The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-28
CONDITIONS At TAMPA
Quartermaster'sD Department. Was
Swampsd for q Time.
TENTS OF POOR MATERIAL
They LEAKED Even When Nsw-Lack OF
Medical Supplies In Cuba-Not .
Full Ration Drawn While
at Santiago.

Huntsville. Ala, Oct. .7.-The war
investigating commission began its
work to-day with Captain Augues. who
was In the quartermaster's department
at Tampa He said that for a time
the department was swamped. but he
attributed the congestion to the rail-
roads.
Captain Cutter. an Ohio volunteer
surgeon, who had charge of the am
bulance corps at Tampa said there was
shortage OF ambulances there and
that the camp conditions were bad.
Colonel Duffy. OF the 69th New York.
said his command had never lacked
commissary supplies. but that there
was some delay In furnishing quarter
master supplies. The sick had been
well cared for.
Capt. Charles v. Parkhurst. Of the
End artillery. detailed the participation
of the artillery in the siege Of Santiago.
There were times when his men did
not have time to eat. but there was no
time when they did not have food.
There was also plenty OF forage for
the horses. He was wounded twice on
the End of July and his wounds were
dressed within a few minutes after
they were received.
First Lieutenant Sonklin. of the End
artillery. who was In the Santiago cam
paign, said the only material defect in
the supplies was in the powder, which
he thought should have been smoke
less.
Major Lebo. In command of the 6th
infantry. complained OF the dimculty OF
securing lumber. firewood. horse forage
and stoves In the camp. He also said
the tents were Of poor material and
leaked even when new. He claimed
there had not been suficient medical
supplies in Cuba.
Captain Stretch. OF the 10th infantry.
gave In detail the hardships Of the
regiment during the San Juan fight.
He said there was no time when the
men had nothing to eat. but he did not
remember having drawn a full ration
while In Cuba. He said the sick Of
the command were fed at Montauk
better than they had ever been in their
lives ~
The war Investigation commission de-
voted the afternoon TO an imposition
Of the military camp At this place. The
commission was divided into four par
ties for the purpose. and even then the
task was not accomplished until the
day was well gone. The camp was
found In good order throughout. The
commission held a session at night.
and after examining a few witnesses
left for Chattanooga at II o'clock.
Tomorrow will be devoted to an In
spection of the site of Camp Thomas.
The principal witness at the night
session was DIR. Charles d. Lee, who
was executive officer at the detention
hospital at Montauk Point. He said
the hospital was so crowded that on
occasions when large numbers of new
men were received II was necessary to
remove men from their beds and put
them on the floor In order to make
room for all. He said there was a de-
ficiency OF medical supplies. and he did
not think their treatment was such as
the patients should have had so near
New York city.
The inspecting commissioners who
visited the general hospital here to-day
found the institution without stoves.
They took the matter In hand and by
night the depot quartermaster had Sc
cured 30. with the promise that they
should be put up In the morning.