Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-16
LACKED MANY SUPPLIES
Volunteers at Camp Thomas Short On Need
ful Supplies, Says Gen. Brooke
DENIES REPORTS REGARDING SANITATION
Commander Of the Camp Gives the Was In
vestlgating Committee Interesting
Information.

Washington, Dec. i5.-Moi Gen. John
H. Brooke testified before the war m
ycstlrntion commission today tha'
most OF the volunteers -, Camp Thom-
AZ came supposedly with ten days va,
tlons but this was the sl-called held
radon. and at FIRST they were hungry
This was romedled by the oommisAary
department quite promptly. tho No'-
untecra were supplied with oil sorts OF
tontnre, most ~ II anilquated. their
uniforms were old and their equipment
In general WIS whg. had been N'.uiiu W..
lated Through the paralmunlous p9nsy
M thc vnr deunftmcnt throughout the
preceding twenty-five years. Huinv
YES. un4.a.itd AID some IN ihclr tU"-
Fana' clothing. Win nnly one paiNo'
rho whole energies Of the cpinnuin-
ing utficcr were benz on tdulppinE ,nl'
heterogeneous mass " men, nut tue
WORK was nccoasuflly slow. Eafly lh
Junr th. commanding general was % (.
Jered 10 send eight of the best equipped
regiments To- Tampa. and TO do TINS
il was necessary 20 strip some OF w
regiments eo help cut others. Even
win this .xpcdlont. some ~ the roy
ineuts icft Tor Tampa poorly ,lup.
uen. prnnka noticed the one Hunifrl
and Fifty.scvcnth Indiana foFiinch1
which left camp with ~ belts ucd 90
seth.r with Ftringh The war depart.
m.nt az shia time had cNhhustrp NJ
The canvas and tCntagc IN tho 'puhtif'
canteens. knivcr, forks. cups ana We
like were also short, ana this .oUu w..
tlon. he said. continued pracucnlly w
,o The end Of his administration NJ
gen. nrookc said that he had nothing
90 40 with the selection ot the tuln'
around, hut. bcinr naslrncd there nc
made IL his business o. look nil'I wv
wn.cr supply and io see that inc ncoe,-
nary sanitary regulations were pr lmul
gated and enforced lie made personal
inrnce,lonr na frequently ar, his time
would permit. and made strenuous .l-
forts 60 regulate the entrance ~ muck.
ptera 10 the camp. and ~ result ui
ehlr he said the sick report tel on
from 30 20 70 per cent.
Il deem II proper to ray, contlhucn
Gen brooke. "ln rOntrnvcfHion OF Ger.
taln REPORTS that I have heard. that !
sld INSPECT the camp sinks and kitchens
Eve have plenty of testimony before
us." said Gen. Dodge. that you dlu
this frequently"
ST was more than frequently" said
Gen prnokc. 1T was daily"
Gen. nrookc raid tlfit there were in
the hsrsnnsrR many complairi;s VI scaf-
ot.y Of msdicrcH. htr' that the army
mad abundant food supplies. The nrmN
n ih,s potnnssc In 1851. he Eiid. was W
uiury ~ wei supplied. While Lre
wur some shortage In shoes ARD 0pme
varieties OF clO,hng al dimes, X WIS
only what mlrtg have been expected
whrn three urnp.ft were bong ruahcl
10 eaulpmcrr at three points. cha a
ro,Fi. Tamrn und Gan Francisco. lie
sfnp!sisicaily denied a t'aremcft ny
orr 81 his rstn ofilvert that the hral-
quarters camp WAS In a 1.4fineuy
nlghy condition.
splaking OF the Hospitals. Gen.
Brooke sHd; in justice 10 myself,
1houid Hay siil, she location VI che nrr
DIVISION h0ffigai WIS nj % my owf
seiectfon. IN this 80 Col. H1risun
my chfef surgeon. and u WIS the on'
lnc,iior I condemned. I visited ihli
hcarnii pnd y wus working badly, du'
pr0hihiy 80 the surgeon directly u
charge
Den. Drcok. tei,lned that he gave hi
pcrtOnni nnenlton 10 the sinks.the car'
W me. camps. the striking OF tents
polirlng she sinks. etc. and by this
mians got fhinEa urirr cor'rol
uuv. Beaver. fNud a rcp1ls from
James Parliamentary Inspector ~ IN
Twelfth New York volurte,rn, dctill
org an unpnntabio ami Disgusting r,ti'
~ ronAmry anfffrs al camp Thomai
during Gcu. Ilr1okc's udminlf.rfaon
anil Gan. Brooke was asked what h
had 90 oy regarding a.
II VIII ray." he replied, "thls n V
10, only untrue. htg n ynu will xiv
me a copy 81 that report, Will see tha
that youug man goes beforr a court
fnttlai for these settlements, unless NJ