The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-14
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certain there was but one occasion, ina, Of
a day, in front of Santiago, when he troops
were seriously short of rations; these had
been supplied. but thrown aside when the
roads and lack Of transportation prevent
ed prompt reissue. At times the vegetable
toes and onions being spoiled Condemned md s
by board of survey, such vegetables were
DESTROYED an and en- an equivalent part Of the
ration issued. Some trouble occurred be-
cause such vegetab bles and other dana ged
food were disposed Of by the company
without the warrant of a board of survey.
This was done through Ignorance, their
officers not knowing what was necessary
to be done.
Refrigerated Beef.
This commission was organized the
24th day of September last. Up to the 2lst
day of December its members had taken
testimony in II different towns and cities
hundred letters, communications and
new spaper clippings from persons LIVING.
in an parts aI Of The country Examipat tons
been made as to the quality and condition
Of the meat issued to the troops. The
that the refrigerated beef issued was Dure.
sound and wholesome.
On the 2lst day of December last Maj.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, upon the written re-
quest of the president of this commission,
appeared before it, He refused to be
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cept one, who affirmed. stating that he
would make his statements without being
sworn and was responsible for what he
said. He proceeded, and for the first time
in the history of this invest stigation the al
legation was made that refrigerated beef
issued to the troops had been chemically
treated.
''In the statement. revised by himself,
Gen. Miles said: There was sent to Porto
Rico S37 tons of what is known as so-calied
refrigerated beef, which you might call en-
balmed beef He proceeded to read a com
muncati9n from DR. paly major
tember 81. 1895, wherein Dr Daily stated aepi
the various camps and troopships at Tam
pa, Jacksonville, Chickamauga and Porto
Rico found the fl fresh beef to be appar
which destroy it's natural flavor, and which
also believe to be detrimental to the
although DR.. DAILY swears that he in
1885,. that he suspected that the refriger.
not appear that the general informed the
war department that an officer of his stair
That he at the time ordered any Of the
officers under his command to probe to the
bottom an allegation W WHICH. H # true. con-
United States 1t appears from the report
Of DR.. DAILY, which he handed to Gen. Miles
October q last that he then specificallv
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| 70. the troops was apparen tly chemically
! treated. 1t does not appear that when
M this CHI, charge was made October q. Il hay-
1888, that Gen. Miles communicated to the
secretary of war or to the commissaryg gem
eral the belief or suspicion entertained by
him that refrigerated meat. dangerous TO
| health, was issued every day to the troops,
| In failure to do which there was dereliction
| Of duty. 1t Is true that on September 20
| he had directed that an order should be
issued asking for reports relative to meats
issued, but the order specifically mentions
canned fresh roast beef and nothing else.
and 1t was the reports received in answer
| to this that were presented in abstract by
! the general at the time of his appearance
before the commission and since.
DR.. DAILY Criticized.
"In his report DR.. Daily does not make the
aM-important statement that he had al
ready. chemically analyzed any meat, al
though @ . he suggests that such analysis
several inspections made by him at Tampa.
| Jacksonville, Chickamauga and Porto Rico
he found the fresh beef to be apparently
| preserved with secret chemicals He said
| that at Ponce the beef he examined was
also of the same character, being apparent
the commission of a crime affecting men
under his charge, whom as an officer and
physician he was bound to protect"
The report theI. after quoting from the
| regulations Of the agricultural depart
ment prescribing the manner in which In
in the country is allowed to do business
without governmental inspection). after de-
cials and showing, the practical impossi-
| bility of putting impure meat upon the
market. market goes on to say:
to merely verba! or written proof. Inn
medssely s FL upon ohtS hsaring M the testimony Of
DR. Day On d s All Sn 81 rs
Cuba. Porto Rico and at the various home
camps occupied by troops asking that
taken. placed in glass jars. securely sealed
and forwarded to the commission. These
samples were to be Of one pound weight
from the inside of quarter. In response
to this request many samples have been
the agricultural and Interior Departments
for careful chemical examination. The re-
suit of analysis has been reported to us in
| 20 cases, and, as will be seen by the reports
i either horic or salicylic acid or other dele
terious chemicals been found.
No "Embnlmed" Beef.
..In view of the facts above set forth the
| frigerated beef furnished by contractors
and issued to the troops during the wa!
with Spain. was subjected to or treated
| with any chemicals by the contractors or
those in their employ.
Medical Department..
This important part of the report is dwelt
upon at great length by the commission
and must be read In It's complete form TO
/ be properly understood. glance at the
commissions summing up, however, will
Il sufficiently Indicate it's nature:
'"That the nursing force during the
months of May. June and July was neither
I ample nor efficient, reasons for which may
be found in the lack OF a proper volunteer
hospital corps, due to the failure of con.
gress to authorize its establishment and
to the .nonrecognition in the beginning OF
the value of women nurses and the extent
to which their services could be secured.
THAT the demand made upon the re-
sources of the department in the care ol
the sick and wounded was very much
greater than had been anticipated, and
consequently, in like proportion, these de-
mandS were i'm Sarfectly met.
"That, powerless as the department was
to have supplies transferred from point
to point, except through the intermedia,
ton of the quartermaster.s department, i
was seriously crippled in its efforts 10 fui;
fill the regulation duty of furnishing all
medical and hospital supplies
"That the shortcomings In administra.
tion and operation may justly be attributed
in large measure to the hurry and confu'
sion incident to the assembling OF an army
of unframed officers and men ten umes
. larger than before, for which no prep
arations in advance had been or could De
made because of existing rules and regula'
tions.