New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-23
THE BEEF INVESTIGATION.
s,-RcEoN DAILY AND COLONEL WOOD
RIFF THE CHIEF WITNESSES.

THE FORMER EXAMINED ONLY IN PART
THE LATTER TAKES ISSUE WITH GEN
pRA1. M1LEs-GENERAL EAGAN
TO APPEAR TO-DAY.
washington. Feb. 22.-To-day's proceedings
-. che Beef Court Of Inquiry brought out little
-, uas new The testimony. with the excep-
-, y, that OF DR.. William II. DAILY, surgeon on
~ staff Of General Miles during the war. and Of
o",ore, Woodruff. Assistant Commssary Gen
-, was generally in line with that Of yester
49, The canned roast beef was generally con-
aar,ned as unsatisfactory. while the refriger
"a beef was commended. the chief complaint
Ing that II often decomposed the way to
..mp The testimony Of representatives OF the
Subsistence Department was begun. that Of
Colonel Woodruff being the most notable. He
..-chssed more than eight hundred thousand
.oupd, Of canned roast beef and told of the
...,bod Of purchase and the reasons that
a-onpted it, He took issue with General Miles's
Intention that beef on the hoof the usual
sorrce Of fresh-meat supply TO the Army An
o,b.- feature Of the day the introduction of
NJ DAILY. who charged before the War Investi-
eating Commission that refrigerated beef at
ch,ckamauga. Tampa and Porto Rico had been
aver in regard 10 this charge, Colonel Davis an
ro.ncine that the contractors who were at
.o,ta5 were entitled 10 be Informed Of the ex-
animation on this point. that they might have
.rnle time in which 10 appear should they de-
s,-s 70 do so The law required this, he said
M Daly was accordingly excused after par
.ioi examination. and will he recalled later. Inc
,rves-igation will proceed tomorrow. when Cen
.,s1 Taran formerly Commissary- General. is
ev2ecred 10 appear and tell the story Of the beef
EMMY As viewed by his department.
THE TESTIMONY IN DETAIL.
v-her the court met this morning. Colonel Davis.
,bA recorder announced that the examination OF
witnesses 80 far summoned and reported was near
T., e,isned The court should consider now, he
,tou9at the questions Of further summons and
r-o,e5u-e and at his suggestion a secret session
was held
When the executive session was concluded Dr.
Dslv Vas called His examination by the recorder
- .o-5,c,ad SLOWLY and with great care. de-
...i,,.-~ with rntnutcness All Dr. Days duties
u,rs attached % the staff Of General Miles In
3s,,tor 70 those OF an Army surgeon they con-
,iss5 IN making special reports 10 General Miles
m camp sites water supply etc. Inc RECORDER
s,.r, b-oiig,t out the fact that most Of these
-erorte were verbal Geographic. therein di1erns
I'm ,re now famous meat report. which was the
,.,,.. ~ Dr DAYS being summoned as witness
-. r-fration differed considerably from that
% the previous witnesses
DR. DAYS EVIDENCE.
n. n.ty testified that be was assigned u duty
49, .h .e~ ~ General Miles and remained at
r,-oos until few days after the Shafter eNpedi-
,io, sailed his duties being miscellaneous. under
direction ~ the Army Medical Department. Thence
no went 10 Key West Miami and other points 10
.,.. .,-,-.oses carnp sites. Later he came North.
era nj
p,o ..u,re from Charleston after the General
,.-.,,re His duties no said were those Of at
.,i,. surgeon AT headquarters and general duties
incident "a the surgical and medical needs OF the
Army Sometimes he said. ne acted IN Response
-, written and sometimes 20 verbal ORDERS DoIo"ei
Davis questioned him closely in regard u his nuHes
and the source and character OF MS orders eNl-
s,,l,. vr,.h q ,taw 10 the bearing these develop
,er, might have on the witnesses analysis and re-
port on beef
n, DAILY said he remained IN Porto Rico five or
SIX days after General Miles departed. oeing
ordered 10 supervise the careful preparation OF the
transport Panama for bringing convaiesceii's
North in a manner above reproach. This was De
cause there had previously been considerable COM
ra,nt as 10 the Quitting OF returning transports.
He received these orders about August - ana
sfs- rioking up a load Of sick at various points
IN Porto Rico sailed on September and arrived
q, rorv Monroe on September 10, landing MS
na-ients IN a greatly improved condition re re-
rorfed 10 Washington. where he was H. ana re-
ceived sick leave. The Surgeon-GeneIaI was
rlessed with his work on the Panama, ana "lsheu
m 10 remain with her. While still sick AT Pitts
burg ne received orders from General Miles 10 60
on an inspection tour Of the new regiments in
The South which were being fitted out for service
n me tropics THIS was the trip on which Wit
ness became acquainted with the alleged en-
balned beef" Several officers were engaged IN
this inspection. Or. Days investigation was d.
.arfa ~ ar
the food supply and cooking arrangements OF the
REGIMENTS The general object OF the inspection
was 20 get the troops into the best possible con-
dtion for active service. and 10 render assistance
and instruction wherever II was needed. Reports
were made after the inspection Of each camp
visited These reports, IN the regular routine,
passed through the hands OF the General com
handing the Army on this trip he became so
81 that he was obliged 10 return home TO Pitts
burg where after remaining for some time on
sicA leave. he resigned.
THE "EMBALMED BEEF REPORT
In al OF this detailed recital the question Of
beef was not once preached by the Court but
when Dr DAILY had been chronoogicaly carried
through MS term OF service and out OF the Army
ire recorder handed him the famous "emba med-
beef" report and asked him If he recognized It.
Or DAILY said that he do. and IL WAS ali right
except perhaps the date which in the copy was
September O. To the best Of his recollection the
exact date was October IA The date, however
ne said was not essential. the report being genu-
Inc and IN the opinion OF DR.. DAILY, perfectly
accurate
Colonel Davis then addressed the Court briefly
saying that IL only within twenty-four hours
mat ne had been able personally 10 study TINS
report Of DR. DAILY. and he found therein certain
allegations against certain persons who mad mace
contracts for supplying food TO the Government
20 continue the examination Of the witness on
'hS subject IN the absence OF the persons against
"hom his charges directed would be 10 de-
p."t hem Of rights accorded 10 them BY law
ne therefore suggested that the other persons in
"'es'ec Che meat contractors should have rea-
''a'e notice Of the proceedings. and that the
witness be excused subject 10 recall. when the ex-
ANIMATION could De continued with the other in