Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-27
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SAYS THERE IS no JUSTIFICATION,


70 "Aah'Nhe 'hsH bHt
New York. Aug. 2e-sccretary Algor
arrived In this city today ana is at the
Flfth avenue hotel In an Interview
h. said. Il ala not ind the condition
Of Camp wlkon nearly a. bad as l had
expected. cannot bee that there o.
any Justification In the talk that ncith-
e. the well nor the sick soldiers ate
properly treated. think there are
splendid accommodations Tor an the
soldiers who will go 90 Camp Wikon,
ana especially now that 20 many there
have been furloughcd. Thuraday I &C..
cclvcd offers from New York and
BROOKLYN hospitals TO take at least 800
sick f'rm the camp.
Secretary Algor was asked: 'iiow DO
you account Tor the confusion and lack
Of facilities at Camp wlkon7" To this
GCn. Aigcr replied: did you ever So
Into camp with 10 or even % mon7
II r1. you know there " much COM
ltlun with that number OF men. what
do ypu suppose u must be- with thuuH.
audHf To q person who knows but lit
tlc about soldering there may appear
90 De- much confusion and priNAtlun.
bu, II II only what u 10 b. expected I've
muEhlng Il. ON many occasions I my
SELF have been In camp and have on
I countcfed these things. I found many
| soldiers lylnE with nothing but a
blanket between thom ana the ground
Stll there were thousands of haEH IN
camp asked them why thcy did not
on the bass with straw. OF which there
was larse quantity in camp. and sn
make beds for themselves They said
lhey had not thought " such a.
Then" the secretary was asked
agilH, you cannot sec that there "
lusuhcatinn IN the complaints that
have been made9'
None" h. replied. III thcrc was any
lack n medicines ur necessary supplies
the blame would be ON those whose
duty Il was To order thQHe things. The
lint day I went through the detention
hospital. ana later tho Ftucrl hospital.
| AMI ! talked with nearly every man
who was awake ! said 90 thcm ais
/ Boy, n there anything you wuntT
/ They an answered. Nothing: We are
| quite comfortable 4 TOW % the men
] had no cots. but this wis soon rem.
ciied, There arr some Few alck men,
but there ~ no yellow fOvrE There Il
Hlmc typhoid. ! saw rumo men there
az yellow a. any paint you ever saw,
and nothing remained Of them but skin
| and bones"
Talking OF the Chiokamauga camp.
Secretary Algor said analrH were not
Ia perfect condition there. hut 10 the
best OF his knowledge, he said, the only
nm now there are those who are too
IN 10 be moved.
Secretary Aiger resumed hiH work ~
investigating the analrs OF Camp VIZ
koff today. Among the first thinrs
~ ala was 10 give attention 20 grant
Ink thirty days furlourh 10 the men
of the Sovonty-nrat New York Volun-
teers and the Second Massachusetts.
Gen. Alrer told the commanders ni
these regiments On make out the list VI
AN men who were able 10 leave camp
% they can depart Tor their homes ns
so0n.aa possible. The rough riders are
also 20 b. granted furloughs, ana "a
are the Michigan volunteers. ~ tho
expiration OF their furlOughH the Sew
| tniy.nrst men will not return 20 camp
| Wlkon, hut 10 Camp Black, 10 be Tor
mAiiy mustered out The Second
MuFsachufetts men will report AZ SCUM
Pennington FOR mastering ont after
their furloughs expire
Gen. Alger has given notice mat hci
regulars will also he allowed 10 y,
homo On furlnugh. 80 lhht Wlhlh
few days Thousands 9t lhr men Nh'
are now la camp VIII he away tl max
room Tor those now on me siNnat9.V
lu Pond hay. waiting 90 come ashore
| and those expected on transports yf
"a come from Santiago, Including Gen
shlfier anu his sam.
Gen, Alg,r, while making ms ROUND
made careful Inquiry OF routine az
fairs, ana asked wh.thsr a surilelen