The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-08

to the consideration of the allegation made
by Cen Miles that the refrigerated beef
was treated with personalities, but the
statement is made upon the threshold of
this question that but little testimony
was submitted by him in support of this
contention"
The inference drawn by the court from
the absence of such testimony is adverse
to the existence of the practice alleged to
prevail by the major general command
ing. 4olsBals
Attention is then called to the fact that
the testimony bearing upon the chemicali-
eaton of the beef deals with ii only at
the time of its issuance TO the troops, and
an analysis of this testimony is made with
the result of showing considerable diff
ference of view as to the sustenances
used and the mode of their application"
Considerable attention is given to DR..
Days testimony concerning the refriger-
ated beef on the transport Panama and
also to his report concerning the beef sup
piled to the immunes stationed at Chicka-
manga. Referring to the doctors analysis
oil the residuam from beef secured on the
transport, the court calls attention to the
fact that he approved the findings of the
board of survey, and that Notwithstanding
there were other medical officers on board
no reference was made by him 10 his sus-
treated.
Referring to this and to another incident.
the court says:
THE testimony shows that the beef
treated by the Powell process which was
declared by DR.. Daily 10 contain boric and
salicyclic acids, was, in fact. treated by
umigation, and the materials employed
contained neither boric nor saHcylic acid"
Did Not Cause Much sickness.
A chapter of the report is devoted TO the
consideration of the cause of the sickness
in the army in the Santiago campaign.
but "the court finds it impossible TO con
clude that either the canned fresh beef
or refrigerated beef appeared TO any APP
probable extent as causes of intestinal
diseases"
Speaking of the ration as whole. the
court says:
AS to the effects of the food supply.
having regard to both sufficiency and
quality, it seems to be clearly established
that the army ration as supplied, without
modification, to the troops serving in the
West Indies was by no means we'll adapted
for use in a tropical climate. If this be
true, the unfitness of the ration should
have manifested itself by it's failure 10
keep the troops, who subsisted upon it,
in the best possible condition for service
in hot climates. This in the opinion of
the court, is fully esta blished in evidence.
The insuf1ciency of the food supply in
Cuba and the irregularity attending upon
its distribution, due primarily, to a mark
ed deficiency in transportation facii-
ties and the condition of the weather and
the roads, appeared, 10 some extent, as
causes of disease among the troops who
were thus insufficiently and irregularly
subsisted
Tried to Get at the Truth.
In conclusion, the court explains that.
with a deep sense of the responsibilities
devoVing upon it, il labored zealously to
bring out the truth. 1t does not believe
the calling of other witnesses would have
added materially to the knowledge gained
by the court.
The document is signed by Maj. Gen.
j. F. Wade, as president of the court, and
Lieut.. Col. George B. Davis as recorder.
Gen. Miles, when asked tonight wheth-
er he had any comment to make upon
the beef report replied that he had read@t.
But 1 have nothing to say he added,
"either about the report, the method of
taking testimony or the conclusions reach
ed"
Does that mean that so far as you
are concerned, you will let the matter
rest where the report leaves it?"
81 have nothing to say" replied Gen.
Miles.