The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-28
mn ARMY INVESTIGATION.
,ryFr or THE STxTT-NINTH
to" GtTrS TESTIMONY.

v" s.,,,ne,-ConiplnInt That tho TENT.
~ huntsville IL Not satisfactory.
,..-svtIy. Ala. Oct. -. Tho Army III
'IS.,ion Commission resumed It's sessions
W Earning and listened to the testimony oi
tma ,thorlrs NJ, Augur. Depot Quartermaster
ysp pSo Fourth Army Corps. He confirmed tho
~ ,hat there was n railroad congestion at
IT,, Pernnndina he thought n good camp
nI,,. Ausur Ia now stationed at Hunts
nv Complaint has been made that members
uut. si,tb Cavalry have tentage that In rot
W." snI does not shed the rain. The COM
.,1on has boon informed that much OF
~ y. nsntope ia new. having boon issued at Mon
w wv, hut officers say II is Of poor quality.
~" McCook inquired Of Capt, Augur whero
~. canvas came from. Tho witness said he
W s AT know He was told 10 lnd out where II
.m,nufactured and give the information to
tho commission.
Ca, Gilbert Cullen. Assistant Surgeon In
A.. Ohio Volunteer Infantry. testified that
"Si,s Al Fernandina he made an inspection Of
,ha camp in company with a medical board APP
"ninted ty the President to investigate causes
sy,ynho,d fever. He found conditions IN some
rovments that caused unfavorable comment.
nr Common asked him to namo the regiments.
and the witness replied:
'Thirty -SeCO1u MlCnlkdU anu otN Anuihuus
rhore WAS plenty Of tentage at Fernandina.
some OF II was never unwrapped."
How many patients were In a tent 2" asked
DR., Connor'
Eight"
"Wouldn I it have been better to put up more
tents and have less men in a tent ?"
81 guess It would. " he answered.
rol, Edward Duffy. in command Of the Sixty
- ~ Nnrl PoCinnnt fnafinon that Mt
N time was there n lack OF commissary sup
slIss for his men. There was some delay
IN receiving Quartermaster's supplies. Tent
,ve had been Ioor. Many OF the tents were
brought from New York. and. although reoul-
alton had been made for new ones. he could
M, toll what prospect there Is OF receiving II.
When the regiment went to Fernandina II was
understood that he'd linen could not be secured
and he purchased such articles from a regi-
mental fund.
Speaking OF provisions. he explained that
volunteers have to learn how to economic
with their rations. At first they had trouble.
hui, now conditions are much improved. and
the regiment recently saved nearly $500 from
the -four alone. This IVA accomplished by es-
tablIshlng n regimental bakery. Col. Duffy
sad no could not say that there was any inefi-
cheney 10 the quartermaster. commissary and
medical departments. The only complaint he
heard was by the surgeon at Fernandina. who
said there was a deficiency in medical supplies.
hut at no time did his men suffer for lack Of at
tentton or medicines. He expressed the opin-
Ion that much Of the sickness In his regiment
was caused by his camp at Tampa being placed
10 a swamp. 1t was all right during the dry
season. but when 1t began to rain they were
surrounded by water. They had to dig only
six inches to get water. He understood that
Gen. Coppinger had asked to have the camp re-
moved to the heights. but he did not know why
twas not done.
Capt. Charles D. P~arkhurst. commander Of q
light battery Of the Second Artillery. testified to
ieries assembled at the front in a lew days.
His men did not suffer from a lack OF food. The
ratiops were there; but ON july ! and 2 the
sequently did not get full meals. Capt. Park
hurst was wounded in the arm on the I'd OF
July afbs H sr said That he h1 En to s99 to the rsm hGSEpis5a!' v,s
taEing a toboggan slide to the dressing station.
Iter I was shot. 1t was dressed, as. we'll as it
could have been in any, hospital In the world"
Gen. Beaver explained that there was s9me
Nn surgery did not call for repeated dressings.
IL Questioned Capt; P%arkhurst. who said that
when unbandaged was found IN good condition.
Lieut., John Conklin Of Battery A. known as
Grimes's Battery. described the Santiago cam
that in leaving Tampa the men were put on
one transport and the horses, ammunition, and
guns on another transport. In his opinion
black powder. The greatest number of sick In
his battery, at any time. including those who
psrtm sOan az sa %t I si1 S ! de Tss %sd iSa s de;
secured for his vessel The health 81 his com
s R9TS hs q at 81. " ~ IN o { SttHfa' th %Ha sarse to the
for thelr, arrival. The food he described as
Of. The men ate too much and became hi. He
was asked II at any time he hoard OF a lack of
supply, in Cuba. and answered that his COM
talon Of the First Infantry was without either
surgeon or medicines and had much sickness
IRON malaria, DR.. QulntIn gave them medical
" Common Inquired about the care OF the
!iIek At CAM, WikorI and Lieut.. Conklln said
taaf ne heard that his men we're well cared for.
seataEay,f from the general hospital who was
noI entirely ut to travel The man did not get
Cuban u e SGS FsiSHef he ex Sslisrs5nH shs as 6s v 20 t ne
1mhly man In his command who had not been
III at some time or other. Horses suffered
very hard on them and several had TO be Killed.
s,MaoT Thomas G. Lebo Of the Sixth United
S sGtes cavalry testified to the campaign before
Whan. - NV hru ia IWO nays .TullUuS
Enen they landed and were ~dlsmounted. They
moved az once to the front, and occupied the
SEs an oil the line at the attack on San Juan;
Gsn' hents command was on one side and
S Se9, hSEkins's on the other. Between seventy
anu eIgnty men we're disabled or killed In the
tiSEsg EN- \. There was plenty OF ammuni-
Etoh; complained OF a lack OF medical supplies.
h NJ I s plenty OF medicine with him to Cuba.
i SSS a'ter landing, he was unable to get 1t to the
r an because o. lack Of Transportation. He
seusiaea from Cuba on the Gate City, which he
SasSISh 70 ne carrying Of troops, The sea
Msor Lebo explained that at Montauk tents
H. spresented conditions o as very bad.
iss tents from Montauk. They were OF very
40 material and leaked even when new. They
AZ ~ u much worse condition now. and the mon
SSitshe command has stoves. There Is an insuf.
%EIent supply Of wood. and at times not enough
O w cooking PURPOSES; There is also a lack OF
SS%'enSoats. Major Lebo represented that he
mnported this general condition to the division
N9Tnmaqder. but has heard nothing Of Il,
A.apt John +. Stretch. Tenth Infantry. related
hse1perience at the capture OF San Juan In
Ike excitement Of battle the troops threw away
fns[ hayerSacks and at night had little to eat.
ttn~,Ipy nan about one cracker each. They were
h%oIne trenches the next day, and suffered for
~ o. Iood. but tho third day several men
LHsNYse aole to go back and recOver a few of tho
SSnmneIsacks, the contents Of which were divided
spIonR the men. The naYf dov oaok ,-aa