The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-08
THE COURT OF INQUIRY.
official Reports Of The Army officers Ad.
Inltied as Evidence.
MADE BY OFFICERS WIG SAW SERVICE
Nearly Every One OF Them Condemns
the Canned Beef ms Bcins Entire
~ Unit for Use.

Washington April THE army beef
inquiry court decided to-day TO admit as
evidence he official reports OF army Off
GERS CONCERNING tho beef supplied to tho
army during the war with Spain as re-
cuested by General Miles. The decision
was reached at on executive session OF the
court and aft3r the renewal BY Major Ice.
on behalf of General Miles. OF the requesr
Tor action on the application.
The lie forenoon session Of the court
was cnly OF sufficient duration to permit
the preferment Of this request.
Major Lee stated that he considered il
! Important that the matter should be def
ntely determined as soon as possible. He
also asked for consideration of the request
that large number Of witnesses be sum
inoned. It was learned that all the reports
we're brief and the court n secret session
decided TO allow them TO BIO read
There are IA Of them and they were
generally prepared by the officers after
the close Of the campaign in Cuba and
Porto Rico and ia response TO circular
/ letter.
4 Major Lee read the reports, all OF which
peril med to canned beet
/ Brigadler General viele pronounced the
canned beef "a miserable apology for
! food
1 a large number OF reports were made
K from Officers Of the First cavalry, among
4 those tbs following,
1 Major James W. Dcll--It 81 better than
4 no beef, but | rar not recommend IL AS
component Of the Geld ration.
! Lieutenant Clough, OyertonIt is an IN
/ desirable portion OF he travel ration.
/ Major " n Scott heard no complaint
or The canned roast beef
/ Lieutenant c. H. Williams Used the
/ beef as an occasional substitute for bacon
( Lieutenant l.. s. Davis considered tbs
/ beef ctpoor quality and sDid he found four
I mpggots cooked with the beef in the cans
| while on the Geld az Guasimas
! Lieutenant II u. Berkeley No more un-
palatRble article of food could be issued.
/ Lieutenant ~. G. Riyers--it was an un
suitable artclc Of food
Lieutenant y, 8. WrightIt was dis
I tinct failure
Lieutenant Colonel r. 4. Rafferty, OF
the Second cavalry stated that he agreed
with lh0 report ~ his commlssary officer
1 Who pronounced tho beef non -nutritive and
said the men soon tired o( it.
A large number of officers In this regi-
mcnt pronounced similar verdict
Major Jackson OF the Third cavalry pro-
nounccd the quality OF the beef used in
canning moor II had served very we'll in
hashes, but as separate article Of food
II was nauseating.
Lieutenant Carroll Of tho Sixth cavalry
said that most Of The mcat issued 10 his
troops on tho transport had been thrown
overheard as it made some OF the men
sick.
Captain West Of he sixth cavalry mad
Preferred going without the meat to eat.
ing the canned beef II made his men
sirR
lieutenant r. D. Paddock-Men would
20 hungry rather han eat u.
Captain y. Grimes, Second artillery
The meat VAS soft, watery and unsatis-
factory to the men
Captain Ellis Of The Fourth artillcry--lt
WAS stringy and Tough and end others
found 1t urpalatablo
Captain Finley OF the seventh Infantry
The beer was tough ana heVoii OF uav2F.
Captain Hughes, Nlnth ihian'r nc
meat became di5iastcinl AFTER a lew aays
Captain Philip h. fpWoti N'nlh GeFuIIs
lit was almost Who'E aoVo'u oi Wv
flavor Of oeei - ,,
captain hutchinson, Nlnlu paY"llS
should be aliernatea WIN oIner nleue'
heard OF no bad results from i's usu;
Lieutenant J.. a. Aanoe huu 'ou"u ~
tasteless, and me men W9ulu nor ear w..
Captain MacLane ana LleulehanVs neIu-
wick Barber, stapler' MGcorn,ch, Whl,c'
Cavanaugh, Lyman and Everett inaue To-
ports very Amii 10 tnose p'eceulnb,
Lieutenant Barber thought 1t a good
change.
Lleutenan. Hamilton pronounced II
good food
Captain Albert Cummings OF the sec
ond artillery thought some OF the meat
contained ptomalnes anu caused good
deal OF sickness As ration II was
failure.
Captain VI, j Riley, Of the Fifth artll-
lery--lt was palatable with vegetables
but not otherwise desirable.
Colonel Sinclair % the seventh artii-
lery---fhe meat used was of poor grade
II better grade of meat was secured Il
might provo proper food.
Lieutenant Il. S. Benton, of the Sew
than tho fresh beer,