The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-18
THE NEW JERSEY AsAr1oIR.

Tho moet extensive slaughter house IN this country,
perhaps world, has just been completed a. Com
manipaw within milo and half Of the depot OF tho
Central Railroad of New Jersey About four months ago
this structure WAS commenced by driving piles into
cd, bleak and wholly repulsive OF the shore, and
thereon rearing building which with appurenances
constitutes one Of ihe vast improvements which enter.
prise has created IN New Jersey u gigantic work
in every sense; IL il at once local ornament aud
panaces Tor those Ills which even the repressive
measures Of the sanitary commission failed to fully
eradicate To all classes, but especially the poor, who
keenly The present sxorbitaut price Of meat
the following details viii be interesting
The company by which these buildings have been
erected 10 incorporated by the OF New Jersey and
Is regularly organized and Differed Tho President Of
the company is W. Arthur OF Chicago; Mr. " Z.
Rnscoe OF Chicago, the architects Messr Ruscoe aud
Tracy The contractors; H. D. Dubarry engineer and
Joseph AcPnerson, protector and superintendent
Tux ABArroa
consists Of six distinct buildings with sufficient
Der Of spacious feed and sale pens adjoining aud with
eli necessary desirable appurnances for conveying
feeding, making comfortable and finally Strengthening
cattle sheep and hogs First in ordor is the
uSInApIsa YI.rYoan
This is 500 feet long, 100 wide and of the mort CON
venien, height for receiving the animals from tho
Parallel with the PLATFORM and OF the length
hegh. Ia an alley way, connected with the platform by
& cross alley, and between the alley way and tho plat
form ara pens tor reception OF the cattle 36x2i
Thess pens open the into what called the main
alley way, along which tho animals driven for dis
trbuton in ITO feed pens, where they arc examined
bought sold Each ~ the small pens appropr lated
10 separate lot OF stock. and when they removed
the resd pens the contents Of each Of these small pens
driven separately along tho alley way that there
need mixture confusion OF different lots. Next
in order comes tho main building, into which
cattle DO not 20 az all and which may be dsnominSted
s,ossporey ron HOG. AND snxsr
II " ave hundred and forty feet long by hundred
widc three stories high and capable Of holding about
foryye thousand bogs and sheep The first and second
I've sns me nsr door ~ Te r MA
second floors almost wholly laid out in pens for the
confinement q hog. and vary in capacity from o.e 70
conisu the quantity Of stock which he has and that
there may be no room wasted, as there would ne II the
pens s OF the same size since each lot Of stock
whether large stnall must have separate pens On
the first and secord aoors Of this building the hogs
weighed, and the arrangement is such that by or
two pesalri slloys two distinct professions
Of the weighed and the other Of the unweighed-
be kept coDs,aa.y GONG without danger Of collision
wholly 10 sheep IL also Is furnished with pens similar
70 those 90 the oar beneath lhe only difference bong
divided OF into what is Called sorting pen, which
small ots q sheep o. any particular size or quality may
The arrangement, for procuring afr and for the
sui,nals and for protection against IRE. ample and
large water ppe with cocks at every thirty feet and
FIRE plugs cns hundred feet 90 which, OF
g.. a
o. ionr eet above the roof and running the whole
length Of the cuildng large ventator sixteen feet
wae f-t4#.
ms SLAUGHTER aouss
81 built parallel 10 the shore and right angles with The
sole pens With which y is contested by narrow pas.
sage xay, through which every Of the doomed ami
NAL mug. pass fhs building Is throo hundred and
sx'y foe long by ninety wide and two stores high.
The lgsi The slaughter OF cattle only II
t.ns thry-tgo close pens between each two Of which
gut where the enrass OF the slaughtered
animals are cleaned Each OF these close pens VIII hold
p eeyQr e4tftc NJ A nj Egrf ed an
alley way which she entire length Of the building
ana mo wnh the cattle are driven from tho feed pens
Too pens open into she body Of tho house and
o. them The cattle rcped then killed, then hung
0,i-s 'i by steam power
Tho cattle not slaughtered In the usual way, by
knocking IA IN fnv head. They arc hoised by the
strcka mrcn better mode Of killing than the old one
Thara al-p ample for thu curing ~
hides the zrolnd u which many dealers will doabt
sy'y 80 % the southern end Of the building is de-
voted - rculcrng' rurro~ss. contains eight or the
wei xnosn lson lanks each twelve feet by ak, four
lsrgs sfeam aliers zach twelve feet In diameter by
dep b. AID coolers, each ten fest by twelve
sad twenty inches deep. In this room there rs sta
ronarv high pressure engine Of thirty five horse power
which Ia Zoo nois.lns and Lauing purposes There
a. Other Ir isa,.ag The eater in various dirscs.cns
rns neosanm I. available for hs supply salt Of water
= ssy lime tue frss water supply should run short AZ
ION. for 7 20, i6e Dad three tories hiqh lrising
story the main buiing), in which meat may
m sltrosrsSi.c CAPACITY
81 ihis nuiidg mated twelve hundred head Of
csts IN ordnaC .ors.ng DAY OF ten hours; and Of
conTs. whom necessary this capacity be doubled by
employing iresh ssi y hsnds and working nsht a.
rho second stony ., the slaughter house IL set apart
scf lie
only The ianss rendering purposes which
on sne storg nllow, as@ni through the door INTO The
s,ory, where hogs slaughtered and from
which Tho a!sd This story easily furnishes
slaughter and hand1g accommodations for six thou
sand hogs II supplied with powerful condenser, for
ondensns The frotn the tanks TO preserve
il Great msssare The purity Of TIE surrounding aiao--
pierre.
angie. ss,i ,he r.a hsass they are seventy fsst ioas
by forty vide close pens anu saldina pens
sor toss wnh t~o scsd tubs in es;h wiag Parallel
sAkxs -laCagrsx sorsk
lib cse baudred ana twenty n-s test long b. fory-
"hssais,' 20 nosias day Of ten hours upward o.
three Thousand sheep.
No, IL mrrton the u1imltsd and always available
~sier eom,nunass4c hes~ssn tnis uy and Communi-
=. H. r-.shsa ~ NJ. s.lsaa s.rss. ferry and ,senes
10 commnnps~ b. shs urss carr, " the Liberty street
Ferry msy ,, Nset 2 g NOR r.piiy " the New Jsr
Central h. raaa ar better stu one can drive oat
aloag us pe~aaus psas r,.d sniua connects the old
historic village s'so Sss@s Wy
foY d.. sceoau,sts,ioa " dealers and sls public
gsnerss ,hs eesnpsnf erected their grounds
sd.rsr, 10 ~. spaio. .Bd st % cnmpsisni psrson,
weil appointed noisl ~ hot and cold water baths,
ara, ~ shof ..sil ne H,oiern improves u u
worthy o. insnAon isi ~ 1as sss Used - We hoie sno
N ihe ss Gutter nsuufsctufcd on the premises.
rev nssr
ia a.sst Ehich ,a,er-sls the graf body Of
Soassaaasrs of tie srcslent efoct o. the establish
sanitary Ooaitoa Of the people there h no
question, white ne sbund ant supply Of healthy meat 70
lho ansy.st n,.t sutarp All compositions reduction
OF twenty psr cant n me pncs the result,
and b1.chsy aan rnnpain Of This when be eau
slaass,s =. ss's ei~s.a o. have them ..ash's s
uncof tho afisgis sys,sm bog ioE Inasance val 10