The Globe-republican., 1898-10-20
WHEELER WAR STORY

WHEELER WAR STORY
Testimony Before the Commits.
sisa - Talk Of Washington.
HR NIT SPECIFIC CHARGES
Before Santiago the Troops Had Ra.
lions and Medieines-wikoR A
lAsal canb-AIl ne conA1usns
Were Satisfactory.
Washiuetoa. Oct. 1.-THE testimony
which Major-Gen Joseph Wheeler gave be-
| fore the War Investieating Commission Is
stiii q topic Of general discussion in army
circles. 1t was Straightforward. decisive
and lucid. In effect he declared that hard
ship Wus lnespArab1ei ffoM ear. a1a hat
the troops in the Santiago campaign did
not escape the usual lot Of soldiers. He
testified that the camp at AootAuk was all
that unlimited resources could make it, and
that If at any time the soldiers did not have
all the necessaries and many of the luxuries
Of life the fault lay with their immediate
commanders.
Of the alleged suffering before Santiago.
the General said 1t seemed to him it was
chiefly because the men were forced 10 lie
in trenches in the sun in the daytime aad
In the rain 1t night. He did not zee how
that could have been prevented. Members
of the medical stan were right along In the
firing line. and as . man would fall some
one would call out and he would Be taken
from the field. Speaking of the quality Of
the fations, Gen. Wheeler said:
Il will state that the spirit 81 the troops
was such that they were in no disposition
to complain. They were proud b 6sht for
their country, and they were proud to IN
dergo privations. They didn't regard them
as privations"
After describing the fight At FL Caney and
the magnificent behavior Of the American
troope. Gen. Wheeler testified that thsfv
were generally plenty Of supplies Of an
kinds At The trent. and the msa were never
without annie rations fer q lone time. He
said Gen. Shafter deserved sreat cfsdif for
the way he kent the army murlild. He
said the General seemed to realise the
Great importance Of that matter. and his
efforts were to keep It least three dayD
rations with the troops. and Ae IA kpD
two days' rations there.
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rADNAA UT cCE zADo:
Comme up 10 Monuuk. Oen. VICE.
"a" tnaS ne mo seecSeo toe mess svs~soS
usnsport ana nao oeen veSy eomtost1ezO
ON II. Inc men took tneir own seueos eAe
aeIe "ss psenV OF 5000 wsser.
when asAea II tne c'ote.nS .s"eo 10 IN.
troops was suitsoie LOT sosdiefc IN trePica'
climate. ne saio the tnmner cioteine gwen
tnem later was better, OUT the oiue Issues
10 tnem was sausiactory.
VI tne camp AT MontauA Zen Wnee,er
testlhed that ne had been authorised ny
tine PRESIDENT 10 provide special diet ror
the men without regard 10 cost. ne CON
suited with surgeons ana ORDERED iafse
quantity OF articies 10 aod 10 tne o's' Oh tns
soldiers.
undertake 10 say said zen. "hee,els
tna' no arm! ." enr.u was e,er pIo.e
more aoundanuy OF WIN MINER o,u NJ. -
!oou ,na" was give" '"e 'o"' VI
auA'
ans"el 10 qu. -. ,,.a.;.n g..
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,'ea.eu oi po,n' y, ~.
so"u' -a.. ' t.n,,, d., s,a Th.
"n ny ..na IT, so;, ~ ..,dv
seq WIS was, al a."u u; ,,ns ,h;ns :, |,
an ...a,,,. da,;sbtf,,i s;,u.t;on ana IL wa,
,rns, worderfni thrt tho % 600 pcople came
e.. a.. r.J,o,v f.r., coun,rv IN this camp-
49,, 70, not a single case of yellow fever.
Ell an Oh. ;rfcc,ea cIo,binp"
r.. U-ho.I,, denied that he had over re-
o;,.nI .nv comnIonts about the improper
t,r;.I nf mon He said the copasity of the
So,.n,;on bosn;toI was $40 patients in 40
,an,s and be considered the bospital accom-
,,,nI,,;nns annie for the camn. Az after the
sOO were in they were not full.
"Was there at any time. from the time
vou got there until you left, q crowding:
Yes. but only for a day at time. as they
were being sen, ava! uah! :" I've" A~'
New haven anu o'nei p'a.
THE NEED Of CAMf "ihOr
When asked II IL "ou.d nave oeen oe''er
to have shipped the so.diers 10 ,ne'r MONIES
after hve days Quarantine ue.enooh d.
Camp Wikoh, Zen. Whee.er sad:
Il think 1t would nave Deen very cruei:
they needed medical care and attention. ana
they got it there right good"
Would it have been wrong. in your judS>
ment. to have transported these troops to
their homes all through the country!
mo, they would have dropped out all over
the country, at different cities. a. 8O per
cent had this poison In them. Their