The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-08

who was stationed. at Camp Thomas as
surgeon during part o! last July. testified
that the sanitary condition of the camp
was not good and the discipline was rath-
or lax. He said at the beginning there were
no facilities for the care of the sick. There
was much difficulty in securing tents and
other necessary supplies. Schooler knew
of no willful neglect OF patients. He gave
his opinion that medical officers were
hampered too much by officers Of higher
rank. but who had no medical training.
Plenty of Food and Medicine.
DR.. Milo b Ward, of Kansas City. who
was a brigade surgeon at Camp Thomas
said there was no lack Of medicines He
said the food VAS all right. but Improperly
cooked. Wa0t testified that frequently
there were great delays in taking patients
to the hospital
Witness when asked why the division
hospital OF the Third army corps had the
worst reputation OF all said.
The first reason. in nay judgment Is
that tho hospital had for It's corps surgeon
"a man who never paid any attention to IL
whatever. HIS name was uoff. The next
reason IL thar the man in charge Of me
hospital, the surgeon, very seldom visited
the hospital or paid any attention to IL.
Ills name was Jenney. The next reason is
that there were not enough doctors a any
time To take care OF the patients without
oVerworkirg the doctors and making them
too III 10 get oGt OF bed. For the first two
weeks that | Was there there MAS moi /
man Oh duty who Was ply Sica}iv lit for
duty. The next reason is that the nurse.
were never competent ia any sense OF the
term. hut they do the best they could.
when yoa C0nsi3er Their ignorance Some
of them could not even Rad. They were
forced 10 co this work under protest and
or course did only what they were obliged
10 do. one day ! visited The typhcif fever
ward and found al tne men splitting on the
ground ] sad 10 the men I'm charge that
! would have them arrested If they did not
provide something fer the men 10 spit IN.
i2gf the rext day the conditions were juss
As bad as ever
Only Fart of "a Machine
''IIoG had no re~pec, Tor individuals. II
made 10 difference what an individual
wanted. he was only one out ~ a taou-
sand. once when I was physically ex-
hans'ed and Tot able to go 40 work he
said:
I don't care q damn for you. sir. You re
caly orc man. Yau are invaluable in the
hospital and cannot spare yog.'
"sut told him I wss not able ard must
Everything with TIE mtr in the hosp!tal
/ know THAI TIE acquisitions maize fcr
goods ard supplies were approved ny tAe
sectors. cN1 taey wsre net brought IN me
grounds because 0f Tho fault q sofnese~7v
eSc. ;hlnS il Was th~ rauit ~ thss aoc-
tors IN cHAFge IL the hosnilaIs-the CORPS
doctors. the 8 vfS5aa doctors and the doc
tor ia charge 81 the hospital. They made
ne ret3u vlous, hW1 * = necessary 10 do
more Than ihat \ man had "a re. en-
horse aaa demand these necessary SUP
pies from sac quartz master.
said ID s'" - - '''~' questions '''' p" -''
Necessities wers not avaIsbge fr5ra the
army supplies and bad +: rot been fo- the
Re. Cross some 81 the soldiers would have
beer starved EeauiS4t3on after res4lsi-
t+on ~as forwarded. anI y~t 10 vi =
came The nurses. as d rule, were iacou-
gs4feEst ara indifferent This vas no,
re7ret'ef because We haf - obey 5ha army
regulations as to s'sl!5ng suea for nnys-
taS G1gY 5Hr t9etiton ~ tne hospital