The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-03-16

it short Tine ] was stronger. and IL
was not long before ] was out of bed,
and now l am stronger than ever"
times meat scrapei or the plate are used
FOR canning"
About what r.. ,ant OF nutrlment
would be left In the in--t that goes In the
can?"
Little or none"
William H. II Reglogla testified that be
had served Ia the hospital corps at Porto
Rico and that canned meat was frequent
ly served to the corps He had seen three
or four cans opened with maggots running
out Of them Witnesses tated that at Guly-
amo ne saw a piece of fresh cooked beef
with maggots ln g.
In reply TO Major Leo. witness told of
the sickness Of one Thompson who had
nothing whatever to eat the first day af-
ter landing. The second day be was given
corncd beef end hard tack but had no
way OF making coffee. The man bcclme
very sick ana died within week.
After considering in executive session
the matter Of calling more witnesses. tho
court took a recess until 2 o'cloc.,.
BURIED THE BEBF.
At the afternoon session, first sergeant
Albert salavin of the 7th United states
infantry, testified that some Of the men
complained that the canned roast beef
was not palatable. As 20 refrigerator leof
some Of IL spoiled about one half of It,
and was buried
Capt. d. II. Boughton. third c3valry,
testified that In his command the officers
drew the same ratlons as the men while
in cuba. "The complaint about the c,n-
ned beef he said, was that the r,on
| could not eat the meat and would not
do it unless absolutely compelled TO do 80
! to appease hunger. When the cans were
| opened. the first hitting that strnck the
| observer was the repulsive, uninviting ap-
pearance of the contents. Darrhoea brol1e
out in my camp some time after the sur
| render and in general conversation with
the officers We attributed lt i'm part 40
the meat.
what complaints were made as 10 the
refrigerator beef2"
well that was bad Som,tirl-. ere
half Of the quarter OF refrlge, -~-r beef
furnished for use, would be unit Suisse
quent TO the surrender our command aid
In reply to Major Lee. the witness said
that canned roast beef was absolutely
unit for a ration.
do you consider canned roast beef as
wholesome for the American soldler?"
"It is exceedingly unwholesome. il
tastes Ike chips. There is no substance
and the TAT ana grease are absolutely re-
pmsive."
Col Henry J.. Turner who went 20 Cu-
ba IN command of the first Illinois intan-
try and became "a brigadier general, as
the next witness. lie aid that on the way
to Cuba there was a great deal OF unof-
fetal complaint about the canned roast
beef and the result Of an official complain,
was that the surgeon condemned a lot
of II and IL was thrown overheard. The
cans had swollen and the meat was very
bad.
In reply 10 Major Lee, the witness stat
ed that he had tried 10 eat some Of the
canned beef. but Il nauseated him and be
could not do ~. IL cei ;a'-,iv was unfit for
"A ration IN a warm climate. He Regarded
b. as an attrtuting cause 10 the sick
ness Of the men. He had also tried 10 eat
the refrigerator beef, but could not as il
gave him the diarrhoea.
SWIFT'S BRAND.
First Lieutenant +: L. Davis OF the frs
cavalry was called upon the request o
General Lee. lie said that In Cuba IN,
men oponed am the cans OF roast beef ls
sued TO them, but only consumed one hal
OF the contents on an average. the res
was thrown away because 81 was unh
60 eat The contents OF the can. he said
would DE about three quarters suet. no
what you call meat. Perhaps one quartz
OF one NTH OF the can would be 600,
fibre meat; the rest appeared 10 be ta,.
ngs or clippings Sometimes a can wout
De entirely spoiled Witness sah he opc
opened a can which smelled bad; he q
amIned it and found maggots la IT,
Major Lee. How ala The maggJts 40
n there"
"They were canned ga there"
/ Col. Davis: Are you aware that in Oh
process OF canning, this meat Undergo,
such an intense heat that no animal %.
could survive it?"
II don't mean 20 say they were llIa
they were dead"
Major Lee: Are you positive about d
Identity of the animalg"
"Yes. sir. quite positive"
I'm consequence the canned roas 81 b.
, not being sufficiently sustained and u
having nitrimeut in f. ala yolr men 'sl
for foOd?"
They did"
Col Gillespie. what was The maine
this brand that you found wllh magso
IN a."
'lt was Swlfts and Co.'s brand"
"Are .'ou certain Of it2'
II am certain"
The court Adjourned 10 meet in Oma
tomorrow.
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