The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-15

water could have been vastly ~.
there had been a willingness "a ~
reservation for It. He made ~
mcmahon for a better water s,,s
taking command, because the hos,.z
so infected that he thought thu ~,
was to digintegrate the comnR "A |!
had made recommendation g ~
effect. In fact the greater sh1rs V|
tention had been given 10 gel(ihS \
away from Chickamauga.
General Breckenridge said tbai \.
creased the number of men givrS .
a time from two TO six to a 49,
cause the men had become de-
he thought they needed as mucK ~
possible. He WAS. he said, avs p
order had been criticised.
But my theory of discipline \
a soldier do his duty for all ~,
worth and 1htn let him nave n
all he deserves" he said. GenstSf
inrldgc SAID that the condition nj
hospitals at Camp Thomas. exec
berg. was bad. They were croyS3
there was lack Of skill on the part Y
tendan s. He also ihough hat v
teImaster's department had bean
in some of Its duties. but he attrip1
the trouble to want OF experlehti
had been lack OF ten age at ths =
and he knew of no reason why II
should not have been supplied, ~
informed that there were tents in NJ
termaster's depot.
DR. Conner made an effort to 1T d
Breckenridge TO say where the retpo
ty rested for the poor conditions
camp, but the latter said that b. I'd
attempted TO locate the Responsibilities
ing himself particularly to remedy
evil. 'gYA
I'VE all recognized the condition I
normal" he said. "and the quxzx
how TO meet it. The point waskI
each man what he needed. Thu
simple enough to do, but as a W
fact 1T was not simple. The chlf 1
seemed to be that the hospital aiz
were not familiar with their duA
that there was not a sufficient M
men in the supply department to b;
the hospital attendants and instrUst
He said that apparently to The
his arrival thu first duty had Nd
ceived to prepare for war. He had
this, turning the attention OF al
ing care of the sick and il he de5efV
credit in his administration 1t
this change. He said the war ~
was apparently unprepafed Tor y
demic, as were the men ON the Buu
Returning to the question: 81 1
Chat tanooga, DR.. Cupnor askep Il 4
dtulons in that city were not 5nch y
lure the morals OF the army
breckenridge replied that su(h y
case, but you can't make W.
camp
Continuing he said the TOWN. 9
"wide open," and 1T was impoS5tp3sl
the men in their camps under "a
stances. I'M
General Breckenridge said that "
such a division of duties and reipl
ties that it vas difficult at hma
to whom to give instructions,
am illustration of the defects q !!
| in which authority was not weh
which had occurred when ne NJ h,
on an inspection tour in May. 81
a Typhoid fever patient lying " y
outside hospital who was ~
mission for two hours until an w
be secured from General Harqm9
surgeon of the camp. notwitnsla5
eral Wilson, in command OF tne
had ordered his admittance.
This incident led to a line q VA
concerning the duties of tnspeceI
brought out replies OF consiaerac,sv 4.
because OF the fact that Genera 4, 4
ridge was inspector general "
thar previous to the beginning ~ Z.
an order was issued redue5hns \ \
| generals to make their reports 70 y
tant general instead of the neaa
own department., leaving him nota5
vi Iess he went into the field a'la1
l,iatus in the work. AS a con-
| conditions were not made plan, u
Ter Of fact, ne said. this commihslu,,||
doing what the inspector genesS|
have done three months ago
General Brsckinridge had hot y
his testimony when the comm
iourned for the day.