The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-05
Gen. Miles Assertions Ia Relation
10 HTmbaImed Beef" Finds
Numerous Supporters.
SEVERAL AaAY OFFICERS HEARD FROM.
The Canned naAss Eieet DseaaResd - "a
aiass Of sl,my, DiAck stafr," [" shat Lacked
Natritloa and sieksEsd These Mhs Ate
The Refrigerated Beet iiad sa odur
similar TO Human Corpse


Gen. Miles when be- gave his testimony
Inst week and were presented IN sub
rtantia;ion Of his yigorus denunciation
uf the canned beef Gen. Mites stated
al tlie time lhEt hc had started an In
,rTiiruiivu ui ihr mativs ui thr rtDHrd
beef supplies and the reports sub
inittsd follow his official inquiry along
this line Thr aintemrnt given out In
eiudes q statement from Maj John u.
black. chief commissary officer. L. 5.
". aud cumuiasary ~ headquarters ot
thc army in the field during thc Porto
Rico cvpcditipn. dated December ~,
ON the canned fresh ruusi beef re
criyrd, issued and Transferred by him.
II shows the totals received from al
sources were i2.rni onr-pnnnd caaa,
s6..gs two-pound cans aud s,2s0 six
pound cans. Totals issued and trans
is.,i iuiiuv.
One pound cans issued, ia; one
round cans truusicrrcd, iZ,idd; two
round cnns Issued. f2,i0s; two-p0uud
cams transferred, ii,i2i; siN-pound
cans issued, none; hiN-pound cans
Transferred, 2,z2o.
A synopsis Of the reports furnished
follows.
Commanding Onccr. Fourth infan-
try. Nni. finhrr. "Thr beef scend 20
br 81 inferior quality. and was any
thing bat palatahlc, Quite a number
OF men could net aud did not eat IT,
Commanding officer, Sixth infantry,
Iicul-gul. Minor. The meat was ut
trr'y uG; us an article ~ diet for
either sick or well. li had no nutri-
mont in &C.. and tara-a ;he s'a:s;aei:z af
tlr men who tried 20 cut st.
Commanding officer Ninth infantry.
Col. po,yCil: THE meat produced dis
or,lard .tomachs; b. not nutritious,
soon h.camc putrid, and in many Of
thr Guns was found in course Of putri-
fcuticu when opened
Commanding uiirrr Tsynlfih fs'f---'-
frs, 1iai liampiswyai Tho meat pre-
scnied nnch rerulslyc appcuRuer
thnt ncn turned from II IN disgust.
Nasty is The only term that viii ttly
describe lie appearance. itH use pro
durcd dirrrhca and dy-rntcry.'
Commanding Oniccr, Thirteenth In
fnntry. Col. 4. T. smith: Many com.
plants were made concerning theneat.
II wus found unpainiablc, and Is Uniit
for isuc 10 troops"
Commanding officer Seventeenth in
iautry Mai. O'Dricn: ''rhe nutritious
juices having been cooked Out NJ the
mrnt. ~ was neither nOurishiug nor
palaiaulr. n was unfit for use. IL
should 40 longer be issued
Commanding Officer, Second battal-
ION. Twcnty-nrst infantry. Capt. j. W.
Duncan: The meat soon spoiled after
oprginr the cans; the men soon tire
Of it. and II is not proper food. II is
not equal In any way to canned corned
beef"
Commanding 0nlcer, Tweuty-sccond
infantry. Maj. Nan Horn: "1he meat
issued Nas nothing more than refuse,
after various kinds OF soups Ind been
extracted from e. Further issues of II
should not be made"
Commanding Officer. Third cavalry,
Mni Jackson; "Thc meat for canning
was too fat, and aH an article of diet
soon became nauseating 10 large ma
jorily Of the men. II made Of good beef
and properly seasoned Il might be sat
isfaetory.'
Commanding Officer, Second artil-
lrry, Col. naskin: ''rhe meat was gem
ernllv dislilcd. was soft. watery and
insipid. agreeable 20 neither eye nor
taste. The mrn could be induced 10
ent Il only when prepared as q stew"
Commanding Officer, Fifth artillery,
Lieu. Col. Mct'rra: The meat WIS un-
palatahlc because OF the excess Of fnt
IN it: It's appearance yyas black and
hirirgy and none OF the men liked IL.
When prepared ns stew. II wnS more
pnlatable. II less fat and mixed with
vegetables, IL would deserve O further
trial"
Commanding Officer Light Battery
A. First artillery, Capt. Best: "Thc APP
pearance OF the meat was not inviting.
The men soon tired Of II.
Commanding Officer First cnvairy,
Brighten. Nielc: "The meat was mis-
erahle apology for food In a hot eii-
mate. slIny-lsoking mass Of beef
scraps. unpsiainhle 10 the taste and
rrpulsivc to the sight. Competition for
The contracts placed the price 80 low
that only tailinEs and scraps were
used for canning"
oaieers. Ninth cavulry; Every un.
satisfactory; men saof tlfed Of Il, and
win only eat II when they have moth
ing else"
Commanding Officer. Twenly-fourth
Infantry. Naj. Thompson, after a
few days tbs mea, beranic unpalata'
bic; The men become dlsgusted with IL
and win mot eat IT,
0en. frrystaea says That she S,ssf Was
Cniit for uas
Clrselnnd. o., Dec. 3D.---eicn. George
A. Garre,ron Of this eity. wno eon,-
Inanted q division In Porto Rico,
agreca with Gen. Milca that the cnnncd
beef furnished the army was, so @
large extent, unfit for nse.
The general said thst large
smuunt os fneat had to be thrown
away by the enmmissary officers Of
bis division.
'Thn condition Of nftairs. said tsea.
Garrrtson. ''wms every bif ns bad M ~
Tcpafisd. Considerable canned beef to-
tally unfit for wsa cf harnan beings
~uH discovered hy the eouisnlssary uf-
fSerra ~ fise division commanded.