The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-18

He was in favor OF cornstalk ground and preserved
the French and German plan healthy and
cheap food for cattle 1t has been adopted by great
Western gra1ers, from whom a complaint in regard
to cattle disease. is seldom or never heard
FURTHER DIscovERIEs.
The disease is not il would appear, confined to
Blssvile. Long Island. but is found in some OF the
counties bordering on the Hudson. where Professor
Low. the State Veterinary Surgeon. despatched
yesterday. Mr.. Macmillan Fleischmann. of the Arm
OF Can Feschmann Co.. called on General Patrick
Yesterday and denounced the official report
Brooklyn Health Department on the condi-
ton of the stables at Blissville untrue
He said they willing that a committee of lead
ing veterinary surgeons of New York and Brooklyn
should visit their stables and examine the Cattle and
they. he said. would be much deceived II pleuro-
pneumonia is found to exist to any serious extent
In fact. he said. Professor Gowing and four other
surgeons at the stables ut the time the disease
said to be at its height. and they had submitted
a report to them ito the hrml that there was not
single in a contagious state. He denied that any
cows or milk were surreptitously taken from the
stables since the establishment or the quarantine.
ACTION ALDERMEN.
Alderman French. of the Twentieth ward. at the
afternoon offered resolution to the effect that the
COMMITTEES of Public Health confer with the Depart
ment of the Board Of Health in regard to the sup
preston of the sale of diseased cattle and impure
milk in that city. The Alderman Of the Fifth ward
moved that the committee also have power to in
vesigate the general working of the Board OF Health
Both resolutions were adopted.
THE DISEASE NEW YORK CITY.
Dr. Lianford the veterinary surgeon attached to
the Health Board yesterday had his attention called
to the condition of some cattle in stable in the
upper part of the city, the East River He made
an Investigation and found that OF the animals
suffering from acute pneumonia and second
was slightly affected by pleuro-pneumonia. AS
the cases were isolated; however the health
animals. In reference to those which had been
slaughtered at Blissville report gained currency
which has kept the sanitary inspectors on the qsi
que 1t was whispered that the bodies of the affected
cattle had been dressed anu Sent to markets in this
city for public SALE To sift this the authori-
40 l,ava 1afal h.ap Mt md Vac ar1aa Mr.
Romaine the clerk of the markets, uokiied that
a butcher named May was disposing of some of the
diseased meat in Washington Market. He began an
investigation. with the END of closing the stall and
calling the owner to strict accountability for his
actions
PUTRID MEAT FOR DRooKLYN pAUpERs.
An investigation into the quality of the supplies
furnished the inmates of the Kings county institu-
tions which have frequently been complained of,
was held at the Amshouse. Fiatbush. yesterday, by
a committee OF the Board OF Supervisors Besides the
Supervisors there were present the members OF the
Board of Commissioners OF Charities, State Commits
soner of Charities, Ripley Ropes and several meat
and other contractors. Commissioner Henry testi-
sioners Shipman and Midas. he examined the meat at
the and found there ten quarters of beef
which we're rotten; six OF the quarters were
mass OF corruption. Storekeeper Cofey told
witness it hard stuff, but to keep it. and
he would see that better article was de-
liyered for the future. The beef he saw there
weighed less than 100 pounds to the quarter The
contract called for quarters of $50 to IT'S pounds.
Witness said he rejected the whole lot Commits
the contractor. Mr.. Harrison, called at his Office and
told him that it was mistake TO have
sent the meat. and it had been taken back.
Witness ascertained subsequently. however that the
meat had been used at the Almshouse The follow
ing Saturday large quantity Of forequarters were
rejected because they were light in weight and poor
in quality. commissioner Shipman corroborated
the testimony of Mr.. Henry. The Almshouse cook.
John Swiser. who has held that position
in the kitchen for twenty seven years, testi-
fed that the forequarters sent to him January Is
were bruised. The meat was black and yellow
matter running from it. He put the best parts
of it in the boiler and cooked it. He used charcoal
in boiling to purify the meat. Witness believed
that the meat was from poor cows that were dried
up in their milk. Since January witness had re-
ported the meat two three times.
Andrew Patrick, pauper. who is employed as meat
cutter at the Amshouse testified that the meat cut
on January IL Jelly like and "mattery." He
said he cut the bad meat off till hardly anything
left but the bone about three hundred pounds Of the
bad part sent the soup house and the rest
corned. Witness once buried some meat in the sum-
mer.
After taking some further testimony the committee
adjourned.