Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-07
TAINTED FOOD
Supplied From Washington For
Destitute Cubans.
Packers Glad to Replace Damaged
Heat with n Good Articio-xesr,s-
orator Meat Furnished by Chicago
Firm UNIT For Food.
tBy Telegraph to vlrglr.an-Pno,.,

Havana. April Captain Neil
Gaines. in charge of the relief OF the
destitute of Havana and provost of this
city, has declined to give n receipt and
thus make himself accountable for fiji
ty thousand cans of beef, 100000 cans
Of tomatoes and quantities of dried ap-
pies and other stores, knowing that
part of these provisions are spoiled.
The supplies are in warehouse No. ut
Regia- Acting Chief Commissary
Bartlett, in the absence Of Chief Com
missary A. l.. Smith, wrote to Captain
Gaines five days ago, directing him, by
order of the division commander to re-
ceive from Major ]. c. Mulliken, of the
subsistence Department, these stores.
Captain Gaines, however, saw n lot of
spoiled meat and asked General Lud-
low to cause an inspection to be made.
MAJOR Mulllken was unwilling to wait
Tor the inspection, as he was being
mustered out, and the department in
spector. by General Ludlows order. in
vestigated the matter on Sunday and
found enough rotten meat to warrant
asking for the appointment of a board
of survey.
AN ORDER FROM WASHINGTON.
Chief Commissary Smith IS reportea
to have received n letter from the Act
ing Commissary General at Washing
ton' directing him to DESTROY spoiled
meat without action on the part of the
Doaru oil survey, though such action is
the usual procedure. according tn tbn
regulations. Following Smiths instruc-
tlohs Major Mu!liken's clerk, Benson,
pays lour thousand cans of spoiled mea T
nave been thrown into the bay.
omith, IL further appears, instructed
Gaines about February 20. that there
WIS no need to ask FOR the appoint
neeiiI Oh boards of survey in the case
VI t,tiitea meat. but to destroy it. rs
Soods SO disposed of would be replocnd
whereupon Gaines destroyed 400 cans
Inc packers are said to be glad to re-
place the damaged meat with GOOD
meat. S''u
smith has returned from WASHINGTON
ana has gone to Matanzas.
UNFIT FOR FOOD.
1t Is claimed that the Refrigeration
meat supplied by contract with n Chi
cago hrm to the United States troops
1T havana and Marianno, is in part
unht for food. For instance. II is
polh'eu out at O'Clock this morning n
r ,ci OIL meat was brought from the
ielrlSerated meat warehouse. near Mar
lahao. to the Concha. railroad station
mere ABOUT 33o pounds of I've meat was
served to the commissaries of the Third
battaiion Of the Second Engineers
covered with canvas. and was taken
IN less IMAM thirty minutes. to Lapunta
10 De distributed. But. it is asserted.
rom ~ TO 20 per cent. of the meat was
SNolIed and had to be trimmed or TIL
remainder was issued to the o6s man IL
the battalion. The same thing n is
ADDED. occurs every morning at all the
camps supplied with this meat. The
contention of the inspectors is that the
OUTSIDE meat is spoiled before It leaves
me refrigerator meat warehouse and
mat 1t is not sDoiled in transit. The
.lslue meat is good. but after the bad
meat Is trimmed off there is not ono,,",'
left for the regulation ration of twoni :, :,
ounces to each man.