Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-18

on the Cuban commanders door. saying
that he must not te disturbed. He
had, therefore, proceeded without the
AFTER the nFh, was over. however.
some 81 the Cubans had come up under
inc command N Frruchmre. who
saluted very traeically with his sabtr.
saying that he had been ordered by
Gen. Castillo % follow the enemy and
nrht him whenever h. could find him"
Gen. Young said he simply ordered the
Cuhina To- the rear. and the only SER
Vice they had performed was to gather
NJ the h1EgngC that the American soil
dicra had discarded.
Gen. Young said he had been the
only man In the command az la
Quaslma. who was mtunted. and that
he rode mule. lie carried no baggage
except n rubber slicker. a pajnma and
tooth brush. The wounded were
carried back 90 Sihony and while the
hospital was somewhat congcEtcd. the
men were well attended TO.
Gen. Young said that Immediately
after che Qunelma fight he had looked
the ground over toward ~ CIuey. and
had Informed Gen Wheeler that he was
confident h. could take the place that
night with his brigade n allowed to do
90.
cen. Wheeler had replied that his
orders from Gen. Shafter We're not 90
advance without notifying him. and
mat he would notify the general ~ bis
tGcn. YoungD wishes ifo had not
heard anything more officially in regard
10 the matter.
with this. Cen Younr's service In
cuba ceased. ~ h. was taken down
with fever on June 30ih and sent back
home.
After a period N sickness he was sent
10 Mnntauk Point 90 establish Camp
WHOM lie detailed the difficulties uf
the preparation of 4he camp. lie said
10 h1d been Impossible 90 ret in floors.
ana thlt he had not considered them
necessary. either Tor health 1r comfort
~ gave them lumber. hammers. and
nails however. and fuld thom TO make
~ msclvcs floors " they wanted them.
I thought they were being treated too
much like babies"
SUPPLIES SPOILED.
Tic regarded the comm.ssary sup
plies, hu said. as abundant. ana shat
enough had been allowed 90 spoil To
| feed 1900 men daily. The hospital and
quartormastor stores were also ample.
| lie had never ln all his experience
seen army hospitals ~ well supplied
with medicines and stores OF all
Kinds.
The controlling motive In selecting
Morsnuk was that ~ selecting proper
Z quarantine. ana a very strict quafan-
| tine was observed. lie considered the
camp very beautiful ana the site very
/ desirable. As 10 what was done thorg
| Tor the soldiers" BE- said, 81 think !
deserved more crodf Tor what l ala nc
Montauk than Tor what | ala at quasi
ma. I think mora was done than
I should have been done for the sol
| dlufH"
Telling NJ the hardshlps of one COM
mnnd which had Just arrived from
cuba. hc said: They were mo- the
D heroes. being only regulars"
] iir said she privutlonH " the war
were not fo aerl0uh, as Indian cam
I paigna he had been engaged In. There
had been occasions when bis command
I had had 90 live on corn, ana others
I when there was nothing 60 De- had *.
I ccpt horse meat or burro meat bu'
/ that" he said, was not In che news
I papers"
He was satisfied that most OF th,
/ complaints against the camp wcry un'
founded. Many of those complaint
were made by men ana women whg
had never seen men ln camp. Apprt.
ciatlng the situation, the soldiers mad
played u ON" the visitors. inakih9
! complaints that were without founda'
I tinn. In order 90 Erf dellchclcs' SOM
soldiers like 10 be made babies or NJ
said. "and some Of them soon 40 o,
thlt they would not eat thrlr regular
fatiuna." Gen. Young concluded NJ
testimony with the statement mat fh'
soldiers were FAR better cared Tor shat
they had been In the clvh war