The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-22

al July 70 wher be was stricken with
yellow fever. Canned roast beer he saia.
was first used afttr the landing and com
plaints followed at once He ette.no,sl
personally 20 Gvc Il. but found unnsia-
table It ara nut satisfv hu0se~ ma he
could not cat f. Such was the cVDcrirnc ce
generally of the roen. II was strincv and
! without nutritlvo value.
| Capt william Ennis @th artillery wa
with the shafter expedition ana rouaioe8
az Santiago until August "a H. Eats the
| canned ronet teef vas used on tho trans
ports and moro or less throughout the
stay OF his command On Cuba. None M the
men complained while there. but nersona,-
| ~ he had taken It as stew and had
found the effect nouseatng Since his re-
turn he had inquired OF the mer ss 90 ite
effect and complaints were made TIE tool,
no action about it IN Cuba because hc
heard OF no notable complaints and dli
not consider action necessary.
Refrigerated beef was furnished after
the surrender and was found 20 be salts
factory. Everybody he said liked % and
he had never suspected any use Of choini-
calls Since DC had reflected. he was .ur-
prised that he had been able TO keep
twenty-four hours after being issued.
a great many Of the men would eat ihe
canned roast beef and turn about quick
ly ana vomlt." Capt. Ennis said "and nn-
ally they refused To eat it at nll.r
This was said ga response to question
as 70 the causes OF Illness among his
troops. Capt. Ennis believed much OF g.
was due 10 this beef No other food
caused vomiting Immediately after cat
ing he said but tho sickness was only
transient
Major General Sumner. of volunteers
who was colonel Of tho seventh cavalry
az the outbreak OF the war ana command
ed brigade Of cavalry through the santi-
ago campaign. testified that complaints
about roast beef were heard ln the lines
but no action was taken because" az he
declared. there was not any use rh7f
was all We had and It would not do any
good" Refrigerator beef was furnished
after the surrender and was good. except
that much OF it spoiled before reaching
camp, nvc or ak hours being required to
bring 1t from the depot
General Summer said when ne loft Tam
pa. his adjutant. capt Howe reported
that some one had placed ON board two
quarters OF beef which he claimed az the
result Of treatment would keep In the
tropics two or three days. The second day
It became so offensive that &c was thrown
overheard. lie did not know who put the
beef on board or bv what authority. Capt
Howe had been directed 20 write portc-
ulars
General sumner said he attributed none
Of the sickness 10 defective food
Major jesse NJ. Lee SIN infantry who
Joined his regiment at Santiago July y
said refrigerated beef had been furnished
seemingly daily and frequently spoiled be-
fore It could be soften to camp, two miles
from tho city Much difficulty On trans
porting it was experienced and. aside
from putrefactlon. there appeared little
ground for complaint Major Lee was
vey stong IN the opinion that beef on foot
would have been moe satisfactory I'm Cuta
than refrigerated beef. although he said
hls opinion might result largely from the
fact that all his experience in the civil
ana Indian wars had been with cattle in
herds
Capt. James. }. Jackson an infantry
who was In the battle and Siege N santi-
ago said roast beer was issued on and on
while they remained In Cuba