The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-21

said General Miles, with some hesitation
Yes, | presume l did.
Then said Colonel Gillespie III mas
not such characteristic qualities as woulo
permit you 20 detect it Onhand;
mo- sir"
General Miles then left the witness
chair. and Lieutenant-Colonel Van Horne
OF the Thirteenth Infantry. was sworn.
lie said he was at the outbreak OF the
war with the Twenty-second Infantry
and was out the entire cuban campaign.
Witness sad he had used all KINDS,
canned c0rned. refrigerated and canned
roast beef. He said the criticism OF the
canned roast beef began early, and were
made often IL was objected TO on the
score of its lack Of nutriment its taste
and It's appearance. Witness did not re-
collect that the large sick list OF MS
regiment i'm cuba had been laid al
the time 10 the canned meat.
FED TO BUHZAkDS.
when the refiigerated beef arrived
large part OF il was spoiled, and the
men continued 10 use the canned meat
The spoiled refrigerated beef was iaid
our ON the hill for the buzzards Soy
eral ISSUES were lost in this WAY. Wit
ness had eaten some of the refrigerated
beet which came 10 camp untanted ana
found that good. the men ate it without
complaint and he had no reason 10 De-
iieve Il was different from the beef be
had gotten az army posts IN me State@.
Lieutenant-ColOncl Charles w. Miner
OF the Sixth Infantry. was the next Wit
ness. Ills regiment was among the hrst
10 leave Camp Thomas and to camp at
Tampa. They reached cuba and discm-
barked on June 22d. Canned roast beef
was issued as "a travel ration when they
left Tampa and until the end of the
siege. u was replaced with refrigerated
beef after the surrender. Meantime, he
said absolutely no other fresh meat
could have been furnished during the
siege. Complaints Of the canned beef
became general and marked about july
"a. He said he was using 10 and when
opened fl was apparently fresh but
stringy and absolutely without uourish-
ment. and when cut IL fell to pieces.
The men could not and did not eat lt
USED FOR EXTRACT
"I believed then and believe now" he
said. that that beef had been used for
making beef extract and the nutriment
taken out. IL appeared 10 have been
boiled 10 pieces"
Colonel Miner said he knew nothing of
the method Of canned beers prepara-
ton. His regiment was I'm good condi-
ton until about July 30, after which it
deteriorated suddenly and generally.
When they became weak and sick the
men did not want meat
Examined as TO refrigerated beef he
declared st was excellent and satisfactory
and no complaints about 10 was heard.
Only one quarter was spoiled. Tie was
unable. he said. 20 detect any difference
between the refrigerated beef issued in
cuba and that which had been issued ~
the posts I'm this country az which De
had been stationed.
Major Henry jackson. of tho Third
Cavalry, who was with his regiment
throughout the Santiago campaign was
called. He said his experience with Tho
canned roast beef began aboard tho
transport ON route FOR Cuba and con-
tnued TN his return 10 Montauk. Com
plants commenced on the way down and
continued without intermission The men
complained of the meat being sfri0gy.
tasteless and unpalatable. The officers
remarked tho same thing 10 MIN and he
agreed with them fully Colonel Davis
asked the witness n he had made any
effort 10 get different meat FOR his mon
and ne replied that there was nothing
10 do but % take what was issued
Major DAILY viii probably Zoe ora NJ
the witnesses at to-morrow's session.