Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-21

probability OF its communication to
soldiers In camps through the agency
OF flies was pointed out as y reason for
Insisting on sanitary police Of the
strlc;est character.
ROLLED WATER.
It Is well known 20 the medical pro-
fesslon that this fever u propagated
by the contaminated water supply and
II is now recognized shat the great
prevalence Of this disease In any ag-
gravated form In the camps " the
civil War was due TO the use OF sur
face ana shallow well waters infected
transmission by the water supply
recommended the use OF boiled and nj
tered water when pure spring supply
could not be obtained, and 20 enable
an efficient liberation Of suspected wa
ters 10 be made. field filters " approved
construction were Issued on my recon-
mcndaii0n by the quartermnster's de-
partment.
The seriously sick wcr 10 be treated
In their division field hospitals. unless
fheir transfer to a general hospital was
advisable, under the care Of the most
experienced physicians and able sur
gcons on duty with each division. Med
lcal officers left on duty with their reg
iments We're to exercise sanitary super
vision over the wcll men and so deter.
mine whether soldier reporting hin-
self sick should be scnt to the h1spi' al
ur that he remain as trivial case
under treatment In quarters. The con-
sOlidatlon Of the medical force by Iii
visions. Implying. a. u did. the break.
Ing up OF the rCRimcntal hospitals. met
with n strong opposition from rcEl-
mental medical officers. particularly
from those who were not detailed for
special service at the division hospit-
ais.
Long before this corps embarked for
cuba. It's Held hospitals Were In COM
dillon for efficient service. Subsequent
events have rendered vaiueiess these
preparations OF the medical depart
mcni.
MINUS BAGGAGE WAGONS.
when the command embarked on
the transport vessels the baggage
wagons and mules were left behind.
The ambulance trains " all she III
visions, with a large part Of the uutflt
of each Of the hospitals. were also left
behind. These ambulance wagons were
taken apart and stored on one Of the
vessels. These did eNoelicn. service at
san Juan and VI Caney. Ten VI the
amhulAncca Of he Third ar reserve
division hospital were subsequently
shipped TO cuba. where they affiy u
July sud, ana were uf value In moving
the sick aud wounded 10 the hospital
at slboncy and TO the hospital ships ana
transports.
or the property and supplies carried
20 Cuba, a portion was not available
for service at the time x was needed.
to-wli, on July ist. End and Ord. when
the wounded from III cancy and San
Juan were coming from the front for
care and treatment. This was because.
IN general. no oportuniiy was afforded
10 land the medical property. Earnest
efforts were made by medical officers
60 have SUPPLIES al the ffunt with the
troops. During ana nf;cr the battles AZ
II C1ncy ana San Juan there waa
lnsuiilclency ~ tents. cots. bedding and
medicines. due 90 the causes stated. hut
all the hospitals wcr well equipped foi
surgical work.
BROKEN DOWN FROM FATIGUE.
After the captulation Of Santiago
the troops nt the front broke down rap.
Idly under the fntlRucH they had under.
ronc and the mniarlai influences n
which they were exposed. but by this
time nm ample supply u tents. furni.