Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-28
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
THE BEEF WAS Rad.
sergeants of Ninth Infantry Agree TO
such Eject EmpbRticsIIy.

WASHINGTON. February 27.-When
the army court Of inquiry into the beef
charges met to-day. after its tw0-days
recess. it expected 10 begin the examina-
ton with some OF the enlisted men OF the
army. who have not only seen the beef
furnished the army ln the fields bat batA
eaten IL In quantities wherein they diff
fer from most OF the officers who have
previously testified The enlisted men
were slow On arriving. however. and the
first witness was Lieutenant Charles
Dwyer. Fourteenth Infantry, now ar
Madison Barracks There were numerous
complaints, he said. as tO the canned
roast beef
a party OF six enlisted men OF the Nnth
Infantry next appeared.
MANY COMPLAINTS.
First-Sergeaut Howard Alexander tes-
tilted that bis regiment used both c0rnod
and roast canned beef on the voyage from
Tampa TO sauuagJ. There were many
complaints from fue men as 90 tine cam.
ned roast beer. ~ nauaeafed tho men.
had little taste, and apparently contain
eel little nuulmeut The men finally got
20 throwing the cans away or not draw
ing them. as the meat frequently made
witness was not willing 10 90 say def
ultcly whether DO was The canned meat
or the malaria that caused most OK tho
sickness ir the regiment After getting
into tho city, whore the refrigerated beer
Was us.d the men became very 800 and
suffered from stomach troublcz. The
Sergeant thought these also came from
the refrigerated meat
GRAVY PARTICULARLY NAUsE-
ATING
Tho gravy especially that which came
from the Refrigerated meat seemed In
uause1te the meu even more than thc
meat Itself Returning tJ tAs canned beef
witness said "a can would not keep more
than four hours after opening lu qulu-
uty tEe ration waa frequently hort
Sergeant buckeye. also OF the Ninth.
was called. He testified chat the men did
not like the canned roast beef 10 made
them sick. oud they dld not eat it when
they could got anything else. On shore.
before the surrender. about half the meat.
ration was canned roast beef, and tho
Same complaint ensued. Many ate their
canned beef from the can. Nothing they
did 90 The beef in tho way of preparation
seemed to have much efect on it
coming fo che refrigerated heef Buck
aya siid there was u0 complaint while
ga. 10y ,ie. 80, .b",lt "a .,Garfar OF tb.
49, --.lict b.. t,.rsif 10 tre oamn. what
.. fs, 800 t.I,,,r,fr,, ar fbl aroiI.l
,. .... ...,....I.r.I ,ttlfe GOOD
RATION SHORTAGE
Replying t9 Colonel GiI'e- rl-, buchaye
said hat from tne 30 OF june 10 July
the ration averaged about hiIf short
Asked DO bee Thought the command act-
ully suffered iu leiltl from tnis lack
NO food. Doe replied very simply IL think
90 did. sir"
Sergeant iud.torm Hatcher also % the
Nluth. was them called. 1913 testimony
agreed substantially with chat cf The t"4
preceding Witnesses. IlIa mining up OF
The canned r0at beef iu reply tJ "a que--
ton from Colonel Davis o to what was
the matter with DO was aConic D. W'.
as follows. well. sIr, Do e'dn look s1oi
when sou opened '.' ana .l '.."
good Whtn sou was t-'''- 'H .N4
didn't seem to DO you no h'o4 "'''i ''.
H. d. .,....-
$50 a'li .'i- quo, "-' ~ -....- ,...
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report OF Do io DOS colnpanL -. - =. .s,..
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'Ni'f' "' 900 "''''
ALL OF Ut BAD
Sergeant kCaf. Smith Infantry. was
scr. d.eu4fic .u ht statement chat aI
tb- canned fo.-f Lesf BOD th. campaign
uss bad. II developed fhat he bad opened
only ono can himself THAT was bad and
h. threw b. avay lie had seen other
men lo the same. but De oi4 nor tecplr
ever seeing good can
Df the Refrigerated beer. ne haa seen
some good and some BAD. olt nr thoNsnt
most Of 10 was tainted
Sergeant Casey. Ninth infantry, hai me
sam6 general story 20 t7- oi tAs DseL on
ship and on shore NJ nrh Nt l''' .Ni'
tne canned roast D-e' "A7 ''
Colonel Davis had me si-.-' op-H
can oi roast be7l tna- ESQ '" -. ..
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