New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-05
CONDITIONS AT CAMP WIKOFF.

IN the afternoon General Wheeler spoke espec'aiiy
RI his experiences az Camp WikoH Montluh
po,r, He arrived AZ the camp on August H. ana
-, The direction Of The President had taken com
rand remaining until September s The president
had ordered him 10 spare no pains or expense 70
r,ata the men comfortable On taking COMMAND
hn.rnade an examination Of the camp ana iouhu
I, recessary 20 undertake extensive preparations
~ care for the men properly. II was Tor instance
racessarv 20 bore wells, lay water pipes ouild
laundries etc It was also necessary 10 build nis-
Injecting plants TO get floors for the vents erect
boenitals etc The surgeons at bis request hao
yoade a list Of special articles 70 be purchased tot
tho sick This he had asked them 70 40 N
obedience 70 the Presidents wishes TINS ilsr ol
articles included evaporated fruits, green corn IN
~ons s,earcured hams oatmeal. fish. ice canned
meas nrunes SOUPS pickles lemons, oranges eggs
tea milk and many other articles IN adoiron %
their regular rations. The people came WIN many
t,nds OF food and undertake 70 say. ne ae-
clsred chat no army on earth was ever so aoun-
dainty supplied with luxures
The transportation facilities OF the camp were
roo- There was only one line Of railroad single
track and without adequate terminal fachues
Tho camp could he said, have been supphed by
water but unfortunately there vas contract
1,.h the railroad company owning the land when
Gave II the control OF all transportation except on
CovArnment vessels This contract was MADE, ne
understood IN return for the use OF the land lie
6,d not know who had made the contract
when he arrived at the camp from Santiago the
tAn,e were without floors. In fact" he sa!d. we
had not I'D to that time thought Of having floors
,n the tents" There were good hospitals erected
h,. ,hera was scarcity Of nurses He had I'm
roediately telegraphed for nurses. and within nve
~ s,r DAVIS there abundance. He had been
g., Tho habit OF summoning the surgeons for
consultation every morning. and when any OF them
,vonld indicate the necessity for an article he
yo,,,d order II Immediately by wire. He spoke OF
ar annarent misunderstanding between Surgeons
rorwood and Wood IN which Wood had com
nIained that Forwood had not hono!ed HIS requisi-
t,ors When brought together however. Forwood
had explained that this was due 10 the diInculty
~ ,neetine the demand for more than two or three
davs ouinine was one OF the articles OF which
there was scarcity The doctors were contract
surgeons appointed by the surseon-General He
thought they had been appointed after an examina-
,ion but he could not whether this was the
uniform rule.
THE HOSPITALS.
rh. hosnital tents were he said all foored The
nat,ents were laid upon mattresses On the moor
ard were supplied with clean bed linen From first
~ last ten thousand patients entered the hospitals
=, vontsvk The hospitals had when he landed
oeracty OF not 10 exceed nine hundred so FAR as
bn know. the hospitals had up to this time been
norsl 10 the demands on them. over three tnou-
ssrd two hundred and nifty of the Santiago troops
hod been reported sick arrival. but many DINERS