The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
ACIDS ROUND N ARNYBEE
Doctor William H. DAILY Tes-
titles Before the Court
Of Inquiry
CRITICISES WAR BOARD.
Says Some Analyses of Embalmed ri
Meat Were Not Published in Re-
ports of War Commission.

Detected tho Appearance of Boric and Sal
icylic Acid-Other Government Chemists
Examined Beef, and Analysis Showed
Same Result As His-Was Not Proper
Food Article.
Washington, April 5.-Dr. William
Fl. DAILY, who was Chief Surgeon on
the staff of General Miles, was re-
called to the stand yesterday morning
by the beef court of inquiry He
related his observations at Tampa
whenhe saw Il bad quarter of beef on
the Comal. A piece of this meat eaten
by him made him i'll. Colonel Weston
told him the meat was there TO see
how long it would hang in the sun.
In contradiction of the emphatic state
ment of Colonel Weston. DR.. DAILY pos
itively denied that there was any
further conversation between them
as to this piece of meat.
81 believe | asked him something
about how it was prepared, and my
recollection is that he winked at me-"
said Major DAILY.
Referring to his observations in Por-
to Rico, he said: II want to empha-
size the fact that there was good.
newly-built refrigerator on the Pana-
ma. We had about ten tons Of ice to
preserve about one Of meat.
81 want to emphasize this because
the report of the War Investigating
Commission indicates that there were
not the facilities for keeping this beef,
which is not in line with my testi-
mony. I wont to make this statement
because | believe this court wants to
get at the truth.
"The beef on the Panama was put
in the refrigerator and spoiled"
DIR. DAILY got another shot at the
War Commission by observing that
the day he was before that court the
line of questioning was so peculiar
and he was under such cross-question-
ing as to the odor of decomposed boric
acid that probably he had not made
himself clear on that point
81 might have used the expressions
that some of the men used. Some Of
them said II smelled like hell; others
that it smelled like the devil"
DR.. DAILY said that since testifying
before the War Investigating Commits
sion he had made investigation with
boric acid and beef juice, and had dis
covered confirmatory evidence that
an odor of decomposed boric acid
exists when combined with beef Juice
The witness assured the court that the
odor was very Objectionable, and Of
fered to demonstrate this to the court
IL ii desired Major Lee asked about
an examination of fresh beef ut Jack
sonviIle. Fla, and Or DAILY replied
that some beef observed ard eaten by
him at Jacksonville had an "insipid
btterish taste"
Major Daily read before the court
Dr. Days report to General Miles on
the alleged chemical treatment of beef.
the endorsements showing that the re-
port had been sent to Inspector-G
eral Breckenridge from army head
quarters and by him sent to Col Gar
lngton, his assistant for an investiga-
ton of the subject. He also read eX-
tracts from another report made by
Major DAILY of an inspection at Camp
Thomas of the Sixth Volunteers This
report also said that certain fresh
beef had the flavor of decomposed
boric acid, adding:
at had an unnatural, mawkish,
sickly odor like that of human cada-
YER after the undertaken has injected
preservatives."
Or. DAILY, in his report, observed
that certain fresh beef seen at Camp
Thomas, Chicliamauga looked all
right. but that the contractor had APP
parently injected chemicals into it.
DR.. Daily remarked after the report
was read:
"After all the testimony that has ap-
peared about the use of chemicals, l
am. now satisfied that the beef at