The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-05


cation commission resumed its work today
with Gen. Dodge. Gen. Sexton and DR.. Con-
her present.
DR. Menage, contract surgeon, serving
with the Sixth infantry. testified as 10 the
absence OF hospitals for his regiment in
Cuba He treated his sick IN the regiment
In preference to sending them back to the
division hospital. because of the difficulty
In transportation, The medical supplies
were reasonably sufficient. His chief trou-
bic was In getting an ambulance.
Lieut.. Schendel. of the Sixth infantry.
was the next witness. At Santiago he was
made commissary. Necessary supplies
were always sufficient except with such
delays as were unavoidable from rains
and difficulty of transportation
Lieut. Col Miner commanding the Six tn
infantry regarded the camp. as a camp,
excellent. The transport Miami III which
his regiment went to Santiago. was not tit
for troops.
Speaking OF the attack on San Juan hill.
he said he found when they reached the
summit that Col Egbert had been wounded
and that he was in command.
The witness said the command began to
break down about the iith. They had dug
trenches at night and lay in the wet
trenches all day. The hot ami the
Wet weather broke the men down When
a march Of three miles was made not more
than one-foGrth OF the men kept UP. but
surrender the witness took the regiment
TO higher ground and kept them in camp.
BY personal appeal TO Gen. Kent ne secur-
ed one wagon and cooking utensils and a
change OF clothing for the men. Central
ization was the troub,e--centraization IN
staff departments. he meant II the Wit
ness could have gotten one wagon after
the surrender he could have kept his regi-
mer. supplied. But nothing could have
prevented the sickness that followed the
exigencies Of the, Cuban campaign.
-
fantry, testified that when his regimen,
reached Chckamauga IL was poorly sup
piled with clothing and arms and never
was fully equipped He never had re-
QUESTION filed completely II he made a
requls.tion for 500 hlouses he would get
$50. The sickness among thu troops was
no; the fault Of the camp nor due 70 the
lack of med zines but more to the inca
enforcing discipline and giving necessary
care
Cen. II. 9. Egber, was the next wit
ness He comma ades! as colonel the sixth
Infantry. until h WAS wounded. July / He
found no fault with the camp Al Tampa or
thu supplies. or even with the transpor,
MAN. except with the ventilation. He
found his troops ahundan;iy supplied for
the campaign.
Cen. Egbert said when the Seneca
reached Fortress Monroe tie surgeon teis-
gVapaed 10 New York TIE next day. 10
MS surpr.s.. the vessel had not gone He
ask ed why. ard WAS tod the CAPTAIN re-
fused 10 10 until ordered 20 30 so by the
quarserusstsr $ department The witness
called OF the captain and found this TO be
true After rem austrauces against holding
the wounded men ii such Il place the wit
ne-$ told the captain he would telegraph
and ask f0r orders.
In the meantime he h8& sent note 10
the quarternaster "a Fortress Monroe and
IA seoa f!- situation WAS Understood
there an order was given FOR the vessel 10
SAL and the captain obeyeI IT,
Fred J. FiuSger. OF Newport Ky. was
neNt examined. He went - Ch.~kanaauga
August - bring home Albert R0sdeker
a Second Kentucky soldier. NO was wing
Ia tne hospital IL found BAN IN a very
had condition. HE was il a ten. With four
other patients iae space be- wren the cots
50 narrow that 81 tness had 10 walk side
WAYS 81 going through. This nurses Mere
Ge Allied men. In an adjoining tent he
heard groaning. ard looking IN be saw A
man with a quantity q naegats on IS
body. He reported this Immediately 10 The
attendants who sad they DID ne. know
how il lad happened. They CARRIE. the
man osit. wasEe4 hin ~ ana took him
back. TIE next day he del
Ine witness described Else3rker's ca~sA
bow he tsssk ce3i STsm EaaycEs.ng through
The rain and wss taken SEX gne DAY he
Reached Ga1CS1smaUga- Tie 1Ss A; frsG
refused ssfT;st4uce 10 TIA hospital bat
Euas}y TIE captain get him in 4e las
sh.Te tGs3te days OF Il blanket on tEs
ground. With 0ae blanket over hGm Tasr
be sas serlI 10 his quarters SS.r fail 8asy
ard axg = .cSoAG-so- he xrogsSS n liza