Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-15
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statement as to whether he had made a
formal written requiSition for the COM
mutation of supplies by the commits
sary department. The latter replied
he had not done so but insisted that his
reason for this failure was found in the
fact that he was constantly informed
that no such exchange could be made.
He said he had only six hours in which
to supply the OLDHAM and he had Sc
cured from the commissary only the
regular travel rations but he had male
no formal demand for other suitable
foods for the sick.
He said in reply to a question that
he did not know the commiSsary at
Ponce had on hand $3.50, 900 or any other
sum for supply delicacies to the sick;
he only knew that they were not sup
piled.
When the commission adjourned this
afternoon, DR.. Seaman had not con-
Guided his testimony.
When the commission resumed, Sur
geon Seaman in reply to a question by
Dr.. Conner said that while he was IL
Porto Rico, the hospitals were over
crowded, the beds being within inches
of each other. When he left, there were
between 5000 and 1000 sick out of an
army of 10000. DR.. Seaman grew some
what irascible under DR.. Corners queS-
tioning, and in reply to an inquiry in
sisted upon putting question to
his questioner. When DR.. Conner
attempted to repeat the question
Dr. Seaman said he had given his reply
and would not answer again, adding:
The questions put to me here are of
a character calculated to place me in
| the false position of accusing the medi-
| cal department of the army of NAL
| administrat ton. Such is not the case.
| regard the conduct of this depart
| ment, by DR.. Sternberg, as above re-
proach and whatever fault there is was
| in another department" After some
| pretty sharp cross firing DR.. Conner
! declared he would ask no more ques-
| tons of the witness
| Gov. Beaver told DR.. Seaman that no
question would be put to him that was
| not proper but he Gov. Beaver would
insist upon his answering and if he did
not do so he must take the conse-
| quences.
Gov Beaver then asked as to the
conduct of the quartermasters serving
with him or in his vicinity. DR.. Sea-
man declined to answer saying that he
understood he was expected to appear
before the war department after get
ting through with this board. "and'' he
said, II do not want to criticise my SUI
peror officers while 1 wear the should
er straps of an army officer" He con-
tinued by saying that he had been SO
much misrepresented by the press
. | ,,.;th CT hot Il
not wish to further commit himself. He
then detailed the circumstances. He
said he had authorized no interview
since he landed and that the article IN
New York paper grew out of con-
versation between himself and SUI
perior officer in New York which a rep
resentative of that paper overheard.
He also denied having read the article
before it was printed as had been rep
resented.
This concluded his testimony, and he
was followed by Lieut.. +. X. Hill of the
navy. Lieut.. Hill was an officer on the
warship Iowa when the army landed near
Santiago and was in charge of the de-
barkation of the troops at Baiquiri. He
said the navy supplied II launches and 5.
small boats for the landing. but the army
brought only one lighter. He gave the
details of the landing, which he said con
. sumed four days. The army was entirely
unprepared to land. and Lieut. Hill sait
) as he viewed the matter. the army would
. have been unable to land and subsis
, after the landing without the aid of tn,
navy. A great deal of trouble was ex
perienced with the captains of the trans
ports, who had refused to go nearer tn,
shore until he secured an order to then