The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-29
WRITES FROM CAMP W|kOFF
LOT OF THE VOLUNTEER NOT HALF
so BAD As REPRESENTED.
Donald Robinson Declares That the
Condition Of the Camps Is Being
Grossly Exaggerated-Food Ana

Yellow journal accounts OF condE1acS II
the camps al TAMPA and On Lors Island
lave told one side OF the Srcrv % tie lot
o. the volunteer. Thai these accounts have
been widely at variance Hf-A ne truth
and that the yellow newspapers 1axe mag
ralea the ordinary har1ships ~ s2lSsa- lste
II war tEaae into blocd-calEns tales 81
cruelty and neglect aas been proven time
and tire again.
a letter written D. Donald Robinson sen
OF H r Robinson, Alaska agenz 81 the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company, gives
the lss 20 many Of Eas statements appearing
in the yellow journals Of the c2aatEy. Ar.
Robinson pictures soldier lie II camp as II
!s He SAYS that the con6itso7s H Tampa
and az Camp Wlkoc have been grossly ex-
aggerated. and that everything possible 3
ael-.y done 10 MAKE the camps Comfortable
and healthy.
Young Robinson Is the nephew Of Capt.
W w. Robinson, jr-, assistant GaArteEEn2S-
ter OF the Department % the COLUMBIA OF
this city. He enlisted as prtyaEe soon az
ter the outbreak o. noSt4littes. bS&ES ssias
from mere 10 Jefferson BARRACKS ssSS9Afa
He was al Tampa several HSeAs aAo -
now al Camp Wikoff. Like al the Brave
solfier ads from this state. Robinson never
had an opportunity .; smelling pe"aes a.
the tron1. though il was nc 3aAs 9. ss.
Though not yet IS years old, Se - q Iic
specimen Of manhood wei oul-1, so3As.1I7
and brave It was his iirst .nsenSi7n 10
enlist with Rooseyelt's Rough Rs@SEs. ou.
the regiment gos away from the recruiting
point before he could make tne necesssai
ARRANGEMENTS Taen he applied 10 enlist
In the United States cavalry. au1 Was l.as.s
tered IN as private N Iroop u; 4 .i-t -
cavalry. In letter from Camp ntkSir'
under a recent date. 10 his mother, MIS-. H.
+. Robinson, Private Robinson lays:
.'Our ragions have improved 10 = .etnA'k-
able degree since coming here We AVE
fresh milk. canned yegetao Dies AEd GahliS4
fruits. also chocolate occas.o4a-s Ai'0
The Condition Of the camps IS heing
frigntfuliy exaggerated by the Z-e5ss IL -.
I think, liable to result IN sSiious lnJIfg
TO the peace negotiations span WI >L...n
from our press that our entire aEinS-act
only these troops that weur 20 Cubs, but
those that remained in the United states,
are physical wrecks.
NO kick can be made upon .:;e l3antt!
Of the food issued, but IL must be admitted
that the quality vas not suited ID TIE c!4-
mate. For instance. Ii was rather nara =.
Tampa 20 sit out in the hroil-nas san ana
hot cofree and hard bread In mis- cool
camp. where ocean breezes constantly pre-
vail We are receiving The KIND q Io1d 10
We should have had down Soutn. Ine sst-
tiers hos.e OF some Of our soldiers. extracts
from which have been published. are aiso
doing much harm.
u read a letter from one man stationed
az FerrAnd!na WHO described tsat place as
hell His principal cause OK compliant
was that he had 70 sleep on the ground A
great many have died pracfiea.iy from
home-sickness. We have los. che from
this cause. and would nave lost ancfner
had not Capt Broaghton insisted on his BIT
ing discharged for the reason That re vas
TOO young and immature, and rDat - p'er-
form the duties OF q soldier
"Au OF our tents have been floorel Each
man has been issued an extra blanket. and
as far as | can see. This camp 4 a. ocu:-
Portable and as healthy as it can be made"