The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-21
BEEF FOR THE PHILIPPINES.

BEEF FOR TIE
Problem Of Supplying Fresh Meat to tho
Army and Navy in the Far Eaat-Five or
Six Days Required to Cool the Meat sum
ciently LarEest Cargo of the Kind.
Two million pounds OF beef which cannot
spoil has left New York for the Philippines.
All went In one vessel for the feeding OF tho
navy and army engaged in operations in and
around Manila.
The problem OF sending fresh provisions to
the Philippines was much greater than Cuba
or Porto Rico presented. Two difficulties had
to be overcome. One was distance. the other
was climate. The simple device Of keeping the
meat fresh by placing It in rooms cooled to 30o.
which is sufficient for a short trip and mod
crate climate. would be absolutely worthless II
attempted for a long trip and the high temper
atures through which a vessel must pass in
going to the Philippines. To overcome the
difficulties a ship specially built for carrying
fresh mutton from Australia to England was
purchased. She Is now the United States re-
frigerator vessel Glacier.
She proved herself practical for that work.
and is therefore not even an experiment now
that she is to do similar work for the United
msnt advertised for sealed bids Tor between a
million and a half and two million pounds Of
month. The contract was awarded. Expert mf.
ments as to the shrinkage In weight OF frozen
m meas thar SsTe dme.asa RfeTi N / t as4 e there los, wf Is fSs
the whole substance OF the meat must remain
IN weight. Orders were then despatched to the
Western agents OF the company to which the
dred OF the very best staii-fed beeves. These
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had recovered entirely from the trip and then
slaughtered Each animal was carefully eI-
hurriedly auartered and slid into the refriS-
e Sra was ssr sSdH u w ooolsd haR Tssas had Ra h Sssu h %aas
these quarters to freeze t%hrouehto the bone. :,
ninety hours at most would be NECESSARY to
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the GsTs s. 9SSd $50 i bSun aS:G 81 Beef sfsfhs s q Been 80 , al 2,
Glacier, Tss mstSeSS Of ss;tln ,sa the |%f Ss f%s
E Ssls up Tito an az AZ door g s0l PH. g On o sss
Inches in the thick hind quarter. i: Is drawn
out. and then a small Thermometer like those
used BY physiStans IN taking the tsmp.eraturs
sbou. a6S$%l Then the hole, is Soreed despe !.
koiIk -IlklU W th6 uOnt, IHt tutTu1On0I6E lB
again inserted. and II IT again registers 20o It
is S SiFsai H. sh H., The let a ~ 5S5 6 y frozen 0oSDd thr S Q hal,
frozen the task Of loading IHs'bb Began GouH The s ensi ines
had been at work. the piper, running all around
coated with %frost-If you wanted to 60 in there
you had to wear a heavy oveseoSt; Y was arc;
tlS a work vas se mean" on. '2 $4,000 81 oNi panna atte 81 n Let
rsiriserator oars ior tTansportstion across the
riypr not nna NJ tho nlartaFR ~ haaf UNA -
At Manila a tremendous refrigerator store
tSSsf Topical % tfHf heat te q the t' PHI PhilI hHsi ne ef f6T %an 70
reiniseratsd 4oo lSns spNS S4 nii f Il P Ss d Il tntS ,h 20
irSzsn nsss SeTe ai!oSsd 20 ' shsw t ont
sSmptl.n. There is a de'rostfns arranaen 1ent
,s ass n ae room se MitE TradS. fiit9T risinE sem It Is a
lures; The first room is kent at q temperature
Second 80, H star tss az s ss5ssa ana s. raised tho to s ssmpa The
ture up to 49,. and thus the process Of de-
frostine continues gradually raising the meat
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even though the Glacier goes by way Of the
Suez Canal. 1t can be easily understood that
preserve 1t. Beef 10 shipped to Europe I'M
frozen. being kept at a temperature Of about
3s.. and arriving in good condition. but The
air is moderate. but only a freezing tempera-
ture will preserve meat properly for so long a
has to pass through the Mediterranean and the
Rcd seas. the Indian and Pacific oceans. The
Glacier will stop only four times for coal and
water before reaching, Manila. In fact, this is
the only element OF risk in the entire trip. The
only, possibility for any mishap lies In the
breaking down OF her machinery or the giving
out OF coal and water. Every precaution has
been taken In these particulars. for the vessel
ceived a thorough overhauling from stem to
stern. and all arrangements for getting coal
and water at Port Said and the other coaling
stations have been perfected.
1t Is the first time that frozen meat has been
shipped In any such quantity anywhere in the
world. The pains which are taken. to make
this trip success are warranted by the antici-
patton that It is by no means the last load OF
fresh beef which the GLACIER, will have to take
to Manila. Even though ARuinaldo surrenders
promptly the army and navy will have to re-
and the Glacier will solve the problem OF fur
nishing them with fresh and nourishing meat.