The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-22

: KS. tssE NsSE%E3 @es.G he s~aA AsEsSE t+Ak+E-
+ t&iDe3 af idea az Santiago ar a. AomtAuk
/ THAI the beef hat been treated chemically
+ 10 preserve <.
{ No Suspicion Of Chemicals.
| Col Albert Smith. Fifteenth infantry.
+, who Was At Santiago during part o. the
campaign testified he said:
'Tae beet vas gcsG. except Gre day
( whea J; was spelled ! understand that
/ tne beat Tad been - las ia the aua on the
I dock"
( Col! Smith said an investigation OF can
! ues. beef made IN September showed X had
I given practically 10 satisfaction.
/ he A44 I'd suspicion While Using either
I canned Or REFRIGERATED oeyf thAE u had
/ been treated vita chemicals. IL u general
/ say be said &c shool1 have presafTe1 beef
+ "a hoof. ~ there 1as 10 oaslon p the
/ tGne lie rad 10 thought particularly about
| taa 4zast-ol-
| Not Entirely Satisfactory.
/ Lieut.. Col Charles u. \ic.c. Of the Frs,
/ cavalry. another q the rsEg.s- a<uly Of
! Geers who rad be4n through the Shafter
/ eamqa3 IN, fo,.3wed with a long rectal Of
/ his experience witp canned roaSt oeeg.
I he sad canned -3ast bxef ~ss uzed Oh tAe
I transports going down. IA Cuba, and on
I tae istarn trlp. lie said The beef d. nos
/ give satisfaction, and some Of It was
/ tAr0wn overheard.
| Col. Dsviz-nut why was It you made no
/ official representations on tlls subject
I wn.ie sou were 2 t1e nei4?
! Witne4s-For enc reason thst for long
/ time there wa+ not 4 sheet OF paper IA my
/ command.
! Col vie.e SAID taut he dia take up the
/ subject 81 best after the command got
/ back n Men;Auk, and sent oHt circular
/ lstter 10 his uo0p commanders asking for
| reports. This was before he received efII-
| cal notice from the war department. that
| repor: on this subject wosld be wanted.
/ What refrigerated becs his command ye-
/ eesve3 in Santiago seemed 20 be good. lie
| only remembered one Issue when VAS
| tainted He had no complaints ~ 10 *
! from the men.
/ 'Ilid yoa have any reason 10 suspect
/ while ya4 wscrs Al Saas ago tnas the refrig-
GRATED bsef bad beer treated witA chem
I lcxa.s2s' asked Coi Davis.
Il bad never heard Of Sach q t,lins at
/ ire tfue." the reply. and such an
| explanation did ret occur 20 me
Did yoG eat any of the refrigerated
useAr yogFsessE
/ ''Onee-~that wa.s enough for me
/ a
/ close. snpzty smell, as though It had bean
! shu: mp IN a close room AMI 1t tarned
| aim against Sic meat
/ lie said he had 10 reason To believe that
! the other officers n his ness did rot use
/ TIE rueat re- said the REFRIGERATED beef
/ az Santiago has5 yellow appearance on
! tie eStsIde that he had newer noticed
| upon the refrigerated beef formerly fur
( =
stationed When rs ale 81 ~ Santiago ns
! Was insiJeea 80 nausea Referring Is the
/ canned G1ast beef. be said it seemed TO tie
/ Of scraps aud tsat the men would not
/ eat it.
/ Erg- Gen Hawkins was next called HIS
/ brigade sailed ~ June 3 far Santiago
s BE so,3 f,e story e the Journey. iebarka-
/ tseu AKA 1sat fra which 10 was wounded
! wheu Sc left ms command. III said com
g.aiuts against gR1g=d roast and canned
) eorued beeE ware aieG on tae transport.
/ IIa hear3 u0 complaint after landing. and
knew llt1Ie OK tae beef question
Was TuseRxoued and Tasted Fiat
/ IoI:aw.ng GEES. Hawkins Capt J. W
/ DaucRa, ~ the Twenty -lrst infantry. was
! Introduced Ii - regiment was al Tampa
! frat0 Arrsj = patI ahou- jane ea when x
! saEsI fsr Gllaa. lie reviewed the course
+ &c 1s regiment Canned raas; beef. ac-
j cor3.ag g. his recosFe -t3oa. was issQsa as
I g. travel ratoa IS TAMPA fer tae ocean
/ ;szp, ara az s.aouey rs a Con9oaeu, os
/ thu fresh meat ration Il vas replaced
/ &toa; 1u}y - ~ ref9 geratsa beef. and
/ was issued as "a ir2yaI ratcs On the home
! yoyaxa- Is did rot. Re sas3. give general
/ satisfaction. tee ae1 generally complain
3 > -
! aE1ease3 coarse arS~asoned tasted Fat
: was ia 'ous STRIPS. ana Chs grease. '-3-
+ whatever IL was" was 80 g.e5.aies Re-
/ se~~se.y e. refrigerated teef. Cart Xa-raa
/ SAID IT was a>Rass satisfactory lie ate
/ e SAYS no difference between q ard beaf
/ 4sa4e1 a. stations ja this country. ara
/ never suspected its treatment w.th chem
/ i-sfs.
Cart William \. Hughes. TAsrteaa,n IL
I fa-tsg. vyss VIA his command aur.ur $50
+ stav st Tampa ar1 sc Santiago caAzr~
! eszer gasN 5ulr 18 v&Ea 1e wAs stricken
usta se}}aee ;oxer. Canned go@as hses 20
{ z4t8 was s-st a=e5 attsr tae tao&-rs a1a
.sr.r7 5.tts Tsltoss ess aE cuea, ffe streg1at-
+ az s,ees -sl1y Re sass te $3.50 r. 49, fa-al
+ Sc ;snfa-4esaie. i 6a -seg sst StT 1aae p
@ns Ae -e}3 rer est g. Saeh was rh@
/ azra-tsacr generality ~ tae 1ea = was
ssrrey ae3 @.gaa'it ues-1s5re Va-s&e
sickness uae 10 sAe Beef
t4ec v9-w Esl-s rou=ts erv.
~as N.-e t-e scatter expedition sra go
seasoned D.. Santiago uz;9 Aasust "a Es
! $3.50 es@ cAzres ~s.sf te~e as as-a 80
s-.s s-A1e E.>zs aas gGa~e o. lees e-- aa-a-
seay - sss command in C.a&
. Saa ~ se> zssa eezola.~a4 wa5@ th-re.