New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-08
,u1Es's REQUEST GRANTED.
,oprs OF ARMY OFFICERS ADMITTED
hf'' BY THE BEEF COURT.
ALI, OF THEM DENoUNCE THE
WED ROAST MEAT AS UTTERLY


.>rn ROAST MEAT AS UTTERLY
UNFIT FOR A RATION.
80, April T.-Having decided at its morn
'".ior to-day TO accept as evidence the re-
Ing sessO 49, Of the Army the Beef Inquiry
por's ,,,ed itself to listening to the reading OF
Court ue They were read by Major Lee
these '.p,,at,ve of General Miles. He had read
the rep eighty OF the 147 reports when the
Only adjourned for the day The reports were
ooN bref statements OF the personal expert
seneI~r .,e officers or summaries OF the opinions
en- wen under them. They bore almost eA-
,,slv on the canned beef. but there were oc-
eius -s,erences to refrigerated beef. The officers
ea--"iI,, condemned the meat as component part
-a+,on The complaints we're that II was
-, and tough. and. In many instances, IL was
"a, Z, made the men sick. and In others mat
70. though they generally were they threw II
h rather than cat It. In some cases, however
che officers reported 'na' 'Nes "au "0"'N 80
1o,nts OF the meat
Powell proprietor OF the Powell preserVa-
-. orocess will be heard tomorrow.
- decision TO admit the reports was reached al
xscu,ive session. and after the renewal ny
a. Ice on behalf OF General Miles. OF the re-
, Cor action the application Major Lee
"a he considered 1T important that definite ae-
sa'- be made as possible He also
80 for consideration Of General Miles supple
1...arv request that large number OF aooiuona'
nS.,.eses he summoned There were no witnesses
49, -, and the Court decided to 60 into executive
- immediately TO consider the request and
=. AXE VI other matters which might De presented
- vas little delay in deciding 10 allow the re-
- % he read Some opposition had been mani
ff,sd but il soon passed away "heh II was
-,sd that all the reports were orlei' ana couio
.'.nssdilr disposed Of. They were generally pre-
- af,sr the close OF the campaigns in Cuba
ps porto Rico and in response TO circular letter
~ M reference 10 the application TO nave more
ices called Il Is understood that the Court
~ adhere 10 its determination not 10 summon
va =. the list whose testimony would be merely
.-oborative OF that already given.
THE REPORTS READ
-. a.,ernoon session Recorder Davis an
..,,ced the decision OF the Court, and MAJOR Lee
,,ad the reports. $500 49,.
'n-,,,5ter-General Viee declared the canned peer
:, - a miserable apology for 1000.
- 80 number OF reports from officers
a. cavalry among them the following
49, lanes NJ Bell-It is better than no peer.
-, cannot recommend It as component u 'ie
fea TaroI Clough Overton-It IS an undesirable
p:on q he ss0tfL heard no complaint OF the
canned j. D. l. Hartman thought the corned
beef preterable 10 the e aans beef when not
,ooEse was unpalataoie. but as an occasi0"a' SUI
o5 9a5 %ater "sf HWSFhSitmSn-The pEoonsed
the beef on the transport was injurious "
me men F Davis considered the beef as o.
~ -.VIs1i-v and said he had found LouT mag
Pcs o, ,6oKed with the beef in the cans while III 'e
NED ;. a. ans g. Berkely-No more unpalataoe
arnc.e Of 1000 could be lssueo va, an unsuitable
article o; 700 s Wright-It distinct fail
ur re,.,,,.rant Colonel ". A Rafferty,. o: the q
cavalry saia nm ofcer Who declared the beef non
l LIZ and said the men soon llreo o.
large NUMBER O. n Eeary. u. II Payne and W.
Cis~E rendered & similar veruict -. .o-,.d
Captain F 5. Foulkes thought " Hileiio' -
bee Wsor Jackson Sd Cavalry pronouneed me ggss6;
- >; ne beee used in canning poor ~ 20 .ood ~
ly I'm T., 5ash but as separate article OF 1000 II
Vas Carroll Of the sth cavalry
1oost Of the meat issued 70 MS troops
90 ne transport had been thrown oVe'ooaiu' q"
mace s some o west 9Th CavaryThe men dd not
ear o. the canneq D 6sTeferred going without
nss sus 10 sai0E paddock-Men would go hungry
rathsr man es Grimes % ArtileryThe meat was
,ot, watery and insipid and Unsatisfactory - 'D'
m san.s,n Ellis 4th Artlery-It was string ana e
tough and and othsIs Hao oh Vcavary@The beef
vas tough and devoid OF flavor ,-.. ~. ,,.s.
caPisin. Gu, H ss,eT s fsw O days
0e Ss, az Phiifn 2 Powell 9th Cavalry-Almost
wholly devoid OF the flavor OF pee sbo,1d he AL
.ernated with other meat. Had heard Oh "o O"N
F' fgeae iTom II " McNamee, eth Cavalry had
found il asteless and the men WouIo no. ,asteless
Captain McLaine had f0qnq the meat '4'e'~-
Iieutsnants Hardwick Barbour Stodtler oYso
mick White Cayanagh nynS rneceding Lieutenant
Barbour thought It good as chanee'
Hamilton PTo1ounSed II good fPSe men soon tired
Of the canned beef - ,-.,uerv thought
Captain Albert Cummings 20 &C Itor6aines and
csused a great deal OF sickness. AS ration II
cspain T A Adams 5th Artillerym,It was not
success field ration IN MI was pal
s,aSs with vegetables. but not otherwise oes"a-
colonel Sinclair It'll Artinery-The meat used
vas o; poor grade. II a better grade, Of meat was
secured II might prove proper bC rI,GIIA-vrt was
MOI vboIason1e han the fresh beef
Lieutenant Browne. I'd lnfantry-It was uhnt doI
meaning that chemicals had been used IN its prep
Captain J. wartng. 2d Infantry-It was not fit to
Major Baker 9Th Infantry1The canned BEEF bf was
Of an infsToT 10ay ahy So'" SIN nfSnTThe
ca1TsS hess vv9s utterly unfit as article OF diet
Hungry men eft it on the ground Much OF y APP
peared ike meat from which extract OF peel Hau
bfD prepared be79 5 n MfT ny men
Le9 Sts gA W quentin eth nfantry-The sight
Captain b l. Howe. 7th Infantry-The canned
beer was not Az for consumption the same was
true OF much OF the fresh beef go , ',
Colonel b n. Ellis. sth lnfantryI1itt
was openly condemned by the men and genera'y
thrown away. IT,. ..,red
Captain " l. Pitcher. sth Infantry-The cameo
beef was lust as bad possible. snort OF De'"s
rotter ~. nee
Coonel William H Powell. 9th lntantry- ne US
O. the canned beef was not ATTENDED Win any so0N
results II produced disordered stomachs rho
Captain II Anderson stn IhlahUS-A" me
canned beef was fairly satisfactory
TFF cPrTSE OF THE WILMINGTON.