The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-05

and was prepared TO recommend. as the only
EhnPge or Improvement he had TO spggest,
They could be kept cleaner and were moro
! comfortable, There was enough good water
Being asked as. to the aid furnished by the
Bed Cross, or other societies Or lndlvlduals.
landed at Santiago delicaSles began to arrive
w9s supplied with Injuries, all that they could
AJAX for. and more and better than any other
Gov. Woodbury. here said:
learn the. truth. in accordance, with the re-
guest OF tho President, as stated TO- you By
in Communication or condemnation Of any de-
partment OF the. arm, or any stan organiE4tlon
aside from what you. have already stated. L. Tor
one. shall be glad to hear IT,"
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE FUTURE.
Gen. Wheeler hesitated at this, and, in a half
embarrassed manner, responded:
and criticislng from that standpoint, II is easy
to see where things tIn5, 9, could have r been ana better
guide for futn rsn movements N that country. I
would say that the army should be provided
with excellent tentage, the men kept of the
which are antidotes for the climatic conditions.
shelter and, transportation,,matters. as Hook
back now, difficult TO supply"
Gov. Beaver thereupon said;
f RiR,S5eS co 5n%S GSuRH head Of stan Would have pro-
vided 3".
Gen. wheeler replica 10 Jnl9i
Il was not familiar with the details Of the
question. 1 know that my observation did not
that ordinary prudence s9uld have o6viatsd"
your command landed at once
Gen. .Whoeler-It was the impression-I
know I felt strongly that way 9%yse 81 We
S on iahd IN ris shat Ct The the eSu sRap %aS a i geIfo% fever
country: that we ought to. get through before
the rainy season set In. and that promptness of
R STS Gsf 3 g @'l franki GeS admitted that IL there
had been an abundance OF transportation he
c %STidtph nSse BEEN as h %S but but under ~ the Hs eonlditionss
that prevailed he thought Gen. Shafter had
service to the carriage Of ordnance, supplies
and rationa.
came cam = ill., flaI and I YOU had any tent or covering
IF a 1his G i be S 6n e Ian Fsg 81. %t,er . weeks OK
or oPs protecti t%9 my mem aeI did not have, But | was
tree. Sc 2b that y tbs kept so1 shS E 5sT. @ dSns d tSs sammy S6t my
DR., Conner asked.
Gould All the medical men and all the medI-
vented the outbreak Of sickness among the SOL
dlers at S~antiago?"..
somewhat desultory questioning followed.
In which Gen. Wheeler said that one Of the
R Teliltr al 6es fFmy IL fse s SSdpe eaoaRS Ta Of the the@ Dt
When Transportation facilities were procured 1t
often happened that they couldn't be used be-
cause OF the lack OF tearnsters.
EXCELLENT WORK AT MoNTAUK.
Gen. Wheeler's examination at the afternoon
session was devoted to experiences and obser-
yations at Camp Mikofr, Montauk Point. where
August until SEPT. g.. when en- ne re- was relieved lev y
on the transport Miami from Santiago and al
t @Rs' 1%@STsnte93 e KIN sy' toid lin - he s@ was e
to expense was, to do. whatever was necessary
for the care and comfort OF the soldiers, When
f hs TsH Saa ar ffmR 9saBsen 4;1G9 there Rea o canoe
altogether 10000 troops. VINO had to be cared
for and pE n1Sts nan made eb for their pr TaeS Gor
laundry, dis injecting plant; dug wells: used n
tents and building hospitals. Under the order
of the President not to spare expense, l called
needed for care Of the sick. What they said
they wanted. l ordered. and got them in a short
Besides these, Gen. Wheeler said he pur-
chased vast quantities OF articles OF food not
contained in the rations. In addition to these.
sR a siS$ aassI lily yt E ICED g, r e. arRRSIs q garth was
How were the facilities for transportation"
asked Gov. Beaver.
There was but one railroad. n single track
from New York. llG miles away. and a lack OF
S 5SteIR. tie ]c leGitIF,ss; with RG the rail road c ann9rIHI
prevented the transportation of any persons
except in Government vessels"
Who made that contract|'
Il don't know"
MEDICAL. ORGANIZATION EFFICIENT.
The organization and work of the medical
division was the subject 81 an extended in,
was n lack, of nurses. but upon his Geographic
order that lack was. met at once. 49,
Was the organization OF the medical divi-
sion efficient p
where It was. reported to him that there was
a Wo 5aSk of and ns sSe Gfsis lie Gns su a1yloiGn1c co., Gov Wood Pod.
were brought together. when it appeared that
the surgeons requisition could not he honored
In full! On that day. and that Col. Forwood had
Was there a depot of medical supplies ?"
Not a large one" was the reply. 1T was
hara to ks Eeep a large supply on h hand d; f Or more
pitais. and many Of them were Very sick"
Gen. Wheeler said that when he arrived at
the camp the hospital capacity was about eight
or three thousand. He was asked as to the care
Of the sick. particularly as to the reports that
hospital for twepty-fopr hours.
There may have been such cases" Gen.
not brought to my attention. The men were
anxious to make a good appearance: and gen
orally trleu 10 walk from inc SnoTe 10 cdnn.
Some OF them may have been unable to make
the trip. a mile or two, and been obliged to NO
into hospital next day. There was a lack OF
ambulances at first. but on my order the num-
Der was doubled. and then there were enough"
SMALL PERCENTAGE OF DEATHS.
Gov. Woodbury-Did you receive any COM
plants from relatives or friends as to cruel
Gen. Wheeler do not. recall any. ! often
inquired OF the men myself. and remember but
one who asked anything, That man wanted an
orange, and. when told 1t would be sent for,
said II he could not have 1t then he did not want
it. Gen. Wheeler spoke Of the piteous appeals
to take their loved ones home. In many cases
overcoming the judEmentof the physicians.
THE burial place" continued the General.
made a most painful but incorrect impression
graves and were shocked. And yet there were
less than 300 deaths; oil told. out of a hospital
This last point was emphasized by inquiries
the, report that dead soldiers were buried
without clothing.
~ know nothing Of any such case answered
Gen. Wheeler. Il never saw the burial OF tho
dead: my attention was given to the living"
In answer to a question as to the location of