The times., 1898-10-11


| sen sald' In getting all the supplies that
were wanted. There was plenty Of milk
and delicacies for the sick.
He ascribed the spreading of disease
10 improper covering or the sinks and
the distribution of Infection by flies
Major Hysell admitted that other provi-
sion might be made If 5000 men were
sent in camp again and said that nedi-
cal men learned what TO do bv exne-
rience.
Then you ascribe the wants and ills 10
Ihe lneNperience of the medical nen2''
Col DENLY remarked.
No. sir?" ne replied.
1our profession can cope with the
disease. them"
If it could. men would ne,.ar a.. d.
Major HyseI said that out of the who'll.
number or cases Of fever at Canp Them
as the death rate would be Iou-er tn
lHiee-Iourths OF one per cent The death
taee IN typhoid fever in the cities was
much higher vas
Inc hrst witness at the afternoon ses-
S.s,L. aion was Major Hugh j. Gallagher first
lieutenant sixth Cavalry. who was as
signed TO the volunteer army .,s ((r,,,t-
sdry major He served at Santiago in
lie Sl&th cavalry and was ordered nv
zen smarter 10 establish a conmissarv
depot at Siboney, Cuba. ON June "a
MI. Beaver asked the witness about the
At'At4eS iot idhuinS supplies.
called upon the commanding officer
OF the Yale for boats to unload provisions.
we started with two boats the first after-
neon ana afterward We had a steam
Hshter. The lighter went as near 10 the
oeach as possible. men stripped. waded
out and hauled the small boats 10 the
shore where the supplies were piled an
the beach. At the start there were no
sala, sinah ooats to use except what were fur
nlshed by war vessels
The transport containing the suonlies
was anchored between 400 and 500 wards
from shore. The small boats held he
tween two and three tons Everything
constituting field ration was on the
transport Not over 250O or 5000 rations
We're landed on the afternoon Of the first
day The ratiOns were sent 70 the front
nearly as rapidly as landed
While at SibOney the maximum stInnlv
on hand at any one time was between 20
600 and 5000 rations"
Ihls, Major Gallagher said. was a rough
estimate He was, he said. able 10 m
all acquisitions for supplies and more ra-
tlons were furnished even than the requi-
sltions called for. Wagons and pack trains
were used to send the supplies
Major Gallagher said that he heard no
complaints at Santiago about lack Of focd.
He explained that on two occasions while
at III Paso acquisitions could not be fully
honOred for coffee and sugar His previ-
Gus statement, he said. referred only 10
Siboney.
Why was that?" Mr.. Beaver asked
The surf ran so high az Siboney that
supplies could not be landed" the wit
ness replied.
How many rations did you have on the
boat YOU were on2'
About 10000"
How long would that last the arny?''
Twelve days"
What was the quality of the foOd?'
1T was good. Sometimes the coffee
was green and sometimes II was roasted.
but ii was all good The rations consisted
also of hard bread, bacon, salt pork and
beef"
At Siboney officers could purchase ar
ticles of food from a store. but from El
PasO officers got only the privates' ra-
tions. II was against the regulations 10
issue rations TO officers but there was no
way for them 20 get anything else and
they Jared the same as the enlisted men.
There We're only a few Instances where
food spoiled before being issued 10 the
men. He found several boxes Of canned
roast beef that had been spoiled. and
ii was promptly buried.
How did that get in the rati0ns2'' was
asked.
Il don't know" said Major Gallagher.
Il never saw roast beef in rations be-
fore"
Mr.. Woodbury. inquired about COM
plants Of the quality OF the food and
Major Gallagher said he had heard OF
none.
Il knew of no suffering" he said.
caused by lack Of supplies. The Cubans
and refugees were fed in addition 70 the
army. What was issued for them consist
ed principally of food that the soldiers
could not eat in the field I had charge
of the depot in Santiago one month Gu
ban soldiers to the number Of $500 were
fed from June - until July II. Between
y 600 and I3000 Cubans and prisoners we're
fed from the Santiago depot. RaJions
were also sent 10 San Luis. BaracOa and
Guantanamo for Spanish prisoners.
What do you think Of the army ration
as being suitable for soldiers in a tr1p.ciI
climate like Cuba" inquired Mr. Beaver.
q don't think it is suitable There is too
much meat. The men have craving
have 10 take the place IF a portion OF
meat. The ration will have 20 oe changed
I think TO suit the climate"
Major Gallagher remarked: If we
were 10 start again we would make great
er preparations. We know what 10 do
in the future If there was any suffeing
it was only for two days.
Who was responsible for that"
I can't see who was responsible
don't think any man can say who was
responsible. It was due to the high surf.
As it was, we had only one days ra-
tiOns at a time
Did any sickness resuIt?'- asked Col
DENLY
Yes: men that did not have coffee and
sugar for two days undoubtedly became
ill.,"
Gen McCook inquired: Suppose the
surf had continued seven days. what
would have become of that army"
THE suffering" responded Major CAL
Iagher. would have been 50 great that
the army would have had to fall back
The question of transportation arrange
ments al Montauk was inquired into and
the Commission was informed that there
was no difficulty in getting supplies of
all kinds at MOntauk- The only delay
known to Major Gallagher was of two
hours when a train bringing fresh bread
was detained by a hot box As a general
proposition he thought il would be better
to have had more than one line of trans
portatiOn.
He knew nothing of the contracts for
transportation and could not tell why
milk and other supplies were not brought
from across the sound. He insisted that
there was no difficulty in transportation
and added that there was always on hand
a large supply of food
The Commission concluded with Major
Gallagher and will meet as usual tO5ay.
No Cash Dealings With spain
From the Minneapolis Tribuue0
But the idea OF Spain selling the Philippines
to the United States is absurd. II want them
at all. they are ours by right OF conquest Nc-