Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-04

Something Decidedly Rotten In Denmark
at Chicksmanga.

company van MAJOR Hail. che surgeon
IN charge - the hospitals at that
place, thc comm eaiuucrf proceeded on
tour Of inspection ~ the h1apltals
This regiment was cut Co pieces In the
SantlaEu campaign and has since been
recruited Gen. Dodge put many
questions TO the patients concerning
their treatment. but found no one CONE
planning. lie was especially Interested
In those transported the prrvi0us day
from Lexington They wcrc an o.
good spirits ana apparew,ly not Affect
| Cd by the railroad journey. The In
fpection " the camp WAS thorough
At the dinner hour Gen. D1dE and
Inspected the food
The az rno1n sopsion was occupied
/ IN hearing three witnesses. mostly en-
the condElon or the division hospital
at ChlckamauEa. The nrat wltuyss
was Nal y. y. Hpihuru OF the Second
kentucky, now mustered. Tn death
| list Of his regiment be- stated. WIS
tweuty-slN, most Of Whom d'ad at
home on furllugh The aicitnrrs In
| ChlckanauEa Increased very rNpldly
| lie knew that there vas n shortage
% co.'s IN the hospitals aa well as "a
tents.
HOSPITALS WE'RE VILE.
In answer 10 questions by pr. C1raar
he stated that he served 0u "a commits
sion appultted on account 10 a come
/ plalnt - she col rul Uf the Flrai Ar
kansis 90 invCiigato the division hoe
/ pltals. Or. Ward. the witness. and
/ Major Johnrdn, formed the cUmmisHIot
! This commission was upp1ntci TO- the
latter part ~ August und reported
about September 9th The patients
were then being removed from the hos-
/ pltal and the hospital was 10
| chlotir condition. The sinks wcrc AZ
close as 40 feet from the wards aud
were In an unclrnu condition. There
was dumping ground whore other
fVtu1e Wa thrown. There was a gully
running right through the site. Tho
sick were o. fairly good condition.
The committee examined tNi or
three hundred witness. Including
c1mmarier, chaplain. priyates. hlspl-
| tai corps. nurses aud VIaifora Tho
! committee concluded that at nrai tho
hospital was IN "a bad condition. but 1.
P1t better and during Maj smiths
control u was in a good couiliI.n. Tho
committee found that the cause Tor H.
bad condition ar1so from she fact ihlt
u was not Intended % zoe more than "a
temporary hlplial. tout tho Hlct In.
ERASED ho rapidly that u was over
INCOMPETENT MALE NURSES.
Ar1thcr cause was the lncumpoiency
q men detailed from rcr,ments fir
nurses In many regiments the most
wurihlcss mon we're detailed for that
duty. Tho detail was made according
20 regulations. The fault wa. moi III
SON.
1hc committee found uunec..sar,,
sun rims because OF lack OF tonts and
cots, ~ that thc patients were *.
| poe y 10 The rain and compelled 20 Ne
on the ground. This was the fault Of
. L HI|H.H HIHHH d
QUESTIONS were not nlicd for from
two 90 ten days and Ia some Instances
were not fliCi az niL
when asked " there were many
deaths reHulting from thcn' npglects.
he sal there was an order from Dr.
Hon 90 MAJ smith 20 send my VI thc
worst tatlrniH 90 strrnhrrga hospital.
OF thfEs two died IN a short time after
the removal. ~ was claimed by Df
Hon that the order was 10 send nfty
patients, AMI not fifty 81 the worst pa
tents. The original order was not pro-
duccd The witness admitted that the
would not charge these deaths 20
neElcct, but % want of judgment In
sending men OUT not ~ 20 bear the
fatigue.
SICK REQUIRED TO STAND.
The only complain, against the med.
Teal corps was In the case Of one Mai
stand at attention" while attending
FIck Gala The medical corps was not
nrglectful, hui was diaheartcnrd be-
cause OF inability 90 got supplies, medl-
cine ana proper nurauF The witness
cited an lnHAuso ~ Thermometer
given hy an orderly 90 be- used for To.
/ king tho temperature 20 patients and
when asked for % the next day, he said
h. ala not know what 10 vas good f0r
| aud rad given 10 away.
A. Instances nf neglect. the witness
rad his committee had much icstl-
mnny that patients were allowed 90
remain nlthy, In their beds, ana we're
actually nybiown. This neglect vas
( cliArrcnhlc o. the nurses directly Inc
nurses were frequently changed. ana
the officers IN charge WH' hfl
. frequently changed, Some were asked
. 10 frslEn, ana others broke down. The
witness saw many patients ON cots
! on the ground. The wards were not
& an fio0red until In August IN, ~.
. donce before ihf committee showed thht
! the medical officers were cone ,huouH,
; and dld their utmost 90 remedy mo evils
j prevailing In the hospitals. ....-.
/ the wltnerf read the sihtrmcut of
Mai smith and ~ Col Hon made 10
hls committee The former was a
Hnathing nrralrrment or inc lhsh.!
\ .ncy N thu supply department Medl-
p cinis. medical apparatus, Gee aud drink
ing water and other nee ssiNra M,l'
npi Furnished. Ito also complained hlt-
= terly ~ the inoompeiuney "i 'h' huiA'
T. In answer 20 a question by Gen.
3 Dedre. tho witness said Pc dld MOI
@ INV Al thr time h. made this invcau,
3 s,,t,r thnt the hospital cummhndhui
70 ma any authority 20 purchase any
g medical and commlfaary supplies; ana
:, h. did Nh think the cnwmnrdhnt knew
. 4, IN ,n tha medical corps complained
% N inabiilty % got supplies
Z sp,akluF ~ ihe water supply nel il
70 ,r.sh iissome. Do said De got MS I'm,
,',.,..i,, Ia H. uuVhIle from
\ i,,t,r issusd hy tha c1mmanigr that
Z NH drnklnr water should be bousl.
SICKNESS DUE no NEdLlulsNcE'
col Hons statement before i' ., ' ne. e en-
Y hnsntf,i. which. he said, was nttlh3nl
r n,,,.l,ndsi no. accommodate 900 Sick hul
. he sIrknesa increased 30 F'NnS ah'
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