New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-27

congestion that putting army such es THIS -
into camp involves II took come time TO get mat
tors systennatizcd. but / feel confident that they
are all right now We have got milk for the boys,
and while II isn't regular Army ration wv
gallons day are going into tho camp. the troops
are encamped around good water ana pieh'! VI ~
We have arranged for an ample FOOD supply anu
the food is wholesome and good. The suoJec' Oh
policing the camp. cleaning up providing adequate
hospital room occurring ralaiaoe iood' anu eo o''
and the thousa nd -and-one petty detas OF 'he ca'P
have been taken UP. and are now oeihs o"'e1's
attended 10. Just an instance hdu o'ue'e
5000 bed.sscks When I got to camp found the
men sleeping on the ground. ! asked WHY 'ne'1
eacks had not been secured. They told me tha'
they did not know they were available. sent lor
the sacks and now they ate being used MS 10
simply an instance Of oversight II the r'eo'''Ne
chests failed for day It because the ''hcc' III
charge neglected or overlooked IN" fact 'hA' "e
would need q supply. The material WAS dI""sS ~
be had You cannot have everything perfect ou'
.htnk that things are all right row. talked per
sonally 20 nearly every man met In camp ana
asked cacn one If he had any complaint 10 u"Ae'
and didn't get a complaint
The subject Of an investigation. and the report
that General Miles had demanded one Vas spUSfh
~ he matter He said bluntly: I have seen
what was in the papers about General Miics ,io
and charges about withhold and sarbed messages.
will say frankly that don't beeNe WI" ,n -,
] don't believe that he ever said T. a IN man
enthusiastic friends sometimes get thomse,YeS ,iie.
teryicv,ed and he is blamed. Now Genera Mis- rs
went to Santiago. He had long taik WI" a Wy
resident and with myself before he STARE d,,d
he thorough understood MS. ana We uhno' sIoJII
him he wanted TO go TO Cuba TO see u ~ 90 ~
interefere with General Shafter. and all thls lam
until hear differently. Will put down as '.,uh,
When Secretary Algcr was asked Wnat ne 'housnV
~ Governor Backs mission to Wn~hingto, Ne r.
piled: I'm tell You about that WIZ mo- ~ 4a,
vcstiga'cd it. II VIII Pro9"sNf o roI W,shnston AT
Wren asked about Chickamaqca; whore cI mnny
New York troops are. he said: I'VE ell yes N''.,M"
mauga ia In bad shape Ther are no soHicIS 'rlrIe
aside from those IN the hospital; my We are 40
Ing the best we can at ChickamahGa: me Coy
,n Ne 'nn ,ni5en off he prairie when Sic went
sic was aground when he was on long ls. s,
ana that Dc Judged it MAS about az ih'Is ION
Whecl,r TO run a fpacal rain down and biinE IN"
men to camp. lie received later dispa,i rom rom
General Young say;nG trai WAS nd ral c,cd n"
additional word. 10 said there would he plenty OF
room IN for hG mC com Tns" 'n N 1' ,wen
four hours Their" may hc some congestion nu'
do think will be much; a2ege Is r no%
today word that several hospitals In New ofk
wll be able to furnish accommodations for three
some ore mentioned that there was rumor
that he would be clec.cd TO the ni'cd states
Senate from Michigan. and Genera Alger SAID:
~ have only ono lob now. AMI that IS 10 carry
on: the work Of looking after these men ana Ge',
ting ihem home. and settling IN the ce!dlls 81
this grca. Army and that JOB | am going TO SUCK
General Alger received telegram from ~,
come 10 Now-Yorl sext week some time 10 WIS.,;
Inc camps HIS visit Secretary Alger said. would
be IN noTmn 9ne ana n sccompany him. The
General started for Washington AZ midnight