The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-23
DIR. DAILY ON STAND
His Charges as to'ChemicaIs
Not Touched.
THIS WILL COME LATER
HE WAS SHOWN HIS ENIBALMED
BEEF REPORT.
HE SAID 1T WAS PERFECTLY ACCURATE
Lieutenant Cole Tells of Beef Chemically Pre-
pared as an Experiment. General Ea-
gan viii Appear Before The
Court To-day.

SOuit iO-uoJs
Washington, Feb. 22-To-day's pro-
ceedings of the Court of Inquiry inves-
tigating the beef controversy developed
little that was new. The testimony,
with the exception of that of DR.. DAILY,
surgeon on the staff of General Miles
during the war, and of Colonel Wood
ruff, assistant commissary general, was
generally in line with that of yesterday.
The canned roast beef was generally
condemned as unsatisfactory, while the
refrigerated beef was commended, the
chief complaint being that it often de-
composed en- route to camp.
The testimony of representatives Of
the Subsistence Department was begun,
that of Colonel Woodruff, assistant
commissary general, being the most no.
table. He purchased more than 100000
pounds of canned roast beef and told of
the method of purchase and the reasons
that prompted it. He took issue with
General Miles contention that beef on
the hoof was the usual source of fresh
meat supply to the army.
Another feature of the day was the
introduction of DIR. Daily who charged
before the war commission that refrig
Grated beef at Chickamauga Jackson
vile, Tampa and in Porto Rico had
been treated chemically He was not
examined, however, in regard to the
charge, Colonel Davis announcing that
the contractors who were attacked were
entitled to be notified of the examination
upon this point that they might have
ample time III Which to appear should
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this, he said. Accordingly DR.. DAILY
was excused after partial examination,
and will be recalled later. The investi-
CATION will proceed tomorrow. when
General Eagan, Commissary General, is
expected to appear and tell the story
of the beef supply as viewed by his De
partment.
DR.. DAILY testified that he remained in
Porto Rico five six days after General
Miles departed, being ordered TO super
wise the careful preparation of the trans
port Panama for bringing convalescents
north in a manner above reproach This
was because there had previously been
considerable complaint as to the outfit
ting of returning transports. He re-
ceiyed these orders about August 23rd,
and after picking up load of sick at
September 9th. and arrived at Fort
Monroe September 10th, landing his pa
tients in greatly improved condition.
He reported to Washington, where he
was quite ill and was given sick leave.
The Surgeon General was pleased with
his work on the Panama, and wished
him to remain VITA her.
While still sick in Pittsburg. he re-
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on an inspection tour of the new regi-
ments in the South, who We're being fit
ted out for tropic service. This was
the trip on which witness became ac-
quainted with the alleged embalmed
beef. There were. several officers en-
gagged in this inspection
Reports were rendered after the in
spection of each camp visited. These re-
ports in the course of regular routine.
passed through the hands of the General
commanding the army. During this
trip he became so i'll that he was Obliged
to return home to Pittsburg, where, af-
ter remaining for some time on sick
leave. he rendered his resignation
In all of this very detailed recital,
the question of beef was not once broach-
ed by the court, but when Dr. DAILY had
been chronologically carried through
his terms of service and out of the army,
the recorder handed him the famous
''embalmed beef report and asked him
if he recognized it. DR.. DAILY said that
he did and it was all right. except per-
haps the date, which in the copy was
September DIST He said to the best of
his recollection the exact date was Oc-
tober nth. The date, however, he said,
was not essential, the report being gen
uine. and in the opinion of DIR. DAILY,
perfectly accurate.
Prior to leaving the stand. DR.. DAILY
was examined in regard to the Powell
experiment with beef preservatives at
Tampa. Colonel Davis pointed out that
it was merely experimental and no con-
tractor was involved DR.. DAILY said
Colonel ]. +. Weston called his atten-
ton to a quarter of beef which was
| hanging in the open and he was wait
ing to see what would eventuate. Dir.
DAILY did not recall anything of Colonel
Weston's statement indicating the beef
was other than part of the general
supply or that it had been treated with
chemical as an experiment. He noticed
that flies would not remain on the beef
and that no larvae were deposited.
Witness finally cut piece from the
beef and later cooked and ate it. After
riding horseback he became nauseateG.
He did not suspect preseryatlves on
| the beef. although his taste suggested
an experience he had with preservatives
| on antelope some years before while
hunting. Nevertheless, DIR. DAILY said,
! he remarked to no one about the mat