| Show BANNED BEEF WAS GOOD r witnesses before the war inquiry pj aise the meat washington march 3 capt groom of the philadelphia city troop was th 0 first witness before the war inquiry today about two weeks out of tour while in porto rico his command lived on candled roast beef it was our food and we ate it said the witness that was about all there was tot wo never cite it cold but had it made into stews with such vegetables as we could get and whenever we could get them of the refrigerator beef capt groom paid it was occasionally tainted on the edges and had to be trimmed otherwise it was excellent meat aboard the transport witness bad charge of feeding the men and saw to it that the ineat was drawn at night and as soon as the galley s were unoccupied thereafter being served to tho men in satisfactory condition witness invalided invalid ed home four men of his command and brought back as in as good condition as when they sailed col JA case of the fourth pennsylvania who served with gen drooker in the porto rico campaign said he had had about sl experience with canned roast beef at first the men tried to keep the meat after the cans were opened but it spoiled be kweon meals he ordered the company cooks to make stews of a whole can at a alme and it proved very satisfactory thee was some complaint over the lean tough beet furnished from the native cattle more complaint in fact than from any one cause |
