Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-22
PLACING THE BLAME,
Complaints Against Medical and
QuateTnasteT's Departments
SURGEONS UNCONTROLLED.
The Division Hospital as Conducted a
disgrace 10 t1e service.
CHARGES TO LUDINGTON's FACE.
General waite, in Ayers Presence,
Says Quarterronster-GcnernI is Ne
spOnsibIc for Neglect That Was
Criminal.
CHARGES TO LUDINGTON's FACE
Criminal.

LEXINGTON, KY. September H.-A
prominent gentleman close TO the ma
tional administration, as well as TO the
officers here at Camp Hamilton. says the
present tour Of inspection of the southern
camps by Secretary Alger, Surgeon-Gen-
eral sternborg. and Quartermaster-Gen-
eral Ludington will likely develop nume-
rous cases Of regimental and field officers
complaint against both medical and quar-
termaster's departments, especially some
cOrmissaries.
The talking was begun here by General
Sanger, against the medical department,
and by General Waite. against the quar-
termaster's, and it is expected that Off
GERS at other points will add very mate
! rally 10 this testimony before the tour
of inspection is completed.
Secretary Alger stated that all Of this
information and all other evidence that
he could secure would be presented to the
investigating commission, at Washing
ton.
HOSPITALS a DISGRACE.
At the conference here last evening of
Secretary Alger with General Breckin-
ridge. the commander Of Camp Hamilto1,
and other officers, General Sanger said
that while the division hospital may be
| a good thing, as II was conducted it had
been a disgrace to the service; that it had
deprived the regiments of their surgeons,
and caused hardships on the sick, who
| should have had better attention at the
proper time. Surgeon-General sternberg.
in reply, insisted that all acquisitions had
been honored in Washington, and that
any medical men falling to do their duty
should be reported.
CRIMINAL NEGLECT.
General Waite told Secretary Alger that
the neglect of some quartermasters 70
furnish supplies Was criminal. While in
Chickamauga he frequently made requi-
sitions which We're not honored. A posi-
tive order had~been sent TO have all water
boiled. He made a requisition on Quar-
termaster-General Lee for water-ooilers.
No attention was paid to his fequisition,
and after he had repeatedly urged Quar-
termaster Lee to send the boilers. telling
him how the men were suffering, he was
met with reply which read, THE War
Department does not furnish boilers"
General Waite then purchased The toll
ers himself, but the seeds of typhoid had
been sown, and the daily report showed
the list Of deaths and of cases in the hos
pitals.
THOU ART THE MAN"
Pointing at Quartermaster-Genera
Ludlngton, General Waite said: These
men cannot say It was somebody else's
fault. 1t was the fault Of Quartermaster
Lee, and it was the fault of Quar'efnas-
| ter-General Ludington, who is standing
right there"
Ludngton made no reply to Waite.
SURGEONS do AS YOU PLEASE"
CINCINNATI. September IA Times
Star special from Lexington, KY, says:
General Breckenridge, who is in COM
cand at Camp Hamilton here and Sur
geon- General Sternberg had a long con-
ference lust before the Surgeon-General
left here with Secretary Alger. General
Breckenridge wanted TO know just who
had the right 10 command the hospital
surgeons. He said that at Chickamauga
these individuals were a sort Of 'do-as-
you-please" fellows, under nobody's COM
mand.
General Wilson had requested certain
things TO be done in the hospitals at
Chickamauga and no attention had been
given to his demands. Investigation.
General Breckenridge said. showed that
tho surgeons considered themselves sub
iect only 10 the orders of General Stern
ber..
WANTED AN UNDERSTANDING.
General Breckenridge said he found the
| same trouble at Camp Hamilton, and he
wanted TO have distinct understanding
regarding the matter.
General Stcrnberg said the surgeons at
Chickamauga were subject to the orders
of General Wilson, and that the General
should have found this out If he saw his
| orders were not obeyed he should have
found the reason for such disobedience
and had the matter settled at once.
General Breckinridge said the same was
| the case right here, and he wanted Gene
raj Sternberg to inform General Sanger
that he was the proper person to COM
mand the surgeons.
ALGER AT KNOXVILLE.
KNOXVILLE. TENN, September a.
Secretary-of- War Alger and Surgeon
General Sternberg and party arrived this
rcrnine at $50 o'clock frcm Lexington.
and were met by a reception committee
of citizens The party proceeded at once
20 Camp Poland, where the Second Di-
vision of the First Corps, commanded by
Rrlcadier-General Mckee, passed in re-
view.
The First Georgia. First Michigan.
rhira North Carolina. and Sixth Virginia
rsg,ments. the two latter colored. took
part In the review.
rho secretary and party, after review
,,, the division. inspected the camps and
hnsnita,s. After a luncheon st the resi-
soora az w. b. Lockitt. in Knoxville the
,.or,y was driven TO points of interest
rot, Knoxville. and late this afternoon
a., for Chattanooga and Camp Thomas.
Knoxville was in gala attire in honor of
,hs secretary's visit. and half-holiday
was observed.
TcER BLAAlES CAMP COMMANDERS
tSNOXVIIsLE. TENN, September a.
r,,a Secretary OF War. who to-day In
,,sc,ed camp Poland and reviewed the
ar,,sted men encamped there, made a
snsech 10 the commanding ofiicers at
General McKee's headquarters during