Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-05
TAMPA TO SANTIAGO.
,.,. Layton Isstiaes Before the War lnVe''I-
eating Committee.
III THE WOUNDED ACCOUNTED FOR
-..o,,. We're Not Exactly Trocpsh'p'-
supplies, Although Not Ample were
,oourh to s,ave ON Dire want

n.rby has taken the tt7'''
49, uho was In command OF the
alvlslon af the Filth corps IN
s.,,iano campaign. and who has
~. s...ntiy been relieved Of the COM
~ n the department OF sanu-
uis narration began wiih the
',,bsrkatlon o, she troops at Tampa.
~. la the transports were furnished
...u ne could be expected a. they
an, troopships The medical aud
.,l.s,ry supplies were sufficient 90
-. .tbe5iute discomfort There
,,me confusion owing to mlsun-
''.r,rslng OF orders. but the general
d.i no, oeileyc that any real hardship
Nd b,sn occasl1ned thereby.
,n,r giving paruculars OF the land
ste Gen. Lawtun said that on the
,5srnIrr before the beginning 81 w,
t,,ti. IA Ei Caney. after having laiu
.,.1s GeRlre Gen. Shaftcr. he r1dc
hi. 5rirade commanders over thc
1871 pIlntIng out to them the posi-
~, ~ vas Do occupy. Referring 20
~. r'suIt N tho battle at FL Caney'
Dc siid; -. t.,..,.-,,t,.e or.
dsfs ID move TO my left TO the rlght OF
al
,i,,i,r gas such that u was imprac.
.I',ti. IN md 10 leave ri Caney until
e 800 rseltirtd IT," Gen. Lawton said
. 49, Givis.5n had lost 40 men killed and
"S c'i penby remarked that a state-
mont mad been made @ the cuect thh!
H.1ir IN the wounded soldiers wandered
lnU the woods and we're neNer sven
again.
No AMBULANcEs.
u never heard that" he said. IAN
he Wsunded were accounted Tor ana
,hey wsrc an taken 10 the Held hoipi-
tsis" There were no ambulanccH. but
slms lii,crs-hJw many he did not
eKn5wlng there was going 20 be a
nrhi how does Il happen that you ala
ri have enough filters, enough sur.
gi5tt and the pppcr hospital corpsl"
CgL psa0y asked.
-wsi 1 cannot say there were not
fs51rh." Zen LsNton replied
"Hys o. you account FOR fhc fact
fhit thn medical men did not provide
themselves with everything neccHsary
~ taking varo OF thc woundcd7"
4 think they did provide themselves
With everything they thought nccea-
ar considering the material they had
. D. choose from. There was NJ time to
al more surgeons than Ne had. They
sig d.s,r1uied to their various com
ENOUGH SUPPLIES.
The general aid that while Il was
II dfeut 90 .ct supplies 90 the men
4 vhls they lay In The trenches from
H ~ Ind 10 the i1th ~ July. he thought
III ~ quantity WIS sufficient There had
ben no sickness worth mentioning un-
NJ l'irf the campaign. There had been
D. ifnts except the Hhrgltur tents which
Anf had until Just previous to she
enbafkation Cor the United States.
Asked where he fixed the rcaponsl-
hllly f9r not having he tents ,here,
was impossible 10 unload them from
ihe transports Tor lack ~ time and Ia
cillillt Thrfs vas some complaint on
account VI the lack Of tents Com
ralnu dIi not come To- me. and was
With my men constantly. That they
q fhould have 10 No out ~ ;hoy ala was
one % ne contingencies absolutely nee
"saiy % ihe conduct of the war"
II GAMEY SHIRTS.
u WIS ifur. AZ reported. he said. that
men had % wear ihylr shirts Tor pos
ably thirty days without a change. hut
NH Nas because they had thrown
away thelr extra clohtlng. lie held the
,.lmale responsible for the sickness
WAT followed the campaign. though 10
vas Ntf'nl7 that with more nppr1-
liAle io'i batter cooking aud shell
s,t some " the dcknosa might have
..th prevented. While the health con-
dluam are improving. there had been
tArc
II Is my opinion" he said. that
eulqne FulnE from this climate TO
wa VIII have 10 suf,r that accii-
.uAnE Mere. doubt u on. per cent
A,,s eteapgd absolutely"
h1Nng % a question a. TO whether
N, navy should have control OF the
".nsporia, he said. NO. Indeed"
l'l mink that the army ought 10
nit control ~ them"
~. .Nn,.,,lu'gly,' was the laconlc reply.
Ia WING ihry arr acting togethrrg"
Denny asked. and the rrpiy was.
.te J make my point. two men can.
,ommAnd the same affair"
..slnmlhs up Con. Llwton sald.
ahns into consideration the condi-
ss mat We are obliged 10 face. the
a. W. ni the country, Ia climate
al N,n't thlnsa being considered. 1
nt.l mere were no serious or gross
AAhrs made. can say there WIS
on care on the part OF any OF
IN authority whose duty IL wa
NJ allrr the Interests OF tho camp.
n.l WIN ~ AZ me STAN of OF
r. h.tfT tH,It are IN the world; none
NY, e9ull have been found. These
So worked Wght ana day ana M
9' -'H'h being could do more than they
. LAY IN WET TRENCHES.
me witness said the command he.
~ 70 break down ahout Inc ian.
@ nal jug trenches at ulEht anI
~ we Wet bitches an day. The nor
~ sNA tht wet weather broke the
~ sy"h when march OF three
~, Vas made not more than ons.
| IN IA. o' the men Kept up. but Az got
,e,s Msht The morning after the
IN p,,nltr me witness took the resi-.
La h pm hlghcr ground aud kept them
Ill .",p' hy personal appeal 10 Den
. pc secured one wagon and cook
h. ~ gipnHlls ana change of olothlnr
y, We men Capitalization was mo
Capitalization IN ataff depart
~" he meant, n the witness could
+" dsr sos one wagon after the surren-
IN un,H eonll have Kept his regiment
"a vss ,,d, But nothing could have pre-,
III ,,l ne sickness that followed the
+" nD'rs ot the Cuban campaign.
hs Ng asked about the diet, he said
nbin1N.l recommend pickles and vege,
vi r,r. w Supl, The canned beef was
IN &c.. llhF and men who were almost
NJ l.s would not eat II. II seemed ~
ir,c,. mat had been boiled f1r ex.
81 az ehlnNu was as free from nutrlmenl