New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-23
investigations or THE CONSTABLE NUI
SANCE.

The Special Committee Of the Board Of Health held
another meeting in the Councu Chamber on yesterday
afternoon Councilman CoSOyER in the Chair 20 inquire
into tic expectancy Of removing the cogiiables now
located the Sixteenth Ward TO place where the
public lcsl,h nay no longer be jeopariei
DR.. BENJANIN BAILr resident OF the neighborhood,
deposed tlai be had been made sick number OF tune,
ty The odor arising from these stables. lie was com
relied temporarily ts the east side OF the Cy
10 avoid tie offensive silell. He was twice made very
ck BY Iarakng of the mix, or he believed 1t was from
DR.. SrTworR. from West Foureenth.st. said he had
been neuss aied by the cause He had been com
., lied frequently to close bis windows TO exclude the
effuvia fe gave il az bis opinion thai the smell was
rjuous to bealh aud that TO the use OF 1he mix was
Attributable large of the sickness among chl
dren He oUd not say positively that any case OF SICK
ness arising from this had come under - pr1ctlco;
but he knew cholera iniaptum 10 be frequently atoua
he TO the W. OF this milk and had doubt OF its poi
sOn0us uatCre generally
WmGIM H. ASs,aLE, residing in Twenty.third.st.,
Low. a. Ninth aud Tenhavs had to pass these stables
evory dny on lis way down town, aud to hIm she
smell was exceedingly offensive. In his house when the
wind blow from the west the olor was equally foul, ne
c,ssiiatirg the closing of the windows.
M DENfsG Of Twenty firstst testified to the same
general o nioI Of the INV holesome naure of the ef
,iuu from the stables He lad seen COW tied up there
ua; was 20 SICK "a to be unable TO stand unless
HTNRr BARKER another resident, vehemenily de-
claimed a1ant the propTetOrs of the stables aud the IN
micatr mode Of questioning the witnesses. He alleged
that the ngLborhOod was thoroughly aroused az nst the
ruiranCe.
Dr. BYRSr claiming to be educated physician and
chemist made attempt to show that no diseased woman
coN could give milk and that the Seteai nad coming
fom these animals euinently healthy, bat his au
"ttories aucien, and modern Of which be hld large
blue bagfu dsregarded and he told To stick to
tie point or take h seat The latter request he reae
tantly complied with amid much laughter.
Several Oh er gentlemen depOsed TO the unheahiness OF
tie stables and the odor arising from them =, .,
msn named HAY, said the milk was used by himself
end family daily, and they deemed it good and ne had
drank the sw upon which the animals were led and ued
H. IT, COWS were fed upon hay and corn meal as well as
N, ! ". SWIM ard Others residing in the neighbor
hood testified TO the offensive and dell ,erous smells aris
ing fro III these stables. - -,
1ors RocrHs school teacher residing in Seventeenth
It. and Ienh-av. deposed tha he and some thirty per-
,"ps In bis h, u.o had used the milk from these for
some two years and complained OF KS quality nor o
the tfiuvii arising from the stables N question: lie had
since cot COW Of his own and his boerders thought the
uk from her much the that from the cows kept
il the stables The children who came to his school were
generally healthy 80
Jsme: Aicl e:on dcposed that he had charge Of the
.tabes He said there 900 COWS and 90 horses
in the stables the resson why we nave ie"er snha1
than usual is because they have been sold Tor peer,
laughter in the morning and afternoon feed these
animals with hsy and give them swI to drink We cacu
late seven poupcs of hay each animal per day and
m, family use this mix ard have Done 50 for 10 Jears
Lse It after il Is strained prefer the milk previous to iss
being wutered The milk from the can OF the mA man
who brings il TO me- have heard that COWS died Ia our
uace and were taken slaughter house and dressed
and taken from thence to market and sold, oHI DO
not know the fact cows have dec IN our e.
tablisbmeni of dlstemper they may have tns
disease and be MIXED for little while before dis
covered sweep these stables SIX or seven time oa
do wash the place with water the only Illa USED
in cleansing the urine from the the waste taken
of 10 tie river: the hOO Of the stables are lower nAn the
street: when We get from the country we mix tnem
eopt uousy for IRON twenty months to two years "e2ut
bringing them out them; when they are too tat Tor
uk.aivirg thew are killed, and make very good beef,
lsuchtCrl about seven years ago the dste nper vas
broue hi from Europe this country; tins disease carries
l a. .fx toul "A
I among the unGcclmaed cows, that ~ iresh cows IS
$50 fatal IL the pasture 10 much TIE same extent as IN ts
stable the cs.te which die al stable 60 TO tue prem
ses of Contractor REYNOLDS have not known diseased
cows .old 10 the butcher; within few weeks have
known adsesstd cos turned our OF our stables ous DO
] not know what was done with II.
A medical centeman-Ths, eos Dr. Downing got in
| Washington Market. . .
! Wines continued-The at the latter period Of
their ik-yieldIg give less milk, but much DeUer IN
fNs,IHn Riely. lsborer said-He has resided in the
block tie stses for ten years be never ie any III
Effects from the stables neither he nor his family hah
ever used the milk because he preferred pure country
mix his child sick the PEeseni time bat not IRON
/ these stables. -
tle.; he had bcen butcher, and nOw bought aAl SOFA
occasion ally be had @. the stables WAlca he
would buy, but be had Lot purchased any OF s'e Nc
knew Of 10 disagreeabe smell from these stables say
butcher even the most respectable. would buy or seu
COW Whether sts fed grass fed, be could MAKE any
thing il; be did not deem the smell OF sIaughteE'
houss offensive; be used the milk from these cows every
/ day. o.,
Martin Schievcr, grocer, said he used the mix IRON
,hese cows and sod il. Some Of his customers were
amor the hands at work the stables He sold mk a.
four cents or FIVE cents sx cents quart lie sAi
get il all from the stable. II people want chesP nilk
give EN- more water and they want better MIX why,
| they pay for il" Laughter ,,.
Mr. Donpelly who lived in the neghborhood, sad ne
sro his family used the milk from the iaole. he beusn'
b bas Id AZ he store and never thought it injurious.
After come further testimony Of similar nature, the
Committee adjourned 'iaS d'e
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