The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-20
CHEMICALS n THE BEEF.


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Arny hsss EsSsys 81 f-sxx1xry ez1scs13sz the
fakl1g 81 Testimony ~ T<srr T1eawsrwarta
~ aEs01 to-day ar6 AZ A.z5 1erz-@ssS for CEa.-
e@@1. xhsrs sse ssssso-@ will he resumed
Msr6sy nssrn@zx TAe soss xztnezs EXAM
Izes EsySay Was S-rge. Erwzr1 NaS0n.
Trosr A, FzrsT Tztfe1 States cavalry. 10
czzsd a. Fert RHsszson. Ses., WHO srFe4s
az r@gfT3n1zE GaSsrzzksaEv seTgr&1z a.
Lakeland. Esa-, ana 9urtng the Cuban CHR
szsxz.
ssrgs. &zss1's testimony Was probably
TIE n1cst aissc: TIA. Gas beer sSd9esd szree
.ne cEzsyt left GA4esg1. witness declaring
sEszt neat received a. Lakeland fer use in
saks regiment was ~'ua6oass ely CHEMICALLY
treated" An axsrE Of ArrsgSur L. Co, he
further ts<Saaes. tod nss a. the tine tat
ia4s raesi bad beer trsssAt with what was
called prsseryali-s. WaH@xs refused 70
aErsgt TIE meat
Serge. Asxor was snserroga.es isdsvsGs-
sssy hy eseh member as re cou-f, ard
eosasS not be shaken in His testimony.
TIE ccur; met a. ID osekaek tbs morning
Il tire court marital room q. the fort Serg1.
Mason. whoss fsssure to reach the s0rt yss-
terGzy .zsa6e II a@cessary ror The court 70
taks Sunday testimony, was FRS eueszicE-
I'd by Recorder Davis. He so.3 Of the meat
furnished o. The voyage sron TAMPA 10
Tasa- No com psslntx were made o. The
canned roast beef. but the meat was taste
s@se ara unsatisfactory generally, and had
10 ~ shrawn overheard. In Cnha the nen
q his regiment wo1la nct eat ire canned
rcs.s beef. ard AZ rule = was tarown
away. TIE refrigerated beef issued after
the surrender WAS coed. bat as a rule /;
x-sciled before il could be used
The witness was then taken "a hand hy
MAJ. Lee He said he waS ce;x.zeG commits
ssry sergeant al Lakeland about Aur5 q
and served as such through 10 this close
Of The Cuban campaign.
Did you a. commisszry sergeant or act
sng corsnassafy sergeant fer the regiment
draw an. refrigerated beef al Tampa or
Lake.andg asked MAJ. Lee
Il aid. lsas''
what oecurredy"
The meat We received Was IN appearance
ane. bat II Was undoubtedly Chemically
treated. One morning I went down TO ,ae
refrigerator car 70 draw meat, and l OBJ
Of Armour e. Co. was there I DO no,
know what his name Was. He told me al
re same time that the meat had been
- VII what Vas called 'pfsseryaare:
something IKE raraAine wax. There was
aEst coating on tie outside OF the meat
objected 10 the color OF sne meat. and re-
fused 70 accept H. Our cynm.ssary Off,
eer game down. and he refused to aecep.
it,
About what time was THAR"
The 18th or 18th of Nay"
who was the Officer thai came DOWN."
Lieut.. G.. j. Hartman.
Aooni how much was there Of tbs meat
Probably sssee pounds .hat vas IN the
ear
did you notice 1t generally"
I examined The meat very carefully. As
eomznissary sergeant l had handed nea;
before. TIE meal was undoubtedly spoil
ed =
Were any reports made by Armoar's
ager, a. the time 10 the harrsu.ness
Was IL 9tsrusset7''
NY recollection is he ssid The preparation
used did net hurt ire mes: that Il was
ard said the meat would be al righ, ia
the interior next 70 the bone.
did r. state where this had been done?''
NO sir"
Where had the meat come from before
coming 10 Lakeland -
81 DO rot know. Il came in carloads
probably from cAscago or Kansas CITY
Night u not have come from Tampa
Yes. sir"
.eYoa know. as a matter Of fact. that
tfsare was q refrigerator establishment
there where meats wers sent 10 the va
q know that think our meat came
from Chicago. IL was not billed in any
way 20 the conagsaLsssry.
ut was rot billed in anyway 10 the
cosngraissarys 1t came entirely 10 the
aSenty'
Il, came 10 the agent entirely"
TO whom would he report IN regard
70 the meat Would he report 10 the
.'He woss.d probably notify the commits
sary Officer. We would go down in wagons
and get the meat every morning"
By Gen. wasie-Wers yoa at Lakeland
when tsae car was openeds'
II do not think that ] opened the car.
bat was there when i was eg,snel..
WAS II regular refrigerator carr"
Yes, sir
III had only 900 pounds In ~"
NO ssr the car was fua when IL came
was the meat you got oas Of tire car
before that treated
YES. sar. suppose the same as the
Fess az tt
'sNo. sir We would take about a car
week We had fosfr regiments there
the Second Mas~st.hasetfs the Seventy.
second Sew xers. First aud Tenth cav
WAS al the NEE, you sot there treated
asth pre~esvaltnaT"'
That euuid nns say. The oniy thlR.
| knew VAS that ArrueslFs agent told me.
Gees. Gillespie How ala tfse agent happen
"a tell you about the appearance az The
fsfsaty'
ing and IL srneaies hsd. aud mad bad
appearances Tsae agent 3sst sf.apiy <gseak-
lnx ~ Il. sati; That Is pye~eFysjne That
= she chemical We tssA 10 protect the meat
was do pos kne.."
.'Nvas shiz agent 8t Lakeland Or Tam
pa
sst&a came iap from Tampa
s'TAa You w'AsA tna court "a understand
that very agach o. The ussst suppEed 10
ynu cf thas refrigerated hceg had been
treated eaarr.icslsys@
~ wesisa not swear tsst IL gas | will
ssv snat ~ ay 0ns.sen II uss
'aNG yeo eaS ere attention ef the
NsfEs8nt 70 tAat gae2i EsEag treated
Il ga sis~s the attention Of ruy ccp.rsls-
saw officer tny immediate ss8{asYsor
~ Gen C3,sorge SS Davis" I'D aig the
nssa4 yysa SAT- AZ Lakeland appear - have
shs~ glossy Sarfaee Aas aarafs'1ef~'
Yes. ssr.~
~I,la you say 'has it booked Ike pazaf-
fus over <
@Aa the ear usas We received aaa tha;
appearance"
''Fsew aaepns the eses xoa received late
IN G9asa 80
ss.y'7le rsA tcfisy ~ the tseas we received
az gaEsSa sas5lks1 60 :xs> e ~aS tha faMts
OF ths riasssats. as / fh<saehs as ere tsrse -
~Is.d Il have sAts white appearance e.
- rosls4 naS s&y because Il was al II
eiefSSs
'.wha MAS present beside yourself Al;
shgs interview With the agent ~ Armour