The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-02-18

Rico / found the fresh beef TO be appar-
emily preserved with secret chemicals
which destroy It's natural flavor. and which
also believe 20 be detrimental 10 the
health OF the troops.
formed Gen. Miles about the LIST OF August.
1885. that he suspected that the refriger-
| ated beef was chemically treated, II does
not appear that the general Informed tho
war department that an officer OF his stan
had made this discovery, nor doesit appear
that he at the time ordered any OF the
officers under his command to probe 10 the
bottom an allegation which. II true con-
cerned the health OF 275,o00 soldiers OF the
OF DR. DAILY, which he handed to Gen Miles
October p last. that he then specifically
stated that the refrigerated beef furnished
to the troops was apparently chemically
treated 1t does not appear that when
this charge was made, October a. IL hav-
ing been already made 20 him In August.
1898. that Gen. Miles communicated TO the
secretary OF war or to the commissary gem
eral the belief or suspicion entertained by
him that REFRIGERATED meat. dangerous 20
In failure 10 do which there was derellction
Of duty. IL Is true that on September 20
he had directed that an order should be
issued asking for reports relative TO meats
issued. but the order specifically mentions
canned fresh roast beef. and nothing else.
and II was the reports receiver In answer
TO this that were presented in abstract by
the general at the time OF his appearance
before the commission and since.
DIR. DAILY Criticised.
I'm his report DR. DAILY does not make the
all-lmportant statement that he had al
ready chemically analysed any meat, al
though he suggests that such analysis
should be made. He does state that In the
several Inspections made by him at Tampa.
Jacksonville, Chickamauga and Porto Rico
he found the fresh beef TO be apparently
preserved with secret chemicals lie said
that at Ponce the beef he examined was
also OF the same character. being apparent
ly preserved by injected chemicals For
months. as IL appears, DR. DAILY concealed
ha III nm mi affecting
under his charge, whom as an officer and
a physician he was bound TO protect"
The report then after quoting from the
regulations OF the agricultural depart
ment prescribing the manner In which in
spections are made (and no packing house
In the country is allowed TO do business
without governmental Inspection. after de-
failing the processes pursued by our off,
Gals and showing the practical imposs-
bility OF putting impure meat upon the
market, goes on 20 say:
THE commission has not confined Itself
TO merely verbal or written proof. I'm
media:ely upon hearing the testimony OF
DIR. Daly on me Goth OF January, kilograms
we're sent to all issuing cemmissaries in
Cuba Porto Rico and at the various home
camps occupied by troops. asking that
samples OF refrigerated beef be AZ oncs
taken, placed IN glass jars. securely sealed
and forwarded to the commission. These
samples were TO be Of one pound weight
from the outside and one pound weight
from the inside OF a quarter. In response
10 this request many samples have been
received, and later sent TO the chemists OF
the agricultural and interior departments
for careful chemical examination. The re-
suit OF analysis has been reported 20 us in
- cases. and. as viii be seen by the reports
appended. in no specimen examined has
either horic or salicylic acid or other dele
terlous chemicals been found.
No "EmbaImed" Beef.
I'm view OF the facts above set forth the
commission Is OF the opinion that no re-
irigerated beer furnished by CONTRACTORS
and issued to the troops during the war
with Spain was subjected 10 or treated
with any chemicals by the contractors or
those In their employ.
Medical Department..
This important part OF the report is dwelt
upon at great length by the commission
and must be read I'm vs. complete form TO
be properly understood. glance at the
commissions summing up, however, Will
sufficiently indicate its nature:
THAT the nursing force during tho
months OF May, June and July was neither
ample nor efficient, reasons for which may
he found In the lack OF proper volunteer
hospital corps, due to the failure or con-
gress 20 authorize it's establishment and
20 the nonrecogntion In the beginning OF
the value OF women nurses and the extent
TO which their services could be secured.
THAT the demand made upon the re-
sources OF the department I'm the care OF
the sick and wounded was very much
greater than had been anticipated, and
Gonseegusntly IN ,lke Propoftion' these ue-
THAT, powcrless as the department was
to have supplies transferred from point
TO point, except through the lnttImtulh-
tion OF the quartermaster's department. II
was seriously crippled in it's efforts TO full
fill the regulation duty OF furnishing all
medical and hospital supplies.
THAT the shortcomings In administra-
tion and operation may Justly be attributed
I'm large measure TO the hurry and confu-
sion incident to the assembling OF an army
OF unframed officers and men ten times
larger than before, for which no prep
arations In advance mad been or could DE
made because OF existing rules and regula-
tiOnS.
"That notwithstanding all the manifest
errors. OF omission rather than OF COM
mission, vast deal of good work was done
by medical officers. high and low. regular
and volunteer, and there were unusually
| few deaths among the wounded and the
sick
Result OF santiago Campaign.
In conclusion the report says: The re-
suit OF the Santiago campaign was tho
| complete realization OF the several objects
contemplated: The capture OF the city
with its fortifcations and munitions OF
war, together with immense supplies or
| fOOdstuffs and ammunition che former eS-
timated by Gen, Wood at 10000 rations);
| the surrender OF the entire province OF San
tiago de Cuba, with all tho troops garri-
sonng the same amounting, as already
| stated. TO between $4,000 and 2i.000): the de-
| struction by the navy Of Admiral Cervcra's
fleet after it's departure from the harbor.
and the general Generalization OF the
| Spanish forces and the discontinue OF the
Spanish government and people. leading al
most Immediately TO overtures for peace
|
| out the loss OF a prisoner. gun or color.
and with a list OF casualties aggrcgating
| in killed less than 2JO and in wounded less
! than 1,400--losses whiSh, I'm comparison
| with results, are less than have ever here
| tofore occurred I'm modern warfare"
| IL should be added. also that the total
deaths I'm battle. from wounds and disease
/ from the beginning TO the end OF the cpl
| sode aggregated less than 3,OO0-only a
| fraction over one per cent.
| The report closes thus: I'm concluding
It's lakors Il Is with much pleasure that the
| commission reports that Notwithstanding
| the haste with which the nation entered up
| on the war with Spain, the resulting ard al
most inevitable confusion In burfFu and
| camp the many difficulties OF artcing. as
sembinE and transporting large bodies OF
hitherto unframed men, tho carfAinE on OF
| active operations In two hemisI heres, the
people OF the United States should ever be
| proud OF It's soldiers. who, cooperating with
It's sailors. In less than three months put
an end To Spanish colonial pO~er. enfran-
chised oppressed people anu taught the
world at large the strength ans the nobility
OF great republic"
Frozen to Death.
st. Louis, Feb. Dispatches re-
ceived here state that the cold OF SAT-
| urday night in erfral Missouri was a