The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-19

dition; that most of it had apparently
not been inspected at the camps before
being returned, and that after reaching
here and being reinspected by the
company, it was replaced in stock. It
was declared that all meat furnished
the army during the Spanish war was
dated and prepared with the utmost
care. Frank S. Hastings, in charge of
the salt meat department, told of sub
hitting samples of bacon to the gov
eminent officials as an emergency ra-
ton, and stating that but little Of it
was purchased.
The court started for Fort Leaven-
worth at 4:30 in the afternoon. They
will leave there for Chicago on Sunday
evening.
TESTIMONY AT LEAVENWORTH.
Leavenworth, Kan, March 1S.-The
beef court of inquiry arrived at Fort
Leavenworth from Kansas City at $50
o'clock this afternoon and resumed its
sitting at the courtmartial room at the
fort at 1880. Several officers of the
Sixth cavalry, which returned recently
from Cuba, after having gone through
the entire campaign there, were eX-
amined as to the condition and quality
of meat served the men, and the eff
feet it had upon their health. In a
general way, the witnesses stated the
meat furnished from Tampa to Cuba
was good, but became tiresome to the
men. Much of the canned beef served
in Cuba up to the time of the surren-
der of Santiago was unfit for use, as
was about one-third of the refriger-
ated beef served later at Camp Hamil
ton. The complaints among the men
We're general, and much sickness re-
suited. No specific reports of the poor
quality of beef were made to high Of
ficerS at the time.
Captain j. S. Galbraith of the First
United States cavalry, located at Fort
Robinson, Neb., believed canned meat
had been preserved by means of chem
icals, but could not say just what drugs
might have been so used.
A long string of witnesses were on
hand, and the probability is it will
take part of Sunday to fully examine
them.
Captain Jacob S. Galbraith of the
First cavalry, whose command passed
through the entire Cuban campaign,
was the first witness. He said the
health OF the men was good till after
the San Juan battle, July TO- after
which time a decline was noticeable,
which was attributed to the poor quail
ity of the beef. The refrigerator beef
was received July "a and was issued
up to the time of departure from the
island. About one-third of the re-
frigerated beef was spoiled. Some of
the bad canned beef had an odor of
drugs-more resembling that of chloro-
form than anything else.
Questioned by Major Lee, Captain
Galbraith said the men generally left
the meat ration alone on the return
voyage to Montauk. The canned roast
beef would not keep from meal to meal
after being opened. He considered it
practical to have herded live cattle
in Cuba. He reported the complaints
of the beef at different times. No
record Of these reports was kept by
him, however. In his opinion, canned
meat is unwholesome as an article of
food.
CAPTAIN ALLEN TESTIFIES.
l.. C. Allen, captain in the Sixteenth
infantry, stationed at Fort Leaven-
worth, testified that from Tampa to
Cuba, canned corn beef and canned
roast beef were served. There was
complaint of the beef, which had to be
made into stews. In Cuba, up to the
time of the surrender, the canned beef
could not be eaten. 1t was Shiny and
stringy. He did not see any tainted
canned beef. OF the refrigerated beef
issued after the surrender, more than
half was spoiled. He had no reason to