The age-herald., 1898-11-20

.There were many complaints of Dr. Hubbard. He treated the officers pleas antly, but was rough to the men. The only case know of was when a sergeant broke his leg in getting off the train at chatta- nooga. Instead of taking the man to a hospital in the city pr. Hubbard insisted that the man be taken to camp. twelve miles further away. The man died on the way.n
 ''How about the statement that T. c. Linen, a graduate of Yale, and E. F.Bon- ner were pronounced 'falxirs' in the regi- mental hospital when they applied to pr. Hubbard for medical attention and that both died few days later in the division hospitals?"
 "I never heard of those cases"
 Captain Howell asked: Was the want of proper food the cause of the sickness in your regiment?"
 .sNo, the sickness was due to the condi- tion and location of the sinks.
 Evidences of Neglect
 Miss Margaret Garrard, of Morristown, N J. a volunteer worker among the sick at Camp wikoff testified. She first vls- ited the camp September 13. Before then she had visited the trains carrying soldiers to Montauk Point, and found many evi- dences of neglect. Men, too weak to help themselves were found lying unconscious on the streets of Long Island City. and Tn
  she learned that there were neither doctors nor nurses on the trains of the convales- cents.
 Medical attention and nursing, Miss Gar rard said were very good during the ten days she was at Camp Wikon. She founo considerable fault with the treatment or the convalescents and complained bitterly of the lack of consideration shown to the friends and relatives of sick soldiers who visited them in the hospitals.
 Was the nursing adequate?" asked pr. Conner.
 "I think there were plenty of good nurses after September 16, but the manner in which the sick convalescent and dying were moved about apparently indiscrimi- nately, was responsible for much loss of life. When man was to be removed from one ward to another he was carelessly handled"
 The lack of proper clerical records at the hospitals, Miss Gerard thought, was due to the inefficiency of the men in charge of affairs.
 Was Technically Starved
 Lieutenant Charles Edwards of the sev- enty-first New York and professional nurse, responded to questions by General Dodge. He said:
 'I was technically starved for four weeks after recovered from yellow fever in Cuba, but that was the best treatment for the disease. Many deaths in Cuba were due to the ignorance of the men whQ died The doctors told them If you eat you die Still they ate The volunteer ladies who went to Montauk as nurses did more harm than good. Their intentions were all right, but they did not accomplish their purpose. They kept at their quarters soda water, ginger ale, champagne cider, chicken, and bread and butter. They sympathized with the men landing from the transports and invited them to eat and drink. Of course, the men wanted to eat, and the volunteer ladies gave them chicken and other edi- bles. few days later the men would be dead, and the volunteer ladies would go around bemoaning the government
 At o'clock General Dodge adjourned the further hearing for lack of witnesses. The commission will convene again at 9:3O Mon- day morning. As soon as the ordinary wit nesses are heard, they will call up the higher officers of the United States service