The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-08-31

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ing forward to make the attack while
his men were in vipor 1t was NOV
mcnt bordering on audacity. but it
! succeeded aud the persistence Of the
attack have. no doubt, greatly dis
/ hcartencd the Spaniards. The rcsul.
wa one Of the greatest victories for
the men engaged Of modern warfare.
The number Of prisoners taken cx
cccdcd the attacking force by nearly
two 10 one. When the fever broke
out and the fever list increased into
the thousands. it was for a time sup
posed that it was principally yellow
fever. The bringing Of troops north
at once after the surrender, under
such conditions, would have been GER
tam death to vast number, but. upon
inquiry, it was asccrtaincG that very
lew oi these cases comparatively were
yellow fever, when it was at once de-
cidcd to bring the army home as
speedily as possible. Everything that
human ingenuity could devise has
been done to succOr that army-nOt in
ingenuity Of the Secretary Of war, but
the result Of the combined counsel of
those who have had a life long expert
cnce in the field. That some men
have been neglected OH transports
coming home there is no doubt, all
against positive orders, and due per-
haps to carelcssness and negligence,
but largely on account of not having
the medical force to spare, (many Of
whom we're sick), from the camp at
Santiago. Many medical officers sent
with transports were taken i'll on the
way home.
To give you little idea of the work
that has been done, append the FOL-
lowing:
The work OF the Adjutant Generals
department has been to muster and
order to their station, to be precise,
ZIG, 400 volunteers and 1900 for the
regular army. This, with reduced
force, as many staff officers from all OF
the departments had been promoted
and ordered to the field.
The chief Of engineers reports an
expenditure of $3.50, 900 for harbor
defenses, but from the emplacements
of heavy guns, mortar batteries and
mines.
The Surgeon General has had the
enormous work of fitting up hospitals,
organizing the medical corps, employ
ing male and female nurses, contract
surgeons, being surgeons who are en-
ployed from civil life, besides those
commissioned as corps, division and
brigade surgeons, furnishing medical
supplies and answering the demands
from all over the country and from
camps at Santiago, Porto Rico and
Manila. The work done in this line
is almost beyond comprehension.
The Commissary General had pur-
chased and distributed, up to August
1, 110,9O7, ,235 pounds of rations,
which have been transported and dis
tributed among the destitute Cubans.
The 0nertermaster Generals report
is too long to even give an approx
mate idea Of his work. In the way Of
transportation to Honolulu, Manila,
Santiago and Porto Rico, and return
home, there have been sent SO ,638
men with artillery equipment and
supplies. By rail in this country
there have been transported $500
officers, 233, 1862 enlisted men, also
1852 animals, besides thousands Of
wagons, artillery and other quarter
master, commissary ordnance, medi-
cal and signal service stores. The
total number Of articles of clothing
and camp equipment distributed to the
army by the quartermaster' depart
ment has been 6,274 ,483, of which
can only mention a few articles as
follows: Blankets, 288, 8,739; blouses,
203, 1852; trousers, 406, ,623; hats, 1884,
los; canvas field uniforms, $1,000;
shoes, pairs, 1873; undershirts,
736,965; tents, 179, ,142, etc.
The total weight of food and forage
distributed daily to the army is ap-
proximately 800 tons.
Added to this is the large feet of
transports chartered and purchased,
the management of the same in con-
veying troops, supplies and ammuni-
ton.
The paymaster has promptly paid
the army, and is deserving of very