Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-08
MORE OFFICERS TESTIFY
GENERAL GREENE As EXPERT WITNESS,
cowp,.,n,. Regarding suffering and Hard
ship. were Greatly oserdrawn-c@"ps
of the last European War.

washington. oct. 7.--1hree witnesses
were before the war investigating COM
mitts.. Gen. Greene. who participated
In N. batte OF Manila, Col Lee. chief
auariermar.er n Camp Thomas. and
Major 4er.ey, who was for time 10
commend .,f thr Roosevelt rough rid
srs, bach admitted the POSSIBILITY %
lndlvidtfai oasss OF SUFFERING and di1-
comfort. but all sald that ihi vas; MAJ
j1rlfv Of complaints were EXAGGERATED.
II NOT wlih1u. foundation. They
agreed IN saying that no army was
ever 20 abundantly ana luNuiiautiy
supplied a. was the American army 10
gho spanish war.
DAY. IL sailed from san FranciscI %
Manila on she steamer China, an oN-
ceiient vgasci. he alh, which vas IN
fpoc.sd by a board OK oiiicera before 10
War chartered. lie found the ship In
good condition. but the men necessarily
we're crowded. Four months pro.
visions and a large quantity II quar-
ttfmastGrs' and medical supplies We're
CARED, With a Few cNctpiilfu, che
lttdlng was carefully done, though
there was some misplacemeut owing 80
eia1ts.
FULL RATioNs ON hoard.
Gen. Grecno said That ihcre was no
complaint during us voyage %
H1arcity u supp.lCs, but during the
nrHi tNo lays out thcro was some dis.
satisfaction with abe cooking. This
vas soon Improved. and 90 criticism
was hound aftsrwari.
The de.als % The ocean strip and %;
the haflio ~ Manila were related In a
manner calling fuf The closest attention
from the commu auutra. hut covering
gho same ground We his report 10 tho
war department recently made public.
He spoke Of The Insurgents wA0 lay be-
tween his .orcoa and she Spanish ilnsa.
u was. the witness said. impossible tu
give an estimate OF thclr number. bur
ne Thought II was abou. 10000. They
were we'll supplied With Mnuasr aud
Remington rides. many " which thfy
had captured from the Spanish. und
others hey had purchased abroad.
I've health Of the ftoops was excel
lent and the cummlfaary supplies were
ABUNDANT. but dlmguliy In getting
shcm alhorp on account Of the storm
caufed some harlfhips. Only on one
DAY were they wlihuui food. but durin,
the other lwcnty-four days they hai
sufhclsnt fold 20 suHgain lfc. though
There was shortage duo entirely D.
the inolemCnt weather. lie considered
shc surgeons sffiolrnt.
MARCHED BAREFooTED.
II had been impossible ~ properly
supply the mrn with shoes, ana a. 4
conaequence about 100 OF 4he troop,
marched Into she ciy baref50isd aftci
he equalization.
Gen. urscne thought she army rcgu.
A.9na should BE- adapted more 10 ,,sm,
palEn shigencisH taan ~ present. Sim,
the civil war she rtEu.itknS hAl beer
tehnei until they had been gosiff
down 60 - fine point mat you couil
hAfdly move under gAgm.
the site OF Camp Merritt, San Farm
CISCO was very poor The lorntiou
was made by Gen. Oils, and Gen
oieeng teli rafe In denying the repor,
shat tn.fe had been collision with M
railroad authorities In choosing IN
site, The most iiaFrant evidence III
ncElect thr. he had seen during ths
war was In the case OF TRANSPORTS All
New York. Their condition va sof !
character that should have been rome.
died lie had also seen green cot.
Tee used, both In Florida and Manila
COMPARISONS.
| Comparing the experience Of nj,
troops with those Of Turkey and Rus.
ga, he said ht had seen moro aufror.
ing IN the Turkish army IN a day thar
he had SEGA In the American troops In
u
troops W Of typhoid fever al the close
OF the russian campaign. lie spoke
from observation, and said the com.
parison az every point was favorable
O. tho American troops. The Officers
appointed from elvll lie were willing
hut. a. a rule. were without expert,
encc. and "the great difficulty was
ihcre were not enough regular Officers
10 so around"
MAJ. Henry n. Herssy OF santa Fc
/ y. NJ, OF the Roosevelt rough riders
said the camp AZ Tampa. Fla, was
| low and nat. and toward the close OF
his stay thefe In July there was au
/ Increase OF fever and kindred diseases
/ The troops were. he said. well supplied
from the commlssary and other de-
partmentH. hut there were some COM
/ plants of tho bearing OF tho physician
who was len with the squadron a,
this point. lie nscrlhcd the sickness VI
the men In Cuba 20 the climate and
the hafdshlps Of the campaign.
A PERFECT CAMP.
He had como north 10 Wlkofr on the
Miami. which was considered one OF
the worst OF the transports. but the
voyage was no, characterized by any
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