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Excerpt from Report of the Commission Appointed by the President to Investigate the Conduct of the War Department in the War With Spain, Vol. 3 of 8: Testimony
Was in the habit of issuing those himself - He never inspected a camp to my knowledge - Had no information of beef being chemically treated - Canned roast beef an army ration since 1888 or 1889 - Both being used'now and no complaint - Witness not interested 111 any refrigerating process, or in canned meat - Instructed surgeon-general many times to supply all the needs of troops - 1v1s1ted Mon tauk August 24 - Ordered everything could imagine they would want - Sickness and debility of troops greater than expected - Any meat, except salted or dried, would not keep good in Cuba or Porto Rico longer than a day or so, whether in cans or exposed to the air - Certain exhibits attached. Showing amount allotted each department or bureau from national-defense fund; also certain corre spondence regarding selection of camp at Montauk.
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