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uent and looking Colonel DENLY in the
eye continued:

ment, and looking Colonel DENLY in the
eye continued:
Fixing the Blame.
God Is to blame for 1t. The storm off
Siboney compelled US to go seven or eight
miles further to get things. We did not
have things to give the men 1 do not
know that anybody can say who is to
Diane IL We had had more lighters IL
would have been very possible to have
had stores at Siboney."
Colonel Denby-"We want to know from
you whether there was enough transporta-
ton or not; did you have enoughr'
The witnesS-"We had enough to supply
the troops with the rations we had ashore -
Colonel Denby-"You could have supplied
these troops if you had had the stuff
Inc Wltness-"Yes, If We had had the
stuff
Colonel Denby-"Do you regard it as
great suffering for men to be without sugar
and coffee If they have their other ra-
tions?"
The witness-"I regard it as a hardship
for soldiers situated as they were
Colonel Denby-"Do you consider that
sickness would result from these men not
having their sugar and coffee?'
me Witness-'1 think men who did not
get their proper food were more liable to
have been sick than If they had received
it,
Colonel Denby-'eYou specified only sugar
and Coffee
things and we were without them two
days"
General McCook-"Suppose that surf had
lasted seven days instead of two days, what
would have become of that army?'
The witness-'The suffering would have
been so great that perhaps we would have
been obliged to fall back
General Dodge-"How many days after
you landed until a dock was bult?"
The wttness-"It was probably built the
9th or 10th of July; that would be fifteen
or sixteen days
Captain Howell-"what officer superin-
tended the landing Of commissaries sup
plies?"
The witness-"Colonel Weston, chief COM
missary Of the expedition
Captain HoWell-'Did he make any COM
plant in regard to landing these supplies?'
The witness-'I know of none"
The witness said that all rations were
rushed to the front as soon as possible.
and said there was no delay on account of
any red tape.
The witness said that at Santiago they
had abundant supplies of everything
He was asked regarding the character of
the civilian appointees under him. He said
he had five of these civilian appointees and
three of them were fairly efficient, two of
them were not efficient. They lacked in
terest in their duties.
General Dodge-'Did they endeavor to
learn their dutieS?"
The witness-"They never showed an in
Witness said he had never made any re-
pert in regard to them, but if he were
called upon he would report these two Off
GERS as inefficient. He said they We're not
In position to do much harm.
Captain Howell-"Who appointed them?'
the witness-'They were appointed by
the President. They were assigned to their
places by the commissary general"
Major Gallagher was asked TO name these
inefficient officers and he replied that they
were Captain Ryan, appointed from Kan
sas, and Captain Lord, appointed from New
York, he thought. They were appointed
commissaries Of subsistence in the volun-
teer army.
The witness went on to say that he
thought that everything was done that men
could do at Slboney to feed the army I'M
der the circumstances, and considering the
facilities. He said that no one spared him
self.
Speaking Of Montauk, the witness in re-
ply to questions said that, although the
railroad there supplied them satisfactorily
with food and other things. as a general
proposition more than one means of trans
portation should be used to supply a great
amp like Camp Wikoff He did not know
who made the contract which limited the
transportation facilities to single rail-
road there, but said he thought it would
have been better had greater latitude been
allowed In the matter of transportation by
the use of available steamers for commu-
nicating with New London, Boston and so
forth. These remarks were brought out
through questions asked by Dr. Conner