New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-18
THE METRopoLITAN ABATTORs.


CisEs YESTERDAY.
The formal opening of the abatoir of the New-Jsr.
sey Stock Yard and Market Company at Communipaw
place yesterday special train out to the abaos
city aud the number Of those present could have
been less than o including most Of the drOers and butcA
ers Of y city and many from abroad Among the dsn
gshed guests OF the occasion were the Mayor and Commea
Council Of Jersey City and Hoboken Mr. Peter Cooper super
visor Lupt and Mr. Schultz Chairman of The Board Of Health
the veroa q the and witnessed
he ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s the machinery AID 1trss
aHd scarcely in smooth working order as yet the
tered and dressed elected hearty commendons Of al
present The results Of tie operations under these circu
the time OF entering the hot water and that bceg
be slaughtered and thoroughly dressed in something ss
than OF this time be considerably in.
proved upon the gradually become better used 70 the
machncem and to the system upon which the labor
Aer visitors had inspected the buildings end apparatus
ofhc abattor to their satisfaction they were invited TO par:
tables 400 Qfee In length When ample Justice hsd
been done to the yand The ai5Ss Vas @s 10 5et y The
Hon Chas H. Winfield In the Of the NewJefsey stock
Yard and Market Company he welcomed those present os s
friends Of an enterprise which had no equal IN the world in s
sign Of the institution not TO interfere with the markets
@ G s TarS OF the Sn S for | 81 s:
stock 10 sale IN the best possible condition Here their eafts
SEg etsenSt Of he p would be gt rid Of and they would
be well until tho ready for saughter so that the
t"T oo Of HsS and Mr. BGrgh Of the society for Pre-
Yenon of Cruelty Animals should have nothing TO ina aun
AZ the conclusion Of Mr. winSclds speech the party adj
oued to the outdoor space An % 6at %p Sts
which Mr. Peter Cooper was chosen Chairman Dy
On taking chair Mr. Cooper remarked that the anyura
tion OF the work OF this sbaitor vas an
an occasion deep interest for New York Here was an ln
ny of tie Great staple OF diet in heahfu condition IL
Tor thank the projectors Of this great and Oeneheen' enter
Mr. Cooper then introduced Mr. Schultz Chairman Of tAs
Beard OF Health.
here not member Of the Board Of Health and he wished
not :eak anything which that Board had done He con-
sg5pss r ne eved would Prose 70 beths salvation 3
the City Of HevYoH Tswss hs drst 1bl,olr introduced
in the light Of an experiment, In Enropc however,
the institution wsl established He had Si,il sI,
much larger but much better in many respects Those wee
built the French plan q rigid economy and IN the n CT
The pecuna advantages OF this abattor system would soos
but also IN the utilizing Of the refuse OF the in
stead Of allowing it 10 become breeder OF pstlence Mr.
nc NJ YEAR II appeared that 7S 900 head Of cattle wsrs
annually slaughtered the United States and that the greater
part Of this done ia Chicago The question Which this
was settle whether large share tbs pack
ing could not be done in this city THIS would snow.
exceedingly happy vein Of the pleasure OF contemplating the
arrangements 81 The abattO By which he said the process q
they would mptenty wait for their turn at ne shamoss
the butchers he said that te people o. me ey FAC
made up their minds 10 saughterho1ses and eaedyng
could deprive them Of and power earth could pro
tect wrong The butchers should lead and not 10
Mr. Cooper remarked the close OF this speech that though
he had not dollars interest in this institution be would say
the butchers and that While they cared for the interests Of the
community large they would care for those OF the butchers
also.
full description of the buildings given In THE TRIBUNE
September 20 and is noeess to repeat these details The
following additional facts gathered from the statements
AS almost the sst practical step toward Riding the city Of
sanghehouSe nuisance this enterprise Is Of special public
npon scale large enough and liberal enough fully deserve.
fnot 70 command Success The company BY which these
buildings have been erected is incorporated by the laws OF
New-ersey and is regularly organized and differed The
President q the c9%Psny Is w AThGs s Of RSsS1s
Tracy the contractors H. B. Dubary ESQ., engineer and
Gpn S9 SoSu sfa % aS for the n
mails and or protection against fire are ample and complete
ASS so sS W " sSey & md rg at eer 100 feet %
which Dire hose be instantly attached And 40
length Of the building is large venlatOr l6 feet wide.
The slaughter house built parallel with the shore ana -
narrow through which every one Of the doomed
animals must pass.
them tho head They hoisted by the hihdgs and
while they thus hung they are stuck much better mode
There IRE also ample curing of hides
the ground Of which dealers viii doubtless avail them
sixty feet of the southern end of the budg devoted
tanks ci large s,eanidriers and hr In tins
rere stationary b horse engine which
ing purposes through toe building There are OIy9ser
pumps for feeding the boilers and The other for distributing
my time the supply OF fresh water should fail viii be easy
to fan back upon the saltwater which flows up to and under
the building. There also two large boilers 10 supply steam
for rendering purposes and 10 work the engine ard pamps
Steam always fept up and at moments notice the pumps
The saugheing capacity OF this building is estimated a
lo head Of cattle IN an ors WORKING 55y Of 10 5ogrs
employing fresh set Of hands and wording might well as
he second story Of the slanghterhoue is set apart FOR til.
slaughter OF agS ana d r s a.1S SGa pleasant hang
processes through which The hog here plsses during his
ZION into PORK hardly ndnt OF incgbe description on paper
Bat they very interesting 10 and in their quite
coMMUSIcArioS WITH SEw.YoRK.
Communication with the institution Is easy Not TO men
ton the unlimited and always available communications
between this city and Commurpaw It may be easily
ferry and from there to Cumuunplw By the hose or
S e e5 cea emf Railroad Of better G you cn drive os
along the pleasant plank road which connects the OBJ historic
village wtfJcey City. Tho Company have already maze az
Engagements by which 20 TINS more of meat he daily
transported 10 this city and distributed among the various
D''N''' ADVANTAGES.
In their sudden surprise AID rejoicing at the prospect Of relief
the presence slaughter houses in the city, people
have dwe with peculiar enpsa upon the great direct and
assney 1t can hardly be 5'ersmatcd bni there another
point ~ view Dom which the advantage VIII certainly be no ss
~ m Gu, sn1 ,i ltIo,l oI now inrodaeed
here Of treating animals before slugbtng them and tho
presence midst OF the pud odo Of The sshterhoGss
undoubtedly great annoyance and evil but we hlHs
thee can reasonable doubt that for one on who s'
ed directly and consciously that way hundreds omen womea
and children have suffered moro serious because NOR.
indirect and injury from the poisonous character OF
much sold in markets This strong anguage
bur when rcmemer that has long been the custom OF
butchers buy their cattle Monday morning and
Kill them only they required daring the week keeping
them in the meantime shat up in dark and nosome cellars
without food drink that when taken out 20 be siaared
poor animals eyes generally almost bursting ous OF tse
sockets with the fever of hunger and ths il not TOO maes
that the flesh of such animals must be In some degs