Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-28
THE WAR INQUIRY.
oUARTERMAsTER's DEPARTMENT
WAS sWAMPED AT TAMPA.
INSPECTION OF HUNTSVILLE CAMP.
IL is Found in Good order Through
out-A Calisthcnic Drill-Depnrture
of Commission for Camp Thomas,
ChicISamauga.
Chicka manga.

HUNTSVILLE ALA, October H.--The
War Investigating Commission began its
work to-day, with Captain Augur, who
was in the Quartermaster's Department
at Tampa, on the stand. He said that
for a time the department was swamped
there, and he attributed the congestion
70 the railroad. Captain Cutler. volun-
teer surgeon. who had charge Of the am
bulance corps at Tampa, said there was
a shortage of ambulances there. and that
the camp conditions were bad
Colonel Duffy, of the Sixty-ninth New
York said his command had never lack
ed commissary supplies, but that there
was some delay in furnishing quarter
masters stores. The sick had been well
cared Tor, and while he had heard some
criticism i'm the New York newspapers
he had heard none from the men. He
thought most of the sickness originate
in the swampy camp at Tampa There,
they had to dig only six inches for
water and there were no tent floors. He
said there had been sixteenth deaths in
the regiment.
SIEGE OF SANTIAGO
Captain Charles V. Parkhurst. of IN
Second Artillery. detailed the participa-
tion of the artillery in the siege of San
tiago. There We're times when his mel
did not have time 10 eat, but there wa.
no time when they did not have food
There was also plenty of forage for the
horses. He was wounded twice on Tn
2d of July, and his wounds were dresse,
within few minutes after they were r.
ceved.
First-Lieutenant Conklng, Of the Secon.
Artillery, who was in the Santiago cam
paign, said the only material defcienc
in the supplies was in the powder. whicl
he thought should have been smokees.
He said that IN going 10 Cuba the gun
and horses were separated, but he undel
stood that this could not have been avoia
ed. He was the only member Of his bal
terry, officer or man, who had not bee
sick as the result Of the Cuban campaign
but he did not think the sickness cou
have been prevented.
DIFFICULTIES AT HUNTSVILLE.
Major LebOe, I'm command Of the SixlI |
Cavalry. complained of the difficulty
securing lumber frewood. horseshoe |
and stoves In the camp here He state
that the tents were Of poor materia
and leaked, even when new. He also sal |
plies in Cuba and that the transport
Gate City in which the command came |
north. was poorly suited 70 the purpose
Captain Stretch, OF the Tenth Inf3ntry |
gave in detail the San Juan fighting He |
said there was no time when the men
had nothing TO eat. but ne did not remem-
Der having drawn full ration while in
Cuba. He said the sick Of the command l
were fed at Montauk better than they
had ever been before in their lives.
INSPECTION OF CAMP.
The War Investigation Commission de-
voted the afternoon TO an inspection OF
the military camp at this place. The
body was divided into four parties for
this purpose, and even then the task
was not accomplished until the day was
well gone.
1t is a large camp. and the inspection
was very thorough. The camp was found
N good order throughout. The men gem
orally were putting things In order very
much as though they expected 10 remain
All winter. There were several complaints
)f poor tents and a portion OF the First
Florida Infantry, which is camped here
was clamoring for stoves and under
A large majority OF the men at this
point are regulars who participated In
.ht Rhb@A N~iAFtAtNAf at4A Aiflf camps
generally were as clean as w-ll-kept
homes.
The Fifth Cavalry. which has been or
Tered 10 Porto Rico. gave a calisthenic
lrill which the visitors enjoyed very
much.
AN INTERESTING PATIENT.
DR. Conner and Governor Beaver. who
listed the general hospital. found very
patient there In a man in
whom life had been kept FOR the past
hree weeks by keeping him immersed In
water heated az 80 degrees. The mans
eg had been amputated al the hip joint
because OF the severing Of the femoral
Irtery.
The commission held a session al night.