The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-09-09
GEN BOYNTON'S REPORT.
Condition Of Affairs at Camp Thomas
IS Learned from Actual Per-
sonal Observation.
SERVICES AND APPLIANCES THE BEST,

~ Pains or Expense SPARED tn Make the
ssz-x soldier - Con Portable ss Fossil
sss@. asd to Rsstors Thcm speedily TO
zx~~,zs-Gsa. Tsrry's Report shown TO
sB~ fxis~-
Waakis ton. Sept L-Secretary AL
ger Yesterday received the report of
dsc0- II. V. Boynton upon the state of
Affairs Ia the hospitals mt Ca mp Thorn
- The report is dated August 90.
Tfae general says that his instruc-
sxoua were to report the number OF
SICK. caa- actcr of illness. number of
eruss. Eoor space per patient, the ade-
quAey and suitability of attendants,
and whether the medical officers have
discharged their duties faithfully and
with iate liigence. and To make any rec
o@usesda.ion in the interest of all con-
cecned He says that he visited all the
hospitals in the camp, without giving
u0esce of his purpose. Says Gen. Boyn-
eou=
An Ks-ssIeat Standard Cor Judgment.
.-Relieving the death list of this
c2mp To afford an excellent standard
BY WHICH TO make sure its conditions
- fo health and hospital service. n
full report was obtained of all
deaths in the camp and its hospitals
Glac<- its establishment the middle OF
Aprtl Last The result shows total
dczth list of 1913 up to the 22d
Of cttis month, when the breaking up
of this camp began. Between these
dates, Including regulars and volun-
oecrs, 7y,0eo troops have been in camp
In ctse Chickamauga park. The record
'of aurizls in the national cemetery at
Chattanooga shows total of i20 vol
uatrcrx and two regular soldiers. OF
these latter one was killed by falling
1r0nn a railway train.
The Two Permansse Hospitals.
The report takes up in detail. first,
the cso permanent hospitals, Letter
snd Stern berg. and states with the
grez-xssst ninuteness the exact acco m
mediation afforded by cacl, The first
Is ar Crawfish Springs, under charge
of Maj Carter, and was converted
non a large summer resort hotel into
shospital. receiving the worst typhoid
cases from the camp Each patient
has abGRdant room, woven wire and
hair mattresses and abundant cloth
ing The ventilation is perfect, plumb
ing entirely new and bat thing facilities
ample The nuxaber of attendants,
when all are we'll. is entirely satisfac-
tory. aud attendants are on the way
% tzlse places of those who have bro
ken down
a Herd OF Cows With Free Pssturage
MAJ Carter has secured a herd of
c,ws aad has made arrange ments for
yastCriag them without expense to the
Uovsrzneut He has SUI fficient money
from the hospital fund to buy what
ever Ia wanted in the way of milk, ice
and other delicacies- There has been
u Sisis hospital full supplies of ice
milk, commissary stores and delca- |
oses- such as the sick ought 20 have, |
sad Exc funds have enabled him to buy |
al that has been needed in the way of /
.czRne1l and potted goods, soups, clam
.Saicr.- sage. matted milk, eggs. kou-
sniss~ iellies, preserves, relishes, GIN
ger. oil, champagne and claret-
OIsxsIfs6 Water and fee Made from Dis
tiled Water.
The entire hospital is furnished with
distilled water and the ice used is
shade from distilled water. The sewer
age al the hospital is excellent and,
Contrary to persistent assertions. none
Of the sewage has ever drained into
.he ickamauga river or approached
Il at any point
MAJ Carter has q corps of doctors
which he regards rs amply su fficent
ca cHre for all the patients in the hos
2italx- and reports them as faithful
sad efficient in the perform ance of
their duties.
The stsrnberg Hospital
Taking up the Sternberg hos pital, in
charge Of Maj Griffin, Gen. Boynto7
elbows it is one Of the most complete
6<ld hospitals ever seen, according To
veterans of the last war. All the
tents are closely foorcd and they are
sspxrate; at present only four men are
In any tent, and, in addition to the
tents. there are nine large board pa
vitions- Every tent and pavilion has
woven wire mattresses. iron bed
steals and hair mattresses There
are especial diet cooks, five cold stor-
age Rooms for delicacies. separate re-
4rigcrztors for each row OF tents and
every proper measure of sanitation is
observed with respect to the sinks.
Further the report says:
the WHOLE Place 10 MOSS Carefully Po-
Iced Daily.
'sThe whole place is most carefully |
poli,ed daily and the whole estab-
iishmcnt within and without its per-
aanent building and it's tents is in the
most perfect order
''Since the establishment of this hos |
,pitai everything asked for in the way
Of supplies Of every kind has been
promptly furnished. Sixteen TO TWEEN
ty-four barrels of distilled water are
purchased daily, and patients get moth
sng but distilled w alter to drink From
three 70 five tons of ice are used daily.
Three hundred gallons Of milk are
parchssed daily. and $50 gallons fur
nish ed by the Red Cross society.
ora cred to Procure Evcry thing Necessary
for Comfort Of tine sick.
s'Al money necessary for the pur-
chase of delicacies of every kind suita-
bic to the sick has been furnished by