The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-30
SERGEANT PAUL HUNTER
TELLS OF SUFFERING Al
CAMP WlCKOFF.
SHAMEFUL TREATMENT.
TREATMENT.
SICK aud Dying Pills. Pills
and Again Pills--A Story
OfInhumanity Boys Of
Troop d On Their
Way Home.
Camp wikof, Montauk, n. Y
August go, lspS

sible. The following boys are at home
or on ,the road home on thirty days
pass: First Sergeant Palmer, Sergeant
Webb, Sergeant Rey; privates Albert
Thomas, Ed Wright, Clair Stewart
Francis Byrne, W. A. Faulk, S. Cook
Dick Shanapelt, Amerine, Clerk John
son. Private Vanderlise is still at Fl
Mcpherson. The rest OF the boys are
IN camp with about one-third ft FOR
duty Our horses are all here and
saeh horses as they are, poor, lame
and lazy, looking nearly as bad as the
men. IL will be beautiful sight for
the people Of New York City TO see the
Rough Riders on their rough horses
riding up and down the rough streets
Of their city,
Word from official source has come
70 camp that we are to be mustered
out on the 5sh OF September and pa
rade in New York on the 9th. The
news was better than medicine 10 the
boys and has helped 10 brace them
up considerably, for II there ever was
an army that wanted to quit and 20
home ii is the volunteers at Camp
Wikoff. The work Of the Red Cross is
the only bright spot in the hospital
service and but for the noble and sac
rificing work Of this organization
there would have need be no muster.
ing out OF the army OF Cuba. No CON
demnation Of the United States hos
pital service can be too great, or need
cause any sympathy for these men
who have robbed the government aud
starved the SILK and dying soldiers.
On August "a ia company with ten
Rough Riders | was sent 70 hospital
No. 2, the one nearest Montauk We
arrived there at p. m. and were as
signed TO tents, myself and one other
of the boys being put In the center
row in tent with four other boys,
three OF whom were regulars of list
New York regiment. Dinner was be.
ing served at this time and consisted
Of small saucer OF oat meal and a
cup az black coffee, for the very weak;
a bowl of beef soup and hard tack and
coffee for the strong diet boys Al
about fonr o'clC ck young doctor with
:, :, svpped b OTIS and shoulder straps
ma ched Ia with several pill bags on
his arm and an orderly OF his heels
AiE fIHAA fA0hAAA AnANnE AlAE ola lUui
and gave them several pill s.
Then 10 my comrade and ask What
Is the matter with you2" He says,
am suffering terribly from pains in
my chest and neck and am splitting
blood
He then gave him two white and
one dark colored pi Is, aud said,
Take one now and the Others before
Enpper," (The same old story
was the next victim Well, what
can ! do for you 1 said, Doctor,
for over three weeks | have had pa ns
in my side from my left shoulder to
my hips and cart relish lying down
for the pain, and ! want something To-
stop Il, aud want 20 know what Is the
matter"
He started Z r his pin bag, but }
stopped him and asked for an explain
alton. lie then thumped around Oh
my ribs, looked wise, and asked what
thought was the matter. Ia him
pleurisy. lie said, " Put IL down pleu
risy;" then asked me what wanted
for il, and / 0ald mustard plaster
might give me some relief-and ] got
the plaster.
Supper was served az 10 p m, and
was the same as dinner Breakfast,
the same fare was brought in. Not
one ia the tent could eat il, and was
getting hungry by this time. but
waited patiently until the dinner wa.
brought in, and that was too much
So told the boys would 20 over "a
the cook house and t'y and get some
milk for the crowd as ] was the only
one ia the tent that could walk over
ten feet
The officers aud men no women be
ing In this hospita) were just finish
ing their supper rhey had on the
table bread milk, butter, roast beef
potatoes coffee, sugar, etc. keC
one OF the boys cooking for some miil
aud bread
He said wait until the steward wen
out He would give me a cursipg /
he saw me give q 10 you,
Afterwards got from this good Eel
low pint OF milk and some brea
which ! toasted and made mi X toas
for the boys. You should have seel
their poor, haggard and famine strich
en- faces brighten but though bal
starved each one wanted the other I
have his first.
| went back 10 bed on my cot, an
at p. m the doctor came around
All feeling better, ] see" he saiC
then proceeded TO administer uill,
My friend had vomited and coughe
all night, but the doctor never change
the medicine.
He asked me how my plaster worko
and ! told hjn IL had succeeded in r
moving tew feet Of skin from m
side Helaughed aud went on.
Their were at this time about seve
doctors In the ward with about 81
patients I asked the boys why tho
didn't get ont, aud one OF them sal
% Just as well die here as anywhere
supper came ,sith the same old CRU
j went sgain 10 the cook house al
this time TO the chief steward az
as ed him for milk aud bread aud To-
him there were men in camp starviI
for common food,
lie said % am rot responsible 4,
it, and II Is none OF my business whet
er they starve or not. You 20 beck
your tent and take what Is brought
you, and don't come back here again
| tried to get bis sympathy, but 4
lad none, Finally % him he was
brute and ought q be shot / wei
back sick, but with a resolution th,
on the morrow ! would see he boss
Breakfast was served at . a. m.
drank little coffee, put on my cloth,
and went over to the chief doctor