Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-04

that there was nm abundance Of sup
plies Of all character.
Returning TO the Santiago cam
paign. he said that only two regiments
had reported a shortage Of ratl0ns and
he had Immediately teiephoned to the
rear aud the shortage which was due
TO accident had been adjusted.
THBRE WAS SUFFERING
when the army was compelled 10 lie
on the breastworks. The meat was
poor and they had no bread hut hard
Jack. They were forced to live In the
sun and water alternately and ncces-
s1rlly, there was much sickness.
While they had the fun quota o.
doctors and nurses. he thought that
II more had been furnished the men
would have been better cared for ~
for ratl0ns. three days supplies VAS
generally Issued. Whenever the tfeops
went into action they would throw thclf
food away as well as their packs ana
they often ala not recover mem,
General Wheeler took ~ the common
report that the Cubans stole goods nus
n was no, fair, he said. to thus ac-
cuse the natives. for there was 40 much
" this fiotsam and ictsam that, hum
Try and poorly clothed. a. the Cubans
were. they were not 10 be blamed Tor
heiplng themselves lie said he had
seen among the 1900 people who came
put NJ Santiago many ladies' Of refine
meni who were cmaclatcd ana cNi-
IDENTIFY hungry.
In reply to questions he stated he
never had heard q any shortage OF
commlrsary or ordnance supplies. az
Santiago. but he had been told that the
medical supplies were short. yet he had
no personal knowledge on this point
lie had seen some WOUNDED men
crawling TO the rear In the onEage-
mantp. but 40 n rule AZ soon az man
fell In battle he was carried 20 the nos nos,
pitfalls by the medical corps. Tie Hald
that AZ a rule the quality OF hardiick
was good. Where there was any deter.
toratlon N was due 10 local rains ana
not TO the fact Of original lnfafioflty.
The spirit ~ the army was such.
he said. that there was no disposition
..Thsy we're all proud to be there and
willing 10 undergo hardshlps. o.,
Vsplyiug 90 a question from Col
penny, General wheeler said the req
ulara had shown greater abillty 70
take care Of themselves than the Nolun-
,eers The volunieefs were
tcsr cavhlrymen were not 20 negligent
AZ the other volunteers because they
we're generally Western men who had
been used 10 camping. lie Thought thla
fact had had n strong influence IN oaus
lnF the health Of the regulars 10 pe
better than that u the volunteers.
Cart Howell asked to what ne az
trlbu,fl the development Of disease
after me capitulation Of Santiago.
Gen. Wheeler replied that u was due
10 tha climate and 60 the exposure
made Necessary. All the men seemed
Ii be- more or less affected by the con.
dp,nns. lie had. he rali. known or no
Instance OF sick or wounded man dy-
ing from want OF care from the physl-
citna So far as he know there was
general communication 81 ne medical
corps, except that on one or fwn ocea-
.sins there had been some grumbllng
In regard 10 the general conditions. Tie
thought mere wa : deficiency In the
number ~ Anibuhncea. bun thia Ne
nriency was due so the cxigencics OF
the campaign.
Den. Wheeler also said In reply 10
Capt Howell tina. he knew % no con-
fusion IN acquiring supplies from Tam
pa. He was not acquainted with
case In which a body Of a vehicle was
shipped on one vessel AMI the wheels
on anoihsr. His memory wns no; dis
tinct a. % complaints from Tnynlclans
In his command a. TO che scarcity OF
medical supplies. bu, he thought there
wsre some conplaints. AMI IN such
eaaes he had bsen supplied a. prompt
~ a. possible.
There had been 1ificuity In getting
the Transports 10 lie IA nssr inshora a.
a. desirable. rendering u dlfiicult 20
go AZ supplisa promptly.