Evening star., 1898-12-15


and their contents ran over the surface of
the ground. The holes for garbage near
kitchens became filed with water in the
same manner. All these places shallow
now emitting poisonous gases from the de-
composing material Beneath. The camps
nave been changed to new sites only to ex-
.ena 1ouiness and infection. The whole
Z ParR drk reeks with it. 1t is estimated that
e,oCo tons of excrement; garbage. manure
ana sWeepings now infect it, The troops
now nave better methods of treating their
onal and garbage. But it is too late The
niisenief mas been done. This park as a
camping place is incurably infected. Every
oIeeze carries a stencil. The sick report
mounts day by day. A general Iassitude is
apparent In men and officers. The months
III Wh1ch typhoid fever and malaria are
most common are at hand. The cases of
typnold fever have reached 500, and the
demic eeheial ePi-
no remedy exists except a paneral a. ~
pdfture OF the troops from this place
Gen. Brooke's Denial.
zen. Beaver-"What would Won like 70
say concerning this?'
Gen. Brooke-'I would saw that T. T.; o+
ohiv untrue but that if you will give me- q
copy OF that will see that that young ma,
Sues soes oe1ore court martial for those state.
,,,tsl ,eiits unless he is protected by this com
H.. wan
Gen. Beaver: That is a renort 70 t,o
department, on file there furnished
lor our information. But if If wara 80
,ioLy iy oeiore us we would be bound ahso-
ident." VI the fres-
D zen. beaVer read copy of a letter from
Deputy Surgeon General Har+snef L;t
surgeon at Camp Thomas to tho adinta,ot
general stating that the camp of The
sbsnn bennu ~ nivlslon. . Third Corps. was in bad
oIpe oF Ipea,i ana recommending immediate change
ol location He asked if Gen. Brooke;s az
teiltion mad been called to it The Iyit,aSc
sald NO. and that had it been Tho i
oorsement of his adjutant general shouId
~ g, upon II as having transmitted it to
tile adJutant general at Washington
Gen Beaver picked up another cnnv Of .
tettel tel from COL Hartsuff to the adiutant
seheral. Ihls was lengthy contained ni,ff
recommendations @ for camp observance and
was warning concerning the insani.aru
state of the camp Initial
Gen. Beaver-'Was this communication
uated July H. called to your attention
a. ~ ~ oioohe-.No, sir. l was not in camp
d, the TINE. When l returned I remainaG
only two or three days, and then was ra-
lieved by Gen. Wade.f' '' ie
Mai. Pope Finishes.
Continuing his testimony at the after-
noon session yesterday, after The Stars
report closed Maj. Pope, surgeon, L. s. A.
stated that of the wounded in the fights
oI July and about 23S seriously wound
eo' or douple and possibly treble that num-
DER OF ordinary wounded could he carrio6
ny tLe thirteen ambuianceS available 9b,s
ist' soile hundreGs to be brought in bl
otner means. but the doctor asserted tbaI
NAN the men wounded did not need arnhu-
lances. He admitted some serIullsiv vyound
GU "ere ioaued IN heavy, joltIns army wa
sohs ana that aggravated the sufferire
1ut ne oiily knew or one instance i'll which
h.l Gnrtt-
portatlon. Summing up he beiaved The
melhods OF transporting the wounded in
TINS war were at least up to those in the
civil war.
Dr. Pope said that the Santiago expadi-
ton had only seventy-one medical officers.
whereas he should have had at least nine
ty-slX. Why this was so he did not know
Not much fighting had been expected he
sald, as the Navy Department had inform
ed them that 10,0'U men could capture
the pace and the men be on TRANSPORTS
going nome in week" Instead they got
stomach full of fighting the first day. 1t
was the departments hope, but he could
not say that 1t was its calculation that a
small medical force would suffice because
the land service would be trifiing He had
personally supervised the sending of
wounded men back to the United States
AS to the travel ration, DR.. Pope said If
was hard fare for even a well man at sea
and only under a skiIiful cook could it be
made proper food for a cenvaescent There
was money on hand to purchase proper
food and he had ordered it to be pur-
chased and put aboard the transports. He
believed this had been done. He had given
orders that only convalescents should be
sent home, that is, men able to take care
of themselves.
COnchO and Seneca.
In sending the Concho and the Seneca to
Siboney to load he had aimed to get beds
for 175 sick. DIR. La Garde, on duty at
Siboney, had said he could safely empty
that many beds. The beds were badly need
ed, there being over 1900 sick on the line
and in hospital. He understood at the time
that Dr. La Garde had one or two medical
officers at Siboney who could be spared to
go with the transports. He said he knew
these medical officers were themselves con-
VaieScents and liable to break down en-
route, but he was sick at the time that
the last week of his administration was al
most a blank in his memory. Experience
had demonstrated that it was not wise to
send conValescents from trOpic malaria
north without medical supplies or attend
ance, but at the time the medical CORPS
had not recognized its deadly character.
The prevalent idea seemed to be that If
the sick could only be sent north, the fever
would disappear.
Witness testified to an almost chronic
shortage of drugs which had caused him
great trouble and uneaSinesS. When the
Relief arrived she was supposed to have 700
tons of supplies a.oard, but though she
was unloaded on the 10th or 18th the c.ugs
ran out again about July 20.
Chronic Shortage.
DR.. Conner remarked that the shortage of
drugs seemed to be chronic everywhere ex-
cept at Montauk.
DR.. Pope said that the relations of the
Red Cross with the regular army medical
corps were, so far as he could see, most
cordial. The aid it rendered was valua-
Bile and much appreciated. He also paid
decided tribute to the work of the female
nurses at the base hospitals.
General Dodge said: Please state how
you were supported in your administration
by the commanding general"
Il think" said DR.. ope, that the COM
manding general always listened to my
views and gave me every support military
conditions would permit. ne promulgated
the orders and sanitary regulations l sug-
gested, and do not know of any instance
where he failed to support me-
DR.. Bird, who was in charge of the Sene-
ca on her return to the United States, testi-
fled that with the aid of the Red Cross the
transport had enough medicines and pro-
visions, but there was decided shortage
of bedding for the sick There were nu-