The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-11
NN1Y OF FOOD FOR TROOPS
~rppLIEs FOR SOLDIERS WE'RE OF
THE HIGHEST GRADE.
sn~< He Did sof Like Ca1D Chick
.~ausa-Maj. Gallagher TesttAes
Letter Read From Mrs. Lan&e.

uAsHrEGTON. Oct 1s.-capt. J. H
r.,v.r Of tie United States volunteer cav
- 0.rggssy's Rough Ridersf. was De-
49, the war ;nVsssigat.on commission TO-
- He was stationed at ChickaHauga
-, Nav until ne was mustered oar On
s..&srh4~ L. The food generally was
.s..naart and good Culver said he had
- cosuesaint 20 make OF treatment exoep.
!. ,he sosatlon Of his troops. He protest
"A sxainst their location.
cart. Culver WAS followed by DIR. James
u Hyeeli who was chief surgeon Of the
r+.rd division o. the First army corpe
.,s who was located at Camp Thomas
tr.m Juns : 10 August q. He said ali the
ssr,v cases Of typhoid fever were treated
a the regimental hospitals and the pa
,,sr,ss were no. Isolated uatil after the
oa,ssrycfsos. OF the division hospitals. when
the typhoid and suspicious cases were so
Mid and the men were well attended by
ssysssans snd nurses There had been ]. 100
cases o. all kinds Of diseases treated n the
bsp.ials ard fifteen deaths.
Or. Hysell Thought typhoid fever had
heen due to tbs failure properly 70 cover
oysr the sinks He did not think II posss-
hs totally to isolate TYPHOID fever cases. as
,ypboif Ii impossible 10 detect in It's early
cages. All reasonable precautions had been
taken in locating tbs camp 20 prevent the
dsyelopmens OF disease. He admitted tha.
IN case OF another war by the experience Of
.bs pas: mere effective means could te pro-
yfsei The ex animation OF Or Hyseli Was
oondueted by DIR. Conner OF the coming
Aor and was very searching from a medi-
cal standpoint
A, the aftsrnoon session the commission
examined Mai Hugh J. Gallagher. He had
served as depot commissary at Siboney. San
Juan and Santiago and recently occupied
this position at Montauk Point. A. Sihoaey
the ratlons. he said. were forwarded almost
a. rapidly as landed. Only very small
quantities could be accumulated yet the
ocmmssary. during their stay at Stboney,
lad been able II meet all requirements made
upon them for provisions by the troops and
n8ne Of them were ever refused. He heard
no complaint of lack Of rafions, as they were
able 10 forward about 1900 rations a day
From Siboney the depot was removed 20
II Poso. seven miles inland. Al this point
.asre we're never enough rations on hand for
day ahead. and It was impossible to fill
ail requirements. There was Il shortage in
coffee and sugar which continued for two
or three days. because OF the high surf All
tho srauons were good. but in some eases
the hard bread would be IL jured by sudden
ssCwers. When this happened the bread
was thrown aside and not used. Some po-
,atoes, onions. tomatoes and canned beef
had been thrown away at Santiago, being
spoiled.
Col Danby pressed him for Information
"a to The shortage of coffee and sugar
Aaj Gallagher stated there were proba-
bly, TWO days when the men We're without
ihsss articles. storm was the cause OF
ia!s deficiency hut IL there had been 4
surc'eAcy az lighters this deficiency would
hpt nave occurred. The major said there
was not 10 his knowledge Il shortage In any
ofner article OF feed during the campaign
III. DENLY told him there was complaint OF