The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-28
WAR COMMISSIONERS WORK.
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The seventeen questions addressed TO the
medical department are:
Il. What was the organization of the
medical department on April l, 1898? How
many officers, with their rank, how many
hospital stewards, and what was the size
of the hospital corps?
-. How many ambulances and htters
were available?
80. An army of what size was the de-
partment able TO completely fit out with
medical officers, stewards and hospital
corps and necessary surgical instruments
and supplies of every character?
'4.-Between April 1 and Aug. 81, 1898,
what steps were taken for fully supplying
an army of $4,000 men with all necessary
surgeons. stewards, hospital corps, ambu-
lances, litters, surgical instruments and
medical supplies of all and every charac-
ter?
20. How many general hospitals We're
organized where located, how equipped
and managed, number of patients and
number of Deaths in each case, between
April l and Aug. 81, 1898?
IS. How many hospitals were establish
ed at various camps; what were the ar
engagements for the care and comfort of
the sick and wounded; how many sick
were cared for at each camp hospital, and
how many deaths occurred?
Y. What if any, railroad ambulance
trains were established where were they
located and used?
20. How many hospital ships were OBJ
tanned; how were they equipped and man.
aged, and what work did they perform?
What arrangements were made and how
were the armies operating in Cuba Porto
Rico and the Philippines supplied with
medical officers medical supplies and food
for the sick and wounded?
80. What number of surgeons of Volun-
teers, hospital stewards, nurses, attend
ants, etc, were employed between April
l and Aug. 81, in addition to those in the
service of the United States on April l.
1898?
10. Were all vessels used in transport
ing sick and wounded thoroughly inspect
ed by medical officer before troops were
permitted TO embark, and were they fully
supplied with surgeons, surgical instru-
ments, medical supplies of every charac-
ter, portable water and proper food for
sick and convalescents?
III. Were the armies operating in Cuba
Porto Rico and the Philippines fully sup
piled with"ef1icient surgeons, stewards and
hospital corps and with ambulances, lit
tiers, surgical Instruments, medical sup
plies and all kinds and proper food for the
sick and wounded?
''12. Were the chief surgeons in the va
rious camps instructed to carefully watch
their sanitary condition, to look after their
cleanliness, 10 demand the proper supply
of water, to test the water as to its char
acter, to look into the cooking arrange
ments, to locate the sinks and to see their
proper care?
10 Why were regimental hospitals in
camps abolished and division hospitals sub
stltuted? Were the results satisfactory?
IA. How were the surgeons employed In
the field, in camps and in general hospi-
tails selected? Was there any regular ex-
animation required and as a rule, have
they proved efficient and faithful?
10 How We're the hospital stewards.
nurses and attendants selected?
rs. what, II any, complaints in writing
have been received by the surgeon general
in reference to the prompt compliance
with acquisitions, the lack of proper care.
food and water for the sick and wounded
with armies in the field, or with troops
in camp, or men in general hospitals and
field hospitals, or on railroad trains or
transports at sea; in fact, what, if any.
complaints have been made in writing in
reference 10 the issuing of proper sup
plies or the performance of any duty an
pertaining to the medical department of
the army.
1T. What funds were at the command
of the department on April l. and what
additional funds were available Aug. 81
under general or special legisation?"
The information required of the subslst-
ence department is outlined as follows:
Il. What was the organization of the
subsistence department April l, 1898 the
number and rank of officers and number
of commissary sergeants?
20. What additions in number and rank
of regular officers and what number of
volunteer officers Were appointed in the
subsistence department between April 1
and Aug. 81?
"S. On April l, 1898, an army of what
size was the subsistence department pre-
pared to fully supply with officers and the