The Portland daily press., 1899-04-05
BEEF WAS EMBALxED.
Surgeon DAILY Was Before Inquiry
Court Yesterday.
Testified That lie Found Boracic and
saIicylie Acid in Refrigerated Beef
Conclusion of war Commission Con-

/ DAILY, was the brSt witness fetore the
beef inquiry court today. He WIS a
m dical member Of Gen. Miles's staff In
Porto Rico, and hed previously testified
before the court and vas recalled to
complete testimony then began.
DIR. Days testimony dealt especially
with the beef supply to the army.
DR. Daily de allied the particulars of the
trip on the transpors Pnnama last Sep
tsmber which was in his charge. The
vessel had been provided on setting out
with the lest Obtninahle refrigerator
beef, but the vessel had not gone far be-
fore it became evident that It was not
good. He di all that no could to quiet
the complaints. but they increased and
the stencil soon grew % strong that it
pervaded the whole ship The odor was
indescI bable. The meat was condemned
aad thrown over1oart
Here DR. Daily took occasion to pay his
respects TO the war commission before
whom he had appeared tie sail tue
comm sion had 81 en- out the iinl res IN
hat tie deter y, ii IN OF the heei on the
Panama was uue to want Of ice. As a
mattar of fact the Panama bad an excel
lent refIi strator and it carried ten tons
Of ice 10 one of beef. he also Ieierreh TO
the ciiti ism OF the war comm 81 IN oil
his use OF the expressi IN IN NJ, report
hat the smell ahuut the reef was ike the
odrr OF borio acid. at Is, +" he said las
itjioult to say what smell is ike as
| / is for an ar ist to paint Tying
uTcau."
. "If the phrase was offensive, = he add
o Il nj hit have adopted the language
/ of inc sci iars. some OF whom sti it
/ ha ~ hila QTnHpe
u rcd it 10 a bouque of oessuools.
| DR. DAILY 81 ii he baa since made OK
| pet ipents upon the beef hlected TO
| treatment by boIatic mi 1 and had found
| il TO give forth about rs near such a
smell as could well be imagined.
| Major Les then read Wa ions reports
M d. by DR.. Daily, concer"iAg oifiti j
-pectiou OF the beef at the camps of
ia ssln,ille, LeSia ton and q ieka-
unnugm lie had found the rssh beef TO
ne apparently pre- erted by the Injection
| f some cnen al whi,h deslro,e ed the
natural flavor, anu w n must OF neees-
sity ave bpen mi .Iisus to the health OF
tuose eating II.
In one cuse ne had found the odor sim
a to thai Of Ia ded human body, and
ia another, speaking OF the udor. ne sald
Il Was unnatural, mawS ish, slcky,
iNe tha. of "A human cadaver. n ter AZ
II dertaker had inje It'd lis embalming
hECeeIh hllNG'
lie was sati fed that the beef had been
chen ienlh lr.pAred--that 1t had been
embalntu in tact. lie made "a chemi al
analysis OF u rc uum from the eef used
un the p uauut. and found distinct evil
dence # tue p essence of Doric an -atcy
lie ael, ;. D.. DAILY introduced joint
+ pr. rae by br. CLARK, chemist, anu
ID. aid and, chemist OF the deologl;a
surgey. on un analysis maize by them of
slduum rom the heel used on the PAM
n In this report they said hey had ex-
a inet the p)wde- furnished by Or.
Day
Both the lllue test and the TURNER c
pap,r test gave distinct. evioenoe OF the
. enct o - r. ACID. they y.
W also bt n d GOD reactions
w f &c de, showing the pr ssnee
cyl a ia"
IA res ns l .entral question, DR..
-5ie he Al clme IN UGH infor-
III % e., fir ter, of what he had testi-
III w D con O ~ in a
co f4o II i way, rendering it improper
10 lin To i've tAt COT ., sup
ri in the acts. tie thought that some
81 y sons had spoken TO him IN
IT o III Of what he had said. TAey
we Iroprielors of slaug hterlug
os an tie manufacturers of cnemi-
-n4s.
Aiur Or. DAILY had completed his testi
on. Ainjar LIE submitted written re-
quest from en-. Miles for the admission
the official repuro of IA regiments
testimony earring upon the question
o ne az CT of the Leef. IL was also
ajor Lac that G-n, Miles
hu bmi tea the nan es OF LIS oliic ers
Ii IN. to men wnom he de- rcd 10
h V the court summon rs witnt sses.
h., !. DAVIS OF. e5ied TO the acceptance OF
Z re OFT but aiaJor Lee urge hat tn
W maae ~ onor ard nat thr. sroul7
b Isel IT, 81 De oreoenoe as II u ct
con rnts were = :, orn 10. Neither of oea.
Mil-s's ieq ests "aS a tel on. The mL-
or $50 press d, but d not read,
er from Armour " Co., prop OF
a ,oces, the pre- ewing beef
artiticlnl means IL is Understood that 1t
Il g Leli until Mr.. oWeli appears TO
Vi his testimony.
To- couit then took recess.
m, rst witless of the afternoon SEES
to as ID. kuwIu Nicodemus of thi "a
d phia who served in the capa ity Of
surgeon in The toItl hltaa campaign.
Ae sai that 10th tie cnIned 10 st be
ms ne refuge Ell feef were ver} I'M
satisf ,ctory he hod ict rnrn 10 the
Uhiteu states IN the lalspo AlsSis'
sup ana found The reirigs4n. 0, neat
very uusatisiact r.. II was he sal , 81
gestive of dlssecting o III, Il o,dor
ing chaIacteristIc 81 an emLAliLea
bluy TIE beef LAD swedish acrld
.tste anu some OF tne men are cAline
e. rad M n e-ted symptoms 4 ptomaine
y Hr j Ter ed Tn L C tel had
un erl one chemical t.eitneut Lecause
{ ua-e ana smell Were dlnerent from
sac Lor4.al taste ana smell OF meat.
Lieut.. Dixon of the tenth cavalry, who
was commissary at Lakeland, hla.,
during part OF last 81 amer, said tnaH
20 cid not reoolieut that he mad ever
alked Win Mr. IA orehouse, Armour
gent at Lneelani ahout any sunJeo
OF er than Inc accounts, in the D estnet
Of Lieu Sampler.
The mea. supply WAS rsfrieerated beef
4 Il mas always 900 The idea hau neVe.
occurred TO him that the beef had been
chemio lily treatsd. Lieut.. Dixon said he
I'D no been fatora II impressed Win
the canned best and that 1t mud prove
a., I'm -auIsIaotoiy Is an article OF die
Dr. =. Devue oil Chicago, vas reco let
q Is an Inspector OF the agfioO lb1Tal a.
pa ment ana in 1894 niRne an Inspection
OF the packing huu SEES Of Chicago on con
llaints anu h1d mace Il report 10 the dt
psrtment This, however, could not he
found. no DR.. Devoe was asked to give
the best information he co4ld. lie pruyen
very unwilling witness, saying that he