Evening star., 1898-11-17
C0NCHO SUPPLE
Or. Ireland Thought He Gave the
Horror Ship" Sufficient Stores.
DR.. FORWOOD TELLS OF CAMP NIKOFF
Says Medical Facilities Were
Abundant.
DIFFICULTIES AT SIBONEY

The war investigating commission yester
day afternoon examined Dr. Edward i.
Munscu, who was on duty in the hospitals
OF Santiago from the time they were es
tablished until all the transports bringing
home the sick had left there, and Dr. W. H.
Forwood. who was in charge % the hospi-
tails at Camp Wikoff. DR.. Munson attended
to supplying some of the transports with
medical and hospital stores. and although
he provided for the Concho, which has been
frequently referred to perhaps the wors-
of the horror ships ne stated that he
thought these transports with which he
had anything to do were given a fair sup
ply for their voyage. Or. Forwood did not
conclude mis- testimony, but. so far ne
pas examined, he maintained that during
the entire time he was at Camp Wikoff the
hospitals provided amply for the command
sent there
DIR. ireland continued his testimony after
The Stars report was closed yesterday
afternoon.
The only complaints about the Siboney
hospitals ths witness heard Of were what
he had seen in the newspapers from the
United States.
DIR. ireland testified that he had furnished
the medical and hospital supplies for the
CCnChO and Santiago.
me NOEchO- y Suppiies
Dr. Conner: What was the reason for
sending the Concho north without adequate
hospital stores?''
Dr. Ireland: I'VE supplied them with
what we had
DIR. Conner-'Why did you not give them
more
Dr. IreIand-''W-e didn't have it"
DIR. COnner-"Did you cndeavor to secure
more OF such suDDies?
DIR. Ireland-'The hospital ship had gone
and the supplies it brought had been dis
tributed between the yellow fever hospital
and the hospital at Siboney."
Dr. Conner-"Did you report to any one
that the Concho was not properly supplied
for carrying sick and wounded meu?"
DR. Ireldnd-''I did not know the Concho
was not properly supplied. l supplied the
Ccncho with loco rations and sent con-
deHSeG milk. beef tea and some other
things. and they did not send back for
more supplies. / did not think it neces-
sary to supply them with larger amount
At that time
At : o'clock DIR. Ireland was still testify
ing.
Dr. Edward L. Munsor captain and as
siStant surgeon. L. S A. who had been on
duty at Chickamauga with Battery F., 2d
ArtllieTy, at Port Tampa during May and
III Cuba, went on the stand.
Allow Little Transportation.
The difficulty in obtaining medical sup
plies at Tampa, where he was assisting DR..
Pope he thought was because of transpor-
tation- The proper acquisitions were put in
tie said medical supplies were landed at
SI6oney. and they not only included what
the regiments were required to take, but
the mr,ilgd! S,prerouSe in Tampa was de-
pTiy@1 # half OF its contents
On 5a-N i' ali th- supplies were not land
~ at S-boley. The medical deDartment
was given but one mule train not to ex-
nd ,yr.4 trI.-. Z.
hFl'S me ID -+I supplies ashore. bus after
the boat mad taken one load ashore Gen
'F.iL S..aijer took il away from the medical
asrar-UsUt The supplies so remaiue! O..
tly iraT-IOrtS-
l'r- Conner: If there had been four times
a. many medical supplies On the transports
would /, have helped yOu?''
De MUnson: Il don't see lhat it would
nave made any dliIes"G--- as We could no;
get Transportation 10 get them ashore
IHe WITNESS said the hospital .orps of
the regular army. consisting of SOS men,
vas composed of good nurses, and he con
sIGersI thai at least two-thirds of thcm
We're competent to nurse typhoid fever
patients.
In reply To- question he said:
The quurt~Tmaster's department .,.aFe
no en"rt iu supply the wants Of tn medical
department.
They a.d. however, get some assis,aae,
from the use of boats from scIue Of the
transports.
he Chief Surgeon Protested.
In reply TO question by Ir Woodbury.,
the witness said:
4 think the troops had sufficient midi
c4Ees and sufficient Instruments Their. was.
4 lack Of teHtagc and cots. and there Has
not diet such as would be required BY
sick patients. but 1 think the necessities
ere supplied by tn. medical tleparrrne mt.
Dr. Conner If there had heen a con-
tiEued fight. day by day. from ;he tine
lighting began until the surrender Of san
t.agu. would you nave had sufficient !n-di-
ca! supplies To serve the sick and wounded?''
br- MuusOu. i think not, until the relief
snip arrived July :. l do know that the
chef surgeon made a protest in writing 10
Gen. Shafter against the expedition sailing
when IL ti1, on the ground that several car
loads OF medical supplies had lift New
York and were daily expected at Tampa
That WAS four or five days after thes4 sup
plies hal left New York | know that this
protest was made in writing and that the
chief surgeon said that there was not suf-
iclaut medicines with which 10 sail for
Cuba
D1- Munson said that some of these sun
plies did zach Tampa before they sailed
and were taken on board
Col. ForyYood Tcstifes
col W. H. Forwood. who was in charge
q the hospitals a, Camp WikOm from the
time they We're established until they were
abandoned. testified that when he went To
Camp Wikpff, July i. h vas instructed 20
prepare q hospital With JUJ beds This he
uid. and LATER was ordered To double lis
capacity. lie saII it was Il fact ;hat there
were SuiICicn- accommodations at CamD
WIkou in the general hospital and in the
detention hospital Tor the sick men sen.
there Hc said there were times when the
hospital was a little crowded. He said that
the detention hospital was UvercrOwdcd ~
times because a second steamer would come
III before the men who had been placed
there had moved Outand distributed through
the general hospital. There Were always
plenty Of vacant beds In the general hos
piJal, he said, and at no time did he find
himself without additional tents that could
have been put up If It had been necessary
10 enlarge the capacity of that hospital.
Dr. COnner-'FOr how many hours were
patients l"ft without tents in the detention
huSpitalsy
Dr. ForwOOd-"Noj for moment
Or. Conner asked the witness if such evil
dence existed what would he say about it,
70 which Dr. fOrwood promptly replied that
he would like 10 see the evidence.
Explaining the conditions at the general
hospital. Dr. FOrwOod said:
Pressure to Get in General Hospital.
The pressure from camps to get into the
general hospital was very great. For one