Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-11
CONDITIONS AT CHICEAMAUCA.


esua rhsr who was IN chhrke VI N"'
~. ean,n,ssary depois In the Santiago
..,,n,ien. Dr. Hyseil's testimony dealt
I'm me sanitary and hospital condl-
49,. A. ca,np Thomas He said that
% v,as iest typhoid fever In the
,r,,,.r IN the second division than "
~ other diviEonE, and state1 tn't
upon NJ advice his division naa
n.et hi water from outside HHlhks
Ivy, 81 III rom the ChlckamauEa tiNvt'
~" he considered the river water napie
ts h. Impure. a.. ..,,,..
.,,rniyinr rations to the troops IN
tho nrld. lie raid that ~ one u
,s.,s was deficiency IN coHee anu
',,-,e for two days. and expressed the
enirion mas thil lh0rtagc would nave
ai,g asrinua II ID had continued Tor
,1v flnrih u tmr. He said the supply
~ ttahtsfs was not SUFFICIENT TO permit
Inc accumuihilons of any eon~'us'"p''
an,ntity a food at one time.
grnt cuiyer had been stationed ~
r,vn Thomas. Chickamauso. from
90, until he was mustered ont on the
iith "A srpts mhcr The food Ecn"raliy
was abundant ana good apt .ui,
Vor stated that Al one time ,N.nty- ~, ~
81 Ma mon were SICK. he thought thc
W vas excessive. no greater
,han during the nrat days OF the clvh
war. and until the men learned 70 ue-
mend unDn the army ration aud not 20
rp outside for food. He Thought the
nios sold TO- the men were unwhele-
se.n.. ana also said that stale chicken
was l,id 10 thcmt In conclusion CAPT.
culver said he had no complaint 70
make of treatment except IN the loca-
ilon u his troops. lie protested against
~ location. -.
Capt. Culver was followed by UT.
las H. Hysfii. who was chief surgeon
~ the rhird division Of the First army
eorpa and who WAS located At camp
Thomas from the Ith OF June 70 the
.irt ~ August. 60,
lie had been a surgeon In the civh
War and since then said he had been IN
general practice All the early cases
of typhnind wcr treated IN the real
mental hospitals and the patients were
NOT innlattd until after the Cbthtfuc-
lions " the division hospitals. when the
typhoid and suspicious cases 'Vere
Isolated and the men were well attend
mad been lion cases Of al kinds " dis
ease trcaied In IN chospitais and fifieon
dciihs
Or Hyaeii thought typhoid fever had
bccn due TO the failure 70 properly
Il possible to totally Isolate typhoid
fcvcr eases. "a typhoid Il impossible
10 dctec, IN ~ barry stages. All rcas-
enable precautions had been taken In
locating the camp 90 prevent the de.
ytlolnnent Of disease. lie admitted
nat In caas Of another war. by the
experience % the past. more effective
means could be provided. The cxaml-
nation q Or. Hysell was conducted by
Or. Conner Of tho commission. and was
very searching from n mdch stand
point
n'on examined Mai. Hugh J. Gallagher.
lie has served ~ depot commissary NJ
aiboney. San Juan ana Santiago. and
recently occupied this position nt Mon
tauk Point Atosiboncy the rations, he
raid. were forwarded almost aa RAPIDLY
90 landed. only very rmnil quantities
could be- accumulated. yet the commits
narics. during their stay at Slbnney
had been able To meet all requirement.
made upon them for provisions by the
troops. and none of them were ever re.
fused. lie heard no complaint OF lack
Of ratlonH na they were able 10 forward
about 10000 rationn per day.
From slhoncy the depot was removed
20 ~ poHo. seven miles inland. ~ this
point there were never enough rntioni
on hand Tor even n day ahead. and II
was impossible 10 mn all requirements
There was "a shortage In coffee and
sugar. which continued Tor two or thre,
days. because VI the high surf. Al
the ntionn were good, but In rnms
cases the hard bread would be injured
By sudden showers. when this hap
renea the bread was thrown aside and
not used Some potatoes. onions. toma'
toes and canned beef had been thrown
away NJ Santiago, being spoiled.
MAJ Gallagher nnd there was
shortage Of lighters. Col. DENLY
pressed for information na 20 m,
shortage OF coffee and sugar. Mai
Gallagher stated that there were prob,
ably two days when the men wer'
without these articles. A storm was
there had been sufficlcncy Of lighter
hls deficiency would not have oc
CURED. The Major said there was not
20 hla knowledge. a shortage IN mn,
other article OF food during the cam
pairn, Mr.. Dcnbytoid him there wal
complaint Of deficiency covering I
months time. but Mr.. Gallagher SALE
he knew nothing 81 H.
hunpoalng." asked Gen. Mccook
This shortage ~ rationa had lasted FOL
.efen days Instead Of one. what woul,
have been the result ?"
We probably would have had 10 fac,
back replied Mai Gallagher "Mei
cannot nght on short ratlona," MAI
Gallagher said that 81 the ave clvlllni
assistants, he had had two who weri
lneiicient and indifferent TO their du
ues They were Capt. Lord of New
York and Capt. Ryan OF Kansas.
MAJ Gallagher said the commlaanr,
supply nt Montauk was abundant an,
Fooi while he was nj that point
Gen heaver today received a iette
nom Mrs, Hugo iange Of brooklyn
Nho participated In the relief work a
Montnuk Point. relating TO her inter
view With President Mckinley when h
VISITED Camp Wikoff She was reporte,
10 have said 10 the President that SOM
i'the men were carried out In a dy
them"
This. she says, she did not say, bn
me asked II In passing through IN
wards the President aid not notice IN
Nmher ~ empty cots lie replied tina
pc had noticed them IND she then re-
uu,Ned him 90 ask why the men wer
without care In the detention and Il
hlne " the rcgimontnl hospitals.
The letter continues; II will also aa
you 70 no back OF the conditions nj IN
VINE Gen. Wheeler arrived, and lnvestl
SAFE why no preparation was made 4
oeiNe and cars for our sick ana SUI
icflng soldiers
never saw more devoted or self
l,erhrlng work under the most tryin
'WcumHtancea or with greater patlenc
ana perseverance than tina. which wa
exhibited by the Executive officers a
Imp Wikorf. particularly Or. Hels
MUM. MAI Browne and Maj. Thomas
zen The sanitary condition at the gen
h9splial was appalling until III