The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-25

familiar with army methods and did not
know how 10 get the necessary medicines.
enoe, he expressed the opinion that the sup
plies had been as liberal as could nave Deen
reasonably expected.
of the voyage north. The regiment was
held at the detention camp for three days;
He said. in reply to questions from General
McCook that a distress signal had been put
out for food while they lay out at sea. and
when some vessel came alongside he SAID
them food. He stated in explanation that
the food was wanted for the officers mess
Tho men had enough. he said, such as u
this. and while at Montauk Point, they got
more than they needed We got II from
the people from New York relief associa-
tions and citizens. They sent US every
thing. including whisky and champagne
far more than we needed. He said ne knew
raw recruits were bowling to- get into
house, he said. but that was all.
DID NOT LACK SUPPLIES.
Major Dempsey of the Second Regular
Infantry, covered much of the same ground
as Colonel Bisbee. He said that his COM
mand had never, during the Santiago cam
palgn. suffered for want of supplies. Men
had sometimes at night felt the want OF
covering but not of food. Not more than
half the men I'm the regiment were fit for
duty at the time of the surrender OF San
tiago. He had heard a doctor say that quiz
nine and castor oil were the only medicines
he could get Major Dempsey said the only
deficiency he discovered at Montauk Point
was In the matter of transportation 1aclll-
ties, which seemed to be taxed He had
also heard doctor say there were not sur
the accommodation of the sick.
Other members OF the two regiments OF
regulars stationed mere VINO ~e ERE G First
Lieutenant Lutz, of the Second; Qua; ter
master Katz, of the First; Private Feldus
of the First Quartermaster Sergeant
Stahl of the Second, and Private Houn-
chell, of the Second. ALI testified that,
while there was difficulty In getting the ra-
trenches in the vicinity of Santiago there
was no real suffering on the part or tne
men on this account. For the rest they ex-
pressed themselves as satisfied tnat tney
received as good attention as they could
have expected under the circumstances.
Colonel Billiard. of the Third Alabama,
which had been stationed at Mobile pre-
vous to coming to Admission, said his COM
mand had received all necessary supplies;
and that the health OF the command nad
been good throughout.
Col H. NJ. Seaman, of the Fourth Wis
consin, complained that the supplies ms
regiment had down at Camp Douglass
Wis, including clothing, shoes and arms,
had been poor. He did not consider the
men sufficiently. well clad for the harsh
what on account of the recent cold.
Col. James Pfyffe, Of the, Third Tennes,
see. whose regiment ndu Deeii SHcdlHpcu
at Chckamauga Park as a part Of the
First Division of the Third Army Corps
previous to removal here, said the commits
sary supplies had been excellent in quality
and ample in quantity until within the
past month. Colonel Pfyffe said, in reply
10 questions, that canteen had been main
tanned in his regiment and that beer IN
large quantities had been sold at 1t. Most
OF the receipts amounting TO $40O or SOU
per day, of the canteen We're from beer.
Did you consider it proper for your
regiment to maintain a general beer gar
den for all the camD2" asked DIR. Conner,
reading from his letter as his authority.
The colonel said he did not know, but
that the beer sold to be carried. e&-
cept 10 officers, and advocated the sale of
beer at canteenS as a protection against
more serious indulgence in whisky. He
was an excellent camp site but he con-
sidered the water supply bad as it was
ranged He thought pipe line should
have been run to the camp from Crawfish
Springs
General Dodge read a letter from DR.
Seaman. OF New York. who was before the
commission in Washington, i'm which he
corrected an error In his testimony He
lar army rations for the convalscents on
the steamer OLDHAM from Porto Rico to
New York. He says that such supplies as
had been received up to the night previous
TO sailing had been received from the re-
lief societies. During the night" he con-
tinued, 1.-THE hospital ship Relief arrived
and early the next morning / boarded the
Relief and personally secured. without any
ated in the receipt signed by me. Until my
conference Yesterday with Major Bradley
j believed these supplies. like many others.
We're bought by outside contributions and
Wee not government supplies. The letter
Is dated Oct. 1C and is directed to the sur
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