Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-11-10
SANTIAGO CAMPAIGN.
The Sun and the Wet Weather
Broke the Men Down.
100 NUCR RED TAPE IN The SERVICE.
Dr.. GrinIth, Of Kansas City. Tsstifles That
na Hospitai Corps Had been Estab.
lished by Congress Trouble
Would Have Bssn Avoided.

in the Santiago campaign, one OF them
being Gen. H. c. Egbert, who, as lieu
tenant colonel of the Sixth United
States infantry, was shot down at San
Juan hill by bullet piercing his chest
The general appears entirely recov-
cred. Lieut.. Col. Miner, now In com
msnd Of the Sixth infantry, was
smother interesting witness. Perhaps
the most suggestive testimony was
that given by Maj Griffith, of Kansas
City, who was in charge Of the Third
division hospital Of the First corps.
Lieut. Col. Miner, commanding the
Sixth infantry, testified to the move.
ments Of his regiment from Fort
Thomas to Santiago and return. He
regarded the Tampa campas excellent.
There was difficulty in getting trans
portation from Tampa to Cuba. The
transport Miami, In which his regi.
ment went to Santiago, was not fit for
troops. The men would have died in
their quarters II the voyage had not
been mild, SO that the portfolios were
left open and air thus supplied.
Speaking Of the attack at San Juan
hill he said he found when they
reached the summit that Col. Egbert
had been wounded and he was In com.
mand. That night no supplies came
and the men were without food or
blankets, except such food as they had
In their haversacks.
The witness said the command be.
gan to break down about the i4th.
They had dug trenches at night and
10y in the wet bitches oil day. The
hot sun and the wet weather broke
the men down. When march of
three miles was made not more than
one.fourth OF the men kept up, but all
got In by night. The morning after
the surrender the witness took the
regiment to higher ground and kept
them In camp. by personal appeal to
Gen. Kent he secured one wagon and
cookinp utensils and a chnnce n
clothing for the men Capitalization
was the trouble Capitalization in
staff departments he meant. II the
witness could have GOT one wagon
after the surrender he could have kept
.ou,d have rrevented tho sicLn.ss that
SolIowaa tho ax;oerc,es ~ tho Crhor
cam naion
Beinr asked about tho dat be said
ma would recommend nickles and veoe.
tables for Cuba. "The canned beef"
he said. twas nauseatinu and the
men. who were almost starving would
not eat 1t. II seemed to be beef that
had been boiled for extracts and was
q free from nutriment as chips
Gen. H. c. Egbert now bripadier OF
volunteers and colonel Of the Twenty.
second United States infantry, had no
fault to find with the camp at Tampa
q the supplies, or even with the trans
port Miami, except with the ventila.
tl0u. He found troops abundantly
supplied for the campaign. The wit
meas received excellent care at the hos.
pital.
Recurring to his return on the
Seneca, he said the conditions on that
vessel were not good, especially below,
where the troops were There was o
shortage In water The boat was sent
Away hurriedly.
At the afternoon session, Maj.
Griffith, Of Kansas City, testified re-
garding the camp conditions at Chick
amauga and the hospitals. He had
difficulty in getting enough tents and
when be secured the proper number
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