The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25

hccn a great Improvement. ana ne
,L,uobt the hospitals were now IN the
,y,v to be better cared for.
" w. Kirksey. of Texas, hospital
.+.,r,rd. WAS questioned concerning the
manacemcnt of the case OF Charles
Reroud .Ir.. of the Louisiana troops. for
which the hospital management has been
severely criticised. He said he had the
naro Of this case. that everything posi-
LIp had been done for the man, and that
the father of the man had thanked him
for his care of his son.
RETTER RATIONS IN CIVIL WAR.
Lieutenant Colonel Nifquain. q veteran
of the Civil War. and Il graduate of the
military school Of Brussels, of the Third
Nebraska, regiment. said the regiment
was cXccllently equipped. except that the
rrntage was poor. He also said the quail
~ Of the clothing was bad. The pork
lai also been wormy at times. and the
beef tainted. but these had been ok
hanged. He thought the clothing better
than III the Civil War. but the ratiOns
were not so good as then. He also
thought the camp entirely too much
crowded.
other witnesses examined at the after
loon session were Lieutenant Jones,
rmmisSary of the Fourth Virginia;
Private Alien @. White. of the same regi-
Hl.ut: Private $. G.. Thompson. of the
Third Nebraska: Lieutenant Freeman,
.ummiSsary of the Hundred and Sixty,
First Indiana; Commissary Sergeant
Morse, Of the Hundred and SiXty-Fil~t
Indiana; James K. Pourie. a company
,ammissary sergeant of the Sixth Mis-
,rri and Ibri ". TO Fa1poc II I,n,n- Of
the Sizth Missouri.
VI these witnesses expressed them
selves as satisfied with their treatment.
THE c0mmissary officers said the alton
were abundant. bat that occasionally the
fresh meats We're tainted. owing to the
heat. The privates found no fault, iii
saying they haG enough to eat. an,i Gen
orally that the food was goph. ~i'riNatc
Thompson. Of Nebraska. said he had
gained ten pounds since his arrival in
Florida.
COLONEL BRYAN EXCUSED.
Colonel Taylor. OF the Fourth Virginia
regiment was the first witness before
the commission at the afternoon session.
He said he had no complaint whatever
tn make concerning any department OF
the Government and that he knew Of
uo case of willful neglect. He spoke
uf some printed criticism of the regiment
made by Il man named NedIinger rs fla
grant misrepresentation. saying there
was no foundation for them and that
the author of the charges was irreSpon-
Sihle. Colonel Taylor said that many OF
the newspaper reports of hardships were
due to the fact that the men who went
home were in search of sympathy which
had caused them 10 circulate reports
which were exaggerated.
Lieutenant Morrow. acting commits
~ary of the Third Nebraska. Colonel
RrEaU'> regiment. testified to the gener-
ally good character of the commiSSary
supplies. He mentioned one or two
instances when poor bacon had been re-
crived and said there were occasional
complaints from the men. though not or
q serious character. He thought the
troops ought to have more canned vege-
tables for warm climates. Colonel W.
7. Bryan was next called. He asked to
be- excused from testifying. requesting
that his Lieutenant Colonel be examined
in his stead.
You will. have no doubt, understand
my reasons for the request" he said.
II think the request very proper and
reasonable" responded Governor Beaver.
and AZ the entire commission assented
To this concession, Colonel Bryan was eX-
cnsed with the request tc send up his
Lieutenant Colonel.
DIR. DABBS AND MRS. MARSHALL
st the night session Mrs. Z. F. Ma
shall, of Jacksonville. who had acted
in the capacity Of avolunteer nurse IT the
Second division hospital and DR.. Ellen
pahbS. of Fort Worth. Texas. We're ON
The witness stand. Mrs. Marshall said
the conditions ut the Second division hes
u.ral were very bad in the beginning of
the history of the camp, but that they
had gradually improved from that time
To the present. DR.. Dabhs criticised the
diet kitchens as insufficient. She also
expressed the opinion that the contract
surgeons were not sufficiently familiar
with Southern diseases to render them
competent. The night session was held
in Cen. Dodge's private car.