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~Sternberg down. TO be efficient and anx-
ious to promote the best interests Of
his department. The same was also
true OF the ordnance, commissary and
other departments.
General Wheeler spoke OF the mortal
ity among the Spanish soldiers. saying
that II was quite equal to that among
the American troops.
Gen. III. v. Boynton took the stand in
the afternoon. Since the sth of July ne
had been on duty at Camp Thomas.
Recently his especial duty had been
that Of looking after the water supply
OF that camp. and still more recently
and at present he was in of
the camp. which was entirely within
the limits of Chickamauga park. He
thought that 5000 was the largest num-
Der of troops that had ever been quar-
tered in the camp at any one time.
General Boynton. in his capacity as a
member OF the park commission. had
been familiar with the park for nine
years and said to General Beaver that
II had always been considered one of
the most healthy spots in the country.
There had never been a death In the
park for years. and never a ease of
typhoid fever. though 600 men had been
employed at one time on the roads.
Out Of 1900 men employed on contract
there were only seven deaths, and none
OF them was due to typhoid. He had
examined the statistics for the census
year of 1890 and had found that in the
counties In which the park is situated
there had been only IL cases of typhoid
fever. The park is $50 to 200 feet above
the sea level, and free from swamps.
General Boynton described at length
the water supply of the park. stating
that several tests OF water from the
springs n Chickamauga had proved
Its purity. General Boynton said that
while there was plenty Of water and of
a good quality for the camp. consid-
cradle water had been brought in re-
Gently in barrels from springs four or
FIVE miles outside. This was because
of the suspicion OF some of the surgeons
concerning the water I'm the camp.
When the men began to get sick the
surgeons insisted upon going away
from the camp for the water. and this
was done Notwithstanding the analysis
showed the water to be pure. He said
that there were 10 sinks nearer the
wells than 200 feet. II was impossible
for the water to be contaminated from
the sinks. The wells were cemented
and there was no possibility of pollu-
ton OF the surface.
In response to a query from Captain
Howell. he said hat the only typhoid
fever in the camp was brought in from
the outside. The volunteers were To-
Gated in the wooded portion Of the park.
but the wood was only sufficient for
shade. II was not a dense forest and
could easily be penetrated by the sun
shine General Boynton asserted that
the camp was not crowded. The sinks
were from 40 to 80 feet from the tents. ]
but in some instances the kitchens were
not farther than 20 feet from the sinks
Much of the kitchen offal was burned.
but in other cases the offal was dumped /,
into kitchen sinks and then at times IL
was hauled of and dumped into the
woods. contrary to orders. Still men
were obdurate about such matters, and
II was a difficult matter to properly po-
lice so extensive a camp.
Typhoid fever in the camp did not ex-
cite serious attention till July, when
the cases averaged about two per 1000.
1t afterwards increased until there were
400 cases among the $4,000 men.
He said he had given special attention
to the hospital of the secon division OF
the third corps. as II had received the
special attention OF the able and infu-
entail sensational press. He had found
that out of 2,462 cases of illness In this
hospital there had been only 276 cases
of typhoid. The fever in all cases had
been of a mild character. At one time.
after measles broke out in the camp.
the hospitals were crowded, though he
did not think such had been the case
at any other time. Practically all the
sickness was among volunteers. The
regulars were not sick. ASKED IL each
regiment had a sutler. General Boyn-
ton replied:
They had something worse than a
sutler; each one had a canteen."
He said that 372 carloads of beer had
been sold in the camp. Captain How
ell asked about whisky sales, and ZEN
eral Boynton replied that IL a been
found difficult to entirely cut out the
very sharp moonshiners from Captain
III nkNAlHo Gfnfn It uvaa alOa atafn1 that 1
Chattanooga was a splendid town. but
the saloons were open day and night.
while on Sunday they were CLOSED on
the outside and pen o m the inside"
General Brooke's orders allowed two
out Of each company to visit Chat
a day, which would permit the
of about ZOO men. He depre-
Gated the fact that the army regula-
permitted the canteen system. He
had never seen such efficiency in the
supply departments OF the army in the
field as in the case of Camp Thomas.
All the officers had worked day and
to render the system effective an
had succeeded. The store houses were
so full towards the last Al to render
an overflow house necessary. Sufficient
medicines were sent to Atlanta from
Camp Thomas to supply so regiments
for a campaign. There was no lack OF
and the rations were all good.
The variety was equal TO that supplied
by a family grocery. Each man had a
loaf of bread daily. Fresh meats were
supplied. Sometimes some Of the meat
was spoiled. but as a rule II was good.
He believed that there was more food
owe every day than the army of
Cumberland had for Ats entire
campaign.
mo army was ever SO well supplied
food. and IL the men did not know
how to cook IL. certainly Secretary AL
ger nor President Mckinley. nor any
in Washington can De held respon-
sible." said the general with some en-
phasis.
General Boynton spoke in especial
commentator Of the Y. NJ. c. As tents
which. he said. were the best things
the service. On the other hand. he
condemned the outside drinking houses.
where. ne said, much slop was sold that