The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-28


| were the armies operating in Cuba. Porto
Rico and the Philippines supplied with med ed
| ical officers. medical supplies and food for
| the sick and wounded?
''Ninth-What number of surgeons of vol
| unteers. hospital stewards. nurses, attend
| ants, etc., were employed between April
| and Aug. 81, in addition to those in the
! service of the United States on April l.
.sTenth-Were all vessels used in trans
| porting sick and wounded thoroughly in
| spected by a medical officer before troops
were permitted to embark, and were they
fully supplied with surgeons surgical in
| struments, medical supplies of every char
! acter. potable water and proper food for
/ sick and convaleScents?
'Eleventh-Were the armies operating in
| Cuba. Porto Rico and the Philippines fully
| supplied with sufficient surgeons stewards
and hospital corps, and with ambulances,
| filters surgical instruments, medical sup
| plies of all kinds and proper food for the
| s'Twelfth-Were the chief surgeons in the
various camps instructed to carefully watch
their sanitary condition. to look after their
| clean lnen to demand the proper supply or
! water to test the water as to its character,
| to look into the cooking arrangements TO
| locate the sinks and to see to their proper
care?
| pitfalls in camps abolished and division hos
| pitfalls substituted? Were the results salts
| factory?
REPRESENTATION were the surgeons en-
ployed in the fed IN NC camps and In general
| examination required, and as a rule have
they proved efficient and faithful?
| "Fifteenth-HoW were the hospital stew
| ards nurses and attendants selected?
"Sixteenth-What, If any, complaints in
writing have been received by the surgeon
/ pliance with acquisitions, the lack of proper
! medical attendants, the lack of surgical in
struments, the lack of proper care. food and
water for the sick and wounded with armies
| in the field, or with troops in camp, or men
| in general hospitals and field hospitals or
on railroad trains, or transports at sea- IN
| 60 -hof COmnlainfC have hPGn
made in writing in reference to the issuing
of proper supplies or the performance of
| any duty appertaining to the medical de-
partment of the army?
Observation-Disclosures funds were at the
command of the department on April and
what funds were available by Aug. 81 under
general or special legislation"
THE SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT.
The information required of the subsist-
ence department is outlined follows
"First-What was the organization of the
| subsistence department April 1, 1898. the
| number and rank of officers and number Oh
| commissary sergeantS?
''SecondEWhat additions in number and
rank OF regular officers. and what number
| of volunteer officers were appointed in the
subsistence department between April and
Aug .!tEs S ld o. Anr,, 1898 an army Of what
size was the subsistence department pre-
pared to fully supply with officers and the
| necessary field rations, and of what does
| sFourth-Between April l. 1885, and Aug
II what ARRANGEMENTS were made for fully
supplying with food an army of 10000 men
| serving in the field and in camp? What was
the field ration and what was the ration In
| camp?
"Fifth-What arrangements were made for
| supplying the army in Cuba, the army IN
| Porto Rico and the army in the philippines
and of what did the ration actually consist
! in each case?
| those i'm camp fully supplied at all times
with proper food? If not, why not?
'Seventh-What, if any, complaints In
writing have been received by the COM
! missary general in reference TO the prompt
compliance with acquisitions, the lack OF
food poor character of food or complaints
| of any character whatever in reference 70
furnishing supplies or the performance OF
any duty appertaining to the subsistence
aEighthNWhat funds We're under the COM
mand of the department on April ! ana
! what additional funds were available by
Aug 81 under general or special legislation!
TO THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL
There are also seventeen interrogatories
! addressed to the quartermaster general, as
follows:
| .First-Upon the declaration of war was
| the organization and were the regulations
Of the department of such a character as
to admit of the prompt equipment anu
.Second-How many officers belonged to
the department when war was declared, ana
how many with their rank have been APP
! pointed in the volunteer service since that
! time?
''Third-For an army of what size was
| the department prepared to fully supply all
necessary clothing, camp ana garrison
eq9ipage on IL, April !, dSSSi i,n on hand and
ready for issue to troops and that pre-
viously issued, of character suitable tor
| use in tropical climate? .
'Fffth-What kind of tentage was avail
able, and were the troops sent from gar.Ti-
son life to the field at once turnisneo WIN
necessary tentage and other quartermas-
iife ;? ''pp''s'
'Sixth-What steps were taken for sup
| plying an army of $50 900 men with suitable
clothing, camp and garrison equlpage, ana
| what amount of material of each KIND had
| been obtained and what amount lsSueu up
"Seventh-How many public animals and
able April /, 1898?
"Eighth--What steps were taken for OBJ
tanning additional animals, wagons ana mar
| ness how were they obtained and what
number had been purchased and issued by
| "Ninth-What arrangements had been
| made previous to April /, $685. for the rapid
| movement of troops by land and by water?
"Tenth-What arrangements were MADE MADE
| and how many troops were actually moved
by railroad and by vessels between April
and Aug. 81, 1898?
rangements made for supplying the troops
! operating in Cuba, Porto Rico and the Phil
| ippnes with suitable clothing and with
| camp and garrison equipage and quarter
| masters stores for armies operating in the
| field?
| were purchased or chartered for transport
| tation of troops? What was the capacity
| of each vessel? Was it properly arranged
| for the comfort of the troops so far as was
! possible? Was there a full supply OF water
| for use of troops arranged in every case,
| and was each and every vessel carefully IN,
spected by an officer of the department and
| pronounced satisfactory before the troops
were permitted to embark?
! 'Tnirteenth-Wha arrangements were
| made for the Decentralization of troops,
| when there was a possibility OF It's Delng
| done outside of harbor?
| ''Fourteenth-When so-called permanent
| camps were located for large force,
| what arrangements were made for
| full and complete supply of potable water
! for use of troops? Was tent floorage fur
! nished for any other purpose than for hos
| nitaIs? If So where and to whom?
"Fifteenth-When troops We're moved by
! rail for long distances, were there any ar
| rangements made for supply of water?
| Were there any unnecessary delays IN tne
| movements of troops from the camps estab-
| lished on the return OF the army from
Cuba? :.
| .Sixteenth-What if any, complaints In
| writing have heen received by the quarter
! compliance with proper acquisitions or com
| nlaints of any character in reference to the
onerations Of the department in connection
| with the movement of troops. the issuing or
| nroner and necessary supplies or the per-
| fornnance of any duty appertaining to the
| oua rterna ster's department?
| Observation-Disclosures funds were at the
| command of the department April J., 1923,
| and what additional funds were available
under general special