Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-10-25
TRAcY, CHAPLIN d Co.'S SL.rezTrp HoTs,

TRAcY, CHAPLIN d Co.'S SLAUGHTER HoUsE
AND PAcKING GEsTABLIsHMEST-The above firm
have Just commenced the seasons work OF
slaughtering and packing We were favored on
Saturday with look through their establish.
ment, and we're much interested Ia the processes
through which the meat is carried before it j.
ready TO be shipped to New York, England, OF
the Sandwich Islands The slaughter house il
situated on the Walworth Run, near the inter-
section of Columbus street with the Railroad
The buildings here used cover somewhat more
than an acre of ground, aud the pens and yards
nearly US much more The cattle and hogs are
here taken from the cars and confined in yards
to be taken out as wanted Let our readers fol-
low Us in Imagination, as we follow the course
of the hogs from the yards. After passing over
a set Of Keeler's platform scales, few at time
are driven into a small pen perhaps ten feet
square, where the "bloody man of death"
stands with uplifted iron hammer, ready to
bring it down with dull, deadeued sound upon
the skulls of the unfortunate poTkers Gold
smith, if here. would hardly write
Death, when unmlsked shows us frisnd,y Zee
AID Is teTror ua = a. = distance,
for the flowing of the blood, the dying grunt Of
the animals. and the figure Of the executioner,
covered as he is with the blood of his victims.
fills up scene not the pleasantest to delicate
gentlemen and nervous ladies'. Tho earcasses
are now drawn to a large tub of boiling water,
into which they are plunged for few moments
aad then drawn out to pass thr ugh the scraping
process. The body passes through the hands Of
five or SIX pairs Of workmen, each taking it a
sep further in the cleaning process, and goes
from them to the wheel where it is thoroughly
cleaned and dressed. From thence it is hung
up to cool and stiffen, preparatory to being cut
and packed. About one hog per minute is thus
carried through the MILL"
The killing of the beeves is similar. The
heavy hammer falls, and the animals fall, the
"jugular " is severed, and the blood bous out
in dark volumes, flooding the floor like the
French guillo,ine The hide is soon stripped
of, the carcass dressed and hung up on parallel
beams, where some mammoth specimens were
waiting removal on Saturday No part Of the
bodies is here lost; the flesh hide, horns, hoofs,
hair, bones and all, 10 the smallest particles, be-
ing either used on the premises or sold away
About hundred hands are employed in this De.
partmeDt, and when both cattle and hogs are
being slaughtered at time, about 5000 barrels
OF beef and pork are put up in a week. About
I25 head of cattle and 1000 hogs can be killed
daily, from which our readers can Judge of the
extent Of the business
The packing house, on Columbus street, j.
admirably arranged for the business. and esPe.
cially for shipping the barrels of meat long
wharf enabling vessels to come alongside the
building, and in winter the barrels being pu
directly on board the cars, saving all expense o
jraysge. The bodies Of the defunct animals
arc here cut up and packed with astonishing
eslerity and wonderful precision. The Yankee
iaEmer would be slightly astOnished were he tc
see one hundred hogs here cut up and packed il
lalf the time be was accustomed to spend in
cutting up his yearly hog for his family use
Four large rendering tanks are here used FOL
trying out the iallow and lard. About as bar,
rels Of each are here here msde in q day. SiI
thousand barrels of salt are here slowed away
the whole of which viii probably be used dur
ing the winter. A part of this formed the car
20 of the bark Chieftaia, from Liverpool. About
20 men are employed in the packing house.
The present firm has been in business in thu
;ty for about five years, and is well known
rOughOut the country. Their beef is sent il
.arge quantities to England, and is much prizet
Jlere.
We are happy to know that there is pros
pect Of good winters work. and We trust th,
business will never be suffered to lag for wan
Of " quick sales