The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-23
R00SEV ELF.
He Adds His
Testimony.
CUBA AND M0NTAUK
Governor-Elect Makes No
Complaint to War Board.

New York. Nov 22.-The war inves-
tigation committee today decided that
it would not visit Montauk Point the
site of camp Wikoff, in a body but
would send committee to prepare a
report.
Mrs. Susan G. Powell of this city was
the first witness at this session today.
She said she did not know why she
had been called, as she had never been
at any of the camps and knew only by
hearsay of the treatment received by
the soldiers.
we called YOU" explained Gen. Will
son, because we heard that when you
offered to go to camp as nurse you
were not accepted because you would
not agree to maintain secrecy, should
you find any deficiency in duty We
wish to know who expected such a
promise from you.
Il wish you would not ask me that
question"
But" said Gen. Weaver, the an
swer might aid US materially in our in
Nestigation.
ITO whom did you make the offer to
act as Nurse"
ITO an officer of the auxiliary of the
Red Cross Society"
Was it male or female officer Of
the Red Crosse"
Il do not care to say"
Well. had the officer any authority
at camp? Was it an officer in the Tn
tied States service?"
1T was not an officer in the army.
do not know what authority the per-
son had in camp. My offer and its re-
lection were made in q private house.
Since you have stated that said
Gen. Wilson, would you mind telling
US whether you or the Red Cross made
the matter pubic?'
i do not know who could have told
of it. I do not remember having told
any one but q clergyman. He may
have told Mr.. R. B. Roosevelt.
Col. A. S. Kimban. assistant quarter
master general Of the United States
army, stationed in this city, was the
next witness. He told of the prepare
ions made by the government for the
purchase Of supplies and the transport
alton Of troops to and from Cuba. He
SAID that all the contracts for supplies
were let to the lowest bidder. after
proper notification and advertisement.
Answering Ex-Governor Woodbury..
Col kimball said: Contracts We're
awarded by the department upon the
findings of the open bids. Sometimes.
in cases where the articles were not
standard. the government would accent
any recommendation Which was made
IN such cases. as to She quality of the
goods rather than the price In the case
Of tents for instance, it was impossible
10 get enough canvas up to the pre-
scflbed standard
DID you ever know Of any contract
TO be let in your deDartment." asked
TO receive money or a commission on
account OF any influence to be used?'
never knew of any money or in
Huence being used in the matter of
awarding contracts. My records show
mat from May y to June II my office
expended S4,6IO,00O for clothing and
calnp and garrison equipment"
Still replying to Gen. Beaver. Col.
hlmbaI told of the purchase and hire
OF transports in this city He explained
that he had obtained a list from the
owners Of all the ships that could be
purchased or chartered and had sub
mitted the list to Washington when
a middleman or broker came to nv
Office l ignored him entirely. I dealt
only with the principals"
The Rev. Henry B. Bryan of the Car
den City Cathedral said the publicat ion
OF statement of Mai. Brown. that an
the bodies were decently buried. had
induced him to come forward to testify.
In his published statement Mr. BRYAN
said; Maj. Brown said there was no
truth in the report that the bodies we're
not decently buried | believe Mai
Brown gave the proper orders, but
thew were not carried cut
known personally Of 20 bodies that
We're lot buried as Mai Brown saws
they We're and I wonder what became