The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-25

hard 10 learn their business and that
their service had been satisfactory.
COL. GUILD OK VOLUNTEERS.
Captain Baker was followed BY Colo
mel Curtis Guild. Jr.. inspector general
Of the corps. Colonel Guild said he had
been on duty in Jacksonville since June
1st. He said be had made il his business
- make an early morning inspection Of
the camp zach day with regard 10 SAM
faticn and he knew that this had been
the custom of other in his department.
He had also invented q form Of weekly
report which had given excellent salts
faction. Colonel Guild aid be had
found the officers OF the volunteer forces
willing 10 accept suggestions and iii
many cases h. had been thanked for
them. He had also made frequent in
Specrions II the hospitals. IN the be
ginning there was a lack Of government
SUPPLIES for these institutions. But the
deficiency mad been supplied by the RED
Gross. TIE witness testified 70 the de
vorien Of the medical department and n
referring 10 the interest Ct all il he
cars. az the sick. he in>ranced the fact
that in the recent cyclone here not 4
single hospital tent had been blown
down. In some Instances II this amcT-
gencv an entire brigade turned OUT 70 pro
rect the hospitals and held them down
Colonel Guild mentioned some cases n
which goods had been received II pc0I
condition. IN one case z large lot OF
canned beef had been reca4se1 winch WIS
putrid and efferyescent. but he CON
tractors had replaced Il with acceptable
goods. The Second New Jersey n:i SUI
fared ON account Of the frequent changes
,4r7so41r w 4rf.1 TPpT 1IJDpgrnd
IL eyperipnce the want If FOOL necaIs- u
the ignorance Of The officers Il the scsi-
ment.
Colonel Guild sad that BE- hal ncver
found 4 case Of derivation due 10 tbs
failure Of the Corernme4t - furnish
praTer supplies. LIE was also r13lse
10 recall any .l.e in >hi.n there hal
lacn anv suffering in a hospital on ac-
count Of neglect and was satisfied that
all had been done for the sick that was
practicable.
Asked if he was still Of the opinion
that there would have been 9 shortage
If supplies for the sick but for the great
activity Of the Red Gross. Colonel Guild
said be had changed his opinion n
what as he had since learned that steps
might have been taken TO secure Govern
ment supplies. but he was still OF the
oDiDion that there would have been de-
Law. Here the commission adjourned for
DINNER.
COLONEL JONES COMPLAINTS.
The evening session of the War Com
mission was given TO Colonel Jones ami
others OF the Second South Carolina
infantry. Colonel Jones repeated his
complaint about the fresh beef. lie also
complained Of the location Of the camp
~ swampy and said that the water WlS
bad. He said that Of g34 men III the re-
eiment $50 were now sick and that about
fwo-rhiraS of those were typhoid cases.
He thought that other regiments III the
vicinity were just az badly of IN point
Of health as his own command.
Lieutenant Colonel Thompson said he
had seen spoiled meat only on one &C
caSion, and that it was badly diScoi-
orcd. The men went without meat that
day. He complained that when men
were sent to the division hospital II was
impossible to locate them. He thought
the sickness Of the regiments was due
to the proximity Of >tagnant water.
Lieutenant Alexander C.. Davis. com
mi&Sary for the regiment. said the bees
was good when it was issued to the
regiment. but that there We're cases n
which the meat issued to companies had
spoiled. owing to the failure OF the COM
pany commiSsarieS 10 come for it prompt
~. thus leaving it exposed.
Lieutenant Edmund b. Tompkins. act
ing q-uartermaSter for the regiment.
complained that the clothing issued to
the regiment was Of Very inferior
quality. He spoke especially of the
shoes and trousers and complained Of
the difficulty Of getting proper sizes il
unGerclotheS for the men. He also com
planned that the tents occupied leaked.
and that he had failed To get acquisitions
for others approved.
Captain Daniel O.. Herbert. of this re-
-ilnent. complained Of the monotony Of
the ration>. He said much Of the beef
had to be thrown away because it was
spoiled. \ number Of non-commisSioned
officers and nrivates We're also sworn.
All the member Of this regiment cy-
1mincd complained of the issuance Of
four days travel rationS to the regi-
ment when they left their State. which
had made 4 shortage in other rationS for
two weeks. Sergeant Mooney. Of com
pany \. complained that very little fresh
meat was issued.