Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-01
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master at Camp Hamilton. cam.
dynnrtun served as assistant TO tho
chi.i puariermasier VI the FIN corps
at santiago from July i5th to August
emu ne came away with Gen. shafter
anu served at M0niauk Point. until
came to Lexington.
AZ santiago" said capt Johnston,
from the Time ! landed until I ieft.
mere was an abundance Of clothing
Many OF the troops had only dog tents.
but IN my opinion these were good and
healthy. No complaint could b. found
with the Transports ln which 1 went
70 cuba, OF that In which returned
A. Montauk Point visited both the
detention and division hospitals nrl
though not competent judge In such
matters, ! considered both excellent
There u an abundance VI clothing
and other supplies here. all of good
quality. winter clothes having been is.
sued. ! have no complaints. To my
knowledge there ia no regiment hero
now whose men are wearing ununaa
bi1ustA Some ~ the tents here have
been condemned ana they win be- lm.
medlatcly replaced ThOrc b. great
deal VI clothing ln the depot and an
abuud ancC on the way. Houuisiil1n
abundance On the way. acquisitions
have always been promptly hun1rol."
for dinner and resumed lts session at
: o'clock.
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
Col. William A. Pew OF me Eighth
MaaaachusCt.s vas called. The iuuUi-
/ pi complaints he made were uf tha
diincuitJ NE regiment experienced 90
securing medical supplies. nu said h.a
HufEc0n would maze Uut regulations.
anu hand ,h,m Ia to ne proper omecis
aud ihey would return thsin, aayius
there were no supplies. aud It was 90
30 use TO make reputation. Col. Pow
said that Ala regiment had dlihCulty
900 securing wagons at Chlchamauga
Para. lac aald MS camp ground was
very poor
COL ". y. Leonard u the Twelfth
| New york testified shat the surgeon 90
hla regiment was continually CAmorlng
for medicine 10 give The mon in quar.
tiers. lie could not secure This. he said,
- the colonel spent $500 uut OF hla
own pocket fJr medicine. Col. Leonard
| admitted luAt his men were SOME lmga
not sent 90 thu division hospital be-
cause thcy were 10 much opplA.d 90 lt
III you would not soma your men who
needed medicine TO the division hoapi.
tai. how eau you complain OF nlt
receiving mclicincG' asked Dr. Com
nor.
III we had sent all our sick men to
/ thc diyalJn hospital replied thg
colonel. 1--WE would have had no negd
col. Leonard sald the commIaaary
/ supplies had uuen GOOD anu 90 aulh-
daut shat thr men could not consume
thom. IN consequence each company
| has a FUND Of gilu or more uuttihll
by selling Huprfiiuouu supplies Tue
/ colonel complained of the quartCrmaa-
tera auppllua. especially the shoes, lie
naid that he had spent nearly itv0 OUT
| az his own pocket Tor ahuua Tor hlu
men. lie said that the supplies were
Issued Ia plccemcai and frequently the
/ quartyfmaH.ufa department gOt the
acquisitions Duiled w.
a FEW SHORTCOMINGS.
Col. ". X. Canec. second Missouri.
stated that his regiment dld not Fe-
| tciNu ala equipment until lew day
before leaving Camp Thomas for LEX
/ iuslon. Among ihc last things issued,
/ he naid. we're the boilers Tor boillnH
/ ths wafer. which were ordered more
l than $40 months before. Col Carrc
said that sinks could be dug a. the
Second M.saourfH camp at Chlcka-
nAuga only four feet before striking
rock. THIS, he stated, was presented
~ The brigade commander and the Ia
| Hpsctor. but no action vas takcn. Col
| Canoe said that he had no surgeon and
only one assistant surgeon Tor nomg
time after the rcg.mcnt went % Chick
amauga.
"slck men from my regiment vert
sent 90 the division hospital and could
not be- received because The hospital
was alrvtady oycrcroWdcd.' said Col.
| Cancr.
I'VE had no medicine In the rcgi-
mcnt, l visited the hospital daily Will,
l had men there and l frequently
found the tents unfl0ored, she cots
| crowded 20 close together that one
were ~ loaky that when u was raining
the men ln the hospital had 60 De cow
| cred With p1nchps and rubber blankets
10 De protected from drcnchlnE.
"Dr, Grifiilh Was In charge ~ The
hospital and aficr visiting all the
others | concluded that Nh,H WAS the
best conducted at the park. Dr, CRIT
mn and his assistants were doing all
they could with the means al his COM
mand This Objectionable condition VI
anairs lasted eight or ten weeks. IN,
nurses we're. In many eases, objection
able, but l GENE 10 the conclusion that
this was a necessary EVIL under ths
circumstance"
RED TAPE.
col. Caffee said that his regiment re-.
celvcd not only not enough barrels e
| DOH ANN hfANhANN NAN'NH hAt NNk fNNf
enough 60 haul u the four miles neces'
aary, despite acquisitions made. "Mhef
We could not get men In the division
hospital on account 0f IT. Oyercr0Nduf
condition" said Col. Cafiee. I'VE Ia,
no medicine % give the sick ",
made dequeatlona Tor n and they wer,
returned with this Endorsement from
the chief surgeon Of the corps; Med
clues are issued only 20 men In division
hospitals ana not 60 those IN quar-
tors
In my opinion Il was a great mis-
take to do away with che rcgimentn
hospital, hut had the division hlaplta
at ChickamauEa been anything INK
the one here az camp Hamilton, Their
Mould have boon no faux 60 md"
col. Caffcc gave come OF the mos
valuable testimony obtained by thl
Lieut. Col. u. u. Mitchell tesuhe,
that although the regiment was mus
tered into che service the middle %
} July, Il did not receive It's arms unit
about three weeks uF0. II has not ye
received all rs clothing, The men SUI
b ferel without the blankets on acc1un
p u rain and the cool nights. THE,
have told NJ every day Tor ten days.
J said Col. Mitchell. that our stove
would be here tomorrow, but they hay
not come yet"
Lieut. Col. n. w Ranks, the com
: mandlng officer " the Third Mississlpp
paid high compliments 10 the officer
I " all departments At Camp Hamilton