New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-15
CITTLE IN QUARANTINE.

THE DISEASE FOUND AT ROSLYN, l.. l.
INVESTIGATIONS or PROFESSOR LAW ASD GENERAL
PArRICx-MILK FROM BLIssvILLE sElZED-sHIP-
MEMS OF CATTLE.
Professor Law yesterday continued his in
yestigauons into the cattle disease LOug Is
land. Contagious plcuro-pueumOnla was found to
have prevailed sarminaIy In some portions 81
Queen. County. and to exist still IN many
herds. Professor Law at Roslyn L. IT, found that the
cattle of Mr. wheeOck, a farmer. had suffered with
pleuro-pneumonia since June. 1873. The disease was
introduced bya COW purchased oy Nr. WheeocK in
sixtiethst., this city. II Is be.ieveG that the
animal came from Western Ncw-Yok Nearly
all the herd became sick, and six cows died
sulphste OF aud corander seed saved the others
TIE herd now numbers eighteen head. Professor La"
made an examination of these. taking their tempera-
and sounding their lungs. He condemned two as
having pronounced LESSONS Of the unSs Thorough use
OF disnfectants advised
In herd OF sixteen cows. owned by Mr.. Kenyon, in
Roslyu, one acute was found and condemned Two
Of This herd have died recently.
II is estimated tlat IN uerehborhood about Two
miles square, 200 cows died last year Many herds
were Irnocuated upon tho appearance Of disease and
thus aved rom attacks; and some were quar-
antiued by their Tor innoc.atiOn the vaccine
matter is taken from the lung OF an animal which has
had the disease and been killed. IL Is usually intro
duced INTO the tail and frequently causes tEat 70 dto
u cunts for the appearance ~ tue bohaiied
In swim milk stables where innocs ftion IS very
common.
General Patrick SAID last night that he had been in
consultation witL the Brooklyn health authorities dur
ing the day to carry out the Governors In
structIon- one tIng which had been provided Tor was
the moyl0gof BEEF cattle To the slaughter uOuses IN
King. County. Thcy are all landed ~ one place
il tsatu from TN. civ NrW-Jtrsey. To provide Tor
landing mich cows IN Br00kvn 10 Will be necessary %
uroyio yard for ius ect'0u Leioic they are
distributed through NJ the city. No cattle can DE-
moved vi thour 4 permit. No mix y allowed 10
be taAen from BisSyIlc General Prtrch SAID that ar
iaugeueuts for Strengthening the diseased animals had
stables tucv have TO di-iufected. General Patrick
VII ID ke Brooa VI his heacquirtrr. after TO-DAY.
BY direction OF the Health Board spccia oHcers are
stationed at the last kvcf FERRIES win M-uh'ilH- 10
I enforce the laws and sanitary ordinances regulating
The ~. tic in milk. YESTERDAY mOInIsS special Officers
/ Brennan ana McCauley arrested al Tenth street
| whose cans not tan ped HitL the name VI the
county rom which the mi brought, eC1reo oy
nw. Ihr MIX was tested ny pI' "h.e' OF ne h-tlu
Department. found unwHol-some, ana thrown away.
% came tue BlI-~yIlc staUlts. torWel was ar
rtI Zgr 40 IIftl-~eyyuth street Police Court ahd
u-d for trial SPECIAL Sessions III 300 Dali oy
Tlstirr Kasmirc A numucr Of other mukmen with
mil X from the infected stables but who's" cans we're
properly STAMPED, turned DacE, aud mCcL profaD
..- ill- sanitary officers br rye thsf attempts VIII DE
n.a 'e % >InugSle the milk mt" ne CIV ~,
The National Line Ste. iu.hp The Queen, wHlch sals
fr Liverpool to-day carries with other Freight az mead
OF cattle As Llyerp0o j. not registered az a . for
British Privv Council. relative % tn slIlgAteriIg
ot cattle At the port OF debarkaton after
i've stock from the United States 10 Liverpool
Advices received NJ SOME ~ tnc steamship cOm-
Uauie. Offices YESTERDAY that an effort would be nad" 10
have tie Privy Council select place about LIVER
stated sl-O at large orders were being receiver IOr
The Shipment or dressed beer 10 LyeVoo BY refriSer
ators ana that as the WnIte star cuon. inman an
of the other steamships were nl"d with reirger
aIOrs, TIE demand would probably DC supplied