New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-03
SESSION IN LEXINGTON FINISHED.
GENERAL, SANGER CRITICIsEs RED-TAPE METH
obs IN THE QUARTERMAsTER's
DEPARTMENT.

lexington Ky Nov The subcommittee NJ the
War Department Investigating Commission finished
its work here this afternoon and started for Gin
cinnau The members express themselves as highly
pleased with what they accomplished here. They
also compliment highly the condition OF affairs they
found at Camp Hamilton Those who were In Lex
ngton were General Dodge, Colonel Sexton and Or.
Conner. Yesterday a committee Of prominent citi-
Gems Of Lexington. including Mayor Simsall and ex-
Lieutenan Governor Afford went 10 Washington 10
confer with the President and see what chance
there is for retention OF the encampment Of
troops here kilograms received to-day from this
committee say that the must to the South
ern camps. but that Secretary Alger has promised
that they will be brought 10 Lexington in the spring
TO rccupcrate after they have service in Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines. The President in
formed the committee thar he would probably visit
Lexington when he goes to Canton to vote.
General Wilson says that the movement from
Lexington will not begin for ten days or more.
The first witness to-day was General Joseph p.
Sanger He said that the Second Divisions camp
at Chickamauga was badly located. being in rocky
ground where sinks could not be deeply dug
When asked why he Quartermaster's Department
could not furnish articles necessary for supplying
the Army. he said
The complex system ~ furnishing supplies to
Army is at fault II there one department to
olash and these complications could not arise At
Chickamausa the control o. my division hospital
geon o. the corps.
He then discussed the complex system OF
regulations the taking away OF regimental surgeons
and the management which caused the overcrowd-
ing OF the division hospital and the spread OF
typhoid. General Sanger said he considered the
weak point in Camp Thomas was It's bad sanitary
condt He continued:
The men had plenty OF clothing. did not need
much. and had plenty to cat II was bad sanitary
condition There elk hundred licensed
hucksters VINO visited Camp Thomas. Much lemon
ade was sold. ! believe General Brooke tried do
all ne could bring the camp TO good sanitary
condition. but he was surrounded by medical
board which did not appreciate the serious Condi
ton o. affairs. Dr.. HIiIekoper especially thought
Dr. Grifith was unnecessarily alarmed. Or Grit
nah INSISTED diagnosed typhoid ma
larial fever was in reality typhoid fever.
He had examined Chickamauga Creek. where the
water supply intake located. An engineer off,
also had examined it and pronounced It bad.
General Sanger thought Chickamauga would have
been q healthy place COR camp had tire proper
precautions beer taken and pure water furnished.
When asked whether high medical officers az
Chickamausa paid close attention their duties
General Sanger said. II don't know about the
others. but a great deal OF Or. Huidekoper
who came through our division frequently"
General Sanger followed by Colonel 2 A
Goodwin. OF the eth Immunes. who declared that ne
had no trouble IN securing what needed. The
only other witness examined Major Cruze
quartermaster al Camp Hamilton