New-York tribune., 1868-08-12
THE CATTLE PLAGUE.

The remainder OF the diseased cattle about co in number
yesterday slaughtered and the cacases we're thrown
into the rendering vas The at the abattors was
disgustingly busy though undoubtedly necessary one
The sick beasts their combatveness by their
disease suffered the TO be made fast without OPP
position The steam engine pued slowly and the animal
was drawn gradually from the pen TO the slaughefhOue
"a plunge the slippery floor and It's feet left the
ground, the animals barely reaching the boards
The butcher took the spkebacked and beabored the
sick brutes forehead until it sufficiently unconscious
to allow It's throat TO he cut without endangering the
executoner and ten minutes afcrward the carcass was
ready for the renderngyat Some OF the Workhen ais
patched the animal with SINGLE blow, WINE one lazy
unfeeng young fellow struck five blows at the pcnuaht
steers head before he attempted to put an end to It's lie
with the knife such the numerous visitors at
the Communpaw Abattors yesterday treated lhere
only about one dozen head OF beeyes at Conmu
npaw, and these are believed To be perfectly healthy
Five carloads OF beeves arrived at the Hudson Cy 1ards
yesterday and among them five were found aling and
ordered to be killed which was Immediately done. Not
withstanding the nOnchaanoe affected by many
drovers with regard to disease, their retcence
implies their fear of It's spreading unless the
energetic precautionary Of the Board OF Health
O NewYork and the cooperating authorities OF other
States prove efectual. butcher at Communlpaw VINO
claims have had experience with cattle during
the prevalence Of the murran in Ireland says that the
disease with which the Illinois cattle are affected re-
the opinion entertained by physicians that the malady
a malignant form OF typhus. With regard to the origin
OF the disease the do conjecture merely
c0nenting themselves with saying that 1t was brought
among the Illinois cattle by unhealthy Texan herds
Every precauon been taken to prevent the further
supply the diseased meat to markets. or the fur
ther ingress 10 pens OF diseased cattle
THE BOARD OF HEALTH
had the following communication from DIR. Harris pre-
sented yesterdays session:
To the Hon. GEO. T. LINCOLN. President Metropolitan
Board 0f Henhh.
SIR In accordance with your request the following
brief statement presented IN regard TO tho malignant
disease that found 20 exist IN certain beef cattle hat
have arrived during the past few days from southwest
ern Illinois the first information concerning Sick cattle
en- route To- the NewYOrk markets was received on FRI
cciyed fuller continuation, which led rs to make special
efforts 70 ascertain precisely At what points ana Dy Mhas
! THE DAILY TRIBUNB placed one OF lts Hero
aud MARKET reI9i't5s a. uo TT,nl',T rt ~ ,'h
set out upon the preliminary inquiry imme-
datey proceeded 10 the cattle rendezvous on hG jersey
side aud at Commuuiyaw he obtained from Mr PaysOn
President of the AbatOir Company the precise nOrma
lion required lie was invited by That gentleman not
only TO tho sick and the suspected cattle but 10
laS ~ ,ts Yards aud cattle trains from the infec.
tous property which feared the disease possesses
Every facility was given for the examination OF the herd
the facts concerning the infected stock that found a
the yard Saturday stated with tolerable correct
the daily papers this Uuesdayl morning There
/ had been sent eastward from Homer. Illinois. point
/ some 80 miles eastward from IOlOua IN Champagne
! County 265 head OF mddiing and good native Illinois
cattle mostly steers aud oxen They were believed To DE
n pfrct health whom started. week previously to our
hrt VISIT For "a hours before the arrival OF the tram AT
ave anxiety 10 who accompanied the cattle 30
tat Dc was deemed eNpcdent by them 20 put OF l5 or
tered by the auihorltc And before reaching Pittsburgh
great numbers had sckened Starting from l1ttshus IN
with about BALI The number ma h"d be'h sH'll,u rom
Homer liz otAols sCkcned before reaching 'onnuni-
| paw ON FRIDAY, and only i5l were found living
/ THIS train brought forward large htid M 3i ue
! Texas cattle that had been paslured lH IHlhoi-'
not one of WAch va. o3'%eisru % tI i,i p" h 81. a. A.
This statement shows tnr rapid course Nhch the ui''
pur,ucs. Ha- s plague reached any othct call'c
yardl Tie answer this question cannot yet be gwen
il viii probably be given IN the affirmative when we
A44S-. q--,,1 ita NJ In eorp,nv with s,a.t,ry Commissioner
90, a. ~ ~ M t T-, NJ ssr d, 8s m ts1y lie sGperaisat
oe 'n ora.as Con co. w,14 yag- q, Iaa' sas,. s u.s.
pl dy1s o9tos a. come bar doien very 'eh
as 10 isi-d district smTasa and Mosaa coaHe, iuo.
a-, pli & ~ s M .rrlI,,i s tss f5. R,.~,T r,5. i
dss-s sne'.,i t NJ Arrniers herd CommgH
sa,,.s.s lrr and noble farmer poguetorto Tho n
that iht iss w should '' zoe pt,ra 1s treated \. alsgooe No.
rsrirHr hs Haess,le River NJ McPheroa tue sapeun
them been exposed The ndaaA herd
wIi1f ~ rHR NAME AvD NATURE OF THIS DISEASE.
II would not bo prudent 10 decide immediately upon
TIE that shall be given 10 this question Al the
frst visit % the sick herd every needed Arrangement
was made for having post m0rtem examinations OF such
~ A
sunday the President OF the AbattOir Company came In
o. rsou invite a. make such examinations Several
oct mortcms have been made by the proper officers Of
the Board and at the first one sunday p m, Ilrs Mo
rrau Morris. L. tressOn stiles, ana benjamin Howard
medical officers Of the Board present, with the
President and the writer -Four or the slcky cattle nave
been placed In quarantine In separate yard under the
control Of tho hedca ocors lor itlul oi
their symptOms one OF tnsse, anu perhaps at WI" pe
very carefully dissected But here express the
belief nat the disease will De at last pronounced what
now plainly seemsto be, malehant yphus, ne . as
cOmpshed Prof. Gamgee ana the Committee or Experts
In Illinois may prove that IL Is not an infectious disease,
but they have already stated that II Is commucaDle
by means OF the pastures ana paths where @"heIo
the herds are kept no theory OF n3nInieSt ga y
may hope that certain special conditions OF son ana
waters are requisite 20 ts PGpagaGi anu d MA. ~ ,
the symptoms and the morbid alterations Of blood and
tissues are more 'e'Se III li5 ~ yink oa''lo ~ II
paw aud Bergen than upon the Illinois piareS hence
OF ITS pathology m NewJers'y may not per
fecty gree with Prof Gangeos M lnos II IS one of
the eisest forms OF NAL 2nant typhus bnt the mea
cal officers will prudenty defer any public statement OF
conclusions until they have finished full series Of eAam
| nations and this win require but few days.
| WHAT HAS BEEN DONE by TIE OFFICERS OF IHE METRO
PoLITAN BOARD OF HEALTH TO PREVENT TiE INTRO
BUCrIoN AND UsE oF ANY DISEASED BEEF.
l. Mr. PaysOn the President OF the Communipaw Com.
pany and Mr. Frcsso the superintendent have kept the
infected herd In quarantine from the time OF arrival
2 Early on sunday morning Aug. q tho agent Of the
OF the stock nOby gave INC Oldcr To slaughter the
entire herd and sacrifice 1t IN the rendering watts
| OF the AbAttor. This duty pushed forward
IemaI 20 % he killed and rendered today This is a vou
tary sacrifice and In our Judgment very wise and prob
protect tho yards and paths that have been raverscd by
the sick cattle, the officers at COmmunpaw have ordered
the requisite quantities OF carbOlc acid and quCkme
| and viii apply IT,
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO ARTIST TrE DANGER ny THE
OFFICERS OF THE BOARD
The teegraphc dispatches that were sent by the Pres
dent OF the Board TO the Governors OF NewYOrk, Now
jersey aud Pennsylvania, on Saturday evening const
ued the beginning of the most essential duty that re-.
qures united effort Those tecgrams advised concerted
and prompt action To the movement of sick cattle
through these States The Sanitary Inspectors who were
ordered duty at the yards on sunday have already
ferroted out the ne aud outlets OF suspected meats IN
Now York other Olcers OF TINS BOnrd tho pOoe, and