The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-18
THE SUPPLIES At MONTAUk.
EVIDENCE THAT THEY WERE
ABUNDANT AND or ALL KINDS.
C>lehratea Chefs From the Best
Houses I'm New York Prepares
Meals, ana No Hotel Had Better
NH of Fare Than the Hospital.

vesttxaf.on committee adtcdTEea
O'Clock today 70 meet at The flita
hn4ef In New York az - O'Clock '"''f
row. xo,L
After concluding the work 10 New i'tN
the commission Will proceed 70 isDs ',a
ard. returning viii STOP AZ 80 - -
To make certain inquiries shsfe' IL ss at7'
exuec,ea a number o. witnesses VIII Dc
called after the return 20 washington.
ara ~ the cr,fnrr,igsis n does not go 10 e.sD<
soue personS there Will be asked 10 eons
here. Col. DENLY will remain In Wasaihs-
ton while the oGheye members OF the COM
uIssiou are absent. and VIII take the iss-
f.mony Of such persons as may ASK W NC
heard.
nr Forwood continued his testimony be-
sSnre ,hs commission today concerning the
5canaitIons at Moutauk Poirt. where ne was
chief army surgeon. He said from the be-
ginning 10 the end Of the history OK the
ssnsrai hospital at Camp Wikon there was
neyer a time when there were not from
hfty TO 80 vacant beds Speaking Oh
nurgrs he said there was consia"ssol's
number OF hospital corps men VINO haa
been trained In post hospitals sFfofs. the
female nurses arrived. This was tltnitei
training. bur IL rendered the men Hucn
more efficient than they otherwise woa!d
have been.
DIR. Forwood said he had expected ty"
phoid fever would break out In the nos
pitai, but he never had expected shs
froong would remain there long enough 10
cause an epidemic OF this disease AS IL
was he AID not believe there had been n
case originating In Camp Wikoff. He de-
eisrrd that there mad been saaieency or
medicines and medical supplies all the
time
DIR. Conner read letter from Major
william ~ Wood. a regular army surgeon.
dated at Montauk in August, complaining
that there was a pressing wan: OF medical
supplies and that the camp was In de-
piorabie condition. Or. Forwood said DR..
Mood was disappointed because nc did not
get a leave OF absence Immediately after
arriving from Cuba. which he had asked
for. withsiandIng his services were
needed and he was in good physical con-
sfition Gen Wheeler had refused TO grant
this request.
..F'rom that time" said DIR. Forw God, me
WAS constantly kicking and buekins. lie
was disgruntied and disioyal and found
fault with everything. For instance. he
gaid the well water was polluted. declaring
he would not take a drink Of IL for 800.
A dispatch was read from Gen. Wheeler
saying tina; Or. Wood had failed 10 secure
medicines only because he had not sent for
them. DIR. Forwood declared that the COM
plants concerning the purity or the water
at Montauk had originated with men who
had filters ard distilllng apparatus for
sale. The water was pure and plentiful.
He said the transportation facilities of the
camp we're poor and that often the vehicles
received were not complete in their equip.
ment. DR.. Forwood said he had arnuled
the contracts of two or three contract sur
geons because Of incompeteucy. but that
he knew OF no case Of neglect on the part
OF physicians OF a character TO eompro-
ankz gtr
Forwood said many physicians had come
to the camp AT the Instance OF the news
papers generally for n compensation of
80 Among these was Or. Lee. who was a
personal friend OF his. and he had told
The doctor TO lock the camp over and criti-
else whenever he found occasion for criti-
cixm. The doctor bad written hss article.
making parts OF II very Satiering. but he
was very much Disputed after the appear
anee OF the matter 10 md that all the COM
pllmentary portion OF IL had been ex-
plunged. Or. Edson's prediction az 20 the
camp had not been realized. DR. Stimson
had spoken Of the conduct OF tho kitchens.
An matter of fact. the Kitchens were In
the most expert hands. Miss Helen Gould
had supplied a number Of chefs. and most
OF these were from the Kitchens from the
swralthiesf people OF New York CITY He
had talked with ore of them. who had
been with W. IL. Vanderbilt for more than
three years As u matter OF fact. the nos
pitfalls were never 50 ahuudantiy supplied
The army rat!ons were supplome nted by
everything that could be found In the
harder Of the Walaorf-AStoria hotel In
cisiding roast turkey pheasants. squads.
lambs. sheen. pigs, game of all kinds, pate
de faie graS. mineral waters the fines,
sdhaEpag nes and liquors. At one time he
had noticed eight barrels of brandy and a
large number Of cases Of wine There was
80 much 5ppottnarfs water that II was In
abs way and when nurse came for a bot
~ they would offer her a case.
He said the newspaper men al the cainp
were gentlemen. hu. they appeared 10 be
under orders TO eriticise the camp He
knew OF two instances when the report
IRIS had received orders 70 roast every.
thing" He haf told shen not ~ snare
where they found criticism Justified In
conclusion. pr. forwoof said many pa
'ttests vino hal been renewed by ;hrtr
friends had died. ani thar IN many In.
stances their deaths were due TO The kin.,
nfss or the friends who had taken them
In charge.
MAJ. Gen. : l.. NJ. Young vas hefor.
the commission at is afternoon session.
relating I'm detail hiS cxperlsnes at san
fsago and vicinity and afterwards a, Men
tank. He SAID he ma ,anaesi =; rlaiaotr1
Ga June ]. ara that bs ghe morning OF the
I'D his eniiFe brigade haS been rllt ashore
Vie had Notified Glen Wheeler lmmeaiafei,
And had rsCetN 81 orders 10 move On four
or tive miles and secured a rossf camp
Tie accordingly hai pushed or ,s Slhoaey
He mad asked Wheeler whsr the gaol
camping ground was and lie had replied
that 'he SpanIar3s occupied IL
Il than" said Gen. Young. "Askes per.
mission 10 wo cut at1 sev tae ground. Il
which Gen Wheeler asseufea' '
Ia accordance a1th this Advancement Ia
nicNsd our at o'clock next morrsrs. :,
rght TIE hattie OF IA Qnasiula. sending "A,
volunteers tha Rough Riders hy s,ns rg.,e
ard TIE regulars goiug by another liz Is,
CARED 0lat there Was ~ surprise IN ff3,
t'Ghf and no asIttuscaGe hsd tsecn reported
lie Rad faCouaoltere3 he suanisa cams
wsthln aalt RE- ho0r befese Tao rrht had
eegun. AMI - had attacked era Slasatar.s.
and not Shs Spanlsrds him S2eaAtnsz IS,
THE hougA Riders. he sa "a shara hak h-,a,
no greater percentage - casualties arxaas
them thsn aEnonS tfe regulars. a-4 t,ai
they were not le3 sate aay situation nor :,
b. expected 50 war.
The report tlsss .heV mere aslssse3 - p,
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