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NATION’S CAPITOL
badly m
United States Supreme Court
room Torn Up by Explosion.
UV LIBRARY WAS DAMAGED
Valuable Records Filed hay in Ms
Have Been Destroyed,
FULL EW OF HARM UNKNOWN
Gas Meter or a ’Leaking’ Jet May
Have Been the Cause of the Par
tial Destruction of the Na
tional Capitol Build-
ing.
Washington, November 6.—An ex plosion
end tire at 5:1-3 o’clock this afternoon
wiielied t m supreme courtroom and the
rooms imine liately adjoining it on the main
li"or ,-f tlie • apitol. The damage is cnor
n ■ Tin entire central eastern part of
tl. ~t marble pile, from the main floor
to tie. subterranean basement, is practical
ly a mass of ruins.
The fie. e of the explosion was so heavy
tint coping stones on the outer walls
just <ast of the. point Where the explosion
, . . urred w. re bulged out nearly two inches,
windows in all tiiat part of the building
v. ei. blown out and locked doors were
ior< d from their hinges quite 150 feet from
the scene of it.
Fir- |..1l ,I the explosion so quickly as
to be pt.tcii. ally simultaneous with it. The
< xpl.ii ion shbok the immense structure to
It foundations and was he ird several
squares from the eaprtol. 1’ occurred in a
small room tightly inclosed by heavy stone
walls in tli" subterranean basement imme
diately b low the main entrance to the old
. a,.;:ol building. in this room was a 500-
■ : .... meter, which was fed by a four-
inch main. Very littie gas Is used in that,
part of th" building, but at the. time of
tl.- explosion the gas had not been turned
off at the met'.t’. Tim meter its If was
wreekt -I and the gas pouring from the main
caught lire.
The tl.lines originating from the explosion
darted up ti e shaft of the elevator, which
-en completely destroyed by the force
oi tie explosion, and communicated with
tl.- r. 'ord room Os '.lie suplemo court, the
edic" of th" marshal of th" court and th"
supi tm . mrt librai . Before the flaim s
, |... subdued t ..' priceless documents
e -j! . record in had been almost totally
, , . i ami scrio dainagi had been
in tii" m; tliid’s ofiiee and some minor
rooms in ti; immediate vicinity.
Reference Books Destroyed.
Tile library of the supreme court, located
jmie,-, ii.it. ■. li. neatii the supreme- courl
badly dam moke
and w iter, watm practically destroying the
•>•),.. !..e.:r... eoiltail.s about W.W volumes
I not only tin ju tl ■ of tic
11; . , >urt, but b..- members of congress
.... , . ■ ■ 1 ' ■ upreme
. .. ■: ■■■ nut th
i,mr.irian <’tarke, after an examination
< M .r. I ti.i- opinion tim. main oi the
t, .. < .mid b" : a cm. ail. ot.gh lie > had
l.i i n ..am.! i 1... W...' r p." 1 i .
of tho . i of the supreme court, is to
contain re.-oyls of east., aid opinions r>n
f.utin-r of the judiciary of the
gov. ' lit. ''lit. Ai;ai ' ally tle documents in
■ re. :n uro either tot. llv destroyed or
so badly damaged by tin and water as to
Ji: tn. ll..tian said that while the 10-s
later records of the court
. . kept in the office of th, clerk on
t ■: n .in floor, wire not injured. As doe-
. !
■ Hurl-:i thought these were of far
: .. tie I lerk . dike was imt .a
No Investigation Possible.
Mr .tain- .McKi-nny. clerk of the su
in'' nr | "ic express, d the hope, after
niakit an < ■•amination of the old record
i > >m, t' it some at least of the documents,
- . ' ved. Toni iwever,
owing to tb" i U'diq.itii'..' lighting fa-dliii-s
in that portion of tie building, where the
< ..jiiosioii and lite occurred, it was impos-
'■ ' fir him to mike an intelligent or
r a mah investigation of the damage. Tin
: ■ ■ ' irt i '>m w:.- d Itmii'cd prln.’ 1 -
liai'.y by wall r, the fl.-" not reaching that
mt. Adj ining th" court loom, however,
both ih" mai shal’s ■ otbee ar.d tile s< ante
' shop 1 rnished food for tin flames.
■ many theorie are often 1 to
t ■ - ■■■ -i ■■ of the explosion, it se< ms byond
■ ...c. ■ been due to < -■ aping gas.
At .5:07 O’clock Lieut"!) 'lit Ne.ls.n, of th"
capitol police, detected an odor of gas m
i ' i : .lor adjoining the ..-upreme com t
room. Wiiji" lie was endeavoring to locale
th" -cape of the gas the explosion occur
red. Only a few officers of the • apitol po
lice vvre in tile building at tile time.
Within a few minutes of the arrival of
th ilepartment tin flames w >-e under
control, although as a rn re precautionary
me , ire .tt tarns w< r< pourr-d into the mar
shal': i,fd. ", ■ ~- library and the subter
ru.e-, ri basement for two hours-.
The uen, however, had some difficulty'
in turning oil the gas to sto;> a flame that
elint ml of a. four-tach main.
Tlircmdiou' tlie low r central portion of
tie.* old ' ;ipltol building doors, windows
and ill tings in committee ro ms and other
stpartni' .:'s are badly damaged. Just north
of th. . rypt an archway almost over the
meter room was completely blown out and
I "eat masses of masonry torn from the
t Sl II I’Ll’. < VI'A It It II ( I It li.
I l,.iw Hpent n" irly fifty y ars in the treatment of
Cutarrh, and have offected inore cures than any ape
, .., .si - n.story of ne-iti in-. Av I must soon r -
tire fr.-ni ;■< livu-’. I wilt, from this time on, s< ml the
ni'-i.n-of !r. Imt nt unit cure :s m ~,l in niy prnctiei’,
;. st p a i |to evi'i v r -ii'lcr ol tl s piip'-r who
I-', i trot. lie. o ttie-on.'-.'m-.v.'i'iinr :>■ <1 ili-gn-tirg
itl«, e, ini- sine r* ■ >ll' r 'vlin'ti anyone is tree
t" I. , ept. A.Mr. ’ . I'lP ll'E -sOlt
J. A. Lawreiivc, 1 I I V. cil tiiid >»t., New York
I floor and hurled to the ceiling with eue.h
I force as to burst the stone ar.d the walls
I above. Ponderous flagstones were utterly
I wrenched from their tesiing pli-.-cs and
throughout tb" corridors the frescoing on
. tl;e ceilings and walls of the corridors were
utterly rt'.im.d.
Main Foundations Not Damaged.
No rl.image wao done to the main lounda-
t.i ns of " l.'iii.i.a::.', as these are of :.olld
I in.i. :a.>. d > nm i.td.-a and twenty-bve
I '1 i , ekr iriv apparains was not
I dumageu. ".uvi to enable the liremen
I to vv.il-. v.,. ..an pel;. Horn live .vires,
| j'.li'. ,i ~ .. . i.i cut off t'ae current.
'Lin |. . . v.n.vi Jusm ■ -uaisii.il .nd
oti.er . .."In.i ".i-mleis of the Mjpr nie
court, . .. were arranged on small 1 tdes-
tais a.. ,l tlie supreme court ch imuer,
were either liadiy damaged of wholly de
stroyed, and with their destruction the
country has suffer,'d an irreparable lots.
Many of them have been treasured a.-; ex
hibits in the supreme court chamber tor
'hall a century.
The capitol building has been damag <1 a
number of times before by lire, but it is
believed that tonight’s lire will prove to be
tin most disastrous in the history of the
building. On two occasions prior .o this
llrcs have been started by explosims by
gas. Seventeen years ago a large amount
of damage was done to tie same part of
the building by an explos ion of the kind,
and in 1;.7G tie re was an ci.ploiion oi gas
that killed one man and came near ki. ing
another.
In the opinion of . apitol ofiiclals nnd n e
chani' S who • x.uniin d the structure io
night the loss will probably r< U'h .--'O.i-'it)
to the buildim-'. The loss on th" lit rary
and records, as stated above, can scarcely
be f stimated in dollars and cents. A ini.lion
dollars < oiild not n-pl.e" them, b-■ .tuse
of many of them no duplicates are in < x-
I Arrangements wore, completed tonight by
i Librarian (,’larko, of the supr, m. court,
and Colonel Rimiard Bright, serg'aiit-at
arms of the senate, by \vl i>.’h th" sittings
o! the supreme court will not be ini 'i-
■ rutiled. Tai coiiii will eoiiv< m tome! row
■ In the room id the senate eonimi t* ■ on
the District of Columbia, one of the most
spacious rooms in the capitol.
dying rapidly of hunger.
Pathetic Letter from Officer of the In
surgent Army Received.
Wss iingtoii. Nowmbi r •!. Th" > 'll"" " N
letter from Lieutenant Colom I Ce bonm ,
vs ide Cuban army, now at llav 'na. 'i is
been r-v ivod by Secretary Que.- ida. m too
Cuban legation Imre, who has '. iid it b -
jure Secretary Alger with an urg'-nt !■-
e.ui sl lli.it st' p.s be tail n to reliew tile ex
treme distress it sets forth.
Lieutenant Colonel Cui.einne is the In
ventor of tiu expi'.tive Known as c.i 'ii
nite. and is regarded as t.. ■ ri'pcesi-ntativo
at Havana ot trie Cuban leaders and forces
in the held, lie writes as follows, the let
ter bearing, mile of Havana, October L'Ulli:
1 am just back from the camp "I tleii
ei al Melioeai, enief of our arm;
p.ovmee, .u"j let io" tell ,V".i in am
..i ni way Ou- true sial" of our poor and
suffering army and the . o eq'.m s
that may come to tlie count: j ii we do
not find in a .short time a remedy which
i will save us. 'The Cuban army :.. dying
vvith hunger. Such t< rri ...• W'.rd - .s no
way exaggerate the actual conditions
tb neral Menocal took me to e. l.is
W' .lk, ti . '-ring .mil . qua lid ■ •'■ 1e :
made so on account of tlie want of food
and the actual ms essari< s of life -ami
to think that these men w .. :n .-iieh a
state by reason of oh. yin;: tie ir eh efs,
who desire first of all to respect the or
<l i.- of lhe Aineric in govern .nut.
The Cuban leader- in einip told me
to ted you licit icy will m. i int a in re -ic -
nation and pailem'" and a'.i-i'-e al! faith
in t 'io American gov • inienl i : ic
worthy president, Air. .McK.nl' y, but at
the same time let it lie undi r. ioo I th it
wo ire hungry; that we have in the
towns and tield< of < 'tin i ill i d I.i
| imedi'.l in tii" way of food, Im; we are
i forliidden to touch It by ii.'s-m of tiia
peace order, q'liey fio not gt t from I ki
va mi. one-fourth >f what th." .'a. ,! and
O'!;- soldiers are dying at th ■ calcs of
I the City for lack ~f Wh: ' h ill
we do? The t ine will com wia-n w
e.immt b ar It ary lotig.-r am! then what
will bo the result'.’
I 1 r. turned disconsolate to Havana n.l
i trb 'l to gel sueeor. bat the p< ople are
alri adv so poor that I obtaiu- d nothing.
We W'-nt to the American eonimi. -ion
which received -as v- rv well and off. d
u- much, bat up t > the pr ■ mt time
tli-o have r’m'ti us notbim". If by mis
fortune we are di'ivfn by th,- n - it. -
of our army to ■-.■t bv for.- v. : .: •
I l "-o ! SO Sol tn d o of imo -. r will li.o
| p.-imb- of Hu- T'ni-I .1 Stales eond- mn us.
or will tin- nations of the world, which
do not know what i: happening, ridge
l ti." unworthy of th" sympathy of tl.e
Arm ri' ttn people? \\'" ..r> v-'t'y h ippy
' to near ' oiir as-urn nees .- to mir ro-
I pi: lie. have p- v, r d-mb' d fit id
> f-ii' ' and irenoro •.)••.- of the I’ni’ d
Stairs To it we ow<- tln emi ■ J •.. lib-
s' rcitiry Alger said h. would look Into'
I tl m-itr--- and wmild telegraph < om
. nd. mn at H.ivana sm -i instru.-lions as
| w-r, appropriate to the case.
About Elgin Watches.
I hirty-tour yours ago ii re pored no emn
j their ■ ipiti l and devate .ill their energies
I to the founding ol a watch laetor.v in the
, : ion unknown village ol Elgin, Illinois,
wit'll any hope that its jnodu.-i should be
c mi' mi.r< than luealiy popular.
Tin Elgin National Waten t.'oinpuny, - -
lalmde d ~1. that time ami mi !:•>• tin's-.' con- ]
' di ■ ns, has i mg since demomurated tm-
\\ idciii ;i’!ti Inrt.Mgli! ol its
Ils i *'pu i;i(b !1 lor making wab Its of (if
I ’round li'a.i world ami for many y«•. rs I
us output has been sold m auv t i of
i Aloe- in millions . r.ix "iitivi ,■ ’.du-, .. ok- i
I ing ai tlieii factories the niaclnm s v, all j
. w i: i -I i v ai c lies are made, eni]. ley mg -k o < d
| iiav e maiie posrdbie. an output of ~• .■: i..
I ■-.■nii-.oi col,I).il l.- ami P< tl -i imi"pi ■■ "S I
' Hom this gicat factory in tin- spaci of a I
■ U'H ' a centnrv.
A lacto, y proj/erly Veniilaled uitii I'll!- ;
I ed. ■ ' ngc’iial surrounding., m 1, one . nd I
I 1.i.-tm y life it Elgin mil I ail i .ilelu ed ;
j to the suce, s; tiiat lias ever marked the ,
i J.'..i1l .National VA.lt<"l *' ■ -Hl pa 11
'1 lie Chicago 'Times-Herald, in its is
sue of rfiqitember sili, J'liS, speaking
oi the employ..,-; at tin Elgin lael.ory, I
mentions "the high chara 't. i- and ml -Hi
gel.. " of tie' opcrniiV' s .-lit'! their eonti
i ti. ,- in tiu ir employer-. I ased upon long
! y.ai.- of lair treatment.'' and .aids: 'lt is
i p rhaps- not too much, to say : ..at lite <-m- I
| ph Vi es of the wateii factory, both skilled
j and unskilled laborers, an tin equal in
I i'V: rv reap.-ct of any factory operatives in
j the country. Certain it i: Ilia: tiny are
I far superior to iroinary factory workmen,
i < ~ ,-an tell tiuir qualiiv in nieiiutit if
| tail lakes the trouble to wateii th--
Stic..tn oi' men and worn- :i moving toward
! the main gatevvnv at Hie hour of eommeue
i j-,w Johor. Tii" dose and friendly n.-hi’mns
with-h for so many years have exi-i. -! be
tween employers ami employ, -! have m id,
|'u ,ry able to point with pride to a ,
j,.td of thirty-four years vvil.miit eit-i 'r j
strike or serious industrial comifli. at ion of ,
anv nature.''
Cuban A.ssembly Is Not Organized.
W. iiington, November I.'.- I T'-sidi-ut Mas
so. of the provisional Cuban government,
has cabled from Santa '"ritz del Stir to
Senor Queiada, secretary of the (’ttbatt
! 1- , ' - i"i,' lu re, saying:
I "Assembly has not y< t met. owing to the
I abs'-nce of quorum."
.
No Navigation on the Yukon Nov.'.
Seattle. Wash.. November 1. Navigation
on th,- upper Yuko'i river bit ween Haw
sen find tin* lakes inns closed forth. sea
son. and all river steamer.- iav. - to
winti ■ qtiarfi rs. The steamer Fl.ira. v iieh
art ivi'd here, today, is Hie . la.-t boat to
), t\,i Dawson. The Yukon i.s now tilled
with running ice.
Transport Panama Reaches Havana.
Havana, November 3.—Tile transport
Panama, from Santiago, fears for whose
safety 'had been entertained, arrived here
this morning. Considerable excitement
was caused yesterday by rumors to the
effect that tlie Panama had foundered.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA. GA., MONDAY, NO YEM BEK 7, 189e8.
STRENGTH FOR WEAK MEN
BY CHRISTMAS TIME, 1898.
.... . . iwhnn I show vou 5,000 unsolicited
—— November, nearly two full months to Christmas. Plenty ol Aou must bcliev t ■
: -n\ xf*'- \ time to regain lost vigor. Start new year with new strength, testimonials of absolute cures—names and atlc ie.-,s
y \ Say the wortl. Let me show to you what I have been showing t ] ur j ntr 1897. This Belt is the result of years of padciit.
r- \ nicn f° r over a quarter of a century, the true road to health. sli)r p,
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®c<Zs,k ! DON ' T USE DRUGS -
During my early years of practice I gave prescriptions to stitutes what I consider a pei feet home sclftieatmc
weak men. I know better now. For thirty years I have been ft is really a portable battery of 36 elements. Weight. 6 ouni < .
/M treating those peculiat nervous symptoms which result from youthful errors or Currents instantly felt, though regulated to any degree of sticng 1 . li
■ 7 atcr cxccsscs > ■ l » uc ' l as Drains, Impotency, Lame Back, Varicocele, etc. From w hj] e on hotly by using regulator thumb screw. Worn ad nigi.'.
so vast an experience 1 can usually offer men, single or married, valuable ad-1 g oot [ ies> strengthens, cures while you sleep.
v * ce - Kcader, I wish it was within my p&wer to show every weak man what rsrKAI/ Wi ite for lit tie book, ‘‘Three Classes
wonderful results lam getting from my famous appliance, the LULL PMM 1/ of Men," which explains all, and is
7WA DR. SANDEN ELECTRIC BELT [L
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properly. write to-day.
DR. F. SANDEN, 826 Broadway,New York, N. Y.
DEN) STRIPPID TO
CLOTHE THE III®
| Clothing of Men Who Died
of Typhoid Fever Issued
to Regiment.
WATER BAD AND SCARCE
For Three Wet'ks Men at Chickamauga
Could Not Get Water Enough To
Quench Their Thirst—lce
Water Sold for §1.25
a. Pitcher.
J.exiiigton, Ky . N ivembef L--S'", ati-m
followed .'.intion during the ses.’.o'i of
that branen oi the war investigating < om
mitiee now ' .'livened here.
Complete ii.i-ompt-leney on the part ol ti."
surgeons, earolc>.mets by the commie ary |
del artmel.t " anl o£ j ll<l "rnent by 01-,
li. ,-ts W' i’( teitilied to.
f-mne stat-m-I’ts brandmg the "ntir-i
vvorlvin--' , "I vamp and li-ld were br".;' it
o, t, but probe fly the stati-nu-nt • x--fling
. , g:-, . ..st ! ( ii.iiiL-ir ai'd -ii'.wiin atu
o-i ‘dv w'.-.elud < audition of aTai's w st
n 'l.v Major William ‘'og--'well <ai
~, ; I’.-uitii Ma- t'-hus, 1 1 ' i-.-itn -■ m,
rt-lieu 1"- Was on lib' stand. Sml m ;
"Tl e cii.thing . ml blankets oel.'-igmg I
men " ■’ -!i'd id v.-i- ».oug!..
|>uK vv.tli -d mixing been wa-ih I .'"i ■'l
l all ,l mid by HU- Ollie, ill'll of th- regi
i ~ . .1 ns tim. d " is a portion ol Dr.
j Thoma- C. Chainlets s ic-srmiony.
i Cmiltmrs was .apia n and a st.-il.inl sur
. . . - - ,w< -i i -■- ■ ... He sal
I ' H , „ H . ver. "-1..1 get enough water
to -atisiy their thirst. Ice wat- r was sold
I at $1.3.5 a pitcher. The matter was n.port-
I ed. but tiu custom was imt slopp'd. the
muh s and hoises on transports went lor
: tw.mty-f.mr hours al one time without wa
ter."
; , i„ ul , , vl!lt Colo:,. I Parker, of Hie same
; mm. was an equally int< r. -ting wo- |
I 11. cried ilia: v. b< n Huops'
I arrived al v’iiu ..amauga the men .lad .u
I si, ( |> on tiu- vv.'l ground with only one
I blanket and no change ol clothing.
Said Colonel Parker:
"Whe! tl. volunteers nrst arrived al |
j Chi'-kainai.ga tiuir tongues were literally
I aagi. g out for waler. For thrc" Weeks
i t U'V eotild not get water enough to quench |
; H . 'I mil til'- I ipe Ihu s were tap-
! I, lull i:.e Wilier wan nut pm., in my
I opinion.’’
| pr. itdgar \- M' surgeon in charge
I () f the < libbi general hospital, Lexington.
' v ..,.. aslied I'' .aiding the sanitary emulitioti
Where he w
| surgeon. 11,' read a report on the condi
j tion of the sit' s I'ln-re which showed they |
: were aiseas" breeders. Though the me i |
I d. i tiled from i.ie regiments tu the division |
I 1 >.i--p.'.' Is w. r< in ompetent. Dr, .Means cmi- [
,h p,.,, | Hu vVatm supply at Camp I honms 1
Uier) . was typhoid fever there.
h. ..rd"! t" boil dt inking water was gei>-
i . . :■ .cd wh' ii boil' i - ' O'-' 1 11 ' 1"” •
etired. |
Via jor William < ’Jgsvvcll, surgeon ol the )
I Eighth Massa.-huS'-HH, said that when his ■
'I. I', ill. nt rea.’ni'd <’lu. t tanooga it was kei t (
m the fH ight yards eighteen hours, and it ■
| took them .111 additional lour hours to ue
■ ~ .pspm-i d to the park, that th" men went j
’ , without fresh meat, their health j
: thus being greatly impaired, and a large [
■ p Ullll . ■ wer< taki n sick. Dr. Cogswell at
tribm- 1 th" tvphoid tu tile W-iter, milk ami
j lemonade drunk by tlie men.
Tlie doctor said that in the three months
and a half when he was at Camp '1 homas
krn-w of Dr. Huidekoper, tlie corps si:r
--i geon, lutving' visited i.ne camp ol Die
' Eighth Me --.l'-liusi tts but lavi" . He had
i gr. at difficulty in securing medicines, he
; dll. i.'iul h,ld to buy drugs out of a private
' fini'l.
I Tm- list of medicines which he made req
' uisllioii lor always had about hull of the
most important drugs .-* ■ mtelied off by tile
big'i’.er authorities. He told of the red tape
wliiei. i i-q'iii'i'd a P'-q-i’: i'.ion for me-lieines
to go through o dozen ch nmols and tln-n
, back before t'he supplies could be secured.
Sanger Condemns Commissary.
Ix-xington, Ke November 2.--The first
l witne-. b"fori' l-he war investigating sub
i commission today was Gen -ral .lo.'tpb F.
I Sanger, who has had command of . ie Third
division. He said the Second divi.-h n camp
■ at t.'hickamauga was badly located, b- 'iig ,
' in rocky ground where sinks could not be
| d. ' ply dug.
When asked why the quarterma-ter’s <b
| jiartmont did not furnish articles necessary'
for supplying the army, lie said:
'•Tlie complex system of furnishing :
supplies to oar army is at fault. If i
there was one department to supply all |
wants of the army there woul 1 he no
clash and these complications could
not arise. At Chickamauga the con
trol of my divisional hospital was
taken from me by the chief surgeon of
the corps.”
G'-nerai Sanger said that lie considered
Hi,- weak point in Camp Thomas was Its
bad sanitary condition. The men had plenty
of clotli ng and plenty to eat. There Wi re
over 600 lieetis.-d hii' k.-d< rg who visited
Camp Tltom.is. .Much h monado was sold.
■'l beiii'Vi- (b'rii-ral Brooke til'd to dp all
that he could to bring the < amp to good
s-initary I'ondit'. n." ,":id th" witm -s, "but
he was .<:ar nind.'d by a medi.-al board
Which did not a ipreciate the s r otis condi
t: n ... -iffair !' Hnidi'kopi r < pecialfy
thought l>f. Grillith w-s uiim-ei.'-sarily
alami.il. Dr. Gritbill iin-i.-ded Hint a case
diagnosed as typhoid nial.u ial f'-' < r in re
ality vva.s typhoid 1.-wr.”
Gene! il S.ini.'"!- vva.s followed by Colonel
A. E. Godwin, of th Seventh immune*,
who '.ii-' 1 ii li.id no tr.-tible in securing
what vva.s n . .led.
Tb" commission finished lt.s work here
tlfl.s .ift"i'ii<>on and b-!'t fir Cincinnati. The
numb- . xpr, ... tb. ins.'lvi s as highly
pli-.-isi-d with what they .n eomplished here.
They Iso < lighly the condition
of things th"' found at ('amp Hamilton.
Hepburn Talks of Commission.
Cin. innati, November 3.—<lem r.il
Dud;- . General S< xton and Dr. Conn r. of
the war in vest I 11 ion < ..mtaission, ii-aelied
Fort Thomas, Ky.. at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. In .i.mpany with Major Hall, who is
the anif.i n in cl irg< ol the hospitals -it
th it place, the c< mmi: ion rs nroi eed.-d o'l
a tu'.r i f p.i',l n.il iia-p' lion through all
tlie vids i I the hospitals.
Gene-..il Doilio. pul inany qinstion.s to til"
patient- in t'ln l:ospit,-'is eoneerning their
treilricnl. but found no onmplalnlng.
lie was espe' ially in'. :-st<-d in those trans
poiteii toe pr-v: u dav from L'-xlngtoi-.
’l'b. \ wa re .ill i: - >od spirits and appar
ently not unfavorabiv affected by tlhe rail
road .-oi -riv. Th- insp tion of the camp
was too -.lig'.i. H ext- nded Into Hie dinner
hour .ill'! Geii'-r:.l Dodg and Colom! Sax
ton went to the lent and insp'C.ed 'lie
food. A < all was in. d upon G.-n. ral Eg
bert who I'oimnandi i the Sixth at San
t: go a'.ui who will bo examined as a Wit
ness
T ,- afternoon set : >n was occupied in
hearing three witne: , m ■ " iy on the eon ■
... the i pltal at <lhick-
.-. i... i i., Th< first ' s .-a Ma jo D
I' I! [.burn, of rite . rind Kent ucky
In am ■ < to quest it by Dr Con-
, 1 , lie ted that si'rved on a com-
I ' • ’ ■
plaint of i lie of the E’irst Arkansas,
to investigate tlie division hospital. Dr.
Ma d. t a- witii ..-. anil .Major Johnson
formed the iniinin. ' Ulis eoinmitti was
appointed In Die latter part of Align-t. ami
n il Tti-d about September sth.
Tin < mini'll', c .mluded that at first
th.' iiosi'ital wm in a bad condition, but
ft i, .me better, and during Major Smith s
eonti '! ii was iii a good condition. The
c. .niniltee 1\ Ul,'l lia.l Hie >'.iuse of its
bad condition ar .-•■ from tim fact that.
- L v nit inti'mloij to be. more than a
t ■. : ■ . . ■ • , i 1 thi siek Increased
pa ■ ’ ■ that vva oven rowded.
Amflia-i- .. a- vv i.- ti:,- ineomp teiley of
n.n iletail. d ir'u r. giim-nts for nurses.
In .anv i ■ gini ■n : the im st worthless
in. n w. 1 di t uled ti I bit duty. Tin- de
tail vas made .1 cording t.» ’ i-gulation.
'fio- i.iult was nc: of I'm medi.-al depart
ment, but of t’i- -ystem.
T i a- di' aI - o’■ . w. mil negle -tful, but.
Was disheartened b.-i aiis. of inability to get
. m< licit ■ ind proper nursing. The
vvitn cit< . ii .tu "i a therniomecer
given to an i rfl. h.v to : ii.-e.l fur taking
the tempi ’ itur. of |- tii-nts. and when
asked for it < im • ext dav iic raid Im did not
know vvii.H it we- good '"t, and had given
As instances of neglect, the witness
said his committee had much testimo
ny that patients were allowed to re
main filthy in their beds and were ac
tually fly-blown.
This neglect vva eliargeabl" to the nurses
directly. The nurs. s were frequently
,-liang' I. and tin- oflii r in charge were
a' a, : • ,pi ntly . hanged. Some were a-ked
to resign and of h -iv bioke down.
i' ion- ' Hot’s I a ti. me", i b"fore the com
mit i ii • ill wit a ilefen of thi- so ld
hospital, which I:- said w m originally in- i
t -mil d to ;o comi-ioi 1 11,- 200 sick, but the :
slekm.-s im t. . .si I . rapidly and um-x- ■
pi 'tedly that tin supply departm nt was '
not able to im et the demand. He bought, j
i'its libiSilt’ twic • to in-■ t the wants that]
could not i t herw i.-'o be npplled. It, quisi- I
tion for sup)'- i- s met many obstacles.
This witness ai ai : .ol tm- statement of i
Captain I'harie" I’i'ie -. of the Scornl Ken- (
who told < shrieks from 1
the Ninth N- vv fork ward, and after in- i
ve.stfgarh.g he f'und that Major Hubbard I
was trying to . inunister medicine to a ]
puli. nt. The major v;a brutal. Price
inti : i"ii d and llabb ’.rd r- ttd that was the |
only w:y to hutuur u pui nt. The only 1
exjfl.in.'ition tim 1 Im gave was that the |
man refused to lake the medicine.
The wit ■ fl the 'action of
Major Hubbard, said ti nt he elioked the
pali-nt ami pre-sed him down on the Cot.
I then caught tae path nt’s hands and
vvrem-lied them util lhe poor man shrieked
witli p .'n. At ills point the witness said ]
to Hubbard: T do not know your name
or , nk. bat thi brutality must stop.”
Hubl.ird ild not stop, bill .-ahi some
thing about sin ving a patient how to re
fuse to t-'ke ine.ia ine.
ROMEYN ROASTS FIELD WORK.
Retired Army Officer Criticises Man
ner of Handling Troops.
W.i. liington, N vernier 2.—Tlie war in
v, ti. a, ing i-omimssioli held a session here
today for the ) irjn . e of hearing the testi- I
ntotiy of Majoi Henry Bomeyn, i retired .
army cflicer. 11. said that he had a-ked at !
tlie beginning of Hie war for a military
m -igiini "lit to go t-- the front in his ca
pacity as an officer, but it was refused, and
lie then went as a. correspondi'iit of a
Weekly newspaper.
His testimony cover'd th'.' embarkation
of the troops . ' i’ort Tampa and tlie cam- j
paign in I't l-a lie said that vvln’D lie went
to i’ort Tampa the bank of tlie canal there |
wis eovi led will) troops. He hail wanted j
to go over with tim Tenth infantry, which |
was his old !>■ inn-in. but no one could tell
him where the regiment was to be found,
nor did any one appear to know on what
vi ssel any of the particular troops were to
embark. There was great confusion, as a
consequence of w'hieh a. part of a command
would go ch one vessel and part on ai’.-
. other, ami the coinm.inds wen in some
; cases separated from their stores.
He had seen no order for the syste
] matic embarkation of the troops and
] lie had heard it said that they were
i told to go aboard helter-skelter.
i Wlmn asked to express an opinion as Io
j tin- preparation for tlie emliarkation, tlie
i witness hesitated, saying that t<> do so
' ■would involve criticism of iiis superiors
I Tlie commissioners insisted upon a. reply,
j and Mr. Kmneyn repled that Im did net
think the preparation w.is such as il should
have Im-iii.
"There was," he said, "a !:o k of surf
boats, and also of order and of preparation
I for landing. Win ti Hie landing was un
! d.rtaken tim troops left the ships indis
, criminutely. parts going at one time and
oilier parts ti other timi -."
He told of the effort to tow two
lighters over to Cuba, but said that one
was lost, and that it was the general
impression that it was lost on purpose,
because it retarded the progress of the
fleet.
In response to a question from G-netal
McCook, Major Itonii v n said that while
It was difficult Io land anything, I'lniiu
lanei-s and wagons ciitti 1 h iV' bi'> n land'll
as easily as the artillery. Hu hud seen
only one ambulance at tin front at the
' battle of El Caney, mi'! it vv's not used for
conveying t'-hv wounded to th" rear.
Speaking of other incidents of this '
battle, lie said there was general sur- I
prise that, an inflated balloon ha t been j
carried at the head of the attacking |
column, thus indicating to the Span- '
iards the exact location of the troops. ;
Major Rotw.vd iid h<* 'hud »<»mo nort.i
ns a convalescent with many ocher conva
‘ • ni.-- o; -the (’onch.i and < -rii’
<ds» <l the nrovidin‘4 of the vessel severe:' .
Many nun were compelled b> sle'p mu
bunks wilhout blankets or pillows, and with
no covering at night < .x< ept the cotton
uniform they wore during t'ae lay.
“The water was offensive to both
sight and smell,” he said, “and the
food was poor and scanty, none being
provided especially for convalescents.
The meat was cantie t and inferior and
much of the hard tack molde
j Hi- also stated that tlu're was only otm I
] physician aboard the v*.- : -'l, anil that im I
I w;,s a l onvtib -I'ent. Six nn n had died on |
' Hi -way up. ami Major itonn yn expressed ]
! the opinion, in response i-> a question fiom j
- Captain Howell, that with propi'r attention
1 and good food t’he lives of at least some of ;
; these < ottld have been saved. ll.' said lie (
was unable to place the r.-simnsibilnto." :
th. neglect, hut that the miptatn of the I
vessel had stated that when in ma.l" ap
plication to go to Jamaica, for fr. - i food
and v. ’.t before starting on th" voyage
I front Santiago, the requ' St was relined.
Captain Moore Before Commission.
('amp .Meaile, M .ildl-town, Pa., November |
3. ’i hi-war inv.-stigating commission began )
busin -.- at I "■ I. lehiel hotel t his evening. I
Th.- only wilti’s- litis , voting, Captain
■Frank H <>f the Ninth Pennsylva
nia, gave testimony con. i rning tin- eon-.L
tion of things at the Chb lmtmiuga .amp.
Three of his men died from typhoid fever,
one of whom was ills brotln r. Hi- ascribed
his death partly to tin? mflo. s at Leiter hos
pital. lie erltii'.sed tile food .- uppli-'S and
I complained of tin Im k of medical supidi -s.
He thought tlie water supply m l tilthy
cesspools were responsible for the epidemic
us typhoid.
t i'olutom and salt pork Were of;. n bad,
I and me latter was ir. quintic tiile-l w .:a
I maggots. .Moore :-aio that mucii ol lhe
I sickness in hi. company w. - due to th.' |
i long march at the review i •General San- .
I ger. lhe commissary il [laitaient would I
I not issue disinfectants ami tin? regiment |
: was eoni.oel: -1 to buy what inedk al . .qi- |
• plies that were not donated by cit'zens of ]
! Willosbatre. Som-tiims, when tit'- sinks
' would overflow after a r.dn, tlie ground I
! would be covered with maggots. M mrehad ■
i a poor op.nion of the com|iet''ney of us
j superior officers, and said that the Sang, r
, revi 'w included an .iglit-mile march with
j t.he thermometer at 11., ,1 gives in ihe sun
and the men in heavy inar.-i, og order, lb-
I thought tin- .Ninth Pennsylvania was prae-
I finally drilled and work I into I- m epidemic
i of slekniss they contracted.
i
. HAWTON GIVES HIS TESTIMONY. I
1 General Tells His Experience in the
Santiago Campaign.
\V.i.-‘ ilngtiin, .N.iVi-inb-'.-- A.-tliig for the
war Investigating commission, ('ul niel Den
by has tak n th.- tesiimony of Genera!
Lawton, who was in command of the Sec
| end <1 vision of tin- Fifth corps in th, San
t tiago campaign, ami who has l.ut recently
| been relieved of tl nt' the de
partment of Santiago.
His narration began with t'ae embuka
tion of tin- troops it Tampa. Speaking of
the voyag. over, lie said tim transports
Wore sullicii nt to prey, o' absolute dis
comfort. True tlieiv was some confusion
owing to misunderstanding of orders, but
the geneial did not b< ,mv that any real
hardships had been occ-e iom-d thereby.
Referring to t'he result of tin- battle at
El Caney, hi' said:
J "I had I’.- -ivi'd very imperative orders
i to move to my left, to tim right of General
I Wheeler’s command, but my situation was
1 sueli that it was impi'in ln :iMe for me to <
I leave Caney until 1 had eajitur. d it."
j General l.awlon said his division lest
410 nun killed and wounded, and that all
tile wounded iiad been accounted for. There '
were no ambulances, but some litters, how
many lie did not know.
“Knowing there was to be a fight,
how does it happen that you did not
’ have enough litters, enough surgeons
] and the proper hospital corps?” asked
j Colonel Denby.
> "Well, I cannot say there were not
enough," General I.awjon replied.
"How do you account for Hie fact that
tlie me,Heal men ilid not provide tin-mselv's i
with everything neressary for taking care |
of tlhe wounded?”
"I think thej' did provide tliems'dves
with every thing they thought noces.-ary,
considering t lie. mat. rial they hail to choose
from. There was no time to do more or
get mot'.- surgeons tllia’i we bad. '1 hey
were distributed to their various com
mands.”
Tlie general said that while it was dif
ficult to get supplies to the men while
they lay in tlie. trenches from t'he 2<i to
the 17th of July, he thought the quantity
was sufliei,nt. Tin re had In . n no sick
ness worth mentioning until astir 1 i" cam
paign. There had in . p no tents except Hie
shelter tents which some'had until just pre
vious to tlie embarkation for the I titl' d
State Asked whei d'Oti-
slbility for not having tie- tents there,
General Lawton replied:
"1 not fix it at all, 1 do not
think there was any re.S[>onsi bully about it.
Tim men were without ti nts ' '
f ict that it was impossible to unload tlii'in
from ile s'hi!>s fur lack of Hum -Hid tm'flt-
ti. There was v, ry Utt!.’ eotnpln nt on /
account of the tents. <'omplaints did no- ,
come to me. and 1 w-.s with my nu"i eon- [
st. That they snould hat" " A’ i
•I . th« v (lid was one ol to'* cont
absolutely necessary in the conduct ol the |
war.”
If was true as reported, he said, that
men had to wear their shirts for pos
sibly thirty days without a change,
but this was because they had thrown I
away their extra clothing.
He theld tlie climate ii-.'-ponsibit bn t u' !
sickness that followed th" .-.imp ngt-■ I
thought It was possible that with more I
appropriate food, bettor cooking and sin - ,
tel- some of Hie sickness m.glit. have been ,
prevented.
Summing up. G.-n. r.ii Lawton ' i !< - I
• Taking into eon.sidciacmn t.ie .oii.li I in. ,
!■' ? 1 Hmm' - "fl " ■
. ./ A
I ("111 f-iv there w;us no lack <•! '‘are o, \ ’ ;1 ‘; j
nut of anv of tho?e in uutnority when .
Ihfiv i’ was Io look after i.ie int« tms.s ol (
the’ ■ - W a i ■-■- " 1 '
~,11..,.,-.. , (',."1" are. in th" • "" |j ' .
1. i- -.mid ■- t"im.'l ' ■■■ w " "H!
riight and d i.v. and, no Ilium.in lu lng <nuld
do more limn tl:".'-.”
THE MISSING WORD.
The First Guess Is in. Now Take ?50
for the Next One.
ST™."™
'"""'j ” ri'nriri'l?. "<M "i)"l
'. I hrrect answers ■ <in
hit to us. 1. d having had t" ' ■
P, we want another. We will not il ow ; m-•
offer to the same person who sent ti c -
,-u.vs SO leaving t tai <»w o« l . " ll! s *’
JSU lo' the next one who sends th. prop, r
word. Tin ; ought to beg n I" get ' •(■’>' Iln " •
it has, ii fact, not been hard all the time.
INuiile etned to drop into a gro a. ano l
keen on H tin same word and tlie .sani"
war, us if onty mm parly had
hunted down and only one w.u li.kj tv.' |
peimd in the world’s history. Now. we will I
pay SSU »xlra to get the next corre<a in
suer. We do not e ire to pay out all tin. |
money on tlie contest In just one check;
would rather divide n up some and will
pay tlie next person for the trouble.
'rhe premium sum now on hand 1.1
but we ' t ust t b.ii surely with n anot
week it Will be $1,("JO. it oaght to grow v. ry i
r.ii'idlv in dii.s last month ol Hi.- . .mi-st, ot ,
whleli only a lint'’ more, tnau l.if " ;
remain. If -di the agents will get Hmh |
clubs in promptly, and In time to secure ]
tiiu full election returns ot next week s
issue our annouiiceinetit of the I'itze sum
w.li bu very gratifying.
Who was the gaesset".' That is a very im
portant question, and one wno>-m answer is ■
necessarily delayed until the close of the .
contest, 'l he curious part of it is the per- i
son does not know th,- correctness ot trie i
answer. You may bo t'.v right one your- |
si if: perhaps your neighbor, we cannot I
tell.’The word was hit exactly, w.i.s spelled :
properly and ail and by only oil" per.-on i
so far. Even should you yet name tlie right .
wold and be the first one to do so m xt j
you would get your share of tlie !■' per cent I
that is sut'jeet to division n the cont.-st, l
und s3'.i besides. W, do not pl.u . a time I
limit mi lids in-w offer of SSO, breause we j
hardly know «iow to judge. It took two ,
solid niontlis hard pulling to tile lii'st .-or- |
rect answer. Now that the ice is broken, |
and perhaps by you. if you fe< 1 a cold chill I
inn over you as you read tills, you may I
lie sure it is of yourself we are writing. ;
Tlie next correct answer may come wl'liin ;
a week, or two w.eks. As yotir word may I
be light and as you get as many chances i
as yoa send subscriptions, it would be well
to hurry them right on.
And to think of .t! After dodging iround i
and iiunting about and getting missed so I
long the poor little word was tin.ill.i hit I
right between tlie eyes. Now keep ft up, -
keep Hie ball rolling and . . .- if ion dmi’t
get some of this money. |i |s only ono
word; it is not as hard to sp. Il mi thou
sands of answers we have received, lint wo
insist that you spell It ju. t Ilk.- it Is in
t!n> book from which it Is t ken- s.'O extra. '
Wo will state that the sentence quoted
from the book will be complete when u IH
right word is supplied, that tiler,' is ,
period marking a full stop and the eiose
of the sentence after th,- word that i--. n w
missing, that tlie sentence makes eeni’.leto
sense in its connection with th,- other .
of tin- paragraph from wh!-«i it is tak.n '
We off.-r this problem all in good r, u r
l: 1-- at perfectly fair .'mil open ;.- w< can
malto it. and there is no r.-ason at all v> '
some other on,- should not name this w.i-d
this w. lit and know tiiat he has t'he 1-m'ht
answ'er.
It, ad the advertisement of ui„ eontc t
carefully.
Address all orders to
THE ATLANTA ('O.NSTI TI'TH>N. i
MARCHAND ARRIVES AT CAIRO. !
Cairo, November 3.—Major Marchand t •
commander of the French ■■ x pi111.- • n .q :
Fashoda, arrived here at 7 o’, lock this
evening. He was nut at the railroad " I
lion by t.he French officials and r,-.- idents i
The explorer looked thin and worried. He
received an ovation on arrival.
fl® DECIDES TO
ABANDON FASHODA
French Ambassador at British
Court Will Soon Be
Changed.
SALISBURY TO STAND PAT
Republic Has Not the Slightest Tde
of Going to War with England
and the Egyptian Expedi
tion WiH Move Quiet
ly Away.
London, November 2.-"fra.ni
V. ILL RETIRE FROM FASHODA i ?
CONDITIONALLY,” THE PARIS ('Ol.
RESPONDENT OF THE DAILY MAiL
SAYS, "AND WITHOUT ASKING < 'O.M
PENSATION.
’ Baren de Courci.-l, whose term as i-'rem.h
ambassador in Loudon expired Jung ago,
bu . who nas neld on to conduct img.it:
tions -ilieet.ng Egyifl, will now be re".-..1'--:
and no haste will be shown to appoint ir
sited s.'or, with a. vl'-w of making From ■
J- .'Utt . it at Drit mb n. so • Em. .- ,
has almost lak> n Hi" place of Germany . s
the ohje,-t of Freix-h hatred
•’Baron de Cour, el,” rhe Paris corrcspon ■
<l, nt. of Tie? Times says, "gathered from .
eonversation held atter tin- last British cub
inet council Hi.it Lord Salisbury’s attitude
had undergone a eliange. the British pre
mier insisting tiiat il was impossible ti.
disregard public opinfon in Eng land, and
that nothing could lie d-me until Fashod-,
w.is " \ .mill! ted.
"SO I Alt AS FRENCH PI HI.IC 01’1?
1< i.N IS I’ONI'ERN I'-D, THERE IS NOT
THE SIMGH i’EST IDEA '>F G‘ >1 ' '
WAR FOR J'’ASIIODA, AND ANY GO\
EItN.M ENT ItOING S'> \\<U’l.D HF. ill.
GARDED AS A GOVERNMENT Ol'" IX
Bill I LES."
"We le irn fr.nn an unofficial sour.a ' .
Paris,” The Daily Graphic says this m< i
ing, "that (’iptaln Baratier beats insttii
lions to Major Marehaiai to return to J : A
odn and linn to withdraw Ills exp.-di' '■ cl i
the din clion of the t'pper I'nbaugni r ■-
north of the Congo, evaeuating J-'asho-.l
t>nd tim live posts established b\ him
of the frontier indicated in the Augb> <fl
"THE EGYPTIAN GOV ERN Ml’..N i
Wild. BE I.N \ TED To SEND lib
TO ACCOMPANY MAJOR .MARCH.'.'
AS HE RETIRES FROM THE BAIIR-Ei.
<1 \ZAL TERRITORY AND ’l’o Kl-jo'l
PY THE POSTS AS THEY ARE EVA'
DATED BY THE I'HENL'I! OFFICE!:.
TUI'S SODVING THE DIFFICI’LTi
Co.Ni 'EH.N I NG MAJOR MARCHAND.-
Rl-.\ 1' ’TI'ALMENT.
"When Major Marchand’s retirement
fully a■ complislu d negotiations bused
proposals submitted by Biron de ('.Hire .
to Gr at Britain will be openiil. I-’r.-.i:
is dispos.'d to recognize frankly that ilo
recunqiii st of Omdurman completely <
is tlio situation as it existed when Mio
Marchand was Instruct' d to pro. " .1 to ;
Nile. Tim l-’reii -h g iv, rnment will ...
state that had Major Ma re ~and been ,w.
i.f Iho kh'.'dlvial advance la- would m
have [itished Ins missiuii so far east
"These intentions have not yet been oft:
elallj' imparted to Gie.l Bri a!n. Kit tn< v
probably will be before Major Marchand s
evia nation eenimenci s."
FALIRE NOW HAS FULL CABINET.
Statesman Dupuy Secures Associate-i
and Advisory Board.
Faris, October 31.—The new cabinet
is constituted as follows;
M. Lebiet. minister of justice.
M. Dupuy, premier and minister of
the interior.
M. De Freycinet, minister of war.
M. Lockroy, minister of marine.
M. Delcasse, minister of fore'gn af
fairs.
M. Feytral, minister of ?,nance.
M. Leygusse, minister of public in
structions.
M. Deloncle, minister of commerce
M. Guillaine, minister of the colo
nies.
M. Virger, minister of agriculture.
M. Krantz, minister of public works.
BRITISH WARSHIPS READY.
Wt i Hal W- i. Nov< mber 2 ’. t
luh warships here, the flrst-elass bitt
Centurion, Die flrst-elass cruiser N ir. m
siis. the second-class .miser Hermione, the
torpedn beat di -droyer Whiting, the tm i"
do boat destroyer Fame, th.- torpedo bm-t
destroyer Handy and the first-cla-. gun
boat I’ aeo. k have cleared for action anl
are ready for sei at an hour’s notice.
The greatest sc.-n-’y is maintained as to
th.- meaning of t.lmse warlike pr. '.aratm
imt there is no doubt that important in
structions are expect' d at any moment.
A large Russian fleet is assembled at
Port Arthur.
