Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-19
WAR INVESTIGATION.
commission Hears More Testimony as
TO Camp and Hospital Conditions


to Camp and Hospital Conditions.
(By Telegraph.)
NEW YORK. Nov. 1S.-The War In
vcstisating Commission met here today
and examined number of witnesses
DR.. Charles II. Greenleaf Chief Surgeon
of the troops in the field on General
Miles staff. was the first one called
filS testimony covered the doings of the
army both in this country and in Cuba
DR.. Greenleaf said that the water at
camp Alser was poor and the country
malarious. He would not have selected
this site for Il camp. In his opinion
Camp Miami Fla. was fitted only for a
quarantine hospital and should not
nave been used as a. camp for 10000
men awaiting transportation to Cuba.
He described conditions at Camp WI
koff, Montauk Point. which he consid-
cred an ideal camp for it's purpose.
The witness told of his landing sup
plies at Siboney. He captured some
rontoons and took the law into his own
hands. They had been lying in the har-
Dor two weeks. He unloadcd them in
1hirtN-siN hours.
In replying to a question, DR.. Green
leaf said he supposed DR.. Pope had
authority from General Shafter sutfi-
cient to enable him to unload the sup
plies at Siboney as he (C;recnleaf) had
done.
There is no doubt" said DR.. Conner.
that somebody was dreadfully at fault.
Can't you help US to find out who it
WaSr
DR. Greenleaf said he could not.
TRANSPORTS ONERCROWDED.
He said the transports leaving Tampa
for Cuba We're dreadfully ovcrcrowded.
David ]. Goss. private of the Sew
enty-tirs1 New York. summed up his
testimony as follows: ...
1t was all pretty rough Nothing
Went right. 1t was some ones incom-
potency, but I don't know whose"
Richard w. Henry. private Company
b. Sevrnty-first New York, who was
taken sick after the surrender OF San
tiaSn tcstifying to his experience at
the detention hospital at Nlontauk
Point. said:
Il suppose they forgot us We did
not sc, anything to eat until the next
dag. when an orderly gave us some
soup. \ surgeon visited us at noon. He
made cursory examination of us and
said that he would send us medicine
Immediately. The medicine did not
reach us until late that night.
DIR. DONALDSON TEsTIFIEs.
DR.. Frank Donaldson, who joined Col.
s, and who was stricken with yellow
| fever on July "a. followed Mr.. henry
on the witness stand. Asked ~ DR..
Conner as to the condition of til. hos
pitfalls. he replied:
II do not wish to criticise T.. L.
were entirely swamped. There gas an
insufficient supply of medical stores.
nurses and stewards The majolitJ OF
the stewards We're of most un6esirn-
Bile character and should never ;have
been selected for such service.
Regarding medical supplies, DR.. eooa-
aldson said there We're supplies, but
they could not be reached.
General Wilson and General iFeaver
asked Dr. Donaldson several questions
based upon newspaper clippings de-
failing "outrages3 on sfre soldiers n +
Camp Wikoff.
Dr. Donaldson declared them All IN
true and said that several statements
mede We're absolute lies"
Relative to the statement that lCap-
tain c. r.. Wurden. Of the Seventh
Regiment died of starvation. ;h{. wit
ness said:
REFUTES THE ALLEGATION
Il, myself. attended Captain Warden
and he got all the attention possible
l made broth myself and other delica-
cies We're found for him."
James S. Sewers. of Company X sew
enty-first Regiment. served frol the
time the company went into canSp at
Camp Black until mustered out last
week. He complained that the coffee
was poor and that the volunteers We're
not located as we'll as the regulars.
Asked by General Beaver to explain
what he meant when he said tha- the
volunteer officers took care of tham-
selves while the regular officers took
care of their men. he said:
when we arrived home at Montauk
Point. there was nothing for us to eat
until the next day. When the 1en;n
regulars arrived there was a wagon
load of bread and meat waiting for
them. Our officers said that they had
nothing to do with the rations."
Mrs. Mary Manson, of West Fifty
first street. was the last witness of the
day. She had been at Camp WikoR in
charge of a division of the Woman's
Relief Association. She said the men at
Camp Wikoff had suffered greatly and
had been ill treated. When General
Dodge told her that the men had testi-
fled that they We're not badly treated
and had not been neglected at Camp
Wikoff, Mrs. Manson declared that #
they so testified they had said what
was untrue.
Shortly before 5 o'clock the hearing
was adjourned until tomorrow