The times., 1898-11-17

passable for the wagons. but this was not
true. He said that he had the transporta-
| ton unloaded as soon as possible and up
| to June 30 had about so per cent of the
| transportation moving on the road.
| WAS everything sent forward from
Baiquiri?" he was asked.
Not everything"
What was left behind? Were camp
equipments. cooking utensils and other
such articles taken to the front?"
mo, sir
why not?"
Gen. Shafter most positively forbid
utensils and equipments being sent for
ward"
Verbally or written?''
HE issued written order telling what
was to be taken. 1t confined me to ra-
tions and forage"
Col. Jacobs said he would furnish a
copy of the order In question In his
opinion there should have been five or six
wagons to each regiment. Speaking of
preparations for debarking the army in
Cuba, he said that the ARRANGEMENTS
were insufficient. Only two barges We're
taken from Tampa and one was lost en-
route to Santiago The navy rendered
assistance In Cuba for the landing of
troops, but not for the unloading of land
transportation.
Hard ON the Defense
Capt. Edward L. Munson, assistant sur
geon. assigned TO Battery F. Second Ar
tillery. was a bad witness for AIger. He
was with his command one week at Camp
Thomas and month at Tampa. where he
was In the office of the chief surgeon of
the Fifth Army Corps
What orders were given as to amount
of medical supplies taken to Cuba?"
The troops forming the expedition were
to take all the supplies they had for their
regiments. They were properly supplied
for the campaign as then understood.
Ambulanees were left at Tampa by or
ders. Dut medical stores were taken to
CUBA to such an extent that the medical
storehouse at Tampa was emptied of half
It's contents.
The witness said there was great trou-
Die In getting transportation for the land
ing OF supplies in Cuba. The quartermas-
ters department furnished hardly any as
sistance in this respect.
Demand was made for TRANSFORMATION
and one small rowboat was supplied. but
IL was taken away after only one trip
70 the shore, and was Of little use On
tnis trip the boat was compelled to take
several officers. DIR. Munson said he had
charge of the rowboat, and when Lieut..
Noble asked to be put ashore. he an
sWered that the boat was for the exclu-
sive use Of the medical department, and
refused to take him
What resulted?"
Lieut. Noble appealed to Gen Shafter.
who leaned over the side of the vessel
and revoked my other order"
He took the boat away from you,
them"
Yes, in measure
Supplies Were Refused.
Who did you ask transportation of
for your medical supplies?"
''Col. Humphrey and Major Jacobs
And they refused?"
Yes. sir"
is it a fact that the conditions in the
army before Santiago were Iamentable?-'
Il think So
In what respect?''
There was lack of tentage for one
thing The battle Of Las Quasimas was
fought without proper medical supplies on
hand
Was there ever time when the army
was properly furnished with medical sup
plies?'
1t was not amply supplied. The sup
plies were defective in quantity. transpor-
tation was wanting and the medical off,
GERS were left to their own devices to shift
as best they could. Col. Pope asked for 4
launch for the medical department and
was refused by Gen. Shafter"
Col. w. H. Forwood. chief surgeon al
Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point. testihed in
regard to conditions at that camp. He
said there was some crowding at the de-
tentiOn hospital. while there were vacant
beds in the general hospital. but it was
not true that patients had to remain from
under shelter. He did not think that the
hospitals were overcrowded
The commission adjourned until this
morning, when DR.. Forwood will continue
his testimony.
The commission has made complete ar
rangements for its trip to New York and
the members said yesterday that they
viii hold sessions at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. commencing Friday morning. They
expect to be in New York not less than
week or ten days and it is possible that
while there Gen. Shafter will be called
to testify.
The Work in Prospect
From the present outlook, the Commits
sion Will probably not make its report to
the President for two months or longer
Several weeks more will be required in
taking testimony, and then the members
OF the Commission will have considerable
hard work to do in arranging the evidence
and drawing conclusions from the facts
that have been collected
As an illustration of how much has
been drawn from witnesses. 1t is only
necessary to state that the printed eN.
animation of Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheelef
covers eighty pages. Some OF the wit
nesses were examined at even greater
length.
The investigation will prove a costly
affair to the Government.