New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-05

OF the arrivals were really sick Women had made
frequent complaints 10 MIN Of specific cases IN
which sick men were not properly cared Tor but
he found on investigation IN each case that the
physicians said the women were mistaken.
Describing the general location OF the camp, Gen
eral Wheeler said It charming. The sea a.
most surrounded IT, the ground was rolling. and
the tents were all dtched As rule. when pa
rents or other relatives 10 visit the soldiers
they expressed satisfaction with the care the men
received He knew of no complaints from relatives
He explained that the reason there was so much
complaint about the burisls was that the burial
81 Of me 1 en kad ded in the Existence of the
camp He knew nothing OF the deals Of our hn
buried without clothing.
On The whole ne thought the fact that there had
marvellous. One Of the greatest difficulties ne nad
encountered was properly 20 control the removal
sympathy and affection offer acted instead Of dis
erection He had medical director. but gave MS
orders 70 various physicians who seemed 10 De
General Wheeler considered the hospital facilities
ample after the erection Of the division hospitals
There were times when they were cToWded LOT a
day or but on be hs 9th aapd not 5nefn eG
Replying to General Dodge General Wheeler
felt most especially in Transporting troops and in
securing supplies. but or this latter point there
had used every effort 70 NEE: the demands on
them when complaint was made TO the manage
ment
Peplyinr to DR. Jenkins as quoted In The New
York Worlds" specifications. General Wheeler said
tina. il the soldiers had not been landed at some
Isolated place such as Montauk Point. the fear
Of yellow fever would have caused general out
CITY Ths experts had differed in opinion 49, as 70
Even AZ SANTIAGO ne had found that the experts
unable 70 determine whetner pauent ma
10 send The men home within five days after their
landing as DR. Jenkins had suggested As mat;
needed attention in the hospitals; They would
have fallen sick the trains and attracted gen
due to he conditon q the men, and no. TO The
ca f or ' In Hem aad tbs oceTs SUI
f Sent na a. much e the men men Monauk Point he
thought in brief was necessary. fog quarantine
purposes prevent the spread OF fever, II for no
Peplyine 70 other allegations General Wheeler
He did not think the hospitals were crowded y
shelter ne had not known the fact, and II NJ nad
known such want he would h@ys supphea II tie
said that no effort was made 70 furnish cots to me
out in the tents and they al had straw beds. bur
~ rse hat # The Soldiers had no blankets the
fault must have been eitheI that Of the men OF
their comma nding officers In such cases as ms
last named there was no red tape the men ~efe
SUPPLIED sas H ne Sq four
carloads Of medce and + lad a ss dor on t the
Complaints about blankets ,he. wants could have
besn almost imedateX supplied Skaters the as.er
ton that they had been in almost starving
condition and they laughed at the report The
men asserted that the only trouble was that they
had too much, and. matter Of fact no soldiers
had ever been well supplied.
General Wheeler said that IL vas true some ~
the employees had used articles intended for the SICK
and he had been told by women that physicians
had done so and also some OF the articles, inciud
ing Apoinaris wafer provided for the hospital
He had issued ar order for the arrest of those
engaged In such a practice He had himself
seen a boy distributing oranges among his fellows
There were he said undoubtedly indviduai
OF neglect
the exception" He had investigated the charge
that the hospitals were overcrowded and he was
satisfied that such not the case He made
almost Gaily visits 10 the hospitals and II he had
found them overcrowded the deficiency would have
been made good and Immediately.
We had no red tape about this or any 3 tfnr
done and It done Our aim a. Wikon was 20
supply the necessities Of the ren, and we At
tempted 10 do so without resortng n the formal
ties necessary n tirnes % peace