The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-11-11
STILL INVESTIGATING.
The army Beard reh.s More Testimony
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third Niol gan volunteers. testified IN
relation e. conditions az h. had OBJ
served them at Camp Aiger, sisoney
and M0utauk. excepting ia reference
10 water le thought the sltc Of Camp
Alger satisfactory.
questioned by Dr. Connor az to
whether Major Appel surgeon Ia
charge OF medical work aud supplies
at slboney. fully attended 20 his duties
Or. Nancrede replied that there was
great delay in transferring the sick
and wounded from the hospitals to the
ships. They had much difficulty. ne
said. in finding Or Appel. who stayed
aboard the hospital ship olivette
witness said that the sick suffered
especially in the carly part Of the cam
naieu from the multiplicity OF duties
Imposed upon the medical Officers The
fault was not go much the lack Of doc
tors. but lack OF proper assignment and
management OF the whole.
Asked az to the efficiency Of the di-
vision as compared TO the reglmcntal
system Of hospitals. the witness stated
that I'm his opinion the division hospital
was an right in dealing with regular
troops. hut that with volunteers there
should be more than one surgeon with
each regiment. He said;
II saw at Montauk no wllfu neg
lcct, but l did nutice inconvnlences an
discomrorts consequent upon tho lack
Of division Of labor and responsibility.
Interference from friends and relatives
was a great source OF trouble. and.
think caused the furioughlng OF grest
many patients from the hospitals be
fore they were we'll enough TO b. re
moved"
Dr. Lawrence Knowles, of Three
Rivers. major surgeon Of the ThtI'ty-
second Michigan volunteers. was heard
in reference 10 the hospitals ed Tampa
and Ferdaninda He said that at dimes
they we're short on medical supplies at
Tampa.
Doctor Connor read from a report OF
an inspection OF the Ferdanlnda hospl-
tai and called attention 10 the cEiti-
cisrn tho the bed clothea We're sprink-
led with chloride OF lime and with bi-
chloride of mercury when they could
get II. and after that were thoroughly
boiled He admitted the truth of the
inspectors report that the number OF
nurses was totally inadequate. He
had made reqmsitoln 20 the chief sur
geon OF the corps. DR.. Henley. for more
nurses. but he admltted that he aid not
90 farther IA his quest DR.. Connor
asked why ne dld not write or wire the
surgeon geaeral Of the army on the
subject. The witness replied that II he
did not have any better success than ne
had in applying for lime, Il would have
been OF no use.
Rev. Helene Richards Of Boston,
testified on the condition OF hospitals
at Camp Thomas. where she helped for
the soldiers. She said;
IN the second division, third corps
hospital, l would mention the general
dirt and disorder, the lack Of quiet. the
absence Of dlsinfectants and the horri-
BILE stencil. Patients were frequentl!
filthy and they were very infrcquently
bathed. Some which had feyers were
never bathed. not even having thel;
neclSs and arms sponged ] found pl.
tienta with their eyes. nOstrils and
mouths fun OF horrible files Molqui.J
netting was there. buJ q was not al
ways In use; there was after neglect 90
put the mosquito netting aJwh whtrr
n would relieve the men. My opinion
ia that the nurses We're Incompetent,
but that Is not strange. perhaps, In view
Of the fast that they were taken from
tho ranks"
Or. Connor-That Is the only way
they could be provided under the army
regulations.
Capt George g. Young, Company X.
Seventh United States infantry. testi-
| fed 10 having retuTued from Cuba on
! board the Concha. which carried ia
tailed "a go with the ship, but Or. Lee
ser. a volunteer doctor from the Red
Gross. was IA board. and had with him
a pharmacist and eight Rcd Cross wo-
men nurses There was nothing q
eat on the boat excepting the ordinary
rations. not any such food as sick peo'
pie could eat