Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-18
WAR INVESTIGATION
DR.. Forwood and Gen Young Defend
Defend Conditions at Aioninuk
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Afier concluding m, wo,.l; IN Nav
York the Commission viii proceed u,
Boston. ana. rcturninr viii SION a,
PhiladeJubin 10 maxi, rrrt,i,, inuii,i,.s
there.
i, is also axne.cted th., :, ,nmhcr ,r
witnesses will be called after me rciur,,
IL washington ana If tbn I,nn,,,;r.i,,
does not go to Cuba, some persons viii
be asked 10 come here
Colonel DENLY will remain in Wash
ington while the other members nf the.
Commission are absent ana ,yiu t,k..
the testimony Of surh persons :ls may
ask 10 be heard.
Dr. Forwood concluded his tas, j,nnny
today concerning conditions at Mon
tauk Point. where he was t.hicf Army
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Ilf fsafffs fight and no ambuscade. as h:iT=
been reported. He had reconnoitered
the Spanish camp with a glass for half
an hour before the fight began and he
had attacked the Spaniards and not
the Spaniards him Speaking Of the
Rough Riders he said that the fac.
that they We're allowed to be amh,ls-
cadcd was due ,.entirely to the hemor-
allied reporter and the lelnoralizcd \I-
iutant of the regiment, who had left
the. service. soon afterwards"
ENEMY'S GOOD CAMP.
General Young said he had OCCUPIED
the enemSS camp that day. ana u
was a very good camp. he said naive
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Replying to aIu"stinn as I" what :'ld
he had secured from the GubanS III
this fight. he replied none whatever
General Young said that immediate
~ after the GuaSima fight ne mad Look
ed over the ground towards tanry ana
had informed General Wheeler mat ne
was confident that he could take tht
piac. thatn light with brigade II al
lowed to d" so. General Wheeler had
replied that his orders from General
Shafter We're not I" a!vanc" Withnut
notifying him. and that he would notify
the General of his General Young -
wishes. Hc had not heard anything
more officially in regard 10 tn" mat
ter.
With this General Young's services
in Cuba ceased, and he WAS taken down
with fever on the goth OF Jun" ana
sent back home. After Il period of
sickness she was sent to Montauk Point
To establish Camp Wik"1i He de-
tailed the difficulties Of the preparation
or the camp. He said that IL had been
impossible to get in ii""rs and that
he had not considered them necessary.
either for health or comfort ! gay
them lumber and hammers and mails.
however and told them ~ make them
selHes tlonrs if they wanted them |
thought they were being treated 10"
much like babies
cOMMISSARY SUPPLIES
Regarding the commiSsary supplies
tha, enough food had been allowed 10