Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-25
Chaplain Galloure Says the Hard
ships Were Exaggerated.
MRS. WILLARD ON THE STAND
abuses at Camp Wlkoff Were All
Quickly Rectlfied.
STORY OF A SOLDIER

NEW YORK. November 25.-The Rev.
Dwight Galloupe Of Jersey City. who went
to the front as chaplain of III, 9th United
States Infantry. testified before the war
investigating commission today. He told
of the coalition of the regiment at TAMPA,
of the voyage to CuFa and of the work of
the regiment IL the front.
Col. Roosevelt" he said. testified that
his regiment had some difficulty in finding
a transport to Santiago and that great con-
fusion prevailed at Tampa. l saw no con-
fusion, and the on,y delay to my regiment
was one Of one and hat hours, caused
by the jamming Of a gang plank
'All Of our men landed in Cuba in splendid
condition. There was To sickness aboard
and | attribute their fine physical condition
to the disc pine maintained. The men
were made to exercise on deck every day"
slept in Open Air.
Mr.. GaIloupe said there was no hardship
in sleeping in the open air in Cuba. The
air was warm and the GROUND was dry
sand. He sept several nights in the open
air from choice, and he heard no COM
plants from any of the men.
He described at length the preparations
made for the reception of the sick after the
Santiago battle, and said the stories of neg
leCt ana lack of accommodation had been
grossly exaggerated.
pr, Conner asked Mr.. Galloupe to the
behavior of me medical men, and Mr.. Gal
loupe Stoke of them in terms of warmest
praise he saw 10 lack of medical supplies.
James Z. Homes, VINO ed in II.e list
New York Regiment. vas examined. He
was taken sick in Santiago and is still in
poor health. He allowed to lie on a
couch while giving h $ testimony. He told
of his experiences with :he regiment, and
complained THAI attention paid 10
th1 sick the tF1QSDgFt Grand Duchess
Holmes said the volunteers were treated
with far less consideration than the regu-
lars.
His regiment was especially badly treat
ed For several weeks Ih4re was no ragu-
lar food, and in his own company there was
no regularly organized mess from the time
the regiment reached Tampa until it was
mustered out.
blamed His Officers.
Replying to questions by Gen. Beaver,
Holmes said he did not blame the govern
ment so much as he blamed the ineficiency.
carelesSness and selfshness Of the regi-
mental officers
Mrs Mary Hatch Willard. who was sta
toned at Camp Wikoff with the Red Cross
Auxiliary Relief Association, saw every
thing at camp in its brightest light.
In not on" Instance" said Mrs. Will
lard, did know Of any abuse which was
not rect5fied a soon as il was brought to
the attention f the proper officers
A river OF SO!d Moved from the cndrltahie
to the relief association at the camp. and
every want expressed was Immediately
lieved. Th3re Vas lack of transportation
and sometimes Of supplies. but the authOri-
ties at the C M were in way to blame.
1ue whole fault. If any fault there was.
lay in the nOn-appreciatiOn by the govern
ment of the enormity of the emergency"
Private krauss' Complaint.
Louis L. Krauss private of Company G.
9th New YorE Volunteers. complained that
he was not treated properly by the doctors
ct the ChickamaUga camp. Over exert.on
at drill brought on a nervous affection on
June Il He appealed 60 the regimental
surgeon. Dr. Iu!tard. and the doctor sa d
he was sEamming.
La CT I was examined by an)the~ doc
tor. aud ne said I had the St Vltus dance
continued kIauss- He sand he had no nIec-
iCinCs for me. AMI gave me Drescrip ion
10 get hIed IN town. ] rad no money and
went without The medicine"
VIII yOu ten Us hat doctors nance
Il would prefer not. / am an applicant
for II pension. and want no tTou'Ic with
the doctors Until my application is dctc1
uT.n.'
n-e'.icinr from the doctors in CHARGE" ASK
e.i pr. Conner.
Oh, got sCre Guinine one day. All the
medicine they had was quinine salts am
castor OIL They served it out in turn
Mrs Elizabeth Er.snan of Worcester.
Mass. whose brother was a private in the
9TH Massachusetts. and died OF typhoid fe-
yer in hospital at Esmont, Ky, testified
that the conditions at Camp Algcr were
upsanitary-