New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-08

PVsx.~, all said that in the vast majority
o.s's os complaints were exaggerated. If not
,.,out foundation. They agreed in saying that
-,,v was ever so abundantly and luxurious
y, y. sunned as was the American Army In the
xar with Spain.
GENERAL GREENE'S TESTIMONY
u...p,,s,on Oct. General F V Greene. who
charge Of one Of the divisions Of United
-. ,rnops al Manila. as before the war De
-,,,ort investigating Commission at IFS lore
- session to-day. He saiea from San franois.o
~ >,aria on the steamer China. He found the
W. N good condition but the men necessary
sNr owded Four months provisions ana
w., o,sntity Of ouartermasters' and medical sup
,,s, ,.s-a carried There was no complaint on 'he
race ~ a scarcity Of supplies. but in the nrs'
w. Savs out there some dissatisfaction Win
~. cooking This was soon improved ana TO
.,,,c,srl was heard afterward
1na details o. the battle Of Manila were related
-oanner exciting the closest attention OF the
",,n,ssioners but covering the same grouno as
-, ~eno-. 20 the War Department recently mace
.nhl,c General Greene spoke Of the insurgents
~ Law between HIS forces and the spanish INES
:. WAS impossible 70 give an estimate OF tneii
rrhsr but he thought II was about ten thousaho
rbey we're well supplied with Mauser ana f0e'iie
-, -AAs many OF which they had captured from
~. sDor,ards and others they had purchased
the Spai-id4OH 0---N
abroad .. -,..-o
Colonel DENLY asked what the insurgents were
,,ne while the battle was on. They we're trying
:. get into Manila" said General Greene ana
,le me leaders were trying 10 preserve oroer the
~ and file were not so compliant. and 1t was
.,as4n, that they wished 10 enter the town 10 se-
- coronensation for their services. Some or
80 did get a foothold in the suburbs. and he had
ms-ellv pushed body Of two thousand OF them
,r,o the sea They complained sharply. bur did not
fire or his men.
11TTrF SICKNESS AT MANILA.
-. health Of the troops was excellent and the
sonnissary supplies were abundant but mere was
hfculty In getting them ashore on account u NV
go This caused some hardships. One day
,,sv we're without food. but for the other twenty
.nr, davs they had sufficient food 70 sustain HE
ou,,,q N the difficulty Of getting fresh meat
,ora thew had II only three DAYS out Of the entire
,IroA ,hev were in camp But all was done that
could have been done TO supply the wants OF ths
rAn as the shortage was due entirely TO the IN
clement weather -,
TIE were only twenty or thirty sick In his
command He considered the surgeons efnolen''
and had heard no complaint from the men IN me
hosn,tals The sinks inspected twice nalN.
The volunteer troops originally had brown canvas
uniforms but they were practically worn ou' "'
,hs hard work in the trenches II had oeeh III
nossiblA 70 supply the men properly WIN SHOES
and as consequence about three hundred OF 'he'h
msrche6 into the city barefooted after the oapitu-
laton. ,s
sneak,nc Of the camps al san Francisco ne SAID
,hs, the site Of Camp Merritt was very poor out
he did not know whether or not better one cou'u
have been secured. The location was mace o9
ceuerafotis and General Greene felt safe IN DENY
,nr the report that there had been coAusion Win
tbe railroad authorities in choosing the site Inc
sinks and the crowded conditon o. the oaAP
caused the greatest annoyance.
General Greene said that the most fragrant evil
dence o, neglect that he had seen was III pH-
case Of the transports at New-York Iher con-
dit,on was Of character that should have been
rernedied He had also seen green coffee lssuen
both IN Florida and at Manila.
He spoke in high terms Of the spirit OF me men
They made no complaint. and all we're anxious 20
do their share of fighting and work Comparing
the experience OF his troops with those Of TURKEY
and Russia he SAID he had seen more suffering
among the American troops IN a month; ana thsI7
rbo'a AZ The close OF the Russian campaign He
spoke from observation. and said the comparisons
a. every point were favorable 10 the American
Of the efficiency Of the officers appointed from
civil life ne said they we're wlllns fc az Was
that there were not enough Regular army ofncers
70 20 around
4 ROUGH RIDERS EVIDENCE
Major Henry 3. Hersey. Of the Rough Riders.
was next examined. He said the men were gener-
ally IN good health a. San Antonio. as they were
also IN the main at Tampa which was the next
Stopping place He complained. however, that az
the later place the camp low and fat and
toward the close of his stay there in July there
was an increase OF fever and kindred diseases
n. troops were, he sad, vel supplied from The
comnaissarv and other departments but there ere
sne Complaints against the physician Who vas
" with the squadron at MS POM 49,, NJ M ~
cause OF criticism appeared 70 be the oeaIlhg o.
'bs man toWa I'd the men The camp Of his reSl-
men, al Santiago was as GOOD as II Was posslo,s
10 secure He ascribed the sickness Of the men
10 TIE climate and 70 the hardships OF the cam
Al the afternoon session Major Jersey related his
experiences and observations a. Montauk Point
He had come North on the Mani which was
sill the voyage vas rot chaTscterized b. any
he NOS perfect camp he had ever seen the 10
eaton he climate, the SURROUNDINGS ana the
Geography being ell that could be desired.
sSs Hrssy was assd If 9OSs s4 Tany and
wrsnn Of the Rough Riders: He said that THAN
the Young man had suffered more from the kind
ssss Of his friends on landlng IN b,s,Ub oid da
arrived in MS debilitated condition Ny Wrenn
:tiyed grloqg6 to s.tSnd tennis a. bI55a IN
though he was in good condition when he lef'
MORE ABOUT CAMP THOMAS
Colonel James G. c Lee who was chief quarter
master at Camp Thomas. followed. He said that
neither the Regulars nor the volunteers mao SUI
fcisnt transportation facilities when they came
In and their wants in this respect were supplied
He had immediately made estimates for supphes'
and al had been met with remarkable degree
" promptitude The clothing came IN the main
quickly. though Y was not always possible 70 ge'
as soon as desired. There vas also some oeiaS
securing tentage owing TO the fact that supply
had 10 be manufactured. On this account IL was
tnts
If cflnrlNinR
=, army Of nfty-sin thousand men IheE Vel
.1patient- rule and seemed TO eHPect 70 80 oe
,De 70 turn faucet and get every arS
wanted the spur Of the moment The hospitai any
ambulance corps tents had been fully htteo out W.
Seythlng including focrs He had not IuIhiSn ~,
water boilers SO promptly at first demahoeo' ~. ~,
e-ese the commanding officer had not given L tire
He "a .ra,r let opd