Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-08
APOLOGY FOR FOOD,
SAYS Cen. vIELE.
Army Beef Court Of Inquiry Toll
ing Through Its labors.
REPORTS CONDEMN MEATS.
.,r, Asmiss . Large number Of ON
s,si Papers Dealing win '"e
Tanned stun.


washington. April Tho army beef
-,p,ry court decided today TO admit
4 a. evidence the oficiai reports OF army
4 oeicers concerning the beef suppnop
,o the army during the war with spain
,.aucatcd by Gen. Miles. The pup
IA. ,,,cpoon session Of the court was
,,iy NJ rua,cient duration TO permit
an, urefertnent Of this request MAJ
-, stated that he considered " I'M
tan, that the matter should be de-
ar,,,iv determined as soon ~ ponalh'e
n, also asked for consideration OF Cen
Mllrn'a supplementary request ,n"
large number OF additional S'nors''
bs summoned. All the reports Ncre
h,,.f and the court In secret session de-
,i1.a ia allow them TO be rcnd. Therc
49,. ili OF them. end they were gem
ally prepared By their authors after
,he close Of the campaigns In CUBA ana
Porto RIeo Td in response to a ''''"'
lar letter.
with reference 10 the application 10
Il ,.,c NOR, witnesses called. u " I'M
M derrtnoi that the court VIII adhere 70
4 IT, determination not TO summon any
n Of the list whose testimony would DC
4 merely corroborativc " that already
Il given. Al the afternoon session MAJ
A Ice Rad tho reports, all OF which per
talnci TO canned beef.
uriv. Gen. vieic pronounced the
canned beef - miserable apology TOT
food"
CAVALRY oFFicERs REPORT
iarrc number OF reports were made
from otficerS OF the First cavalry.
amonr these the following. Mai. James
nj Vsii-It ~ better than no beef. but
cannot recommend II M n component
Of the Held ration. ,.
Lieut.. clough Ovcrton-it IA ~ uhuo'
,irable norton OF the travel ration.
Mai ", T. Scott-i heard no CON.
uiaint OF the canned roast beef
Lieut.. q, ~. wiiilamH-Thc beef as nm
occasional substitute for bacon was
iIsnt. waiter II. whitman-rhe pro-
innred issue Of the beef on IN. trans
1 rnrt was Injurious TO the men.
Lieut., 81. y. Davis considered the
bcof AZ poor quality. and said Nc hah
, found four rnaggo,s cooked with inc
iisn, n. ID f,crkeioy--So more un-
palatablc article OF food could h. Is
Lieut., W. C. RlvcrH-It was an un-
n suitable article for food. a.
lieut. y. +. wright-it was diH'
I tinct failure,
WAS NoN-NuTRiTivE.
n Lieut.. Col. W. a. Raferty of the See.
ond cavalry stated that he agreed WIN
the report OF his commirrafy onio.t,
II who pronounced the beef non-nutfiuN.
aud said the men soon urcu 9, "
largo number " officers In I'M. tek'-
II mont pronounced a similar verdict.
Mai Jackson OF the Third cavalry,
pronounced the quality Of the beef used
IA In canning pbor. II had served very
N well In hafhcr but nH a separate article
a of food II was nnuneailng.
Il Lieut.. Col. carroll 81 the sixth cav.
j airy said that most OF the meat Issued
. 20 his troops on the transport hnd pecn
thrown overheard. M u made some W
the mon Rick. ...,..,
Capt. y. West of the Skin caNh.y
4 had preferred going without mrat 20
eating the canned beef. II made MS
Lieut.. IL. u. paddoek--Mcn would ~
4 hungry rather than eat H.
UNSATISFACTORY TO MEN.
cant. q. y. Grimes. second artillery
The meat was soft, watery ana unHat-
isfnetory To the men.
cant, Ellis 81 tho Fourth artillery.
4 IL was rtringy and tough ana ana
others found u unpalainble.
Capt. Walter l.. Finley OF the Ninth
cavairy--jrhe beef was tough and de-
capt. IL. q, Hughes. Ninth cavalry
The meat became distasteful after a
cant. Phllip II. Rowcll. Ninth cavalry
Almost wholly devoid OF tho nhNor OF
cant. Hutchinson. Ninth cavalry-I,
should be nlternatrd with other meat
Had heard VI no bad results from ia
use. .
Lieut.. 1. NJ. Nance had found I,
tastelcss aud the men would not eat a.
Cant. McIain and Lieuts, tihrdwick'
Barber, stautier. Mccormick. white
cavnnaush. Lyman ana Everett inhue
reports very similar 70 those prsceiihs
Lieut. narber thought II Evod as 4
change, Lieut.. Hamilton pronounced
II a vood food.
CAUSED MUCH SICKNESS.
Capt. Albert cummins Of the Second
artillery thought some OF the meat
contained ptomaineH ana caused y
great deal o. sickness. A a ration II
was a failure.
Capt. II. /. Reilly OF the Firth artil-
lery--It WINS palatable with vegetables,
hui not otherwise desirable.
'ol fihcllhf Of W" TtNeh'h "Ni'.s
The meat used was OF poor grade u .
better grade OF meat was secured u
might prove a proper food.
Lieut. Browne. Second infantry-l'
was unnt for use. Many OF the men
said II had been "doped," meaning that
Chemicals had been used In Its prepara'
tlon,
Capt ]. warlng. Second infantry-ii
was not NJ TO be issued.
Mai. Baker OF the Fourth Infantry
The canned beef was Of an inferloi
quality: anything but palatahle,
Lieut.. Col. Miner. Sixth Infantry
The canned beef was utterly unnt AZ
an article OF diet. Hungry men len u
on the ground. Much OF II appeared
like meat from which extract " beet
had been prepared before II was pul
up.
Mai. corliss. Lieut.. Quentin and Capt
II. l.. Howe of the seventh Infantry al
reported the canned beef was not III
for consumption and that the SAINT
was true OF much OF tho fresh beef
Lieut. Col. u, II. Ellis OF the Eight
infantry-It was openly condemned b,
the men and generally thrown away
Capt. W. II. Powell, Ninth infantry
| Thu uao ~ tho eaituod bosf was not At.