The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-28
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statements as they may be pleased tt
hand to us.
'"TO aid you in complying with this
request there is submitted herewith 4
list of special questions to which, so f2l
| as is possible answers are desired.
A FEW HARD NUTS FOR ALGER.
| To Secretary Alger, the commission
| has addressed six queries for his reply.
| l. Plan of campaign proposed imme-
diately after the declaration of war;
was it intended to move AZ once TO Ha-
vana, or that the campaign should be
| postponed until autumn?
2. When was the Santiago campaign
determined upon?
3. Why was Tampa selected as the
| base of operations?
4. Why were summer camps or
| ganized at Fernandina, Jacksonville and
Tampa?
). When was the Porto Rico cam
paign determined upon?
6. Why were the troops held on trans
ports for embarkation at Tampa, and
not permitted to sail for several days?
The resolutions adopted by the COM
mission were as follows:
IhtSOlNttt, uISts HIT IHe secretary OI
War; the Adjutant General, the Quart
ermaster General, the Commissary Gen
eral and the Surgeon General be request
ed to transmit to this commission all
complaints that have been received by
them since April 1st, 1898, touching the
conduct of the war.
Resolved, second. That this commits
sion invites and is ready and will re-
ceive and consider any complaints about
the management of any of the various
branches of the War Department, from
any person or persons, that we respect
fully request that such complaints be
made in writing, stating facts that the
party may know of his own knowledge
plainly and in details, giving names of
any officers or enlisted men who may
be charged with misconduct or incompe
tency. addressed to the Secretary of the
commission, at Washington, ID. c."
ANSWER THESE, DEAR DOCTOR.
The seventeen questions addressed to
the Medical Department are:
]. What was the organization of the
Medical department on April LIST, 1898?
How many officers. with their rank,
how many hospital stewards, and what
was the size of the hospital corps?
,. How many ambulances and litters
were available?
,. An army of what size was the De
partment able to completely fit out with |
medical officers, stewards and hospital
corps and necessary surgical instru-
ments and supplies of every character?
4. Between April 1st and August 31st, |
1893, what steps were taken for fully |
supplying an army of 100000 men with |
all necessary surgeons, stewards, hospi- |
tails corps, ambulances, filters, surgical |
instruments and medical supplies of all |
and every character?
.. How many general hospitals were
organized, where located, how equipped |
and managed, number of patients and |
number OF deaths in each case between |
April 1st and August 31st, 1898?
6. How many hospitals We're estab |
liShed ut various camps, what were the |
arrangements for the care and comfort |
Of the sick and wounded, how many |
sick were cared for at each camp hos |
pital, and how many deaths occurred?
What if any railroad ambulance |
trains were established, where were they |
located and used?
S.-How many hospital ships were oh |
tanned, how were they equipped, how |
mana ged and what work did they per-
form? What arrangements were made
and were armies operating in Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines supplied
with medical officers, medical supplies
ana food for the sick and wounded.
9.-What number of surgeons of vol |
unteers, hospital stewards, nurses, at |
tendants, etc, were employed between
April 1st and August 31st in addition
to those in the service of the United |
States on April i, 1898?
10.-Were all vessels used in trans
porting sick and wounded thoroughly in
spected by medical officer before troops
were permitted to embark, and We're
they fully supplied with surgeons, sur
gical instruments, medical supplies of
every character, portable and proper food
for sick and convalescents?
11.-Were the armies operating in
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines
fu..y supplied with sufficient surgeons,
and hospital corps and with
litters, surgical Instruments,
medical supplies and all kinds and ,(rop-
er food for the sick and wounded?
12.-Were the chief surgeons in the
various camps instructed to carefully
WaIcn InclE SdHlIdfy cOHultIOH, 10 look
after their cleanliness, to demand their
proper supply of water, to test the WA
or as to its character. to look into
the cooking arrangements, to locate the
sinks and to see to their proper care?
13.-Why were regimemtal hospitals
in camps abolished and division hospitals /
Were the results salts
factory?
14.-How were the surgeons employed
in the field in camps and in general
hospitals selected? Was there any regu-
lar examination required, and as IA rule
have they proved efficient and faith
fully?
13.-How were the hospital stewards,
nurses and attendants selected
16.-What, if any, complaints in writ
ing have been received by the Surgeon
General III reference to the promp com
plance with acquisitions, the lack of
proper care, food and water for the
sizes. and wounded with armies in the
field or with troops in camp or men in
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