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/ sent my brigade Surgeon to Gee. 70 the re-
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mauga Greek. which conveyed camp drainage"
DR.. A. Il. Martin. brigade. Surgeon in thu
Second Division" was the reply.
Major Hysell said that men IN the seerpberE
and Letter hospitals were allowed to go home
Was that not in opposition to the surgeons
IL was, :" said Major Hysell.
Well, Il was hard MOTTO. I viii cite an In
sssnSs' from I mn q mother no fss G %h6 my WAS sS aI%o SRf RS aaT &c
on my neck pleading to be alloEed, to take
run under such circumstances. =,
"Ihen you let men 20 in opposition TO your
INC. sir: they pever were allowed to go from
my hospital, / refused, to do SO, Gov. Bush.
nell teleRraphed me TO have the Ohio men sent
home at once. paid no attention TO the COM
There was no trouble at all. said Major Hy-
stock in the medical depot seemed TO be ,un-
limited; There was plenty Of milk and deli
eeived Of neglect or inattention, Referring to
the diagnosis OF ,malariel cases, he said he had
The thSt 0i sSS Of sT tSsm %e of 2 2SSh SSSie ,eSsT and Ga. iSu md
Cd; DENLY wanted to know to what he
alstEib 5%sESP 81 i 6ISS5llaS s. 81 ' Sfe! S'PF FSs asa ia
Gould the spreading of the fever, not have
been prevented by the isolation OF the casesf"
Isolation" said the witness, would mean
the Isolation of every man. They all had ty-
why didn't they isolate the cases ?"
Then they didn't foresee the difficulties and
We did provide for them" said Major Hy-
MAJOR Hysell admitted that other provisions
camp again. and said medical men learn what
inexperience of tho medical menH" Col. DENLY
"Noi air. +" he replied.
Your profession can cope with disease.
4sIt' it could. men would never die" was the
Isolation. he said. was OF no more impor-
s sn1Sfor then 9rer the tttSkh5n Ing care fSrSG Sf the thss ey .nS
was not discovered at once. abecauae the men
lay around in. their tents apd did not report
before reporting to the doctor spread the dis
ease. and isolation would only mean better
nursing and not prevent the spreading OF the
fever.
Major Hvsell said that out of the whole num-
Der of cases Of, fever at Camp Thomas the
of ! per cent. He considered that exceptional
and evidence OF proper treatment when the
Br. Conner engaged in a discussion with Ma
lr ayseil a6out the ability OF 5he surgeons t9
that in his reference to the malarial cases
he did not mean that the patients were treated
Of opinion about it being typhoid. and some
thought the cases were malaria; The patients
did not suffer by the opinions Of some Of the
doctors.
The commission then took a recess
the sixth Cavalry; assienned to the volunteer
sd@a &c IN the sixth Cavalry WIryi and was ordered
By Gen. Shaiter to establish g .commissary
he het eommenced lie establis6ment Of a depot' at
t IL P saptis ssSen on %lle Ju 15o e s y 9eeot 9 %as the est Efy
tiago., On Aug. - 1.-THE latter was turned over
e e 81 6sg9od; and { GaIliSSEheT thep became
tsuk sept !. He established the ,commisssry
camp eommissaTy there: MaiSr GalIashsr said
Florida. While at Sihoney he was not the
FFestponsiblet officer for w the landing %hg q s%pSpPRlies:
fever GSs Ta and I" %as relieved etsSe N from dG Gso 'As'f nAa tho
Coy. Beaver asked about facilities for landing
SUPPLIES %Gthsss .,,d no had c.r,sd NM, the oom-
handing officer Of the Yale for boats to unload
provisions. They, started with two boats the
work. The lighter would come as near the
out and haul the small boats to the shore.
x " tSs the ster su tbsEs v ;wsse no Di s@ai Fl bo sas 9 e Sss
chored between four and I'VE hundred yards
Eser saiSI Ds ssHssisgtinS q ~ I'm t asid rs ssss;
thousand %ratIons we're landed the afternoon
Of fIot the n ilrst day sy rs Ths Tat as IsT wSrS sent %b IT, the Se
one elSH tiSe Ens P PefWeen 4 euPR5' and GR n 56.56 3 G ray
tions; This. Major Gallagher said; was a very
sitions for supplies. More rations were fur
nished even than the, requisitions called for.
supplies to the front. Small lots were also
given out to SQUADS OF soldiers. attaches and
Santiago about lack OF food; On two occasions
while at Ell PaBo acquisitions could not be
fully h SES9e%a Tor Go SSf ssid an ret sqEsdF; on ht9 Il PEI E.
honey.
why was that p' GOV. Beaver asked.
plies could not be landed"
How many rations did you have on the boat
you Ters % 9 1000"
How long would that last the army"
what was the quality OF the food?"
1T was good. Sometimes the coffee was
green. and at other times it was roasted, but It
hard bread. bacon. salt pork. and beef
Did you have any sg II 6oats for the lending
OF troops ana supplies T. GOV. beaver inquired.
Only the ordinary boats that went with the
Gov. Woodbury. inquired about complaints of
quality, of the food. and Major Gallagher said
he had heard OF none. He knew OF no suffering
caused By a lack OF. supplies, The Oubans and
refugees were being, fed Ia addition to the
army. This amounted in all each day to what
would feed about " thousand men. What
was issued to them consisted principally Of food
that the soldiers could not eat In the field. He
had charge OF the depot IN Santiago for one
were fed from June 25 to July II. Between
led from the Santiago depot. Supplies we're
also sent to San Lnis. Baracoa and Guantanamo
, What do you think, Of the army ration as
m 9sshsl IKE set Gabs2 ?" "G ina sGIrsSre Cow. Be srSgi'ai ell
81 don't think It Is suitable. There Is too
and tomatoes. Vegetables will have to take
the place of a portion OF the meat. The ration
will have to be changed. l think. TO suit the
climate"
Gen. Wilson wanted to know more definitely
about any dissatisfaction among the men al
the front about the food; u have 70 hesitation
heard that the men got green coffee. They
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