The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-06

Richmond, Va.
considered a healthy place. The whole
park is underayed with limestone aud
from under this the most Of the water IS
secured. There were three sources for
the water supply The first of these was
q number Of springs. the second. the
river. and the third. artesian wells. There
! arc now thirty six OF these wells, ana
there were nine when the camp site WAS
selected I'm addition 20 these 100000
/ gallons were pumped every twenty four
hours for the river and this water was
distributed throughout the camp hv
means Of pipes The river water supply
was not designed originally for drinking
purposes. but for cooking. work, and
other such uses. with a view Of relieving
the demand upon the wells and springs.
However, the water had been found 10
| be quite pure 1T was impossible for
the river water 10 be contaminated. 1
/ know all about that. and do not consider
/ there is any foundation for that charge
| There was no sewerage emptying into
/ the stream"
POLLUTION IMPOSSIBLE.
General Boynton said there were no
Il sinks nearer the wells than 20 feet. The
surface of the ground was an impervious
| clay. and the well were an drilled through
solid rock. II was therefore. impossible
for the water TO be contaminated from
! the sinks. The wells were cemented. and
there was no possibility of pollution from
the surface.
In response 10 a query from Captain
Howell, he said that the only typhoid
fever I'm the camp was brought I'm from
the outside The volunteers We're Doe
said. located IN the wooded portion Of tho
park but the wood was only sufficient
to shade. 1t was not dense forest but
81 was such "a one as could easily Zoe pene-
trated by the sunshine.
General Boynton asserted that The
camp was not crowded. that the streets
We're only about twenty feet wide and
that there was sufficient distance between
the various regiments.
HARD TO POLICE
General Boynt0n said that the sinks
were from 80 20 90 feet from the tents,
and that i'm some instances the kitchens
were not farther than 20 feet from the
sinks. Much of the kitchen onM was
| burned. but I'm other cases the ofal was
dumped into kitchen sinks. and then al
times il was hauled off ana dumped I'D the
woods contrary TO orders. sun men
were obdurato about such matters and 10
was "a dincult matter TO properly police
$50 extensive "a camp. At one time, aiier
! measles broke out i'm the camp, the hos
nitals were crowded though he did not
think such had been the case at amy
other time Practically all the sickness
was among volunteers. The regulars
were not sick.
WORSE THAN A SUTLEk
Asked If each regiment had a suffer-
General Boynton replied;
"Thev had something worse than sul-
Ter each one had a canteen.
If... ..f
heen sold SIN the camp. Captain Howell
asked about whiskey sales and General
Rovnton REPLIED that 81 had been found
Hn1cult 10 entirely cut out the very sharp
moonshiners from Captain Howells state
IL was also "a fact that Chattanooga was
| A splendid town. but the saloons were
| open day and night, while ON sundays
they were closed on the outside ana
Ia Opcn on the INSIDE" lie said ne haze
never seen such efficiency in the supply
| departments I'm the army IN the field as
| in the case of Camp Thomas. All the
! officials had worked day and night 10
/ render the system effective and had sue
! cceded. The store houses were SO fun
toward the last as To render an overflow
| house necessary Sufficient medicines
| were sent 90 Atlanta from Camp Thomas
| 10 supply fifty regiments for a campaign.
| There was no lack of rations and the ra-
] tons were an good.
THE MEAT GOOD.
Sometimes some Of the fresh meat was
] spoiled. but as a rule IL was good lie
/ believed that there was more good food
! left over every day than the army of the
! Cumberland had for its entire Chatta-
nooga campaign. No army was ever so
( well supplied with food. and n The men
! did not know how 10 cook %. certainly
! l,.ors+orv A1ger nor President Mckinley
! nor any one In Washington can be held
| responsible, said the General with en-
| phasis.
| General Boynton spoke I'm especial
! commentator Of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association tents, which he said
were the best thing in the service. on
/ the other hand ne condemned the outside
| drinking houses where he said much Stop
WAS sold that was worse than whisky
He remarked I'm this connection that
| Governor Atkinson and the Georgia au-
thorities had co-operated with the milf
tary authorities In a most exemplary
! manner TO suppress these institutions.
! lie said there was no lack OF tfansporta-
ton especially In coming in All arrived
! in Pullman cars or I'm day coaches. II
/ was not as il was In the civil war when
| "A box car was good enough Most Of the
complaints were. he said, from the ~
phoid fever patients who were Of course
/ kent on low rations as a medical precau-
| tiOn.
At4P. NJ. the commission adjourned
for the day.
General Boynton viii continue his tes-
/ timony tomorrow
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Dreyfus. Case Reopened
| pAprS oc, IA formal aDDlication