Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-02
TOLD TOTNyESTIGATORS
Story Of Neglec, and Incompetence Manifested
in Camp.
FEVER BLANKETS FOR MILITARY HEROES.
xx.,., va. pearer rhAn Bcor-Aqua Pura
nj one Dollar and y quarter
Per Pitcher.

--,r tnveatigati0n commission u'''s
e-,isf commissary Marshal of camp
IIamlhon denied the statements i.'u.
by Lieut.. C1l. Mitchell N IN. fis.
Territlrlais last mrhl Ho ald r'eiE
rcauisttn had been h1nor'l ii'" ''-
TerrlurIala ,
Tho second witness was Gen. J. G.
uvses. who testified as o. che sintaA
f.trr,4irr. tho Camps 40 MN'I. ANt 1'
Chickamlurh. Sc wrut il GO ''
pr,1kc regarding the LACK ol ,lae.p
mems. cloth.ug and other Hupp"'''
"The day before we lefi Mobile We
r., prety we'll sufpilDi. Thcr "gI'
suppiirs Tor recruits a. sau lAA W.
md bread ara meat always
faux Point was mot The Wur.r pil'.
f1r a camp % sick soldiers at thls .m,
Of she year A. MHkhuk ROM
learned that the Long Island RAIN li
c.s5.,ary mad nu exclusive contract io
haul tho soldiers Oh the city ! isiu.
orders 10 40 che other railroads 10
come IN ami holp take IN The s.'N
"fn Cria medical sutDilra wore W'
fully shlrt The medical officers gnli
mat thoy could not gct M m. lll'
wac especially tru0 ~ i'uou y. % Sc
ifr over we had enough mHi' y .lp
trouble ln ratiinr awbu' IUU.H token In
Ctbl we roi one fr each r-Flu
nfti ono Tor each squadron. hlNt
shr nmhuinnrcH tIIk were tnr NY
or,.a ashore whom che rlush riders nshi
occurred on the 2iih 70 June
LACK OF DOCTORS
when asked wat ZOO Die op.m1l w1f
Tho wctkncsa ir ihe medical d.phit-
mont Gen. Bates siid BE- ,h'urhi
rront mlr.aka wsa mIi. in 10 f.'Iiit
maiIe4i ofUrfrf Ir sufficient nWnh.r
win rorimcru oriared o. thr. nOh
AdItI nni sranp1rilt1n Hf 1ild nave
been furfd shed far medical uHlc'fa an
medical rappllla, anrlunr'es ana
br. c5nn,r-wnit do va think q
the prlnrioiy ~ allowing female tit.gH
accompanying 90 army into me h,'df
u rlrk 70 wuuid ne pruoolY proper
q have chem It Nuff d 1p'bla, nut
uni n rcg.monial D rqIiala'
Hop1lnr o. o. leading gusfln hY Pr
Comm, uen. Bates said that Win
Modern arms. dlrfor lu removing
wuurded from thr line ~ nre Was
grragiy Increased. that % would he
diflcuit flr aupulnuro men nnd lftcr
bearers ~ I've 10 the Increased z1ne -
mr.. In CrhA u was dlnlcult O. rot
oatmeal and other doilclClrn t.r tho
sick u ihirk there iH not nuiilclcni
excuse Tor medical supplies being iHor,
m Cuba" h. added "1ioitcr pupafa-
tlors could have g,,cn made Tor trans
por,ing. We hal 40 way 20 shoc
horses and mules, I have 20 recon-
mendati1uu O. suggest as b the Inn
prcVcmeni ~ war depnrtncut rcguln-
ronH. rur regarding the railotu These
maytorH have been subjected % con-
cid ration W boards ~ 1mcerr, and I
10 MT Carr ~ 0ftrr an 0plnluf." Cen.
Bates was Nieu cNN1iaed,
INCOMPETENT MEN.
Dr. Edgar r. Mearns. surgeon IN
charge ~ Ubts'a general huTplial.
Lexington, MAS asked regarding The
sanitary cIf.iltluu - Camp Thomas,
WHORE he was brigade rnrrc1n. IL
read rcpofy on tho ccfllilgn - tho
sites there which showed they were
disease breeders. iic m dEhi the men
detailed ffum the regiments 90 she d.
viann hlipiial were Incompetent IN.
Mcarna Condemned she w.tcr rupply NJ
Camp ThnmaH. because there was fy-
phoid fever thore. The orirr % hdll
drinking water was generally obcyci
whom BOILERS could be procured. Or.
Mearra was asked what retrnmru1a-
ton h. would make. H. H1ld men in
charge should be- given what they
asked Tor. uH has been done here. WIN
comprtrff men ln charge thUrp should
be- ~ waste ana nothing would be-
arkod ~ mat was not needed
After luncheon Mai. John J. BACK
man % the one Hundred nud SiAtlcth
Indiana, was the first witness called
by the commission. Ills testimony in-
dicatca that h.H regiment had Jared
well IN every respect
Maj J H. Glcnnan who was captain
ana assistant surgeon ln the regular
army. and was made major aud
brigade surgeon ~ volunteers Jun,
9Th was called. MAJ. Glrnnnn was al
ChiclHmnura and TAMPA with the
Sixth cavalry. iic later returned O.
chlckamauHa nH brigade surgeon
Third division. First corps. tie said
that he found q much larger amount
~ sickness AMONG volunteers than d,
had been used tn seeding. that he found
the sinks lott open ana not dug drrf
enough 10 make the camp honlthful
that the water supply was affected b,
this.
REPORTS IGNORED.
Mai. Onennan said he reported on
these o1ndu1ns. both verbally and Ia
writing ana made certain rrc0mmcnda.
lions. hut that mo- attention was Dyei
paid % hlH reports. lie said he tried
10 ret lime, that reluis.t'on was mad,
on the qunrtermlstrf'H department AMI
they said they ana not furnish Il. thai
then the rouulHit I'm was made un IN,
medical department and DR.. liuidekup'
per, the corps surgeon cnncprninH
whom sensational charges have beer
made since diHprlvDd tho use uf lime
ana returned the rouusItion.
MAJ. GngnnHn stated that he knew
81 certain regiments where the HIpH
were Kept FOR weeks because tho diyi,
tlon hospital hHd mo- room fnr tham
He further said that b. believed thi
water ln every wen lu Chchmnurl
park cuntllnrd tho oulon bacillus
which ln1lcntd contamination b,
sewerage 40 matter how many chrm.
cal and hac'0riullEicnl examination
showed that the water was not con,
tamlnatod I should Htli maintain that
u was not ~ Tor use. declared Mai
Glennnn.
Asked by Dr. Cnnnlr whe,hor m,
tendency 100 the medical service NJ DO.
regular army WAS not 90 dotrrlUrHt,
from the day man went in until h'H
retirement. Mas Glouunn H1Il chile bad
been his impression until Doc saw hI
volunteer surgeons, whom De- hnI com,
~ the conclusion that 'uHFe I'm no.
regular army were uH good uH those
IN the volunteer service.
~ have no doubt" said Dr C1uuur
"thui the worst of mo REGULAR army no..
great deal better than some OF "a.
volunteers"