Evening star., 1898-08-27
NEGLECT OF THE TROOPS
General OOrbin Says No Complaint Has
Reached the Department
Gov. Black Comes I'm BehaIf OF the
New York Rcgiments-EGect of
Secretary AIger's Trip.

Ad1t. Gen. Corbin says no complaint has
reached the War Department from major
general, brigadier general colonel or man
OF the regular army regarding want or des-
utuuon or lack Of supplies for the care OF
the troops. No demand has been made for
supplies other than the regular acquisitions
for troops, which come in the ordinary rou-
tine way. Gen. Corbin declines to be in
terviewed on the subject of the many eto-
ries atioat regarding destitution and mis-
management Of the war. saying tha. the
facts will come out in due time. ans the
people will for themselves what was
done.
The whole department is greatly stirred
over the many newspaper accounts Of
what has been going on, and they are the
subject of discussion everywhere about the
war Department. but apparently each
head of . bureau believes that an !uyesti-
CATION of the subject will vindicate him
and his department.
The officers say that the accounts OF suf-
fer1ng. further than tho incidents Of war
naturally v ouid bring about, are exaCCer-
ated and that the fault has not been with
the officers in the department here. Each
officer processes to be ready and willing
that there should be an Investigation.
Some officers say that 1t will be necessary.
and that they will welcome a complete
congressional inquiry which will bring out
Neglect of an Important Order.
AS stated in yesterdays Star. there has
been neglect in carrying out the order OF
the department, No. 116 which allowed 90
cents a day to all soldiers in hospitals. the
amount to be a general fund from which
could be drawn money to purchase delica-
cies and necessaries for the sick soldiers.
This order is dated August 10. but accord
irg to the records of the surgeon generals
office, 1t was not received there until the
18th, and not sent out to the various off,
GERS until the 18th. 1t should have reached
these officers on the 18th, especially those
along the Atlantic seaboard. But if Il did
reach them. ii was dsregarded by many
surgeons The surgeon generals Office
complains that other orders sent ou! have
have been given them. This order No. lt6.
II is said. was not only sent out ttrough
the surgeon generals office, but was sent
direct from the aGjCtant generals office TO
the commanding officers in various camps.
If it has not been carried out. the fault, Il
is declared, has been with the officer in
&C mmand and the surgeons In charge of
hospitals. 1t is probable an investigation
Will be made at once to see whether the
order has been disregarded. and why.
Part Of a report by an inspector in the
army has been forwarded to Surgeon Cen
eral Sternbers, showing what one of his
corps did at San Juan hill, on the first
days battle of Santiago. Ii says: Maj.
w. w. Wood. chief surgeon, 1st Division,
9Th Corps, established a hospital well to
the front The men, under his discretion.
packed forward supplies. as no teams were
availaDl On the first day Of the battle
Surgeon Wood and his men cared for about
900 wounded. No other division hospital
mand was dependent upon this hosidtal."
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