Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-18
THE RICHMOND D1sPAroH-FRIDAY. NOVEMBER Is. 1893:
AT NEW YORK TO-DAY
WAR INVESTIGATING COMMISSION
ADJoURNs FROM WASHINGTON.
GENERAL YOUNG TELLS HIS STORY.
He Fought Gunsinn, at Whecier's
Suggestion, TO Secure a Good Camp
ipu Cround-No Surprise There
War Priyafionx Not serious.

|
War Privations Not Serious.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., November H.
The War Investigating Commission I'D
tourned at 4 o'clock this evening. TO meet
at the Fifth-Avenue Hotel. New York, to-
morrow.
After concluding It's work In New York,
the commission will proceed 10 Boston,
and later will stop at Philadelphia. 1t is
also expected that a number OF Witness
es vii! be called after the return TO Wash
ington, and II the commission does not
| 20 TO Cuba some persons will be asked to
| come from there here.
Colonel DENLY will remain in Washing |
| ton while the other members Of the COM |
mission are absent, and will take the tes-
tony Of such persons as may ask to be
| heard.
NEWSPAPER ROAST ORDERS
DR.. Forwood to-day concluded his tes-
! tirnony concerning conditions at Montauk
| Point, where he was chief army surgeon.
| Ho defended the camp and hospital at
| that place denying a number Of charges
| newspaper men at the camp were gentle
men. but they appeared TO be under or
| dars 20 criticise the camp. He knew OF
! two instances i'm which the reporters had
| received orders to roast every thing. lie
had told them not to spare when Trey
found criticism justified.
Maior-General S. NJ. p. Young was be-
fore the commission at its afternoon ses-
sion, relating his experience at Santiago
and the vicinity, and atterward at Mon
faux. He said he had landed at Dailuiri
on the DIST Of June, and that by the morn
ing of the 23d his entire brigade had been
put ashore.
HOW HE SECURED A CAMP.
He had notified General Wheeler imme-
| diately and had received orders 20 move
on four or five miles. and secure GOOD
camp. He accordingly had pushed On TO
Siboney. He had asked Wheeler where
the good camping-ground was, and he had
replied that the Spaniards occupied 4. Il
then" said General Young. asked per-
mission to go over to see the ground say
ing l should like to get IT for our own
| troops. to which General Wheeler assent
] | ed"
In accordance with this arrangement,
Y | he moved out at o'clock next morning
. to fight the battle Of Guasima, lending
the volunteers, the Rough Riders, by one
u
NO GUASIMA SURPRISE.
He declared that there was no rurprise
=, in this fight, and no ambuscade, as had
: | been reported. He had -econnoitered the
= | Spanish camp with glass for half an
hour before the fight began, and no had
. | attacked the Spaniards and not the Span
iards him. Speaking Of he Rough Riders,
he said that they were allowed 20 be am
" buscaded was due. he said, entirely 10
a | the demoralized reporters and the ne-
moralized adjutant Of the regiment. VINO
had left the service soon afterwards"
= General Young said he had occupied the
n enemy's camp that day-"and it was q
very good camp" he concluded, naively.
r. NO AID FROM CUBANS
al In reply to a question as to what aid hC
- had secured from the Cubans In TINS ight
=. he replied, "None whatever"
SKATER OPPOSED TO ADVANCE.
Of General Young said that immediately
d, after the Guasima fight he had looked
over the ground towards Caney. ma ha'
n informed General Wheeler that he wa
h confident he could take the place ina
$. night with his brigade, If allowed tn d.
So General Wheeler had replied that hi
OF orders from General Shafter were rot Z
e advance without notifying him, and ina
he would notify the General or MS tGen
" | eral Young's) wishes. He had not hear
40 ANYTHING more officially in regard TO TN
-, matter With this. General HoinSs sci
IL vice in Cuba ceased, as ne MAS take
o0 down with fever on the sun Oh june an
. | sent back home.
OF After a period of sickness he was sen
IN Montauk Point. to establish Cam
Vi Wikoff He detailed the difficulties {
the preparation OF the camp. He said
"; had been impossible TO get in floors, on
OF that he had not considered them nece'
sarv. either for health or for comfort.
SOLDIERS TREATED LIKE BABIE'
Is. .T gave them lumber and hammers ar
nd nails however and told them TO man
themselves floors II they wanted hem.
lty thought they were being treated 900 muC
re- like babies
Recording the commissary supplies,
M said they were abundant, and that to'
ity enough had been allowed to spoil
feet 800 men daily. The hospital al
of nuartermaster stores were also amp
I. He had never, in all his experience, se
us any army hospitals so well supplied wi
medicines and stores of all kinds.
u MOTIVE IN SELECTING MONTAU
The controlling motive in select
AIontaul< was that of securing prop
quarantine. and a very strict quaranti
md was observed. He considered the car
very healthful and the site desirable.
al, "As to what was done there for
ooh soldiers" he said. 81 think / deserv
hN more credit for what I did at Monta
on. than for what did at Guasima. i thi
,ol- more was done than should have be
did done for the soldiers"
,eu. mot HEROES; ONLY REGULARS
MY Telling of the hardships Of one co
, &c mand which had just arrived fr'
nds cuba. he said: "They were not
ing heroes being only regulars
He said the privations of the war w
rive moi SO serious as those of Indian ca
and naigns he had been engaged in. He
ia satisfied that most of the complain
NE AGAINST the camp were unfounded. Ma
In of the complaints were made by II
ave and women who had never seen men
go camp. and approaching the situation
Day soldiers had played it on the visitor
gely making complaints that were with
foundation, in order 10 obtain delcac
IS: "rhe soldiers liked to be treated
eye babies" he said, and many Of them
veil se1z--