New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-18
CATTLE DISEASE IN QUE SEA1E.
THE DISEASE AT coMMUXIPAw.

THE DISEASE AT CQMMUNIPAW.
THE TRIBCNE OF Saturday morning, August I,
did an undoubted benefit the community hy
ing the prevalence OF disease existing among cattle
pens This not only aroused the people OF
this city aud county generally to realization OF the eX
mon the market for food hut also walked up Tic health
authorities and made them take cognzancc OF tho facts
Two weeks have now elapsed since the people and
authorities informed OF Sue prevalence OF ne dis
ease and I'm that tinie By the action Of both,
pay be tbe condition of the Yards ut Bergen n j. or in
the upper parts OF this city, The triangular warfare the
Governors OF this state New Jersey and Penns iyanla
on the infected cattle, IN sequel 10 the statements
published in THE TRIBUNE Of the general PREVALENCE Of
Jersey Central Road all injected No diseased
tenow arrive nor Will any be received By the manage.
ment at Commulpaw. 10 Is Lot recorded as
all profitable proceeding TO accept con-
sgnment OF hundred head or so on commits:
sion, ana heTd mem an mo We gtedt
tanks to extract Whatever fairly matter NAV be IN them
ior l3oT ana 10 siES ~. Is 20 Sg i"C e sP Ha
realized by this proceeding, is sum which Is not re-
galded incentive Ia the transportation OF objection
able animals All lnteFestcd pm Tue Cohhu paw sla9gh
houses OF opinion that IS s good Tor themselves
rs for the public exclude the diseased animals and
they submit To close Inspection each head mat tire
railroad may lay down at taer doors although
subjected to rigid examination by tie official inspect
appointed by the Governors Of the several states
aud have the consciousness that tine Is imposed on tho
person or persons who may forward the Objectionable
beeVcs number OF carloads OF cattle were received
found 70 be in the least affected Tho entire lot
ported sold and many OF the animals were driven
his CITY aud BrookiyIi 1t is said that now only
seven head, supposed TO be diseased, remain IN
subjected to treatment 81 the medical gentlemen at,
lehed TO and forming part OF tho Board of Health.
OF medicine tho poor animals looked Yesterday In pitt
able condition Death IN any form, provided u wond be
speedy could not Dee otherwise than acceptable 70 these
l% Uor ,tay food and water oniy ms may be admins
tered Nv thc youth appointed to close the gate which
might Dc left open by negligent visitor The only
substance thar seems TO De in plenty is the
veil
ing-ground- the medicine which Is being used
M nesent 10 demonstrate whether the disease il on s
not curable 10 may be for the advantage OF humanity,
10 determine the cause OF the disease now prevailing
among the cattle hut IL is not humanity 10 subject the
poor the treatment rather want OF treatment
TO which they the victims On sunday, Dr. tlar
rs visited the yards nj Communpaw, and inspected the
cattle and retired satisfied that OF them al.
fected subsequently he obtained from Barney Of
Laphams hotel. bottle containing quantity OF tDe
ticks, which said by many 10 excite the dis
ease this bottle the Doctor took with him on
leaving, and Is Thought that at the session OF Tue oara
OF Health to-day paper VIII be presented which VIII
Of the ticks the cattle and the PROBABLE cause Oh
the disease. which has been stamped Ont az commune
paw only make its appearance at points IN tic East
thousands Of miles away from where II was nrS oDseI
we'd. Missouri Kansas, Iowa, indl9na hchtucky. ana
Illinois have been at times visited by the epidemic
which was supposed be brought into tue several States
by the introduction OF the Florida ana IeXas sock re
glrded not dlSsimiar and as descended from the
Spanish importation. The pest Is sand to follow the track
of the Texas cattle and cannot be found anywhere
else at any rate where they have not been, noeydenees
OF the disease yet noted. This much Is known;
no more Ii Is no wOnder therefore, that the farmers
along the which the cattle are carried have
vigilance committees ehcr dcbarka
ton; yet II the fever is caused ny the absence OF
water such proceeding have only one effect that
is increase the maady The losses by the disease nave
NOT vet been estimated they be until it -
troed by the cool weather OF the late Autumn ana win
ter they are regarded however sufficient % accom-
psh the OF many drOvers aud 20 warrant the EN-
ployment competent commission 70 ascertain, II
possible Of the malady and apply the remedy
In view OF the continued apprehension OF the cattle
disease Gov. FentOn has summoned 10 the Executive
Chamber Lewis Wallen of Buffalo John Stanton Gonld
OF Columbia and Gen. Patrick otGeneva as commission
rs for the protection OF cattle from destruction by iec
tous The law gives ample power 70 this Com
mission and IL is probable that measures VIII be adopted
i'm addition to those already adopted by the Governor
and the Boards OF Health IN NcwYork. and IN other
places prevent the introduction of infected cattle and
the further spread OF the disease.
The Amenid [Dutchess Co. Times says:
While the papers commenting upon the cattle dis
ease in the West, we seem 10 be having ~ or something
like H. at door. An inoXplicable nalady has
broken ont past week the cattle and cows Of
Mr. Abijah r. Bas Leedsyilc IN this town. and nc
Sunday evening he had lost seven or eight head Inc
disease has been circulating by name as the rnderpet
but gentleman who has had intimate acquaintance with
the disease that prevailed in MASSACHUSETTS eohdersh
identical with the Massachusetts nalady.
IL we remember rightly, the Massachusetes eonphlnI
was pronounced to he pyose s by y me e
enCe OF an insect In the Lungs Inc animals that nave
died at Mr. Bass appee ,O %e h 80 e db ne -
the eyes, with internal distress are among the sympoins
and there rapid p9gsSs o. Inc disease ni ends 10
Mr. Seth Wheeler, who skinned one OF the animals got
slight nocuaton OF the virus IN his hand; and ms arm Is
ON sunday We learn also that man employed by Mr.,
Balls who had slight scratch on his huger and handled
portion OF tho dead carcass has been infected by ho
poison We write the above just before going to press
and shall give further account next week II any new
developments occur.
r. s-snee the above was written, gentleman wht
came from sing sing gu Thursday, informs ns at esh
or ten cattle died IN that place ON Wednesasy IRON sas
communicated by Inscriptions dr0ver VINO Dreegne
Infected cattle IN that vicinity and s9 te a ar caeass
quite All excitement In the neighbOrhOOd