New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-03

p,D1CTED BY A REGULAR OFF,
W. Az ~EAlBA1MED BEEF" STORY
nrN1rD-oUEsTIoN OF coUN-
Sci. FOR NILES.
..,,rcton. March 2.-There were several IN
- 6evelopments in the Beef Court VI IN
today. The wadtlng-room was nHed al
gun 9TH members Of various volunteer r'sl-
Gay n.h,ch served IN Cuba and Porto Klco'
ne"s Walters. Of the lst Volunteer En-
C!Si' ,o,d q sensational story OF hardship
gi'| -..,-,on,tv. describing the canned roast
an horeber terms than have ever before
pr a,,,,ed 10 that much discussed article
oSe" g. the day Lieutenant Seweh. of the
~ Amy. who was major OF the volunteer
VS. IN which Walters served, contradicted
W. coD,pletely, saying there was no canned
beef aboard the transport which TOOK
.,r,rnaDd 20 Porto RICO. He also said that
N - had come to him after landing and
- no discharged so that he might ac-
SA' ,lsce "a a newspaper correspondent, and
w -. Questioned said that he had been well
- uhua in the service and had no COM
,tnt to make ,., -.
,u,,orfart development was the denial or
..orv by James Farnan and also attributed
~ maxwell Christine. Of Philadelphia, that
he'd seen chemicals infected into beer III an
= hacking house. DR.. Christine explained
80 what he had seen was the picking OF
- meats the brine being injected into the
% save several weeks time in the picking
~. ouestion Of counsel for General Miles
an IN allowance some correspondence having
g., between the General and the Court but
p. sides decline u give out the letters uhui
.s,.ianent is reached. General Niles has not
80 70 be represented by counsel presumsol y
&c that would put him In the position Of
',m,,,ns himself 10 be on trial by the court
-, IN 10 date ne has declined to acAho"I-
-. on the other hand, the Court does not
ohls under the Articles Of War. TO permit
49,. 1Ae or any one else TO ss-eXaInlhe
....sss unless he can be recognized ofclal'y
.a,r.a, FOR the defence. 1t was said that TINS
-, u,u probably be settled tomorrow. the
c,srt expects to start for the west oi4 ue'
s.v or Wednesday OF next week
THE TESTIMONY IN DETAIL
..,,-. bald a long executive session before be-
18th. examination Of witnesses. Clarence war
- =, The lst Volunteer Engineers, oil Now l oI ~
80, ,ook the stand. lie was apparently Wen euu-
- ana intelligent, evidently a man OF the "oi'o'
,,5 saya his testimony clearly ana calmly ou'
VIII positive drectness- go 5000
y. VS. asked what hts experience Win co4"0"
~ h.1 hssn on the voyage Of his transport 10
p,-,o Rico and replied that the hTs' can ne Sd"
,,er.s had worms in It. and a few minutes al'er
- o,enA5 deve!o1ed such a putr1d ocor that II
80. ,,,,oss,ble 10 have II about lie a te some oI II
.,s vas made violently sick He said ne mao oeeii
IN sea trips before and was never seaslcK- Inc
mar Of his company complained OF the mo''' anu
,b ,or,,issa-y sergeant refused 10 accept j. some
n The meat was given 70 the surgeon MAJOR MO
,sxad T. and said II was al right. The comnls-
s,-y serresrt was compelled to accept II out oid
A Under protest Nearly all the mon OF MS pat
,suor were sick throughout most OF the voyage
d E result Of eating this meat
colon. Davis the recorder, ordered can opened
and asked the witness II # was the same ne hao
u.As N thu service Witness said II bore 10 re-
ssmtsncs 10 the campaign article. The cans he
had seen were different form-of a Keystone
sbsoe-snd the color consistency and odor Of the
contents were entirely different A second can Vas
opened sor inspection with the same result me
witness did not recognize IT,
The commissary sergeant OF his company Was
George Taylor. q No - T!De-st Now-York since
ate q lieutenant
week as 2 result 4 the voyage Medicine Wa
given 10 him. and he was told he would be all
.ght n q Nt-s while. on shore be got supplies
from the Red Cross and bought milk ana esss
from tho natives practically subsietins himself
during MS stay on The island. AT least two-thlrds
o. his company were fully as sick - ne, and from
the same cause.
We're you sick before you went aboard the trans
port?- asked Colonel Gillespie.
No sir"
-ghat sort Of life had you led before going
into the service
q can't say tlat have been d,ss.pated man"
was the reply and there was a general smile
around the room. Colonel Gillespie frowned and
changed the form OF his question.
81 don't mean that. What business were you in
before en,erine the service
4 was IN tne newspaper business"
MADE SICK BY CANNED BEEF.
Captain Herbert o. Hicks Of Company NJ. %
Massachusetts. followed with an account Of the
famed beef used by his command IN Cuba. His
aset9ton of the meat did not make ii quite 50
'glsiye as that served TO Walters f. Porto
Roo, but h. said II was a Shiny suinSy mass,
hsgsea,ing t. The taste. without nuuiment and
vihou, form that could be recognized as meat OK
eslt hy The melted fat with which II was soaked.
Several Of the cans on hand were shown 10 the
witness, but be said they were not the same that
ne had seen IN service. lie described the cans in
CUB as round dark brown cans without paper
wrapping lis command were an sick, first and
last but he did not attribute their general break
Gown 10 the food. but to the climate They were
made temporarily sick by the canned meat but re-
covered and ss they ate little OF it il did not have
much chance 20 affect them.
Coming home with his command they lived on
prepared soups bought IL Santiago with FUNDS IuI-
msaed D. az Individual whom bee Wa not at lib
cry TO name While stationed In Santiago ana
aver The surrender. while camped outside OF the
''"n' they bad refrigerator beef. When il reached
Nom early and was cooked promptly it was good
otherwise Il soon spoiled.
AARDsHps ON A TRANSPORT.
Lieutenant George Taylor. late Of the Gth Mas
'@,A1setis, who said he Wa q aroceIyman before
-''a'.As the service. testified that hs regiment
'',ea IN Porto R..o. They had ltue that they
,-'4 ea' o. The Tip down They sometimes had
In Dll no chance 20 cook 90. and had 10 throw
y'eiioai1 They had canned roast beef which