New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-20
CHEMICALLY TREATED BEEF
.,,,v BOARD TOLD OF MEAT COATED
WITH PREVENTATIVE
c,pcrANr MASON POSITIVE OF WHAT AR
MoURs AGENT TOLD HIM AT LAKE
land - SUNDAY SESSION AT
Fort LEAvENWORTH.


FORT LEAVENWORTH
1esveuworth Kan March 19-The Army
- oo,,r, % Inquiry concluded the taking Of
-...,,orv al Fort Leavenworth at noon to-day,
- a. AS started for Chicago. where the ses-
~,o,s will he resumed on Monday. The sole
.-..raes examined to-day was Sergeant Edward
Mason Troop A. LIST United States Cavalry,
-.o.,ones AZ Fort Robinson. Nebraska, who
sa-,ad as regimental commissary sergeant at
lakeland Fla and in the Cuban campaign.
sergeant Mason's testimony was probably the
most direct that has been adduced since the
,our, leet Chicago the witness declaring that
,,ea. received at Lakeland for use in his regi-
mont was undoubtedly chemically treated"
An agent Of Armour & Co.." he said, told me
=, the time that this meat had been treated with
What was called 'preservatine.'" The witness
had refused 20 accept the meat
sergeant Mason was interrogated individually
ny each member OF the Court and could not be
shaken in his testimony.
The court net at 10 o'clock this morning IN
the court martial room at the fort Sergeant
Mason whose failure 10 reach the fort yester-
dov made IL necessary TO take Sunday testi-
r,onv was first questioned 10y Recorder Davis.
H told o. the meat furnished on the voyage
rom Tampa 20 Cuba No complaints were made
n The canned roast beef but the meat was
tasteless and unsatisfactory generally and had
o, no thrown overheard. In Cuba the men Of
his regiment would not eat the canned roast
boot and as rule il was thrown away Tho
refrieerated beef issued after the surrender was
good hu- as q rule it was spoiled before il could
b. used
The witness was then taken in hand by Major
g1g.l
eeart AZ Lakeland about April % and served as
such 10 the close Of the Cuban campaign.
did You as commissary sergeant or acting
conlniesa~y sergeant for the regiment draw any
refrigerated beef at Tampa or Lakeland?" asked
Major Lee.
81 did. sir"
what occurred"
NEAT HAD BEEN CHEMICALLY TREATED
'.The meat We received was in appearance
fine but II was undoubtedly chemically treated.
one morning I went down 10 the refrigerator
car 10 draw meat. and objected 20 the appear
an.e ~ il, An agent of Armour q CO. was there.
d. not know what his name was. He told me
az the slime that this meat had been treated
with uha. Was called preseryatine' 1t was
II 80 had been painted over with something Ike
ra-afgue wax There was a light coating on the
ou.s.d. OF the meat / objected to the color Of
th, meat and refused TO accept it. our commits
sary officer came down. and he refused to ac-
c.ri &c."
About what time was that"
~The 18th or 10Th Of May"
"Who was the officer that came down."
Lieutenant j. G. Hartman.
About how much was there OF TINS meat at
that urne?"
~Pronanlv 3 600 pounds that was in the car"
,,o,
jug CD" "''''q IL t''l'''''. 49, ,,-,,,,is-
81 examined the meat care1uHN' a. comma
sar sergeant; had handled meat before. Inc
,,s. ...,, ,,r1oub,edl,. sroilad
..,,..... ..-,. r.,,or.s mad hv Armour.s agent
were any ''p0''S maui ~, -
81 Tho time as % the harmlulhess oi idCh "a
harrrfuluees Of this preparation; was Dit dis
,..ss.dq,
..., ..,,., enc
My r@'o''ee'o" = 'na' liz 800. '', .ha, =,
was safe He advised as TO cut of the outside
and said the meat would be all right in the in
terror next 10 the bone"
'pid ne state where this had been done"
No. ST..
"'' ''' '"'"' ~ -''"
coming 10 Lakeland
- am ID. ''''''7 '''''''''
-.'l. ,"'oaS' OF haNSaS O','
Ailn' IL no' nave come nom I'Hpaf
l'N fh'" as matter OF iact lhal there was
& refrigerator establishment there where meats
v.e~. sent 10 the various commands"
OF know that I think our meat came from
Ct.asro II was moi buled in a,, ,ra,. IN The
commissary."
Bv General Wade. We're YOU at Lakeland
81 dom, fhink I onened ,be car hut was
the~e whom IL was opened"
..1v,. a., o. -oc,'Io, rerrieera,,,. ,.ro,.
"Yae sir"
ar. "a ..,. .,,.o. .,,,,,..s ...., -. TO.
"Tho car was fun when II came in d"
WAS the meat YOU got OUT Of The car before
tina treated?"
'Yes sir: suppose the same as the rest Of it,"
"Vas that the only car treated"
"No cir We would take about car a week
W. had four regiments there the ID Nassa-
chusetts. the isl New-York LIST and ION cav
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