have approached that
place
ns 9;Msa q, 1 6Sao a aSSG19 81 fer e. e thats A.T TFhss
march | picked up four llttersi that had BEEN
spth Infantry rvV with Instructions 1s' to T take Sa' them hem
S aD9sassooa them as ohaI T91ld 5 mot l dss, e have vi. /
neglect; II was neglect. OF course; it was Sc
was going to be a fsShtS Ali Knew L; yes,
sir, They had all that could have reached us
The Wounded G' Eer ses carried rice pf BACK CSf the next SaS n daS.
Those who could bear transportation or could
walk we're sent on to sIboney; :.
Cen. Charee said that he marched on the
morning arrived on the right OF the cavalry.
They moved their position, several times.
p pRsss T nG o 2RRly ' finS. f fRss S Sss tn h t Rsn ss,
should be disposed Of. The tents were supplied
after the surrender.
fall OF Santiago. Gen. Chaffee said it was i'm
portant to understand that tho army was forced
70, operate in, q sea OF brush so high and SO
thick as 70 exclude the circulation Of air. The
tion OF things. was continually poisoning the
men. with ,miasma. After the surrender the
soldiers fell sick very rapidly with malarial
fever There we're oyer 200 sick In the Sew
fever existed, but this he did not credit. Gen.
ChafIee believed that the anticipated sickness
was much less than what actually resulted.
Provision was made for about. 10 to IL per
cent. when there were about 40 or 30 per
AT Montauk everything was being done for
the sick" said Gen. Chaffee. THE hospitals
were simply beautiful. and eyeTy provision and
lieve, was there"
In concluding Gen. ChafIee said he thought
the supply OF medicines for the army In Cuba
was inadeauate. There was also q shortage Of
II l was to express my, opinion, in a nut
shell on the whole situation he declared. it
be that the question Of q sufficient guam
OF medical supplies and the necessary light
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