Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-17

| principally for canning was the cfiucks
and plates, and that the beef was not o:
| an inferior grade. He testified that the
| Gamer was usually a fair animal. and
| that the portions not used for canning
purposes were sent out to the trade es-
pecialIy the ribs and loins. The COM
pany furnished this same quality of
roast beef to the English army last year
and had no complaints nor was there
ever any OF the cases returned. Boiled
beef in six-pound cans had been fur
nished the English army and navy in
India. This boiled beef. he said. was
the same thing as the roast beef The
only difference is in the label
After leaving Cudahy's the party
drove to the Swift plant. where the de-
partment where hams are cured was
thoroughly inspected DR.. Christine of
Philadelphia had testified that while
here he had been shown through the
Swift plant and saw some sort Of
LIQUID being injected into the meat.
Thomas Adams foreman of the de-
partment. was called and testified that
the operation was one having reference
to the curing of hams and was not used
in beef at any time. The liquid injected
was saltpetTe and water and its only
purpose was to cure the ham more
quickly. The man who showed the visi-
and stated that he had shown DR.. Chris
tine through on his visit here and that
the operation as witnessed by the board
was the same as that witnessed by the
doctor
After hearing this testimony the board
adjourned and reconyened at the army
headquarters and heard the testimony
Of soldiers VINO had been through the
campaign at Santiago. Captain :. W.
Dunning. of the Sixteenth infantry, said
that on the transport from Tampa to
Santiago canned roast beef was issued
as part Of the rations. He heard no
complaints but heard the troops when
the transports We're near each othe-
joking about the meat. Making inqui-
ries he learned that the men did not like
the beef. After arrival at Santiago the
men complained that they could not eat
the meat and did not like it. They said
the meat spoiled as soon as opened. The
cans of beef he saw in Cuba had no
labels on. They came from the box in
that condition.
Captain w. II. Beck. acting inspector
general of the department of the Mis-
souri,, said the canned beef used on the
VOYAGE to Cuba was a new ration to
him. The men said the beef nauseated
them. They used other things with it
in an attempt to improve it. Some of
the meat was soft and presented an un-
slightly appearance. With Captain Dun
ming he said the failure of the beef ra-
ton put the men on short commons"
sometimes
First Lieutenant Isaac Erwin, of the
Sixteenth infantry. said that on the
latter part of the voyage to Santiago
some of his men complained that they
could not eat the canned beef because
they were tired of ii. After the landing
in Cuba whenever they could do 50 the
men traded their canned beef Cor bacon.
a part of the time TIE meat appeared
good when taken fr,sm the can, hut
lacked seasoning. Later it did not PIE
sent as good an appearance, but he
thought the troops used it all.
Sergeant Albert T. Kase. of the Six
teegth infantry, testified that the men
aba.doned the canned meat as ration
on the voyage to Cuba. Many of the
men attributed their sickness to the
use Of this beef. From the time of
landing until the refrigerator beef was
issued the complaints continued and
the beef was not used If there was any
thing else to take its place. Returning
from Cuba the men refused to eat the
canned beef at all. He was of the opin-
ion that canned beef was unsuitable -
a ration at any time. Quartermaster
Sergeant John \. McGifin. Of the Six
to grow tired of the canned beef after
reaching Cuba were very numerous.
The objection was rs its quality, APP
pearance and odor.