Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-22


noticed upon the refrigerated beet
formerly furnished at Fort Riley, Kan.
where he was stationed. When he ate
1t at Santiago, he was inclined to nau-
sea-
Referring to the canned roast beef he
said 1t seemed to be scraps and the men
would not eat it. Witness thought the
beef on the hoof would have been pre-
ferable to refrigerated beef because the
cattle could have been driven to the
camps. slaughtered. ard cooked. He
had not suggested this because no cat
tie were near AZ
Brig. Gen. II. 8. Hawkins testified
that complaints against canned roast
and canned corn. beef were fled on tn,
transports. He heard no complaint af-
ter. landing in Cuba and knew little of
the beef question.
Capt. J. W.. Duncan of the 21st In
fantry. whose regiment was ut Tampa,
from April % until about June 20. testi-
fled that the canned beef did not give
general satisfaction, the men generally
complaining. He saw much of 1t
opened and it appeared coarse. unsea-
soned, tasted fiat. was In long strips
and the grease, "or whatever it was,
was in globules. Apparently it was
well preserved Complaints brought to
him he said, were that the beef was
repugnant. unplatable 1t was first
eaten out Of the can and subsequently
was cooked in steam form and in this
latter form was more satisfactory.
Refrigerated beef, Capt. Duncan said,
was very satisfactory: he ate it, saw
no difference hetween II and beef is-
sued at stations in this country and
never suspected its treatment with
chemicals.
Capt W. NJ. Hughes. 18th Infantry, who
was with his command during its stay at
TAMPA and in the Santiago campaign,
testified that he attempted personally to
use the canned roast beef but found 1t I'M
palatable II did not satisfy hunger and
he could not eat 1t. Such was the exper-
ence generally of the men 1t was stringy
and without nutritive value. He made.
Oct. Il. a report upon the ratious. in re-
sponse to the call Of his regimental COM
mander but. he said he would .n6t have.
felt called upon to make a report had he
not been required.
Col VIM. Ennis, 4th Artillery. said the
-
mort and more or less throughout the stay
Of his command in Cuba. None of the
men comn,a,ned while there but person-
ally he had taken ii as stew and was
often nauseated, Since his re- urn he ha,,
inu,,rcd of The men as to its effect and
were made. Refrigerated beef
was furnished after the surrender and
was satisfactory Everybody. he said.
liked II and he never suspected any use
os chemicals
"a great MANY of the men would eat
the canned roast beef and turn about
o,icklv and yomit Cant Ennis sa;d
"and finally they refused IN eat IL n, an,
Cant. Ennis believed much of the illness
among the troops was due TO this beef.
No other food caused vomiting immedi-
ately after eating. he said. but the sick
ness was only transient. Witness SAID he
Thought the INABILITY tn eat the roast beef
did NOT cause hunger because there was
an abundance of other food.
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"iaJor o'epiiei' D"nei' 'e'Heu' a'tacheo
to the Attn infantry, during the Santiago
campaign, said canned roast beef was is
srad ,r,ar 1.raina ,nd ,,.;, .f,ar ,ha
sueu ai'e' iai'ui''s anu u'.'ii ai'er ''ie
surrender and complaints of no very Spe-
cific character were made generally by
,ha MAN ana oan,.;rs NJ aaf,ita a.
'"o Nie" anu e"P'aS ->o "e"h''e az
tempt to remedy the defects in rations
was made, he said because all realized
,ho+ tho hast nossih,a was h.i,g aona nm
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der the circumstances, and they were
glad to get anything
After refrigerated beef was furp;sbed
80 was i1' "'se"
no complaints were filed except occasion
ally when it was tainted or spoiled. Wit
,ass s.;d be u,os surnr;saa tho, tho haof
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kept SO long as IL ana, nut ne never saw
anything unusual in its appearance and
,e,,sr snsnec,ed rho usa If c,,a,n;,.als 7,
'.u.. ...xa
was seheraiiy satisfactory.
Major Baker said he had made a special
.anor, unor tho ratio,s nursuor. 20 ,ha
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ad9utaht general ORDERS OF sept ~ bus
thought that had not Inc orders been
he would not have folt
,.uaa -, 80.
'aheo upon 10 make any report upon the |
natter He did not think the sickness in |