The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-19
BLISSVILLE STABLES.
ALL QUIET AT THE SEAT OF wAR-THE MILE

ALL QUIET AT THE SEAT OF wAR-THE MILK
DEALERS WILLING TO OBEY THE LAW.
Blissvie looked the picture OF desolation yester-
day. The cold. raw atmosphere rendered pedestrian
exercise anything but pleasant very few people
were to be seen out of doors. At the quarantined
stables the deputy sheriffs had most miserable
time. Every now and then could be seen
ing about between the COW stables trying to
age feeble circulation of the blood. by series
of gymnastic evolutions that would do credit to .
professional acrobat The vigilance Of the Sherifs
officers could be in measure attributed to the fact
that information was received that the own
of the now Quarantined in the
stables intended TO make q raid ON the
premises aud drive of the stock. II such
an attempt made. tho reception the leaders will
get will probably deter their followers from
tinuing to make fools of themselves. One man who
gave his name as William Turner and his residence
Williamsburg detected by Deputy Sheriff Wilkin-
son attempting to steal q can Of milk 1t was very
daylight when the officers attention at
tracted BY his movements. Watching until his man
had succeeded in getting the outside the Deputy
crept mp and suddenly seized him. and after short
struggle managed to secure him. he was taken to
the Queens County Jail, i'll Long Island City, and
locked up to await examination.
There was no examination OF cattle made yesterday
because DR.. Mclean hal to attend to some more ur.
CONT cases in the county. HERALD reporter called
General Patrick and found him disinclined to
talk anything relating to cattle disease and the
nothing had occurred since Sunday that would in.
terest the public. The stables on the corner OF
Flushing and Rnicker6ocker ayenues are strictly
five subordnates. The owners continue to feed the
cows, but no swill is given
MILK DEALERS AND THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Brooklyn Board Of Health held its regular
meeting yesterday After the minutes OF the last
meeting were read and approved the secretary pro-
ncad nm n
to have their permits to sell milk reissued 1t will
be remembered that those two men arrested for
watering their milk some short time ago and their
licenses revoked. Secretary La Petra said that the
men were perfectly willing to comply with the law in
mits were granted The secretary then read the fol-
lowing letter from the Kings County Milk Ex-
change:-
To the GKxTLEnEN COMPRISING THE BOARD OF HEALTH or
sIns~At meeting Of the Kings County Milk Exchange
held their rooms 800 Fulton street this afternoon
body especially Sanitary Inspector Raymond for
action in relation to diseased cows and the
ssfff xS5s in
Several people whose licenses were revoked by
the Board on account Of the holders selling Bliss
vile swill milk applied to have them ressued One
evidently tried to play smart trick by having
his apply for license to sell Queens county
milk DR.. Raymond said that he would be in favor of
withholding permits from unless they would
get their milk from quarters known to the Board to
be free from the disease. motion to prevent
people from keeping unless they had the proper
facilities laid over. The secretary read reso
luton passed by the Board Of Alderman asking for
information regard to the selling Of diseased meat,
and on the motion of the president, he was
instructed to forward tho necessary nfor-
nation. At this point question arose as
to the feedngrof cows with hay. DR.. Raymond said
that although he visited the Bissvile COW stables
great many times he never saw hay given to the
animals and that he never heard they got any.
''Snce the General has quarantined the place, how
ever" continued the Doctor, smiling, 1.-THE
enjoying many luxuries in the shape of clean stalls,
more air and some hay" The Doctors visits to the
stables were generally unannounced and it IL be-
lieved that the state in which he found the animals
is simply beyond description. Officer O'Neill.
Special Meat Inspector of the Sanitary Department.
examined some in . stable near Penny Bridge
yesterday. He found thirty Cows in fair condi-
ton. AS he returned to headquarters he came upon
case which he quarantined Immediately
GAFF, FLEIsCHMAN 90. CALLED TO ACCOUNT.
The Health Board, at their meeting yesterday, took
up for consideration the case of Gaff, F1eischman
Co.. who are charged with feeding cows on swill and
Fleischman appeared before the Board and
cows, but had let the stables they housed in.
He also admitted that no sold the swi on which they
were fed and supplied 1t from tanks in his brewery.
On his promise that aftcr May he would give over
the stables and would furnish the obnoxious
diet his set back for future consideration
THE CATTLE DISEASE NOT OF RECENT DATE.
New YORK Feb. IL. 1879.