The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-13
6 TONS OF MEAT CONDEMNED.
HEALTH AUTHORITIES REMOVED
1T FROM THE MINNEWAsNA.

The Vessels Refrigerating Plant
ture In the Cold Storage Apart
ment Up to Summer Heat-Savan-
nah Firms ResuppIied the Ship.
The Condemned Meat Burned at
the City CremntOry.
About 1900 pounds of tainted meat was
condemned on the transport Minnewasl1a
yesterday morning, and was hauled from
the ship to the city creamatory The loss
was due to a break in some of the pipes
of the refrigerating machinery, by which
the temperature of the apartment where
the meat was stored jumped to a high
degree.
Besides the meat, there was also a large
quantity of vegetables and other perish
able matter, which it was also necessary
to destroy. Wagons were kept busy during
the day hauling out the spoiled provisions.
and about o'clock in the afternoon the
ship was clear of all stuff it was desired
to remove.
The fact there was spoiled provisions
about the Minnewaska was first communi-
Gated to the health department by DR.. J.
c. LeHardy, Jr., hospital steward of the
Third Regiment As soon as this informal
ton was received, the health officer went
in person TO the Mnnewaska, but the con-
dition of things in the apartment of the
ship where meat was stored did not re-
quire persuasive argument to convince
those in charge that it should be removed
IL was put aboard the ship in New York
and remained as packed, except the
amount taken out by the crew for its use
on the voyage down. The refrigerating
machinery was in working order before
the Minnewaska sailed, and it was some
what surprising when the discovery was
made that 1t was out of order and nearly
all the perishables had spoiled.
1t Is understood the apartment was kept
at rs degrees, and remained so until the
vessel reached Savannah. When it was
discovered yesterday that the meat was
spoiled, however, 1t was also found the
temperature had jumped to 60 degrees
which at once accounted for the trouble
The break is not such as cannot be readily
fixed, though, and machinsts of the shin
at once went to work getting the appara-
tus again in order.
There was of course no question raised
When Health Officer LeHardy condemned
the stuff. Capt. Hopkins was pleased
with the interest shown in the matter by
the authorities In order to hurry the
work DR.. LeHardy conferred with Com
missioner of Public Works Willink, and
secured the scavanger wagons to do the
hauling. All day the wagons were hust-
ling to and from the creamatory and
when the last of the stencil was removed.
both the wagoners and the men aboard
ship felt considerably relieved.
The apartment from which the meat
was removed was thoroughly cleaned
and disinfected, the last particle of uues-
tionable provisions being taken out. No
means were spared to cleanse the sur
roundings so there would be no further
trouble.
When the meat was loaded there did
not seem to be any doubt that it was in
good condition, and would have remained
wholesome, had it not been for the dis
arrangement in the refrigerating machiu-
cry. The delay in reprovisioning this de-
partment may have had something to do
with countermanding the original orders
about leaving early this morning. An
other supply of meat was obtained how
ever the most of which was loaded last
night