Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-16
Sickeniug Details Regarding RAJ
tons for Troops in Cuba.
BEEF KNOCKS OUT COMPANY
lowed the Batting of Timed Meat
sideituhss ON the Trade.

He was an officer OF the regular army.
First Lieut.. NJ. y. Davis. Of the First
cavalry. called at the request Of Mai.
Lee. the representative OF Gen. Miles.
Lieut. Davis testified that In cuba one
half Of the canned roast beef issued TO
the soldiers was thrown away because
II was unft To eat lie testified that he
had opened one can himself and
found maggots In II.
The board left for Omaha tonight
Inspection OF the Htockyards will be
made at Omaha and Kansas city and
Mt the latter place some evidence VIII
be taken. The intention ~ the court
Ia TO return to Chicago by next Tues
day and proceed with the examination
OF witnesses here.
The evidence brought forth today was
largely cumulative In Its nature. main
~ with reference to the condition "
canned and refriycratcd beef when
Issued To the troops ON ship board
and In Cuba. and Its effect upon the
soldiers.
SURGEON SHAW TEsTiFfEs.
Dr. John H. shaw OF Joliet. Il.. SUR
gcon Of the Third Illinois volunteers.
testified that on tip voyage from New
port News to Porto Rico. canned roast
beef was Issued and there was a great
deal OF complaint about II. II was
Htringy. pulpy and nauscatlng and did
not seem TO nourish the men. Much
sickness followed the use of H.. The
witness attributed the sickness to pto-
maine poisoning. lie believed pto-
maine would develop In the hot sun In
fivc or six minutes after n can was
opened. II the meat were properly
Aterilizod, ptomainc wouldn't develop.
While IN Porto Rico twenty-five
miles from Ponce the matter % rationH
was taken out ~ the regiments hands
TO n great extent. Gen. Grant seemed
60 know more about II than anybody
elise. The witness took no particular
interest In them because OF the action
he cannot violate the iaw?' lie
did"
"Did he issue ordcra7" "iIc issued
whatever he saw fit."
BEEF WAS hurried.
''Thc law requires the surgeons to
supervise the cooking of that which IN
issued. Did you interest yourself 60
ascertain what was being issued to the
enlisted mcn7'
I'VE saw what was issued and took
II because We could not get anything
else. We had canned roast beef nearly
all the while and the men refused to
eat II. II was ordered condemned ana
We buried lot Of II. one OF the men
said u we did not bury II u would bury
~
but I never heard anything more about
n. IA 10 the refrigerator beef. very
little Of II WIS used. nn nt least three
quarters OF II would have 10 be cut on.
10 not think any chemicals had been
used on the meat. II was simply
Eponed. The meat had undoubtedly
been acted upon by the heat which had
nofteni.d ~. The fat and grcan" npd
Eelatins had all interminslcd with the
fibro"
voMiTEp FEARFuLLY.
Under roaa-examinatlon Dr. Shaw
told about being called out one night
TO look after the men ~ company a,
who wcrc reported 10 have been pot
roncd by eating canned roast beef. lie
said they vomited fcarfully and u
seemed that hypodcrmic injections OF
morphine would hardly relieve the pain.
They wcrc sick for some days after.
ward with "a good deal OF dlarfhroa ana
intestinal trouble.
Whom the men ceased eating the
CANNED roast meat was there any linz
provemcnt?" asked Mai. Lrc.
yes. the canned roast beef generally
Envc them diarfheoa and CASTRO enter
itis."
did you In an official way recon-
mend It's dincontinuancci"
Yes. sir; To my Immediate eommahu-
ibid the commiHsnry come around
ana md out how these things wercY'
WHAT THEY CALLED BACON.
"Hc came several times and told w
II was all right. think II was capt,
Piper. lie told uH II was all right anu
we would have to eat II. Sometimes We
substituted what they called bacon. but
great deal OF that had maggota ~ "
and had TO be condemned. u We had
depended upon the army rationr tho
a.. 80 "A "a.
They spent all the money thry got '"
buy thingn' to eat. either nc the CONF
InisHnry store or In the city.
"what was the brand ON THIS canned
roast bref?''
by; I am not sure. tried 10 eat some
OF II but could not: Il was absolutely
when the beef was eaten from cans
did you order II empticd Out OF inc
cam"
I'VE tried to have II served immedl-
ntely but under the Intense heat pu,fe-
faction would set In almost as soon as
the can was opened. think ptomaines
were DEVELOPED almost Immediately art
or the opening Of the cans. q.
"ro what do you attribute the bad
condition OF the hroadl'
~ think Il was the bakers themselves,
perhaps the ovens the natives took W.
same hour ana made It into fair bread
IT WAS NAusEATING.
The next witness WIS Col, Fred Ben
nett, colonel OF the Third Illinois Nolun-
teers. lie spoke OF the voyage from
Newport News to Porto Rico There
were great many complaints hDnut
the canned roast beef" he said the
complaint about the canned roast Deer
was that II was nauHeating' specimens
were brought to me for examination
and found them very repulslve. Tne
meat had q dlsagreeable smell ! made
frequent representations 10 Gen. ireht
about tho canned roast beef, but he m
sisted that the trouble was lack OF
knowledge ON the part Of the cooks
Mai, Joseph 4. Sanbor OF chicago
major OF the First Illinois volunteers
testified that the canned ronat beef was
unpalatablc. He Inspected the rofris-
orator beef, Two issues out OF three
were IN nne condition, but the thiri
was condemned, because deeompnnl r
ton had set In. The witness attribute
ed the spelling OF the meat 20 the neg
lect OF those charged with the duty OF
issuing IL 10 the men.
George Lees, the next witness gave
his occupation aa that OF packing
house expert, putting up machinery
and apparatus for large paokinr houses,
lie said he waa familiar with inc
classes OF cattle delivered In chit. Ego
What are 'cannersy asked MAJOR
Lee,