| Show NO WATER FOR WOUNDED I 1 I 1 I 1 horrible TREATMENT OP OF SOLDIERS AT SIBONEY private soldier hurt fit at el caney tolls tells the war investigators how siboney hospital was managed it boston oston mass N a nov 29 9 the war investigation vesti gation committee began its hearing in boston today all the members being prevent present except col denby gen mccook acted as president leonard W johnson ot of N north orth co cambridge at a contract nurse waa 05 0 5 the he fir farat witness ills to testimony sti molly bore on the treatment of 0 sick pas passengers L gt ra 0 on rl board tile ills city ot of berlin la by which steamer he returned from ponce pence poi to rico johnson testified that no one was taken on board the city of berlin who was not able to take care of I 1 himself M but in spite of that ho he and a mr saunderso were ordered to look abter twelve men vw were sick lck their orders were to keep au all at work under penalty penally ot of being themselves as well as the delinquents placed in ili lions the witness said that though ho he was mas lie he was obliged to attend to others night and day dr brackett of 0 tho the Massuch etts volunteer aid association thought that there medicines enough on tho the Segur anca there were anere however almost no prepared foods or any kind ot of food for convalescents ile he and capt mccook bought supplies from the ships steward and gave them to the mon men 0 was lee ice on board to be had once a day by paying for it ur dr richard cabott of boston declared that the hospitals in porto porco rico were admirable chip william ICen lids seventh infantry testified to being wounded in three places in tho the battle ot or el EI caney ile he remained under abree a tree flud and it was atio days before lie he was discovered eight days afterward he went aboard the olivette lie he did not noi get his wounds dressed until ho he reached long island private 13 F I 1 houston seventh infantry A ho he was wounded in the action at ei caney told of his experiences la in hospital at sibo ney lie he sald said that when the aou wounds i ids came to be dressed it IL was waa found aund that the primary bandages had been lost he said bald that in the general hospital it at t siboney the wounded mounded men suffered extremely x they suffered on oil the way may ow or ins ing to the wagons having iles no straw in the bottoms la in tile hie hom ho clial the greatest greate bt difficulty was in gettins lin t food of 0 a proper nature for men in ili their condition canned food could be bought but those il ho he had no money had to go without the only food issued ln as the canned beet beef and tomatoes toma these theme were nere issued as rations but d delicacies lle caches and oranges had to be lie he described a visit ot of miss wills and an unpleasant controversy between lier her and the doctor otter after which the men had better treatment witness d to hearing the men call out for water and then hearing the in the adjacent tents shout shut up for reply one of tile the wounded died atter after calling callanc tor for water in this way ile he added that after being ten days at siboney boney Sl he went on board tho tha city of 0 washington and was thare treated very well the opportunities tuni tunit ties les tor for surgical attendance atten on the vessel were excellent the board adjourned until 9 3 30 0 0 c I 1 ock tomorrow morning TROOPS FOR FOB MANILA six regiments of regulars likely to bo be assigned there san francisco nov 29 A rumor Is current at army headquarters that between now and january soldiers will be concentrated here to embark tor for tho philippines it Is in wd said that the third fourth fifth se seventh thirteenth and twentieth infantries tries will be assigned to duty on the islands and that some of the volunteers stationed there will be returned to this country tor for out agriculture in ia philippines berkeley cal nov 2 29 A P r 11 biayne dyne tin an instructor in the agricultural department of 0 the university of california Call now stationed with one of the california regiments at manila llan lla has haa been deta detailed tiLled to conduct an investigation vesti gation into the agricultural re of the philippines und and to make a report of the sits results to washington |
