The Saint Paul globe., 1898-11-08
NOT FIT FOR A DOG
TESTIMONY AT CHICAGO OF THE
KIND THAT CONVINCES
SKEPTICS
MANY ABUSES POINTED OUT
)r: Milo b. Ward Would Not Have
Fed His Pet Dog With Such Ra-
tiOns as Were Served to Soldiers
DR.. HoR Denounced for HIS
Brutality, and Gen. BOynton Ar
rafgned-LiveIy Session.

rafgned-LiveIy Session.
CHICAGO, Nov. 7.-Gen. Dodge. Col.
Sexton and DR.. Connor, of the war In
Vesugating commission, arrived in Chi
cago today and Immediately began to
examine witnesses at the Auditorium
hotel.
DR.. Milo B. Ward, of Kansas City,
Mo-, who was a brigade surgeon at
Camp Thomas from July IL to Sept.
10, when asked as to the condition OF
the hospitals, said that there was a
great Lack of medicines, only some of
the very simplest medicines being on
hand.
THE food which was furnished the
men," he said, II would not want to
give to my pet dog"
LIT. Connor-What was the reason
that the Second division hospital of this
Third army corps had, as it certainly
did have, the worst reputation of any
hospital during the war?
Or. Ward-The first reason In my
judgment Is that the hospital had for
IT'S corps surgeon a man who never paid
any attention to it whatever. His name
was Hon The next reason is that the
man in charge of the hospital, division
oSA . COtt1 vel SGlOOIIl Nl6PLSQ The nOSS
pltal or paid any attention to 1t. His
name was Jenney. The next reason lie
That There We're not enough doctors at
any time to take care Of the patients
without oVerWorking the doctors and
making them too i'll to get out of bed.
For the first two weeks that I Waa
there, there was not a man on duty
who was physically fit for duty. The
next reason is that all the nurses were
fCs11h
word, but they did the best they could
when you consider their igornance.
Some of them could not even read.
Ihey were forced to do this work un.
der protest and, of course, did only
what they were obliged to do. One day
l visited the typhoid fever ward and
round all the men splitting on tina
ground. l said to the man in charge
that l would have them all arrested
If they did not provide some paper or
something on the ground for the men
TO spit on But the next day things
We're just as bad as ever. Hoff had no
respect for individuals. 1t made no Diff
ference what an individual wanted he
was only one out of thousands Once
when l was physically exhausted and
not able to do the work, he said: 7
don't care a - for you, sir; you are
only one man; you are invaluable In
But told him I was not able to con-
ttnue the work. and must be relieved
for two weeks. Jenney left everything
with the men in the hospitals. I know
that the acquisitions made for tha
goods and supplies were approved by
the doctors, but they were not brought
to the grounds, because of the fault Of
somebody else. I think 1t was the fault
Of the doctors In charge of the hos,
nit91S the POIvnG doctors tJ,a 1i-,iedo,,
doctor and the doctor in Immediate
charge of the hospital. They made
acquisitions, but it is necessary to do
more than that; man had to get on
horse, take a six-shooter and demand
these necessary supplies from the quar-
teT1naSter
In reply to further questions, DR..
Ward said: '"The necessities were not
available from the army supplies, and,
had 1t not been for the Red Cross,
some of the soldiers would not have
survived. Requisition after requisitton
was forwarded and yet no relief came.
The nurses, as q rule, were incompe-
tent and indifferent, though some were
more dhithful than others. This was
not renedded because we had to obey
army regulations as to detailing men
for nursing duty. The location of the
hospital was extremely bad in my
Judgment. Tt was in a very low sort
or a place and the sinks were in q
filthy condition most of the time. I
want to say that that is one Of the
causes of the spread of the typhoid
fever. And the water, also, was never
in condition so that we felt we had
safe drinking water, and there was no
provisions for boiling 1t. There was
never q plate, saucer or dish boiled
all the time 1 was there"
When asked for his opinion as to
Camp Thomas, Dr. Ward said: For
the condition of the camp, first, the
man who insisted that the camp was
perfect and THAT the hospital was well
run. That man was Gen. Boynton."
DR.. William Cuthbertson, surgeon of
the First Illinois cavalry, said sinks at
and shovels, the supply of which was
insufficient.