New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-10-24
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III Correspondence Of the New orleans crescent.l

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NEW YoRK, Oct. 49, 1866.
i The New York Board Of Health during the lat
season Of sickness in this city made repor
| against the slaughter houses, stating that the
Il we're decidedly unhealthy as well as great NUS
ance. Yesterday was one of about two thou
sand persons who witnessed the opening of tht
New Jersey Abattoir, situated at Gommunipaw
New Jersey, about two miles from this city. being
the largest buildings devoted to the slaughter d
animals II this country, and probablyin tile world
The institution has created a very great deal Of
| interest here, and is without a doubt the best
thing for the city of New York that was ever
gotten up. Its perfectin every particular, and
SO important an undertaking is it considered, that
think it worth while to occupy enough of your
valuable space to give your readers the details
Of this company hoping that it may lead to the
consderat atoms, in all large communities, Of taking
outof the cities such abominabe nuisances:
The Abattor consists of sixteen distinct build
ings, with sufficient number of spacious feed and
salepens adjoining, and with all necessary OF de-
sHabe apPurtenances for conveying, feeding and
making comfortable, and finally Strengthening cat
tie, sheep and hogs.
First IN order is the unloading platform. This
is 500 feet long and LOO WIDE and Of the most con
VenIent height for receiving the animals from the
cars, Parallel with the platform, and of the same
length and height, is an alley-way connected with
tae platform by cross alley, and between the
alley-Yay and the platform are pens for the re-
esption OF the cattle, each 36 by II. These pens
open into what is called the main aIIey-way
along which the animals are driven for dstribu-
aon N Iae ieeG-pens, Where they are examined
bought and sold. Each Of the small pens is ap-
proprlated to a separate lot of stock and when
they are removed to the feed-pens the contents Of
each Of these small pens are driven separately
along the 60 that there need be no mix
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comes the main building, into (which neat cattle do
not so az all. and which may be denominated
the storehouse for hogs and sheep 1t il
o4V ieet long By 100 wide, three stories high and
e 81 q containing about 5000 hogs and
sheep. The first and second floors are appro-
priated Tor the accommodation Of hogs, exclu-
slVeiys and the upper floor for Sheep The first
anu second floors are almost wholly laid ont in
pens lof me confinement of hogs, and vary in
capacity rom one to six carloads SO that each
dealer may have pen suited to contain the nran. |
lily of stock which he has, and that there NAV he
no room wasted, as there would be il the nens
EIe VI q me same size, since each lot of stock
Nhelher large or small must have separate rane
On the 1rst and second floors of this huilding tha
hogs are weighed and the arrangement ia gsuch |
that by means Of two parallel alleys or aisles |
AVG alsSlaet professions. one Of the weighed and
the other Of the unWeighed, can he kent COR
stantly going without danger of collision Or con.
4uslon The third floor, as before stated. il de- |
Foted wholly 70 sheep. 1t also ID furnished with
pens similar to those on the floors beneath. the
only difference being that on the steep.fioor abonf
quarter Of every fourth pen is divided off into
what ~ called sorting PEN in which small lots of
sheep Of any particular size or quality NAV be |
confined.
IN .I arrangements Tor procuring air and water
iof we annals, and Tor protection against Are are
ample and complete. Along the whole lenpth Of /
tne building runs large wsfer pine with cocks |
" every 30 feet, and re-plugs ategery100 feet ID
g,ea; ~ case q hre hose can be instantly at
etenedls ANA at an elevation of four feet above I
rool, and running the whole length Of the bnild.
ihgs n z large yentilator, l6 feet wide
1 me glaqg hter.hoase is built parallel with The
slore, aad az right angles with the sale news
way through which every one of the doomed III.
mas must pass Tie building is $50 feet long ~ I
~ VIDE, and Two stories high The fipgt floor i L
Or the slaughter Of cattle only. It contains AZ
lo ~ between each two Of which there d a
1l-f6otn, where the entrais of the slanghtered
iliaals are eleansed. Each of these olose.nans
~ heid SIX or seven cattle at a time ana Is Eent
.nsa from an alley-Way which runs Tie entire
ahs u q tae building and into which eattle are
rlYen irom the feed pens. The etose.nens onn,s
lso the body Of the house. and out Of Then, Tho
ysteala power. -l''sis w all !
lhe cattle are not slaughtered ia the usual :
~ PIX knoeklRg them on the head Theyr sTa +
o1sted BY the hind legs aud while tba1 49, MI
1ng theY are sfruok;4a much better mode of /
l u, THAN tle old one by bludgeoaiag. i
4hefe ere also ample arrangements for fins | a
ring O. Aides on the ground of which many n
s y! WI doubtless avail themselves. La
sixty fees Of the southern end of the buildtno Z
Z aeyoted to { rendering1 purposes. Ii con- 4
En- eight Ct the .Wellknown Wilson tanks. eaehI i
,eiye feet by sig; four large steam Glrers. eaeb
eve 5eet ia diameter BY three in depth, ana Il
" oooiers each ten feet By twelve, and twenty 4
elhs Deep In this room there ID stationary
~ PRESSURE engine of 85-horse power which isI o
g iof hosting the animals and other hosting f
Y naallng purposes through the building. There o
also tXo steam pumps-one for FEEDING liz Il
ef, ana the other for distributing tie water in a
fio1s directions about The building 50 arraneei r.
y y ~ any time the supply Of fresh water onla Il
!, It Will be easy to fan back mon the salt II
ter, which flows up to and Huder the bnilain@ II
ere are also two large boilers II supply steam III
senderlng purposes and 10 work t6e an q,
es and pumps. Steam Is always Kept IN and. q
moments notice, The pumps can be set 1t ii
y tlle north end 81 the building IS lsrge iee-
ise3 ninety feet long, forty feet vide ana tFee IL
fles nigh fflsng one story above the main u
sther. ~ q uot pt
he Strengthening capacity of this buildinr il 5Fb
mated 81 100 head of cattle in an ofdinarv an
ikhg Gag d ten hours, and Of course, when ns