The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-26
The Secretary of War Tells of the
Work of His Department.
THE SICKNESS AMONG VOLUNTEERS.
Many Commanding onicers Reasonable
for Much Of It -what the surgeon Cen
oral, Commisssry General and Quar-
termaster General Have Done.

written in reply to request for in
| formations:
| NV Dear Mr.. Depew. The great pressure OF
business has up to prevented me from
| sending to you the statement you were kind
| enough TO ask for as TO what had been accom-
| plished in the way OF Quitting the army for
| the Held. the conduct OF campaign etc. Also,
| the chiefs OF divisions have been too much
| driven with work to compile the data required
| One not In the midst OF the work can hardly
realize what undertaking 1t Is TO call l2o,OOO
| men into the field at one time. coming from all
the states aud to have them mustered and
| gathered In camps on so short notice. and this.
! too. when we had scarcely any camp outfit for
! their accommodation. all having to be provided
| for by ;hs war department.
As you know. when the war was declared
| there was no equpms nt whatever for the vol
unteerS IN store This was successfully &c
complshed, with very few accidents, as mat
! ter Of record Subsequent calls, including the
regular army (wh!ch numbered about s'.O0
| men when war was decarcd), made total of
2is. nOJ men. To accomplish all in - short
| time has been great work
Thus from the homes OF 2i6 900 volunteers hos
been constant and great anxiety as TO what
might happen to their soldiers. ana hundreds
| OF inquiries, made by letters aud kilograms.
have been received every day concerning in
dividual soldiers The feeling on the part Of
these individuals that the war department Is
responsible FOR the care OF their men indivtdu-
ally has naturally aroused sympathy In case Of
| sickness and death, and has created much sor-
row
,tn -, ,,,r,h ,,.or,. 80, ,, LEV ali a,rli,rras
| ti y - =, -, H. -, ,,tin ,,,
GERS In the ield are the ones who have direct
! charge Of these men. For Instance one army
corng ior IA. 4i,i-io, ,,rd.rs and an
| gnrc.s ,b,,,, -e.,o,,t,,,, s,rI,,ry ns,irs and
~, 80 -, ,, ~ ,,i, - 90 mar con,
| an tno ~ il, o,b.r- ha,, not be,p s,cces.-
,ul aud ,he ,,o,soo,,e,ce IL tbnt tvnboid and
| othor t.,,,r- b.,.o 10, hr,t on1 streod 10 a
considerahto ax,er, o,e regirnart in the
,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, t , i,,at ,gb, an,,rca.
| sanIt,ry ia. In bIs rs,i,nsnt ,hIiying The
~ 90 hoiI an ,ha ,yo,ar ~ drjnl, i,serjny
Tho c,,,, ,,eon and ,he rs.,,I, IL mar thsrs nre
iess ,han ~ Lot and ,ba camn too ia in IA
! ur,a,or,hto nioc, a. on, In ,he command
D,h, -, 80, .i,. stt,,,,,, ha,a ton tir,as
,hnt n,,rnhar On tbe sicl, ltst. one NJ the re0l-
msnts ~ ,he Iast coii not vet ,noyed rom Its
stare se,ds hitter cnn,nIaints Of tvnhoid fever
| Concar,ino ,be Sonti,go ,omnaign when the
sbins lsf, romr, thev had On hoard three
nnntbs' nrovisIons and an abundance OF hos
ni,ai s,nntiss Thsy nod Iiyh,ars IN unload
wi,b n, naint =, dsh,r,at,on These Lighters
| wee iost In scvara storms n, the vav "A
| soon as yve we're notiaed ~ the fact two tows
Of Iighters we're sent from Mobile and New Or
| loans which ware nlso ovartnlten bv storms
and loo, Nv, nnyv swrni,sd ms win uohters
n n N A.
ernhar,sd ,,et,tn,, ~, 4, nor,iop -, ia sunnIies
| and ,nsdic,I storas and inrnedinteIv marched
! 20 th, ,ron, 20 am tha Sr,niards Ths great
dioacultv Of landing suonIie. subsequently, was
| hacn,sa 90 ,ha u,ird a,hich snran, nm avarv
oevauSe ono "'uu 49, ~ ",'., rsntsr
inc almost lmnossIbIe the use Of small boats.
win one li,hter which was nil tbey mad left
| for thi. nurnosa
| n, tha ,ariyer. ,v,o mara sr,nlovad 40 ner
cont soon sau sicL and h.avv rains falling
eysry dav tba ronds "a, tbsv could he called
| ooh, hac,r,a lr,n,ssohla for ,ahicIas PacL
ani,noIs nad 10 n. sronInvsd 20 carry food 10
ths ~, hain, ex,enIsG 70 ,hs risbt around
SANTIAGO ircreasad the distance from the coast
every dnv ana made ths tnsl, more All ,scult
wben yeIIou rever hrnlfs am and tho fever
i,st ir,reosed int tha ,housords n yyas ,or n
time sunnosed thnt II was nrincipaIIv yellow
,sysr 1'ha briryi,g NJ troons nnrth at once
n,ter the SURRENDER under such conditions
,,,ia r., h,a, sar,,t, 1aa,h 20 a ,,as, num-
,'or S,'t ,,,,on ,nnnir, 4, U.s. oscer,atnsd That
,,sr, ,ew ~ tbese cases comnnrntiveIv were
veiio,s foyer vybe, n was M once decided Ia
i,ia 80. ,.r,, =, ~, ,s s,aSIii,, ns r,ssihio
w. IL 60, a IIttIa idaa ~ ths ,yori, MAJ has
baa, dora + a,nend The ,oiIou,ine.
me worl, 81 the adtutnnt GENERALS depnrt-
man, has hsen IN mrstsr and order IN their
,a,ians 10 a., nraci.a oia ,no ,.ntnntsors and
"a mn Tor ths rsgular armv-tbis win a re-
d,csd ,orca rs r,nrv stan opccr. from, ali NJ
the denort,ne,ts had haen nromnted and
ordered ro ,hs Acid
mn chic, NJ .,n,,inaer. re,or,s a, ,vna,di,urs
of 4 sso On, for harbor defenses, buildinp en-
niocemerts nf hnavv ems rortar h.ttsrje.
and mInes
The sur,son generni h,a had the enormous
o,or,, ~ f,ting ms, hnsnj,ais or,,ani1ir,, tbe
nodio,I core smniovino ,n,Ia ana ,e,n,Is
nurses ,ontrnct surgeons neing suryeons who
80 ON nIn,ed Jror, ciyiI Iita hauidss tbosa
cormissionsi as corns Jivis,ons and hriaods
surgenns r,,rnishing madicaI snnnliss and an.
swering the demands from ali over the oonntrv
; and rrnm camns ar SANTIAGO Porto Rico and
Mantio The wor,s dons In Ihis i'm ~ aI,nos,
bevond comprehension'
| mn Az a., ,,an,,ot ho, r,,,,,,., . , d,
di.trihu,sd nm IN Au,ust IN ao- SsS ,o,,,ds ~
rations which have hean transnor,ed and dis.
trih',ted 10, aII armies in ths asIS hers md a,
SANTIAGO porto Rico and ManiI, hssidaS ,ha
: large onnntitv distrIhuted among Inc dsstit,,t,
C,,bans
ME ou,rtsrnnster ganeral,s rsnor, ia ,oo
,ons IN live an annroximate idsa of bis worIr
In Inc ,Say Of INSTRUMENTATION 10 uonoI,Iu Mo