The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-23

came nauseat5i lie did not suspect prestrva-
lives on the hs5i. although his taste suggested
an experience he Ind with preserves on an
antelope hunt some years beiofe pr. DAILY
said lie remarked TO no one about the matter.
Witness wanted 1t made plain that Colone,
Wcston had said nothing about the quarter OF
beef being experimental, and he han no fsa-
son TO suspect that the government was con.
duturE an experiment as TO the eNicacy OF
any chemical rrcservNtyc.
RoIiying 10 Colonel Davis witness said "
supposed ths beef was y part OF consignment
from the contractors. supposed TO Keep sew
entystwo hours in the sun. and perhaps Coio
ntl Weston was merely curious to see II tue
beet would stand the test
Recurring to the taste of the beef MS suk-
rtstiug an experience with preserving antelole
ricat witness said some years ago while on
ropts to hunting grounds In the West, he had
secured in Chicago what was reeommsndsa
as q pressryatiye--a white powder. II was
used in camp preserved the meat. but ne
latter when eaten. nnusea,ed him. An analy-
sis olNulged the presence Of horaelc and saui-
oylio acid In regard TO the Tampa expert
cnue, mr.. DAILY said Y did not erouso amy
s,.spiclon; he did not look upon The incident
as government experiment. and did not teei
ctiien upon to report any oticial action about
H. lie gave Il little thought then, and reply
ing 20 Colonel Giliespis said he first cons,d-
cred his Tampa experience suthclgnty serious
to pres mt 10 tho department when he had cN-
pe;i,uce with contract beef on the Panama
nr. Daily was then excused
/. Captain Il. H. l,eckham OF the suhsistcnce
department OF volunteers reported rs hrtgaus
cuinmssary Of the First cavalry brigade AT
Tampa. June 6, 1895 lie had NJ. knowledge
OF any experiments npon beef &c Tampa, no
accompanied the expedition TO Cuba and issued
canned roast heef ON the voyage and utter
IA, landing. On the transport Rio Grande
four quarters Of fresh beet We're placed, ne
understood, for the purpose OF experiment AZ.
though he had no knowledge Of any treatment
and knew nothing OF lts ortgiu. lie was M
stiucted to see how long Y would Keep. Cen
crai sumner gave HIM instructions TO care Tor
and watch 1t, Some of II was thrown over on
the second day out and the remainder on tue
tnrd day |, had been on M dpeS rs se 'nNa,
thrown over II was very offensive. Nouc OF
| IL was eaten by amy one,
Lleutenant Cole. sixth cavalry, who wa,
| also aboard the Rio Granle, which carried
| General Summers headquarters aud the -Four
| experimental quarters OF beef TO CUBA, was
! quarters than Captain Beckham. u was, h,
| snid. from some nfm OF beef packers anu
| was sent expressly for Experimental use by
the soldiers. with tho knowledge that Il wa
| thee days, after which 1t dceayed aud wa'
! thrown overheard. Some OF II was cooked be
| fore il spoiled Witness saw the piece cooked
bat did not cat it II looked we'll and IN, IN
! men who tasted it said il was all right, TIT
| officers discussed II freely. but none of then
knew how the beef had been treated, the pro
came very offensive and exuded dark, coasu
lated blood
Lieutenant Cole said he nte some Of tn
canned roast best aboard the transport be
FIRE It had been subjected to the tropicu
heat and Il was then fairly good, and he az
IL with a relish as u relief from bacon. Ate
IL had been heated in the southern climate
became Shiny and rather repulsive lookins
lieutenant Colonel IL. II. Humphreys
Twenty cond Infantry. said canned rons
brqf was issued to his command in smpl
u,iadtities prior 10 the surrender OF Sahtiagi
but nc Ind then heard no complaints about u
when refrigerated beef WAS furnished II WA
ut FIRST satisfactory but II spoiled in lars
quantities and tie men finally ceased TO cal
for II. The canned roast beef was then use
IN q stew, but the men would not cat
Witness did not know why. iie n,temptel
car the beef from the can. II did not tas'
right and he gave 1t up.
Brigader General Kent. who commande1
division in the Santiago campaign, SAID con
plants of canned roast beef came from IT,
ncn~-it seemingly nauseated them-but Y
took no action, considering these complaln
unaV oduhe ncidt nts OF the campaign. h
understood much Of the REFRIGERATED beol W.
spoiled en- route from the docks to the trooi
> because OF the delay incident 70 lransporvp
r. TRANSPORTATION was insufficient; It h;
The canned roast beef was tasteless he d
cared and often repulsive In appearance a,
apparently had all nutriment extracted. Una
the circumstances General Kent said he q
/ not consider the beef defects demanded NJ
special report. He did not attribute any
! the sickness TO want OF or character OF 100
! General Kent, replying 10, Colonel Davis. -
that beef on the mo-, won,o nave o,I ye
/ much the practcabilty OF live cattle supp
: about Santiago.
1 "
i, M ssary general and United States purchase
= agent and depot commsyary at Goyerno
(, Island New York, who was prominent III arr
. supply purchases, testified that he bought
= to;Al OF S2256.000 worth of supplies IN
- first six months of the war. lilo bought
= tween .CCV and 100000 pounds of cam
a roast beef, at cost ranging from llls 70
a cents per pound according TO the size OF !
- cans. Principal dealers would bid mont
I, Oh it, and when he received orders to VI
: canned beef he would sample tue herf "a
:. MAJ ket accept and order H. AT his discretion
- al contracts contained clauses providi
T. contractors should report my beer u
!, | prnyed unfit for without hndi1g IA
~ With the officials. Each box contained
a.. certificate Of inspection and approval r.
n mn officer of the agricultural lepartmant, q
~ proving the cattle on boof ard after kipuE
i. Tor Most OF tho beef was shipped 20 Tam
- The entire supply Ia New York and IN
entire country, together with $4,000 noul
"a brought from Europe. where 1t had D.
:, shipped was exhausted and the factcr'
-, Colonel woodruff understood were run NJ
~ and day 10 meet the extraordinary demand
!, Witness said he understood canned 70
,n ~ beef had been brought 10 the front IN
+. recent war becausc of desire to give the
,r dlar something besides salt meat c.,.
~ Heplying to Colonel Davis query Colo
~ woodruff aaid he had been familiar with
~, ca1nnaigns in the past twenty i've years
- never had beef ON the hoof beea usei
Is the fresh maat supply \ statement,
~ LA mat beef on tho hoof was the ne
IN source OF supply would not REPRESENT {
be rct-tly the fact This was brought ont
40 rrHDOnse to GpnerAl Nlllts ~
=. contrary. Colonel Woodruff declared
n fresh beef was secured from eontraeIqrs :.
80 refrigerated beef Is now practically hhlverl
a.. " used The beef brought from Europe :,
~. been shipped for use In the French ana %
~ IN contain Daniel Howell of the Seventh
~ fautfy said tho beef was not palatabe
was nutritoqs and cooked aG stem tsTp W.
lg have been ne 80, auanected the use
rnl about II, iie il"u NJ neef.
the chemicals IN Wy ~ cnntsfn How,
u testimony. can OF beef WIZ pt dssIared
,cr | aynn,luod by the court, being dcrlareu
~ captain Howell similar to that issled
lon ing the campaign,
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