Evening star., 1898-10-14

ular form to the depot commissary of the
OPS
Dr. Seaman: Il cannot give You any such
late az that. | was informed that 1 could
not get it. and the Tuartermaster went to
,he headquarters and said that no such
supply was there and no money could be
given him..
Ex-Governor Beaver: Then. as d matter
- fact. you never did make regular requisi-
zion fns TIM sixty cents a day.
DR.. Seaman: I never put it in writing. I
made demands on the resimental colonel
also"
He said that they had only a few sick
men in the hospital at that time and that
they wers supplied well by the Red
Cross Society that they did not suffer for
fcod proper for invaliis. He said ne lad
only had TWO deaths. both of which were
from typhoid fever.
Food Unsuitable for Sick.
on their return from Porto Rico he said
he had conn with two hundred conva-
lsSc-Hts. pHe-haIf of whom had had typhoid
fever. They returned on the Obdam. They
mad the regular government ration pro-
vided for the army. which he said was suf-
tcient in quantity and quality. He said
that h lid not consider this ration suit
able now yer. for cOnvalesCents from ty-
pLOid ana other f-vers
Ex-Governor Beaver--Did you allow the
'1nEal"scents under your charge to eat
that ration"
Dr. Searnan-''No. 1 did not
EX-tioTerT0r Heaver-"How did you get
other food for them
DR. Seaman appealed to the Red Cross
Society and the National Relief Associa-
tion and obtained the necessary supplies
OF that character"
Ex-Governor Eeaver-'Dii you make RED
u1-ltioH for supplies needed for the sick?''
Or S-amau-'I made the regular requisi-
tion which had been granted to each of the
Transports coming home for the articles
that w-T- allowed to them"
4 Tf,t-.r..Tr
specific reIuisition from the commissary
for canned milk and other supplies which
would AaTe been suitable Tor your conva-
lesc-nt patieHts2 l want TO see who was
rr$pons!Hl" for Your lack Of supplies"
Dr- Srauan-"I was informed that what
l got Vas the regular travel ration, and
that That was the only ration that had been
allowed. ] made my reCuiSition in the
regular way. ana went to tn Red Cross
Society 10 get what l wanted"
EN-'ipE-ruor BeaVer-'YOu didn't make a
reFIts.tiou lor the reason you had what
you wantrt-
Dr. S-..m4It--T got what I wanted.
made a rr'tui-ijion as ! was directed 10 do
10y the comma audiug officer. General Henry
o gentleman who did everything in mis-
.H"-r tHr .."rl man in his charge"
III witness produced the orders that we~,.
given him when he left Ponce tor the Uni
tet States. and there was considerable t.S-
tlIn'ny drawn from him to show whether
lis ral.Hr" 10 get the ~ cents day allow
eel -L'c convst!csc-uts and the sick IN nospi-
tals wa~ rHr result of his failure to make
"a proper vr!tt-n requisitiOn for them BE-
e'tuS. the money or the articles Were not
there The witIess said h made applica-
N"n Tor tr"S- thirgs. but was told that
they wrrr not there For that reason ne
Gid nov make written reguiSitIon.
TX py-rugr B-aEer-"DDn-t YOU know
that III ta- army If you don't ask for these
thlHa~ ypI VIII not get them? You get
them On reIuisitlons. Don't You know that
depot Guartermasters don't 90 around ped
ding what they have 70 medical officers ~
The Witness Irritated.
When this question was asked the wit
ness Strengthened himself in his chair and
his count. nance showed that it was not
easy for him 10 control himself He hesi-
ttted "a moment and then replied:
Il don't think that question is necessary.
was told these articles were not there,
and for that reason did not put in a writ
ten rrqI!---iuu"
The witness said that DR. snow,len. the
-urEeuu-iu-r lief- had told him these things
Gould NOT %. obtained. He said there was
no supply of any special food for the sick
from ttl' government at the general hos
pital
The witness was questioned closely as 10
the condition II the transport Obdam. and
he said II was very good. The men had
ianrn'ckS between decks and were not
uv-TrrvwGed.
Again tesufyiDg in regard 10 his failure
To get special food for the sick men he
said that the regim-ntal commissary had
failed 10 get these things. although he en-
deavpred hard 70 dc So. He said that the
comnissary ana quartrrmaster depart
UcnJS Were well administered within the
lines provided by army regulations with
the exception that they did not make the
exchange by Communication for which the
regulations provided
Ex-GiOV. eaVer-''Were there any cases
# starvation or Of difficulty along that line
within your knOWIedg-?''
Or. Sesman-''A great deal Of food was
supplied fer the men which was not proper
food for c"nvalescents, and they did not
set the food they should have had They
We're not starved for the want of supplies
put they were starved for the want of
proper supplies"
Ex-GOv. Beaver-"I understand YOU got
supplies from other sources
DR. Seaman said that he got some from
other sources. for which he paid out Of
his own Lockej. ana some from relief So
cleiieS- At one time even the relief soCic-
ties did not have food for convalescents
Ex-Gov. Beayer-''Did the surgeons in
these hospitals have any knowledge u
ne order Of the surgeon general by which
tHey were To nave sixty cents a day for
supplies for the sick?''
DR. Staman-'"They didn't get them"
The witness said that he supposed this
allowance would have been secured from
the cOmmissary. He had discussed the
matter with others, but learned that tho
had discussed the question with Lieut.
tpl- Grecnlcaf acting surgeon general Mai
SuOwden sUTgeOn-i -in-chief: Mai Birming.
nan. surgeon H concluded that if these
thir&s We're not allowed the hospital they
pf course, We're not allowed to the subcrdi.
mates FOR the field and regimeutaI hnsDifal Is
He further said that when he was coming
homs he had made requisition on his own
coInmisstry. but that ne could not Gel
things he needed for the sick to eat
Dr. Conner-"Nas that because they did
not have the money or the authority Il
give you these things2''
Il do nos know. 1t was not my business
20 know that"
Written acquisitions Needed
DR.. Conner asked the witness if he die
not know that it was necessary to put
acquisitions in writing in the army. If h.
wanted them attended 10.
The witness replied that he thought n,
had used tEe proper means to get the thing.