The New York herald., 1879-02-14
THE WAR ON SWILL.
Governor Robinson Determined to Stamp
Out PIeur0-PneumOnia.
DISEASED COWS TO BIZ SLAUGHTERED
A Strict Quarantine Established Over
the Bssyi,le Stables.
SALE OF INFECTED MILK PROHIBITED

The serenity that usually pervades the village of
| Blissve was but little dstui1oeA yesterday The
that quarantned in the odoriferous stables.
| situated the east bank of Newtown Creek, were
given their usual rations of sw They treated,
also. to great surprise in the shape OF general
stable cleaning. During Wednesday night men
kept constantly at work cleaning the stalls from
| which 200 had been driven out be-
fore the Governors order arrived. They
pretty thoroughly scraped, 200 of the
600 still in the stables transferred to them,
so that their filthy stalls might undergo the same
operation. quantity of swili feed that had soured
in the troughs run off into Newtown Greek
through at the south side of the buildings.
When the Sheriff of Queens county proceeded to carry
out the order of the Governor received on Wednes-
day evening to quarantine the sheds and not to
let any animals be brought into leave the premises
he brought upon himself the wrath of host of the
'extractors of tho lacteal fuid,' who supposed
their occupation gone. Their anger of very
short duration, however, because early yesterday
morning the Sheriff refused to prohibit the sale and
carrying away of milk, and AS his reason for
doing that there nothing in the Governors order
directing him to take any action regarding the milk
So at early dawn the nimble fingers of the "milk
maids were working industrousy, and the festive
milkman sang defiance to tho biting breeze he
guided his steed with his load of swill milk toward
the City of Churches.
The following is copy of the Governors order to
the Sheriff Of Queens county,
Whereas Il has been made known to that infectious
this .d h nas
on, are affected VIII said disease r. the stables Of
there .ss cattle yin niss @ healthy
power BY the laws of this State do hereby
declare tho said stables and the premises Of said Ga
direct that cattle removed said stables or
Sheriff Of Queens county is Hereby ordered to strictly
BY the Govorncr-D &, ROBINSON. Private Secretary
The Sheriff of Queens county had expected orders
from the Governor prohibiting the milk being taken
| away from the premises, but when the orders
| arrived yesterday morning under the seal of tho
State it gave fuller directions than did the tele
gram OF Wednesday afternoon, ordering the quaran-
timing Of the stables. which published exclu-
| sively in yesterday HERALD. The Sheriff thought
it strange Inconsistency conne cattle said to be
| diseased and not restrain the sale of their milk
| which must be diseased in the natural order of
things, and. desiring to do his whole duty in the
matter, lie tclegraphed Governor Robinson fuller
and more explicit instructions. The following is the
telegram sent by the Sheriff to the GOVERNOR
| - uyNrERs POINT, Feb Is, 1879.
s's5s. Of S,a G
milk. %n "'A any B. +. RusHMonE shsya, ~. q e. sA'
! The Governor replied as follows:--
ALBANY Feb IL, 1879
| u. T..
See Gencai r. Patrick at the Astor House for ORDERS
and follow his directions He is appointed assist the
il. G. ROBINSON Private Secretary
| THE MILK STABLES.
General Patrick was interviewed by HERALD
porter last evening" at the Astor House. where with
Professor Law. he is staying and he expressed the
determination deal fully with the exgencies of the
evil. When he made aware of the dificulty in
which Sheriff RusLmore felt himself placed as to
the removal of the milk from the stables at Bliss
willie he promptly sent to the Sheriff last evening the
following message-
To b F. RrsfMoRr. sheriff. Hempstesd-
untII further ias;rae'oa: no %ak VIZ be allowed e
"a. the City Hall Brooklyn, at haifp-st ten r to-
GENERAL pArnrcKs POWERS.
The powers invested in General Patrick he be-
leves to be fully adequate to root out the contagion
from the infected districts and to prevent its spread
| into those not yet affected He said that in doing
the work assigned him he will to the fues. ex-
tent the machinery already at his command aud
will draw largely upon the boards Of health for
operation. In the powers delegated to him by the
| Governor he is armed with authority to examine
into the condition of the cattle and their housings
every county of the State, so that the restricted
! powers or any particular Board OF Health Shall not
stand i'll the way of full and complete investigation
and amelioration
Professor Law stated that the work to be done il
huge The disease he said. is contagious that
I
| known TO carry The contagion distance of several
miles and spread it among cattle removed that
distance from tile infected place. To root 1t out from
the numerous stables III Kings and Queens count,s
will take long time. especially they will no. be
permitted to Kill any animals but those known to be
| infected.
| THE GovrRyons INSTRUCTIONS
The following is the f,ril text of the instructions
| sent by the Governor TO General Patrick
srArE OF Nnw Yons. EsrcvryK CHAnnER,,
General N,RsxSA r. PArrrcK ~ -'-''' 'e0' - '0'"
M % q the net 81 % n1 is. sspsr %
degnate ans appoint yoa assls,an. ~ executing
ii has boon msds hnown that the infections and
Sas Exists IN as
e the are sssaro Sl hhs s,s ard Queens IN hs stat"
prohibit the movements Of cattle within said counties
ton snder your dee,on You are also directed to coma
e
eu rs 10 havs s thu
% id & y a al sse. Ss are found
NTH sashed h,de. You ae directed further 20 guaran,
of said disease or aro located in an imicc,ed PLACE
but You may your discretion permit animals to be
posed q as meat upon eSs@ns they Shall be found
cmployed q ths Of ie cattle there Kept from
Ss ali a a fowl from" snr" W." & pressn,
viii prevent ali employed t6s animss
a,e KEEP, Other than those in which they are empioyed
YOu will the clothing OF ali person. engaged in
e%ss or in ANY which Snss ,S.m Il son
with such diseased animals to bc dsinfccted before
they leave the PROMISES where such animals You will
the manure forage aud litter infected prem
from being hcrofrom aud will
disposition be masft thereof will
prevent the spread OF infection You will all build
ns, yards aud premises Ia which said disease exists
has existed 10 be thoroughly disnfcctcd You further
@ cte s g % 3, the % OF Of the s
nal animals Slaughtered the time slaughter
taking OF their condition aud and
TO deliver their when requested du
| plicatc OF -ucl certificate.
Whenever any such cattle his agent serv-
ant has wilfuy knowingly withheld, allowed DO
| withheld, notice OF tho oNstonce OF disease his
premises his cattle. will such
tiicuto You iutthcr directed take such
you may dccm TO dnicct all vehicles
noyeac articles by when conagon Is liable
mitted You also take such will
registry OF cattle introduced into promises In which
disease has existed and to keep such cattle under
| supervision for the period OF three months
| afior the removal of the last diseased animal
and the subsequent disinfecton VI such premises.
You further authorized aud empowered
expenses carrying out the provisions foregoing
order may In Judgment be- and