The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-20
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Ths Father and Mother of the Dead Soldier
Testify Before Col. DENLY.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1e.-Col. DENLY OF the
War Investigating Commission heard testi.
mony to-day concerning the death ut Camp
Wikoff OF Henry A. Dobson, First Sergeant OF
Company d. First District OF Columbia Regi-
ment. Several witnesses were examined. the
first being Mrs. Dobson. mother Of the dead
soldier. She complained Of much difficulty in
finding her son in the general hospital at Mon
tauk. and testified that DR.. Hancock had
wrongly diagnosed his case. In the general
hospital the only nourishment he received was
some condensed milk and a beaten egg The
latter was beaten with salt instead OF sugar.
the nurse apologizing for having made a mis-
tako.
Dr. Hancock insisted on saying that young
Dobson had malaria instead Of typhoid fever,
and finally remarked that he would have to
send him to New York to make way for more
serious cases. Dohson was placed on a stretcher
and taken to the Shinnecock with a number OF
other patients. There were female nurses on
board. but all night on tho way to New York
they remained In their stntcrooms. She heard
that there were 400 patients on board the Shin
necock and only one surgeon The nurses did
nothing for tho sick that night. and the next
morning. when one was asked how she slept.
she answered: Il couldn't sleep. for that poor
devil kept bowling over there"
Mrs. Dobson testified that the surgeon did
not 20 near her son after tho vessel left Mon
tauk. There were two Hospital Corps men on
board and they did much for the sick men. In
her son was taken to st. Peters Hospital. 1t
was a Catholic institution. she said. und she
only &c ONE nar sister MnV and i"s she seemed A To be WIN IN
charge. There was n surgeon when the men
arrived and he examined the patients. She
the sister refused her permission. Major
Appel gave her a letter to the sister insist
The sister declared that her rules should
not be broken. Notwithstanding this a woman
morning alter DGobs9n''s arrivattc;i IL ertSatS her
a sRs hsd y got ott nP anFing then ths qM5g Nh. b ln sas
College Hospital. He was, taken there and, his
mother remained with him until, he died on
Island College Hospital was excellent. Mrs.
Diobson said that's she feared her son had typhoid
he heinz INSISTED anS dS that Il Il rs was Simply y D ma a nan'0 She q pee
h s. Peter' fn ao SHfSiIG and r added d%ii that she sasf had
difficulty, at Montauk in getting fresh milk.
read extracts from letters Of II his is som Seau S On tn;
tn" food was bad for weak men, At Mont aux
ne remained sick In his quarters until sent to
s sfs,s Gehf SarE nSsP't6S Cox q ne HIS Tss re ssfsadsd aR nS d. Dr..
Ebert. a contract surgeon: At LONG, Island
GSollege Hospital Pr; JeWett; the physician i9
said that he had no feeling in the matter at ali.
ne nau no nance hgalnsC any. one. Out ne lelt
that his COMPLAINT might lead to q remedying
OF some defect.
Private Laurence ]. Woodbridge OF the First
District Of Columbia Regiment said that Sergt,
Dobson believed himself very III. but he wanted
to remain with his company and declined to go
to a hospital. as he wished to attend to ome
hat SerRt. Dobson had fever while in quarters.
Corporal Samuel Feland of SerRt. Dobson's
company testified. that Dobson became Ill on
continued I'll in the detention camp at Montauk.
He said that the milk furnished the company at
Montauk was sour. Dobson always called for
milk. but only a few cans OF sweet milk could
be secured. This condition existed In the
camp and not at the hospital.