The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-16

NHHfFiN AbA tAt NiH9 - hAFH"NN N+AN Nl'+a
ion that the water from Chiekamauga
creek was polluted. lie considered the
water IN this stream ne hardly ~ 70
battle In. much less TO drink His opinion
was that there were possible sources FOR
contamination above the intake pipe OF
the pipe line system The doctor admit
ted that he had never visited the atream
al the pumping station.
WEAVER GETS RILED.
pr. Weaver related his difficulties In
securing tents for the hospital and he
eaid that IN one case chief quartermaster
Lee had refused TO allow the regiment TO
have tent which was stored and which
was its property. Colonel Lee said the
tent could not be taken out except IN
tho proper military manner, but the reg
lment had never been able to ascertain
what ne required and had never secured
the tent. The defect was supplied by taxi
ing tho officers mess tent for hospital
purposes. In this connection, Governor
Weaver expressed the opinion that this
conduct on the part Of Colonel Leo was
an outrage, and he said the only mistake
that the doctor and his colonel had made
was that "they had not taken the colo
mel by the nape Of the neck and kicked
him out Of the camp
Or. Weaver said he was the only sur
geon on duty with his regiment. lie had
been on duty as long as forty-two hours
ut time, but he had never made any
complaint because twas generally known
that the surgeons In the regiment were
overworked
The witness expressed the opinion that
the hospital facilities should be furnish
ed by the government adding that not
an article Of property IN bis hospital had
been thus supplied the citizens OF Penn
sylyania buying beds. blankets. sheets,
and ali the food, ice ana milk that had
been sent there. They had expended
s. OOO on the hospital alone
REGULAR SURGEON TEsT1FIEs
Major Louis A. LaGard, regular ar
my surgeon, who was In charge Of the
division hospital at slboney, said the
transports taking troops 90 Cuba. wers
overcrowded ana the air was very fetid
and hot. On his steamer. the Saratoga,
thirteen cases OF fever had developed
going over. Ho had received his nrs,
patients on the first OF July from Aqua
dores and hi Caney, and by the fourth
Of July 400 or COO patients had been re-
celyed. The majority OF them We're ship
ped north as rapidly as possible.
The men sent north were supplied with
all that could be spared. but the hospital
authorities felt that those that Went
north, even though short OF attendants
and supplies. were taking fewer chances
than those who remained, as yellow few
er was even then beginning to make rs
appearance.
The orders were to send only such men
as could Wal, upon themscl yes. He said
he had obtained from the Red Cross So
eiety al that he had asked for. Miss
Barton had apologlzed for not being ab-
.le TO supply more, saying that she had
only expected 10 be called upon 10 aid
the Cubans and not our own troops. How
ever, she said that the soldiers should
come FIRST Furthermore, Miss Barton
Supplied attendants for one Of the hos
pitsls, Or. Lesser Of the Red Cross. be-
ing in charge Here the physicians and
nurses had developed yellow fever, prov
INK that the house occupied had been In
fected. lie had then had them removed
and the building burned. Tho patients
had protested against the removal but
he did not belnove the transfer had hurt
them.
The doctor said that as the patients at
the hospita. increased, he called for ad-
dltional physicians, securing some from
corps headquarters ana also the aid OF
doctors Of the navy, aud aiso Cuban and
Red Cross doctors There was, however,
necessities were such that Il was im-
practicable 70 Keep as many men az
work IN th's capacity as were needed,
Referring 10 the transportation OF
troops north, Or. I.eGard said two ply
sicians had been detailed to go on the
Seneca. as well as some nurses. lie said
n there were any very sick people placed
on that vesesl they were transferred
from tho hospital ship Relief and this
was done without his sanction or know
ledge. Referring 10 the charge that the
sick on she seneee had no change OF
clothing. he said rs presumsS this was
true, as no body In cuba seemed TO have
more than one suit OF clothes.
Furthsrmors. the hospitals had no Ice