The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-18
GEN. YOUNG ON
GUASIMA FIGHT.
He Relates His Experiences There TO
the Investigation Commission.
TREATED TOO MUCH AS BABIES,
Many of the Complaints Made Were 10y
People Who Had Never Seen
Camp and the Soldiers Played
IL on Them for DciiCacies.

WASHINGTON, Nov 1.-THE War In
vcsugaung Commission adjourned at q
o'clock this evening 10 meet at tnc tliln
Avenue Hotel New York, tomorrow.
After concluding the work in New
York. the commission will proceed 90 boa-
ton and later Will stop at Philadelphia.
1t Is also expected that number ol Wit
nesses will be called after the return TO
Washington and IL the commission does
not so 10 Cuba, some persons viii De
asked to come here. Colonel DENLY Will
remain in Washington while the other
member Of the commission are absent
and Will take the testimony of such per
sons as may ask 10 be heard.
ROAST EVERYTHING
Doctor F0rwOOd concluded his testi-
mony concerning conditions at MontauK
Point where he was chief army surgeon.
He defended the camp and hospital al
that place denying "a number of charges
made against them. Dr. FOrwOod said
the newspaper men al the camp were
gentlemen, but they appeared to be under
orders to criticise the camp. lie knew
OF two instances IN which the reporters
had received orders 10 Roast every
thing lie had told them not 20 spare
when they found criticisms justified.
GENERAL YOUNG TESTIFIES.
Major-Gcneral S. NJ. b. Young was be-
fore the commission al its afternoon ses-
sion relating his experience az Santiago
and vicinity and afterward at Montauk.
lie said he had landed ut Daiquiri on
the Plat Of June and that by the morn
ing of the 23d his entire brigade had been
put ashore He had notified General
Wheeler Immediately and had received
orders TO move on four or five miles and
secure a good camp. He accordingly had
pushed on to- Siboney. lie had asked
Wheeler where the good camping ground
was and he had replied that the Span
iards occupied it.
81 them" said General Young, asked
permission to go over 10 see the gr0unt.
saying l should like 20 get IL for our
asscnted."
a VERY GOOD CAMP.
In accordance with this ARRANGEMENT
he moved out at o'clock next morning
10 FIGHT the battle Of Guaslama. sending
the volunteers, the Rough Riders 10y ono
road and the regulars by another He
declared that there was no surprise In
this fight and no ambuscadc. as had
been reported. He had reconnoitered the
Spanish camp with glass for halt an
hour before tho fight began and he had
attacked the Spaniard7 and not the
Spaniards him. Speaking Of the Rough
Riders. ne said. that they were allowed
10 be ambuscaded was due entirely 70
the demoralzel reporter and the de-
moralizod adjutant OF the regimen VINO
had left the service soon afterwards.
General Young said he had occ pied
the enemvs camp that day ANA Do
was very good camp" he said. na''o.y
I'm replv to question as TO what ald
he had secured from the Cubans IN TINS
fight. he replied none whatever.
SKATER HELD HIM bA'k.
General Young said that immediately
after the Guasiama fight ne EAd i."H
over the ground toward Cancy ana haH
,.'e,~r,r1 General Wheeler that no was
cor6dont he could take the place mat
niqbt y-ith hts brigade n allowed TO 40 50.
General Wheeler had replied that DIS
or5ors from General Shafter were MOI
49, odvonce without notifying him. ana
DO be would notify the General OF ms
lC,ororal young'0 wishes. Tie had n't
Aeard ANYTHING more officially I'D Ie5'i'
to tho matter -.- ..r,.fco Ga
v,i+b This General YounFs service ln
c,'bo ceased and ho was taken Gown
,,.i,h fever on the 30th Of June ana s'"'
back home. .,..-.. Ia was sent
TO Moutauk Point TO eiD ,..i-, ~ tbe
NA-uro0 He detailed the dliuc ulue9 ga '''5
49,. ', ton of the camp lie said II had
t.er impossible 10 get in floors ana 'nl'
a., lad moi considered them necessary -
oitbe. for health or comfort
TOO MICH LIKE BABIES.
CT ,,.,va them lumber and hammers aho
III However. and told them To Ih"Nc
tho,,selves floors III they wanted '"'"l' i
tnoupbt they were being treated TOO H'"' il
like babies. .,.,orf.s ho
Regarding the commissary supP'l1a '
said they were abundant anH li1- i''"
.,,o,oh had been allowed 90 spoil 10 ga"
49,, hundred men daily. The nos.l-
81 and ouartermaster stores were "l7'
o-1,,1o lie had never in all his eApeile'i p
sasn any army hospitals SO well supplI-u
-,,itb medicines ana stores OF dI hiii".'
rbe controlling motive i'm selecting
,r.,te,l, WAS that OF securing proper
-,',ororfine and a very strict quarantine
r.as observed. lie considered lhe camp
very heauhful and the slte oesii""e
As TO what was done lhele Tot '"-
soldiers" be said 'I think u.s'I' ga
,nore credit for what ] old at Mohlaut
H., for what / did at la Guasima. j
think more was done tndh e"o"ii nave
bcon done for the soldiers .-,.-
NoT HEROES. ONLY REii l4Ai'7.
,rCiii,o of the hardships of one CONE
mand which had just arrived from 'u'''
ne said. "Thev were not tne heroes De
inc only resu.ars.' He said the ptlV'-
lions of the war We're not SO serious ~
indian campaigns he had peen eHha- p"
~ He was satisfied that most OF me
conniaints against the camp were u'-
Sornded. Many Of the complaints We're
made hv men and women Who Aal Dr.
seen men I'm camp. and appTe 'i"s '.'
49, .b, soldiers had played D. ON
H. yisitore" making complaints that
,.'D without foundation I'm order TO OBJ
Tain dclicacies. "The soldiers iNe 20 os
,re,+e5 lake babies" be said and many
~ them got So that they would not '"'
their recuiar rations- .t..
General Young concluded by saving til't
tro soldiers had been far better cared TOT
non thev had been in the civil war
PULPIT SC0LDS.