The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-20
THE CATTLE DISEASE.

GENERAL PATRICK PREPARING To STAMP OUT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS QUIET AT BLISS
VILE.
Blissville was composed yesterday. and evidence
of the wckedness within its borders which has re-
Gently been exposed in /the HERALD manifest to
the casual visitor If there were any such. re-
porter visited the malodorous place in the afternoon
but the deputy sheriff at the gate of the COW stable
sternly refused him admittance. The usual obnox-
ious stenches were as pungent and unwholesome as
and the deputy sheriff himself. strong man as
he was looked pale, probably from the effects Of the
foul poison he had been breathing for air. He
had no information to give. rs the re-
porter found out by an ingenious and CON-
plicated series of questions. He admitted that
Sheriff Rushmore and General Patrick had both
visited the stables during the day. but said that they
had merely been there to how things getting
on. Being asked II there any more of
disease among the cattle he looked mildly surprised
and said that so far he could judge the
all healthy. He had heard of no cases. He knew
nothing about any milk having been stolen. He had
heard something about such q thing this spoken
rather reluctantly blu. considered such stories to be
all "moonshine." He couldn't say if any of the cows
had been killed to be. but thought it prob
able that he would know about it if any killed.
talk of this kind the reporter carefully holding his
nose, wended his way through the many stenches of
the place back to the ferry.
CATTLE BE SLAUGHTERED
General Patrick was at his office in the Health De-
paftment of the municipal building Brooklyn. and
received visits from the Sheriff of Queens county and
the assistant veterinary surgeons in relation to the
condition of affairs ut the Blissvle, l.. L. and the
other, stables; The absence of Mr.. Law. who
has been delayed owing to the failure Of the
trains to connect at Oswego, where he a
brief visit has prevented General Patrick from carry
infected cattle ut the Blissvle stable The Professor
who will probably return to Brooklyn at early
hour this morning. viii proceed to the stables men
and Large of the Health Department, this forenoon
and inspect the condition of the cattle there He will
then designate the animals which he may desire to
be slaughtered. The cattle thus designated will be
killed and their meat so disposed of to guard
against the possibility Of infection therefrom. In the
meantime the quarantine has been effectively carried
out, and the authorities are satisfied that swll
milk has leaked from that odorous place into the
market since 1t was inaugurated.
The rendezvous for the reception of all mich cows
and other cattle intended for use in Brooklyn has
been enclosed at the foot Of Broadway the
Grand street ferry Eastern District The fencing Of
the enclosure completed yesterday. and hence
forth all cattle will be landed at the foot Broad
way and will be detained at that place until they
have been inspected by or the veterinary surgeons
in the employ Of State Commissioner NJ. Il. Patrick.
II found to be free from disease the veterinary
geon will give certificate to that effect to the Com
missioner. designating the number Of cattle, the
names of the owners and the streets through which
they to be driven to their destination. Should
General Patrick approve of the certificate he will in
dorse It, and not until then the cattle be removed.
Such animals may be found infected with disease
will be promptly and effectively disposed Of.
Reports OF what is being done in the department.
are made out in detail by General Patrick every
night and forwarded to Governor Robinson, so
that His Excelency Is kept thoroughly informed as
to everything that is going Governor Robinson
has given full power to his commissioner to act as
his Judgment may prompt and he has highly APP
proved and will continue to do SO, of his official
course in stamping out the disease and destroying
the milk OF infected cows. Professor Law, who is
considered the highest authority matters of vet
Urinary surgery in the country is General Patrick s
chief counsellor in the crusade against diseased cat
tie and swill milk and the General, not wishing to
accept the advice of any subordinate in experience
in that line, has preferred to wait for the past two
days rather than act in his absence.