The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-05
DIR. DAILY GIVES
MORE EVIDENCE
Says the Meat on the Panama Did
Not Spoil for Lack of Ice.
FOUL DOOR DUE TO CHEMICALS.
He Had Since Experimental with
Beef Treated with Boric Acid.
General Miles Requests to Have
Soldiers Examined.
FOUL DOOR DUE TO CHEMICALS.

WASHINGTON, April 4-The Army
Court Of Inquiry to-day heard DR.. w. H.
DAILY in regard to the character OF beef
furnished for the army during the iate
war.
Or. Days testimony dealt on this oc-
CASTOR as on his nrst appearance. espec-
Tally with the beef supplied to the army.
His first observations had been made on
a transport at Tampa before the sailing
OF the expedition to Santiago, where Col.
Weston invited his attention to 4 quarter
OF beef hanging on the deck. Col. Wes-
tons only remark was: Here's a quarter
Of beef which has been hanging here
for sixty hours In the sun: we are going
10 see what Il will do No reference
was made to preseryatlyes. lie or. Daly)
cut of a piece OF the beef and cooked and
ate il next day. After that he became
sick at the stomach, but he had not felt
convinced that the meat had caused ule
sickness. After some references 10 MS
stay in Porto Rico, DR.. DAILY detailed the
particulars OF the trip north on the Trans
port Panama last September, which was
in his charge. The vessel had been pro-
vided on setting out with the best OBTAIN
able refrigerator beef. but the vessel had
not gone far before IL became evident that
II was not good.
He did all that ne could to quiet the
complaints, but they increased and the
stencil soon grew so strong that II per-
vaded the whole ship.
THE MEAT CONDEMNED.
The odor was indescribable. He al
last suggested = board oil survey and one
being ordered, 1t had condemned The
meat left. about 100 pounds, and ne
had had it thrown overheard.
Here Dr. DAILY took occasion 70 pay
his respects 10 the Wan Commission, be-
fore which he had appeared. lie said
the Commission had given out the i'm
preston that the deterioration OF the
beef on the Panama was due 10 want OF
ice. This was contrary TO his testimony,
and the truth could easily have been
ascertained. AS d matter OF fact. the
Panama had an excellent refrigerator
and IT carried 10 tons OF ice 10 one OF
beef. DR.. Daily said he had since made
experiments upon beef subjected 10
treatment by boric acid and had found
IL to give forth about as foul a smell as
could well bee imagined.
Major Lee then read various reports
AAAAAE " III lay AOAhtA lAlilk VAlA'AAA -
aminations OF the beef at Camps Jack
s%onyille. Lexington and Cbickamauga
all these stated that the meat used gem
orally looked we'll. but that there was a
universal complaint OF It's smelling bad
~. lie had found the fresh beef 70 be
apparently preserved by the injection OF
some chemical which destroyed its nat
ural flavor. and which must Of neces-
sity. have been injurious 20 the health
Of those eating II. II was 10 his mind
impossible 10 preserve meat without the
use Of acids. and apparently the meat
had been preserved by tho injection Of
chemicals TO aid the work Of defective
cold storage. In one case he had found
tho odor similar 10 that IL a dead hui
man body. and In another. speaking of
the Odor he said ut was unnatural
mawkish. sickly. like that Of a human
cadaver after an undertaken had IN
jected his embalming p~reservative." He
was satisfied that the beef had been
chemically prepared-that It had been
embalmed. In fact.
HE ANALYZED IT.
After his reports had gone In. he
had. In order to satisfy his own mind.
made a chemical analysis OF the residuum
of beef tea, made from refrigerated beef
and had found traces OF Boric acid and
salicylic acid.
Replying TO a question. DIR. Daily said
this would be detrimental TO health and
they could only be used at the peril TAX
ing them. Here DR.. Daily introduced a
joint report made by DR.. Clark. chief
chemist and DR.. Hildebradt chemist OF
the Geological Survey on an analysis
made by them OF residuum from the beef
used on the Panama. In this report
they said they had examined the powder
used furnished by DR.. DAILY.
Both the flame test and the turmerlc
paper test give distinct evidence of the
presence OF Boric acid" they said. I'VE
also obtained good reactions with ferric
chloride showing the presence OF salicy-
lie acid"
In response 10 a general question DR..
DAILY said he had come into much evil
dence confrmatory OF what he had tes-
tined 20. hut which had come 70 him In
A confidential way, rendering II improper
for him 70 give the names Of those sup.
plying Il. In truth a ban had been
placed upon the information. He thought
that some other evidence had also besS