The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-27
How One Order for the Benefit of the
sick Miscarried or Was Ignored
by the Surgeons.
NEWS FROM VARIOUS CAMPS
MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS FROM
CHICKAMAUGA PARK.
How the 15Sth, 16Oth and 161st Indi-
ana Are Faring at Their New
Camps-NOtes from the 157th.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-General Corbin,
adjutant general of the army says no COM
plant has reached the War Department
from major general, brigader general,
colonel or men of the army regarding want
or destitution 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 routine way. General Corbin de-
clined to be interviewed on the subject of
the many stories afioat regarding destitu-
ton and mismanagement of the war, say
ing that the facts will come out in due time
and the people will see for themselves what
was done. The whole department is greatly
stirred over the many newspaper accounts
of what has been going on, and 1t was the
subject of discussion everywhere about the
War Department, but apparently each head
of a bureau believes that investigation
of the subject will vindicate him. The Off
cials say the accounts of suffering has been
exaggerated, but if there has been suffering
further than the exigencies of war would
naturally bring about the fault has not
been at the department here. Each officer
processes to be ready and willing there
should be an investigation. Some officers
say that it will be necessary, and that they
quiry, which will bring out all the facts. No
official statement is expected in the absence
of Secretary Alger who returns tomorrow
One of the complaints which had been
made was in regard to the Eighth New
York at Chickamauga. 1t is stated at the
War Department that General Boynton. IN
command at Chickamauga, had been or
dered to make a thorough and complete in
vestigation of the hospitals at that place
to ascertain how the men have Jared and
report all the facts to the department If
there has been any shortcomings he is in
structed to ascertain who is responsible
and include the names of those found faulty
in his report. There seems to have been
neglect in carrying out the order of the de-
partment, No 116, which allowed 60 cents
day to all soldiers in hospitals, the amount
to be a general fund from which could be
drawn money to purchase delicacies and
necessaries for the sick soldiers. This or
der is dated Aug. 10.
According to the records of the surgeon
generals office, it was received there on
the 18th and sent out to the various officers
on the 18th. 1t should have reached these
officers on the 18th, especially those along
the Atlantic seaboard. 1t seems, however
that if it did reach them it was disregarded
by many surgeons. The surgeon generals
office complains that other orders sent out
have not received the attention which
should have been given them. This order,
No. 116, it is said, was not only sent out
through the surgeon generals office. but
was sent direct from the adjutant generals
office to the commanding officers in various
camps. If it has not been carried out it is
declared the fault has been with the officers
the hospitals. 1t is probable an investiga-
ton will be made at once to see whether
the order has been disregarded, and why.
officers at the War Department depre-
cate the manner in which complaints have
been made. on the ground that the whole
matter will discredit the American army
soldiers, they say, will be made to believe
that they have been badly treated; that
they being imposed on and at some
juncture it may result in mutiny and insub-
ordination, for the reason that the troops
in case of some order which seems especial
ly hard will take matters into their own
hands, claiming the people are with them
1t is claimed that if the stories are all true
1t will indicate that the American army
is of rarely little account and cannot bear
hardship
"War is a tragedy from one end to the
ether" said a prominent officer of the de-
partment to-day. There were some people
who thought it was picnic. and that the
war to be a holiday time in Cuba. No
man who considered the matter, knew any
thing about the climate the difficulties and
the trials which would have to be under
gone, felt that way. They expected hard
| ships expected that the troops would enter
| the portals of danger and death, would have
to face bullets and fever. 1t is only wonder
| full that we have got off so easily. Our
losses are less than expected when the war
| began"
| An order has been issued by the War De-
| partment extending the furlough of volun-
teers given leave Of absence from thirty
to sixty days
Major General Andrews assistant adju-
tant general. has been relieved from duty
| at the Department of the East and ordered
to report at Santiago as adjutant general
! of that department.
NEW CAMP PROBABLE.