New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-17
BOARD SEES BEEF CANNED.
rvor1Ry CONTINUED AT OMAHA, WHERE
EsTABLIsHMENTs WERE INSPECTED

No COMPLAINTS OF BEEF FJkNiSHHD
TO ENGLISH ARMY AND NAVY.
Omaha. Neb.. March 16--The Army Board Oh
rnouirv arrived this morning from Chicago anu
started for Kansas City this evening Inc
morning was spent I'm South Omaha where 'le
,,arts If Cudahy and Swift were Inspected a""
testimony taken after which the investigate"
uos conducted at the headquarters OF the De
n,rtrrent 81 the Missouri. At both Swiits anu
cudabv's the visitors had every opportunity u
make a thorough inspection of the piahtS' nv"
Cudahv's was reached the Board was mt ~
Daniel Cameron general superintendent oi '"e
p,ant. and shown through the canning uep"''
mont Mr. Cameron had mass OF nsu..eS vi
the sSbiect showing that Cudahy had lurr''9"e"
the Army only $500 cases Of canned peer III '"e
war. OF this one lot Of 1000 cases went u
Jacksonville. Fla. while the rest was sent u
San Francisco and Manila
A, tho Westinghouse the party saw the entire
oneratIon of canning. Special attention was
given IN the roast beef. DR.. Blgelow tooA saiii
niles OF average beef and followed them from
the time they were cut up untl theS "~0
placed in the cars. In this department 1t was
found that two ounces OF liquid consisting u
water salt and a syrup based on sugar wac
,,oood IN zach can. The intention is not to pre-
serve the beef by TINS. pul W s'F0 - ga ~
,,onal flavor After the inspection the Board
| onened q can of roast beef. and all ate some
OF It.
| Do.,rrire N the office the Board took testi-
r,onv far an hour The first witness called was
! 49,. -hr,stian assistant superintendent in the
heof denartment He testified as to the quality
| ., rofriperated beef sent to the Army in the
coutb last summer 1t was all beef OF the pest
ouaIitv and was chilled and refrigerated in the
vsual NAV He stated that the company fur-
nisbed 1877 031 pounds Of beef at Jacksonville in
tho course Of the war. No chemicals or any
sort we're used to preserve the beef, the COM
many relving entirely on cold air to keep the
meat in good condition. SO far as he kne" no
complaint had been made
Dr.. D. O. Aver superintendent OF the bureau
Of Animal Industry at South Omaha was ca'ieu
10 testify to the inspection Of animals. lie saiu
that there were two inspections-the ante-ihor-
tenn and the post-mortem. After the post-mor-
TEN examination the inspector had nothing more
to do with the meat. He did not think 1t would
be possible for any condemned meat to pass
into the house. lie said condemned carcaSSeS
could hardly be taken from the vats' and II 'h'S
could he done the meat would be too filthy to
be used as food. He had no knowledge or 'he
use Of chemicals for the preservation OF peer
no COMPLAINT FROM ENGLISH ARMY.
s,rerirtendept Cameron stated that the meat
used principallv for canning was the chucks ana
mates. and that the beef not Of an inferior
grade The company furnished the same quail
itv Of roast beef to the English Army last year
and had had no complaints Boiled beer IN
six-pound cans had been furnished to the Eng
lish Army and Navy in India. This was the
same thing as the roast beef The only diiter-
ence was In the label
The Swift plant was visited next The depart
rnent where hams are cured was Thoroughly
inspected DR.. Christine, Of Philadelphia had
testified that while here ne saw liquid injected
into the meat Thomas Adams foreman or the
d. partment testified that the operation was
one having reference to the curing Of hams, ana
was rot used in beef at any time. Ihe hqulu
ir iected was saltpetre and water, and its only
nurnose was to cure the hams more quickly
An employe testified that he had shown Or
Christine through on his visit here, ana mat
tho operation witnessed by the Board was the
same as that witnessed by the doctor Inc
Board then returned to Army Headquarters ana
heard the testimony of soldiers who mad oeeh
through the campaign at Santiago.
Cantajn S w Dunnng of the 10th Infantry,
said that on the transport from Tampa 10 San
tiago canned roast beef was issued as part OF
the ratons He heard no complaints, but heard
, the men Joking about the meat. After the ar
rival at Santiago the men complained that they
could not eat the meat and did not like it.
They said the meat spoiled as soon as opened
He was not prepared to say whether or not
onv sickness occurred by reason OF the use Of
the canned beef Complaints refrigerated
beef were that it was spoiled. and the quarter
masters were lo4th to take it, His command
was Insutficiently ratoned from July ) until II
left Cuba The ratOns consisted of beer nara
bread coffee and sugar and when the peer was
not used It left them short. insufficient trans
portaton caused part of this shortage On 'he
t voyage back from Cuba, canned beer was not
eaten at all by the troops. On the ARRIVAL az
Montauk Point reports were made on the DOCKS
: on orders issued by the Adjutant-General or the
Army The cans of beef he saw in CUBA mao
r no labels OIL They came from the box IN tha'
% condition.
{ BEEF SERVED on WAY TO CUBA NOT GOOD
Cantaln W H. Book Acting Inspector-Gen
eral of tho Department Of the Missouri, said th'
n canned beef used on the voyage 10 Cuba was a
= new ration to him. The men said the beef
= nauseated them. They mixed other Things WIZ
II in an attempt 20 improve IT, some OF 'h'
. meat was soft and presented an unsightly APP
a pearancc The men wanted 10 exchange II t"'
= bacon, but could not do so because 'hey "e.'
= in advance OF their supplies. The first supply
Of refrigerated beef was remarked upon laN
II orablv Personally. he thought it fine. Later {
ouantjtv OF II was found to be spoiled, which
, was attributed to the exposure. Because some
" OF the meat was In bad condition companies
did not get their full ratons He said that n
10 would not attribute the ill-health Of the troop
Re directly to the use of the beef. on the return
n voyage he had heard no complaints. but his mel
were not the kind that complained. From jun
80 10 July Is. there were times when his com