The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-17
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| bic diet. The actual necessities were thus
/ met by the medical department, but If the
! fighting had continued for several days
/ he did not believe it would be possible
/ for the department to have taken care of
| the wounded-at least not until the arrival
4 Ct the Relief. on the Sth of July He knew
! that DR.. Pope had protested against sail-
| ing until supplies which had been ordered
! could be received.
BACK TO AIONTAUK AGAIN.
Colonel W. II. Forwood. who was the
/ chief medical officer at Montauk Point.
! testified that his Instructions were to
/ have on board at all times tents. beds
/ etc, and representations that they were
not there were not correct. There was.
/ however, some lack of transportation IA
cilities and there was difficulty in getting
supplies from the station, this fact being
! due largely to the limited capacity of the
railroad depot. The hospitals were over
crowded at times, but only for a few
hours. He asserted that mot for q min
ute had patients remained outside the
hospitals without protection from the
weather. though there were times when
cots We're not on hand. In these cases
! the patients were laid on hair mattresses
I spread on the tent floors. DR.. Forwood
said that much of the crowding OF the
/ hospital was due to the fact that many
| soldiers sought TO gain admission as a
means of getting a furlough home This
condition of affairs might have resulted
IN keeping deserving men out.
NO PLACE FOR RED TAPE.
We did not do much business with the
letter pad said the witness. we did not
use the pen or resort to red tape. but
got on our horses and went with a vim
TO do what ba -
But" said Dr. Conner, these facts
( do not explain the other fact that there
/ were occasions when the tents We're over
cTowded-when there were more sick men
/ than could be accommodated. What steps
were taken 10 relieve this condition."
/ Or. Forwood-We increased the carpen-
/ tiers and the lahorers generally and il pos
s-ble would have increased the time We
redoubled our own personal exertions.
worked late al night, going through rain
as well as shine.
/ Dr. Conner-But how did 4 happen that
/ after receiving an order early IN August
! To set thousand-bed hospital ready, IN
/ the latter part OF that month this had
/ not been done, and rhere were sick SOL
! diers who were not able 20 find hospital
/ sCcomm odauons7 Whose fault was Il
that CT the medical department. or the
! Quartermaster's department. that such
vas the case? Surely somebody was II
1 fault, and you. IS chief surgeon OF the
/ camp. ought 10 be able % tell Us who il
/ Was
HAD ALL THE TENTS NEEDED.
Or. Forwood-No; I have not made a
! case Yet our first order was for a 500-bs1
I hospita! and after that for another Of
/ the same capacity. But by the time YOU
/ speak Of We had not only room tor the
l.oeo beds. but for 2olo
DR.. Couuer-ENen then you had not SUI
I hcient teD-aSe.
Dr. Forwood-Not % cover the whole
( earth. but we had all that was necessary
20 cover the SICK There was never q
: moment when We I'D not have tents
there 80 pat up.
A. th.s 5uuezure Dr. Forwooa Was ex-
cused Tor the night
General Dodge announced a che close o'
'ooay session tGaS The commIsslo on woula
cave here al Il O'Clock tomorrow night
for New aYrk The first meeting wlli l,-
held there on Fr.aay.