The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-02-25
II WAS NOT Fit TO EAT.
Canned Roast Beef Issued to
Santiago Soldiers.
MADE THE MEN SICK.
col. Powell Says the Refrigerated
Beef Tasted Like ChIoroform
or Kerosene.

Washington. u. c.. Feb. 21.-The ses-
sion of the Miles court of inquiry began
! .oday with Col. William II. Powell of
he Seventh infantry, who was stationed
at Madison barracks at the outbreak OF
! he war. He said that he started for
| Tampa on April 10 with a months ra-
| lions and did not come i'll contact with
| he food from the c"mmiSsary depart
ment at Tampa till about ready 10 start
| for Cuba. The regiment went through
| he Santiago campaign and after the cit!
! was captured and the regiment quar-
! tered III the city he received requests
| from his men for money TO buy stuff to
Eat. He investigated the so-callcd canned
roast beef and had some of ii served
! ut his own table. Il could not eat it, -
he continued. 1T was Stringy. un-
! wholesome looking mass. more like wet
| scawced than anything else | can think
! pt. The men were sick and dchihtated
| md could not keep it on their Stoma chs.
| We had at that time l12 sick. Soon
| fter that the fresh beef began to arrive
/ ana the men ate readily anG hegan to
| pick up Ill health. Afterward we were
| moved out of camp near the san Juan
| battlefield. Here much of our meat
| spolled before We could get it,"
Men Did Not Complain.
Col. Davis inquired if ANY other com
| plants had been recCivedt"
! Il would like to cmphaS!zc." said Col.
| Powell "tLat tho c,,IiI+,.I ,I,,,,, ~ W..
my are moi in rho haI,it of nn,,I,i',iI., o'',
! They seem TO feel on romnoion th1t tL,
/ officers are doing All that rnn Inc dnnn fn,.
! them and / cannot say that | received
anything that could be termed com
plalntS. II" olhccrs discussed the mat
! yer freely ana the quality OF tn" canned
! oeel was Il matter OF common talk.
| i'eSafuli$ the refrigerated beef, Col.
| i"Wti Sald thefe was Httle to- he SAID
| a-ailSt II except lhai some OF II Sp1iied
! neI0Fe IL was received. lhcrr W"r" no
! la'l!ltIeS for cooking while III the city
| tN''It q Hf' IN inc gutter ana All ioou
mad I" be boiled.
ne regiment was very nara WorE'd
while, III the city. elghty-nlnc being on
statd dIlE Ialiy. som" OF THESE were
50 SICK that they fell down at their posts
| ana Iad TO De br"ught IN. illness
! ll""Sht me men Nouiu DC t"''ef Oh III
| me country ana ne directed ms ch.FSi'S
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! out ms laiied also.
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si,. 'i'' ,a,Ho NO 'tiiniiI rorort till
! No. Sli' HId'ie no "ili'ii i'l'T'' 'li!
| after returning to tn" states Wh'h l
was ordered hy the war department |"
! Yes. | understand" said the recorder.
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| source of strength to the body
In reply To a question from Gen. Da-
! Wis he anid the Issue of fresh beef was
| nodc direct. through the regimcntal
rn,nmissurv. without the intervention of
! brigade commiS-arics
! Con Davis ulHcpd n number of uucS-
tions To develop. if possible. the rcsponsi-
| hility for the fresh beef reaching the
! regiments in spoiled condition. Col.
/ Powell said to Cot Gillespie that the
! fresh beef was generally wholesome. but
/ y,ln ia,