New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-19

list Regiment. was the next witness He said
that there never was any lack o. good food NJ I'll
the regiment reached Cuba. and then the fault
was due 10 the lack Of COOKING facilities and
the necessity for each man to cook his own
rations IAN Army cookbook was issued to the
regiment, hut no instructions were given to the
men On the march TO san Juan Hill the men
lost their rations and there was scarcity or
food sor three days. The officers told them 10
leave their haversacks with their rations by me
roadside. and left man TO guard them bu, the
man was shot and the rations were stolen Hauck
waS asked to act guard for his company
goods but ne begged Off as he wished 10 go 10
the front lie contracted chills and fever and
lost forty-fve pounds weight during the cam
paisn.. lie did not go into any hospital
II Just stuck il out" he said until got my
furlough and then went home and laid down.
He spoke highly Of the courtesy and attention
Of .he surgeons and said that h had no COM
plant at all 70 make VI the treatment ne re-
ceivea while in the service. Members OF ;he
Commission told him he was good soldier ana
shook hands with HIM.
was William Hamilton Henry. whose son serVe'
as a private in Company p Of the list kesl-
nent Mr.. Henry tod 81 his visit to camp
wikoff in search Of HIS son. who was SICK. lie
found his son lying ON the bare ground IN
tent The officers tents were all hoored MI
Henry told of his difficulty In Obtaining ~
H.
by a personal appeal 10 General Wheeler.
Richard Y Henry. the son. said ne joined IRE
fist Regiment and served throuShout me VI
He was taken sick after the surrender or SaH,
tiaeo Sueaking Of the treatment he received
from the Army surgeons in Cuba. Henry salu
they did the best they could ana treated every
IN fact" Re said. they made no distinction
I'm manner Of treatment or in medicine IL WIS
two pills FOR fever and three Pills TOT ''oNe"
Henry returned from cuba in the transport
IA Grande Duchesse. Immediately on landlnG ~
Montauk Point, August IL. ne went TO 'he
~ suppose" he said. when asked what he re,
ceved 10 eat they forgot We did not get
anything until the next day, when an oruerat
gave us some soup. surgeon visited us at
noon He made a cursOry examination or W.
and said he would send us medicine immediate
ly. The medicine did not reach US until ia'e
that night" , :,
After four days in the detention hospital he
returned 10 camp 10 get his furlough. I've was
unable 70 get furloueh that day. and went 10
his companys tent for the night IL was the
following day when his father found hin.
THE HOSPITALS AT SANTIAGO.
Or. Frank Donaldson. who joined Colonel
poosevel,'s regiment in Cuba on July $ and
who was stricken with yellow fever on July ~
was the next witness Asked by Or. Conner as
N the condition Of the hospitals. he replied:
II Go not wish to critfcise DR. La Garoe wnoin
I admire greatly but 'hey were s Tn5re u,
r,osicsI stores nur<ss and stewards the ma
5orty Of the stewards We're OF a m sO u hen,
srahla character. and should never nave neeh
selected for such service.
Regarding medical supplies. Dr. Donaldson
said they could not be reached Speaking NJ rs
own regiment. he said he got supplies because
he went out and hustled for them
'"rhey were not served sapt 10 you? ask'1
Or. Conner = .t,,?,,ti.os tho rur,v
1--WE got What We hustled fot and nothing o'se
'Did the men receive good care and attention
in the hOsritals''
They suffered from lack Of care because Of
the ineficiency OF .the> nurses The Doctors
"f Dr. ponsia.on criticised Or lesser, the bead
OF the Red Cross hospital in Cuba. severely. and
declared that although DR.. Lesser posed as an
expert on yellow fever. he did not know what
yellow fever was until heIyas stricken win it
v ETla,S d to ' 6 s siarg wneSs said
II myself attended Captafn wurden. and he got
all the attention possible ! made broth, ana
other delicaCies were found for MIN
DEATH OF WILLIAM TIFFANY.
How about the statement thai William Tiff
fanny died Of starvation?"
Il don't know anything about that. never
saw Tiffany after was taken sick In Cuba
DR. Donaldsor's testimony before the Com
mission did not include declaration he was
understood to have made outside the room. 10
the effect that General Shafter was responsible
FOR the spread Of yellow fever among the troops
al Santiago, because the General had failed 10
have some old huts Siborey destroyed by fire
and had permitted their use after he had been
warned that they were infected with yellow
fever germs.
James s. Sewers. a private Of the list Regi-
ment testified 70 The iack Of provisions after
the arrival of the regiment al Montauk Point.
When We arrived at Mortauk Point, he
said. there nothing for us to eat until the
next day When the 10th Regulars arrived
there was wagonload Of bread and meat wait.
ing FOR them our officers said that they had
nothing to do witA the ratiors.
WOMAN's WORK AT MONTAUK
Mrs Mary Manson. Of No 81 West Fifty
frst-st who was at Camp Wikoff in charge Of
q division Of the Women's War Relief Associa-
tion testified with reference to the work done
nv ha among the men of the 81 Infantry. She
said the sick men in camp had not sufficient
clothing and no underclOthing. Her association
distributed three thousand suits Of rndercloth
Ing and large supplies Of food. such as eggs and
milk. She thought great many OF the sick were
suffering more from indscriminaIe drugging
than from any real disease They had injured
their dgestions with quinine.. which seemed to
be administered as the cure for every kind OF
Illness Many OF them were deaf from the
quinine that they could not answer questions =
10 their condition.
Mrs. Manson submitted a long typewriter re-
port Of the condition Of Camp Wkoff when the
relief association began its work and Of the
work done there
In reply to a question by Mr Woodbury. Mrs
Manson said she not aware that thirty
thousand blankets were in storage at Montauk
POINT. awaiting ItQuiSltlot NJ tIt lifne Sne
found the suffering for lack OF clothing.
Mrs Manson said the men generally We're suf-
fering greatly. Then General Dodge told her
that the men had testified they not badly
treated neglected at Camp WikOf. Mrs.
Manson said IL they had so testified they had
said what not true.
She the last witness Of the day. and the
hearing was adjourned until 10 a. m. to-day
FREDERICK WELCOMES ADMIRAL SCHLEY.
Frederick Nd Nov iS-Rear-Admiral schley
reached this city to-day and VIII remain until
Sunday visiting his relatives here. His coming
was the occasion OF immense popular outpour-
Ing NanX Lnuaea wore elAhoralnLN decnraind