The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-16

CHICAGO. Mareh is.--rhe last Witness
cs.'st before The army beet eoart OF In
auirx sedsy proved 10 he sensational. lie
Was III ottiser Sf the regular army. First
Lieut.. NJ. r. Davis, 81 the First cavalry.
called al he fesaues; of Mai. isee. the rcp-
resensailse OF Gen. Mes. Llsut. Davis
testified that in tsuha onc-half of the can
ned rva~t beef ISSUED 10 the soldiers waa
thrown away. because IL WIS nnsi; 10 eat
He testified that he had opened ore can.
himself and found maExoss in IT,
MAJ. Lee asked: How d.d the magSots
get IN sheYs9'
"Tney wege canned in there the wit
ness replied
Col Dasss-Ars yoa aware tina, In tho
proeess OF canning this meat underspes
vsueh an intsrss hest that no animal NE
could survive in it,
II don't mean TO say they were alive:
they were dead
The board left for Omaha tonight. In
sneciion Of the stock yarss VII be made
a; Omaha and Kansas City. and at The
latter city some evidence win be taken.
The intention of the cenrt - TO return 70
Chicago BY next Tuesday and proceed
with the examination OF witnesses here,
The evidence brought forth today was
largely cunp.ative in Its nature, manly
With reference 10 the condition of canned
and refrigerated heef when Issued 70 the
troops on sn.p,asrd and In Cuba and In
effect upon the soldiers.
DIR. john u. shaw.
DR. John b. Snaw. OF Joliet. ILL.,. sur.
geon OF the Third Iilinos volunteers. tss
titled that on the voyage from Newport
Ne@s 10 Porto Rteo canned resass heef was
issued. and there wss great deal OF com
paint abof; IL. II was strsnGy. PUPPY ard
nauseating. and dsd NOT seem 20 nesrish
tho men. Much sickness followed tho usa
Of T. The witness attributed the sickness
10 ptonsaine pa!soHag. He believed pta,
maine wou.a desesup In the hot ssn N
Ave or SIX hours after "a can VAS opened.
II the NEST were properly sterllIzsd psa-
maine would not develop. While in Porto
Rico. tweuty-ii five miles frnn Poace. tAs
matter OF ratsons was taken oat Of sas
regiments hands TO a great extent Gen.
Gssr1 sstmea 10 know more ai,auf Il than
ANYBODY else THE wisnss~ took no Yav.
ticulas insereat n them because OF the ac-
Ton os Gen Grant.
He csnnes ylolsie the iawg'
*tsse did"
IBID ne Sssate ersess9r
'.Eie iseuei whatever ne saw ft.''
THE .aw requires the surgeons 10 super.
wise the cooking Of that which ~ .sssssl
Ind you interest sosrrsEs.f 70 Ascertain
what was besrg issued 20 the enlisted
men,
We saw ahai was kss,Ied ard took II
bscsuse We e0isad nas get anything elise
We had canned roast besf nearly ali ;he
while. afssl sas n,en refused 10 eat Il. 1t
was ordered condemned. ard we buried
9ts OF IL. Ore II saf m%n SAID IL Nc dsi
nos bury sf. IL would bury Us. A fssard OF
survey wa~ ertlsf@d. taif | neser aesrd
Anything more ahoat e. As 10 the rsfrsx.
efsfor bses very little % 4 was sfassi a.
snrse~ana rfega ~ IL w1sssd have fs isa cut
nr. 10 nos shsrk any cslernscass had bren
ussd on the meat IL was simply assossaAi.
TIE meat nsi undoubtedly beeh se4sd upon
by the heal. which had spftenet H. The
IN; and grease and gsAas.ne had ell inter-
mingled with the fibre
some Men Poisoned.
Under cross-exasuinaifon ur shaw
told about being called eHt one night 10
look after tbs msn Of Company A, who
were reported to have been poisoned by
satlug canned roast aesf. he said they
vsnsfted seasfulsy. aad * seemed that
laype=sernse tasscsISss OF Enorphims would
hardly sssisve tbs psln. Tasy we're SILK
gar so-ne days sfssrwari. vith a great
seas or darFhoea az3 intestinal tFpssb.s.
'',snen vse Hsen ceased eating ire ea unesi
rfsmss Tnessf ~as tEers ANY improvement -
asked MAJ. ises
Tss Ghe eaaTxA rssaxt beef generally
9Avs theGs diaFFaosa and gastra ensf-
isszts
did yea. IN an official way. recommend
iss dsHc5ngInuaneer
eaes. asr 30 my immediate commander"
md sts sorsniss@ry essue asouna and
tra eat how siaeN~ tatnas wsrsy'
He emgsss several sfns@s and tod tss il
vaS all yssat. 1 think II xSs iapf
Piper lE1 told uz Il ass ali right anA ws
unEta have fs eat lt. Iog4ssts;ses we aaso-
stasuts1 @E48k saey called haeon bot a
grvax asa1 90 stat had gnaExpss ta Is ard
Asa ss sae eosszsesnsxd. II we ha4 depends
al sspssA ssas army Tagsome TAR sessyvs
soGAs9 haYs eaan star ved 10 seatEs. TFsav
spent al siaa sfsssf8ss sa~y got te bsEy tflnss
IA eat ssfhsT at ,ae s0snrlsasrY store or
In sAe egsy
what was she brand on this earned
rssa~t assfEt
II sAlax Is Haa r1i.oy. MeSeii & faossy.
/ aaa Fsg sure trfsa 10 eas sofras ~ ~
asst could not. lt WAS absolutely rsyoit-
snE'
sa.Sg yfsss arss~v ID esnsssfsa ossa If fss canxr
we tired 40 Aaxe II served fFssrns-sszse-
~ asft aYzeA@r Sfas taf@nze nemt pasxfses@
tten sossia sef Ia 4fseoss az a4oa &s tns
can Ssa ossasa l thinx ptosHssnez wsrs