The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-13

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sp5@srx 20 hare ssss1 caused rather froZl
Larry Of transportation frgrs 80 c1&sE iran
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g1sns Ssw Tgk.
Many eorapsz1EsS we're received q Yas-
sr@xscs &c szra@c@sssrT ce1ays ard la@k q.
-rs-aErzss1 o. the par o: TIE c~a-ssT-
masters s1sEarsnae "a rsOyl1s -egfIegazs
Ard IA fas care ot sex ard eazgva lescssass.
Railroad Congestion ct Tampa
+fsFs@f cs-saaz.nt ws< male & tAs rat
rad co2gaw.xos2 ~ Tampa sss4 re Akg@S-
i@ss lax ~ &oiFty 20 t5<Isg order os2t -
chAo@ az shzt peace Curing ire early par
o. the -s-~ao. of f.s cesspazcy ~ ;rcofs.
IRE ustos sssn~rsi commanding a4S STA 81
.ast ssrvpSeS Ger =. 40 rxe-a sor airstY days
wsrs arasrs3 .asxe. aEd tas Confusion On
fhs rxts-9as when he reached Tampa waz
very gr~zt. $50 cara beng ssdetgmske
saEns OK teen aa far hack es Columbia.
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"Is vs. ssatst that f. the hurry ard rzzaea
attaching the a4-rex2e@Fsevz. 81 this ~usR
ths csnFEs.ts Of caSz @e-s Unknown a.
Tsgpa; faAt talss % Iaaiing wsre nos for
vzra@3, AID tE1ar e s~ssnlea impossible for
= tire 10 detsrrasre wsAeTe ahSoss.aly nsc-
a&sArw aF<Se3S- wee hk~af~<
"CsL Bard Of tfs gslarteru8a1eg'e &C.
Ezzrtsnsat, TESTIFIED that rasg vaa c1rFec tss
aat<r % wa~- the contents o. eats wsea
clearly marked GA fhsTa ard bis O. iad-
Ing promptly Forwarded
Lack Of Executive Ability.
TIC condition of taa railroad coagesttor.
6slrt5x t,ss s2Tly portion % The zine TAMPA
waa occupied ~ troops seemed Unpara Iiel~
-. saGss3rg aa almost iuexcusahls faea
81 executive ability ota the part % those
shaExe1 VIII ina ksaadlng. unloading and
lsnfsIAsr Of the tgziE.s
Col Bird and Cea. Humphrey testified
thai there wers very poor facilities for
transferring troops and supplies arriving
a. Tampa M& TIE Florida Central railroad
70 thu Plant system. Leading direct 20 Port
Taus.@
''ofaer was finally brought shout. the
cars ssnsoaAiss3, the congestion overcome
aEso vast sfnollot u supplies Delivered
~ ina immense encauapmen.
sonxesttons Occurred Elsewhere.
C@nseHt4ou also occurred Al C,hIcks-
ma 9Sa, probably with not so serfous p
suits as NJ Tampa. but complaint was made
1h@& ihAier1a42 az different classes we're fre-
a+snily packed in the same car render
lag IL necessary to remove large packsees
OF quarternlasters or coTamissary stores In
order to obtain smaller packages os sne3.-
cines and medical supplies.
IASEs was also congestion and coufu-
Son IL connection with the railroad fseiu-
iies between The 9Th and ista of August a.
Camp wlkon.
water Transportation
Tie testimony shJws that the first call
'A TIE quarter masters department was far
ahips 10 Transport 5.eo men 10 C;,s,a sd
that soon after the call was increased ami
demand made for steamers TO tranguorl
2s. 90
Ipon loading the yessels concentrated al
fSft tampa, IL vas foQad that their ca
paedy mad been largely overrated ana Il
was impossible TO carry upon them. With
cut great discomfort aud danger more
than is.e1 men vita their equipments. ar
uI4efY. ammunition. subsistence. medical
supplies and @.@1.5 animals Tor a voyage o,
I11 miles. Even with ibis reduction the
Vezsels appear 10 have been crowded.
Vessels Poorly Equipped.
IN spite or the efforts OF the quarter
masters department, many at these vessels
were poorly equipped WITH sleeping accom-
modaiIons. the sinks Ia many instances
were ineonvenienE ard Insufficient. ana
sQnse OF the vessels were badly ventilated
ana hii@a WIN dlSasFesable odoFs. II has
eesn stated tsat had the fleet encountered
q severe storm shils en- route toF Cuba.
the discomfort would have been intense ana
there might have been !oss Of use ,,hS
q l&FteSmaateT's department ought % have
been able % more thorough !y cgtifp these
vessels, and surely It should have b..sa
mora certain G! 1halr carving c4pao;tx
sufficient number Of vessels for rams
porting 2. eoo rasn witH tre resft,gre,f l.ghs-
srs for Their Decentralization siaoula have
been promptly furnished. aven has s.,oh
aei4osa rendered necessary tae aglxuFe OF cy-
cry steamer On The Atlantic ard GuI:
coasts sAillng unGer iAe American Gax.
Vessels Not Loaded SYSTEMATICALLY.
Testimony shows THAI th1 vessel. nera
not loa1ea systematically. \ battery with
KS guns ard Aorses wc14a b. placed 90 one
vsssei a0d its ammunition IN another -ras
Second seventh ARA Seventeenth rag7lter
infantry wcfe each Aiv.asd up an3 ca.as
portion n eacb casa cent on ftrsa alTersr.
vessels Tae feet 90 transports arrived
safely a. Baia9irl c4t the fagarz - prs-
vide a Ela ana sufficient number q lgnt-
ers for Decentralization e troops. slpruas
ard artillery canned delay. anxiety. annoy
aDce and danger. aEd has tnere been ~sv.
ous storms. or had he landing been or
.'esea ~ v!gaaGt an3 wen ;rasuca farge
of the enemy. tie resu!: snisaG a4ye been
far difTFrrrt.
contracts.
't a-t~oct#. covering uai'itaee ~ ra.3Ar<
were noAda - to a"aFfsrs', masters depart
m4erf during the T-ey5u& between kuriE
ID CctosoF auA although fuEeauste
charges aayg fy1n t5ase t1 time ..s,.n rsss.fs.
81 fraud af-i c"5.sSlon, no evidence he4
beefs produced ,iefare tae commission a.
s'4h*taauate These cAarere a.te s..Eh Tho
parties making 'trat aaTe aera susI,ed
- appear