Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-05
DAILY ON THE STAND.
HE TEsTyFIEs AGAIN BEFORE THE
BEEF COURT.
MEAT MAS IN FACT "ENBALNED.
Mucs> Evidence COnhrmatOry of
What the Doctor First Said on This
subject-Miles Asks Hearing of
Many More Witnesses.

WASHINGTON. April 4.-The army
court Of inquiry to-day heard Or. W. H.
DAILY in regard TO the character Of the
beef furnished for the army during the
late war
Or. Days testimony dealt on this oc-
casion. as on mis- first appearance, espe-
cally with the beef supplied TO the army.
His first observations had been made on
a transport at Tampa, before the sailing
OF the expedition 10 Santiago, where Col
onel Weston invited his attention 10
quarter Of beef hanging on the deck.
Colonel Weston's only remark was.
Here's a quarter OF beef which has been
hanging here for sixty hours i'm the sun,
We are going TO see what It will do" No
reference was made 20 preservauves. lie
Or. Daily cut off piece Of the beef and
cooked and ate it next day. After that
he became sick at the stomach. but he
had not felt convinced that the meat had
caused the sickness. After some refer
enccs to his stay I'm Porto Rico Dr.
DAILY detailed the particulars Of the trip
north last September on the transport
Panama, which was I'm his charge. The
vessel had been provided on setting out
with the best obtainable refrigerator
beef. but the vessel had not gone far be-
fore ii became evident that 70 was not
good.
He did all that he could to quiet the
complaints, but they increased and the
stencil soon grew so strong that 10 per
vaded Che whole ship. The odor was in
describable. He at last suggested a board
of survey, and one being ordered. &c con-
demned the meat left-about 500 pounds
and be had fl thrown overheard.
WAR COMMISSION ROASTED.
Here DR.. Daily took occasion 10 pay his
respects TO the War Commission. before
which he had appeared lie said the COM
mission had given out the impression
that the deterioration of the beef on the
Panama was Que 10 want of ice. This
was contrary 10 his testimony. and the
truth could easily have been ascertained.
rs matter OF fact. the Panama had am
excellent refrigerator, and II carried ten
tons Of fee TO one OK beef.
Dr. Daly said he had since made ex-
periments upon beef subjected TO treat
ment by boric acid. and had found IL Go
give forth about as foul smell as could
well bee imagined.
Major Lee then read various reports
made by Or. DAILY, concerning official es-
aminatiOns of the beef at Camps Jack
sonyille, Lexington. and Chckamauga.
All these stated that the meat used gene
rally looked well. but that there was q
universal complaint Of It's smelling badly.
CHEMICAL REPRESENTATIVES.
lie had found the fresh beef to be APP
parently preserved by the injection OF
some chemical. which destroyed ifs ma
tural flavor, ana which must OF necessity
f.... H...n.
eating H. II was 10 his mind impossible
to preserve meat without the use Of acids.
and apparently the meat had been pre-
served by the injection of chemicals. 10
aid the work Of defective cold storage
in one case he had found the odOr similar
TO that OF q dead human body, and IN an
other. speaking OF the Odor he said: 1t
was unnatural, mawkish slcky; like that
Of human cadaver after an undertaken
had injected his embalming preserva-
tiYes." He was satisfied that the beef
had been chemically prepared-that il had
been emOalmed. in fact.
After his reports had gone i'm, he had,
IN order 90 satisfy his own mind. made
a chemical analysis Of the res.duum of
beer Tea. made from refrigerated beef,
and had found traces of bOric acid and
salycilic acid.
CHEMICALS USED DANGEROUS.
Replying 10 a question, Or. Daily said
this would be detrimental to health. and
the acids mentioned could only be used
at the peril OF those taking them.
Here Or. DAILY introduced a joint re-
port, made by Or. Clark. chief chemist,
and Or. Hilderbrandt, chemist of the
Geological Survey, on an analysis made
by them of a residuum from the beef
used on the Panama in this report they
said they had examined the powder used. |
as furnished by Dr.. DAILY.
Both the flame test and the turr1eric |
paper test gave distinct evidence Of the |
presence Of boric acid" they said. I'VE |
also obtained good reactions with ferrc |
chloride showing the presence OF sally !
ellie acid" they continued.
In response 10 a general question, Or. |
Dalv said he had come into much eyi- !
dence con6rmatory OF what he had tes- |
tilted TO. but which had coIee TO him IN a |
way. rendering It improper |
for him TO give the names OF those sup |
PLYING il. In truth, a ban had been |
placed upon the Information.
MILES ASKS ADMISSION OF RE |
PORTS
After DR.. Daily had completed his testi-
monv. Major Lee submitted a written re-
quest from General Miles flr the admls-
sion OF the official reports Offii men. rep 1
resenting twenry-six regiments, as tes-
timony IL was stated that these reports
all bore upon the question of the charac-
ter OF the beef supplied TO the army, and
were pertinent 20 the inquiry. IL was
also stated by Major Lee that General