The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-22

was made he said. because all realized
! that the best possible was being done
under the circumstances, and they We're
/ glad 10 get anything.
After. refrigerated beef was furnished no
complaints Were filed, except occasionally
when it was, tainted or spoiled. when
boards OF survey We're appointed and the
! beef condemned Witness said he was
surprised that the beef kept so long as II
| did. but he never saw anything unusual
| in its appearance and never suspected
the. use of chemicals. 1t was generaiis
| satisfactory
Major Baker said he had made a spe-
| clal report upon the rations, pursuant 10
| the adjutant generals order of Sept 20,
but thought had the orders not been pro-
mulgated he would not have felt called
upon 70 make any report upon the mat
ter Prior to Sept. 20 he had accepted the
situation as being as good as possible he
did not think the sickness in the regi-
nent due in any material degree 10 the
food. but rather to the climate.
COMPLAIN ) WERE USELESS.
Major General Sumner of volunteers.
who was colonel of the Sixth cavalry at
the outbreak of the war and commanded
brigade of cavalry through the Santiago
roast beef were heard in the lines. but no
action was taken, because as he de-
clared.. there was not any use. That
was all we had and 1t would not do any
good Refrigerated beef was furnished
after the surrender, and was good. eX-
cept that much of its spoiled before reach
CURED 10 bring it from the depot.
General Sumner said when he left
Tampa his adjutant, Captain Howzer
reported that some one had placed on
board two quarters of beef which, he
claimed. as the result Of treatment,
would keep in the tropics two or three
Gays. The second day II became so Of
fensiVe that il was thrown overheard. lie
did not know who put the beef on board
or by what authority Captain Howe
had been directed to write particulars.
General Sumner said he attributed none
of the sickness to defective food.
Major Jesse NJ. Lee, Ninth infantry,
July 20 said refrigerated beef was fur
nished, seemingly, daily, and frequently
spoiled before it could be gotten TO camp.
two miles from the city. Much difhculty
in transporting il was experienced. and,
aside from putrefaction. there appeared
little ground for complaint. Major Lee
on the hoof would have been more sat
isfactory in Cuba than refrigerated beef,
although he said his opinion might result
largely from the fact that all his eXper-
fence in the civil and Indian wars had
been with cattle in herds. Refrigerated
Deer supply was novelty. and when the
camps We're removed three miles from
the refrigerators in the tropics difficulty
would be experienced in keeping it fresh
While en- route.
Captain James p Jackson. Seventh in
fantry. who was in the battle and siege
of Santiago said canned roast beef was
issued off and on while they remained |
III OuDd A rev Complaints were MADE |
but he investigated and found it was gem |
orally acceptable. He ate il. he said. and |
found it rather tasteless, but nourishing. J
Refrigerated beef was issued after the I
surrender, but about one-half was spoiled |
when delivered, the camp being about |
four miles from the depot. Witness |
never had an idea of any chemical treat
ment of the beef. An open wagon he |
said, was used in transporting the beef |
and IL was delivered in the open. He I
made a report recently on the beef under |
orders from his colonel. but otherwise, !
his sense of duty to his men and the |
command would not have prompted him |
TO make a report.