The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-23

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morgue attendants sat on the collins with
the bodies In them and chewed and
smoked and told Indecent stories. i re-
buked them once. but they were Bowery
toughs. and IL is useless TO talk TO
them"
Did you complain to anyone7' asked
General Beaver.
mot until i read Major Browns state
ment. ] thought IL was according to the
regulations 20 bury the dead naaed."
do YOU know who was responsible for
the conditions you found?'
mo: i understand that n Mrs. Robeling
paid Coughlin and Koehler 10 go to camp
and take charge OF the morgue there. An
autopsy was made on the body OF Barney
Trio and the organs removed were LETT
lying about until the attendants tied
them up in a towel and threw them
away"
The first witness called In the after
noon session was Hidden Olin. first lieu-
tenant OF company I. list regiment. an
ordnance officer Of the regiment. who tes-
tined that the men were somewhat
crowded on the transport Nigilancia GO
ing to Siboney. and that the water was
not good. They Jared very poorly for
tentage after leaving the trenches at
Santiago. he said, but other regiments
were no better on.
can YOU tell OF us anything that was
lacking?'
There was n great need of transport
tatlon. The commissary supplies were
handled slowly and there was a shortage
of medical supplies"
who wal 10 blame for that?"
81 cannot say, but ! was able to unload
and land II. 600 pounds of ammunition
without delay. and IL seems to me the
medical supplies could have been landed
just as easily"
Mr.. oiin said he and his men were
treated with every consideration ana
courtesy at Camp Wikon.
General Wallace. a lawyer OF Freeport.
l.. T., who had n son and brother I'm the
war. testified that while at Camp Wikoff
locking for HIS son. he saw many soldiers
struggling along the road apparently too
weak to move.
Mr.. wallace's son returned from Cuba
on the Berkshire. He was put aboard in
a precarious condition and y stateroom
was assigned to him. The doctor ordered
him special diet. but he was unable TO
get the food without paying 20 cents for
each meal. lie had no money. but a
friend Of Mr.. Wallace's who was aboard
advanced Il to him.
Now. whet l want 10 know. said Mr..
Wallace TO the commission. us why II
should have been necessary for sick men
I'm Uncle Sans service TO pay for the
food prescribed for them by Uncle Sans
doctors2 Three of my sons comrades died
on the Berkshire. and ! have often Won
dcred II they died because they had no
money 20 pay for food"
Colonel Roosevelt took the stand. and In
reply TO request from General Wilson,
told Of The equipment and mastering of
the LIST volunteer cavalry. known as the
Rough Riders. when we reached Tam
pa" Colonel Roosevelt said. there was
a condition Of utter confusion. We were
dumped outside. "a mile away from our
camp. No one knew where the camp was.
There was no one TO tell US where to 60
or what to do. After waiting "a hours. I
took the law into my own hands and
bought food for the men and horses.
Later. when we found our camp, we were
all right"
Were you reimbursed for your out
layT"
81 never asked II. It was a personal
matter entirely"
Colonel Roosevelt said there was great
confusion existing at Tampa. Nobody
seemed to know anything and no ar
rangements were evident as To what
transports were TO be used. His own reg
iment was assigned to the Yucatan.
Incidentally. he heard that the list
New York volunteers and the 9TH infantry
were also assigned To the Yucatan. As
soon as he heard that he hurried on the
Rough Riders and took possession OF the
ship and held II against the other regi-
ments. His men had decided to get TO
'uba' ana got there.
DO you attribute all the confusiony
asked oeherai WILSON, 10 lack OF inteih-
gence on the part OF the men IN charge
OF TO the natural oVercrowuing OF WORK.
81 was only a lieutenant colonel and I
could not know whose fault II was"
Replying 10 other questions, Colonel
Roosevelt said the food was ample and
with me Reception OF the canned roast
beer was good. The beef was very
bad. Colonel Roosevelt told OF the voy-
age TO cuba, and OF the dlsebarkation
or the regiment at Daiquiri.
The regiment was one or the nrst TO
and Captain Shaw who was associat-
ed with Colonel Roosevelt In the navy
department, sent a cuban pilot on board
the fucatan and he took the transport
a mile and n half nearer the shore than
the other ships. There was a great
scarcity OF material for landing men