New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-24
GENERAL EAGAN APPEARS.

2, WIS nearly o'clock when General Eagan' who
bsd arrived from New-York. was presented 10 Inc
covr, He wore the full-dress Uniform OF D'sa-
aior-senoraL He gave his name az Charles !.
1,sqsn Brieadier-General Commissary Department.
s,d added: Il have no sta lion at present
Proceeding in reply TO questions he said ne con-
eid.re4 carefully the question o. resh peel 10
frn Amy wnen beef on inc hoof or rei:lsstS,ta
tHo n,,g not ne supplied He was fayoraoly i'm,
,reeze0 with the canned roast D'e4 'a'..- -.
Litnd Win other officers of the DepaI imehl, ~
uil.cu a.. JIl understood the Navy mad used IL
Co. MANY wears with entire sat slaci"ll, -... -
enaaktnc OF the shipments 10 Tampa ne salu ~
IONS for seventy thousand men ne I{' IT, in
eia n;rq canned roast beef II the intention 10
not as they liked. The best way! me -, 80 or otber
be- used was in stew with tomatoes " o''''
a'se 6rsi complaint about this beef came rom
cI,'i ie IhIiD REED Of the Commssary Depart
rerort All responses indOrsed tht 49, to., cam.
J ne ~ yin Inc var and there were many CON
e1ltatlons with packers iepfeseti, f,or1 ne re-
Leepns OF pee Rl.rirerated Sect ana frozen beef
Itere scnt 20 Tampa FOR test ana 1Siin5 vol,
,c,'o, vas that the frozen spoiled hIst MINI FUi
, pogoiier SAID General Eagan Inns %e5
process oeef-that IS beef treated VIII Inr Sa
sicered u posslDS ~ h Government TO buy and
inc PioP""Yogr herds 10 cuba never considaioo
ser9usy 1,sv,s then read the contract with swirl
NCC f,r Inc Porto Rican supply OF Ie!i ny. 49,.
D. c.reraI Eagan having idenuhed me COY
IT, ,o.f concern required 10 pHt u. 'a' -
Ii r,iants On ships where neces7tIS -
- ~ dom steers weighing not less 'tH ~" "a
~ , - and should bee 50 preserved by le me -. -
on -. ,'r0ce4- 49, be 'pefirctls Bocu on -. -
e'a'it v,o hours al or delivery rom e .,'o a.
~ 80 an ship" twent}-io Houias 49, -,
iIi'.r. from any Refrigerator NE - 1Gi..r
I.,s RET al any port 10 tIe piop..' .o- ,b.
H'sn( Inited StateF." similar 'oh1Ia,a -. ~
oi,i v Tor the forces in cuba was Pr1IS.% said
suif,e, = Co were the lowest Dluot 49,. -
7Mnt ian In response to question: anu
exp.ainlng further ne 81" s the he.f should b.
NY tA'' o6 fqr aeventy-twO hours HI'ei II ~. ~
pe''eriy a. from their plant on shoie an hs.r
~ f...r hours 90 the conIa,' HiN,' 49,"
~ ',sl No Inc result Of a cleric go. ,,,t,t,ea
OF - no.. a.. var came. General f.aE,h
NJ "',, -, tiIree Dlsns for At fresh De- 1890
mo. 80 l.ef beef tho hooI 20 h, -. ',.1
en- ~ ',r..tors ana for the 6oNethhl't.' ~, 80
pt - md All his experience lnub.'a u H., ,,.o
Ilf ,r.t.D,, OF the GOVefnmeHi o" la1'i. 80. -
tIi'' .,.,ouse as4d trouble stray lNb "a -,
i'''- - t1-nrvcuieuce " aiaubHl'. o. "a. > ia.
.' "l." a., believed the pohc- OF ne W o. -,
49,. 90 be- against beef on ne H,oI .i,,.+i.l
~ .,,,nl, could bo had. br-I Tor uvorS 20 If
D.. 'ookcd unit. the animal .5.i "hrt,. and
IT, H. si,,t.d beef he considered hrs' ,r,,,,,,t-sd
Ittt'i, H., ha.f concerns offered u anu s"'
y men -. '', tion he accepted IT, .a ,h.
~ erti Taean in explaining why w, 81 Is',aI
-'.rs.te with the beef concern" 20 u,o,.,n,issary
S u,av for contracting was for the e'''s4