The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-17
UNHAPPY BLISSVILLE.
Rage of the Inhabitants Against the
Health Authorities.
INSISTING ON DISTINCTION.
How the SwiIl Milk Dealers OutWltted the
Sleepy Deputy Sheriffs.

As the Sabbath sun in all his brilliancy once
more to give light and warmth to our western HEM
lsphere. the small but strong smelling village OF
Blissyille looked from a distance like one OF those
fairy towns we love to dream about. But as the WIS.,
ttor approached the eysian precincts his dream was
rudely disturbed by unappreciative nostrils AS the
day advanced long trains OF coaches could De seen
moving along the several roads that lead 10 CALVARY
Cemetery. A HERALD reporter strolled through the
town in order TO learn how matters progressing
In the swl milk war. and if possible get the
general feeling OF the people. Entering q Wen
known hotel situated in the northern part OF the
village the proprietor found. He stated THAI lie
knows a large number of people working i'll the COW
stables and from what they told him he believes the
place to have been in most horrible condition. The
swi is run into the rouShs from which the COWS eat
and drink so hot that could not Keep MS mana III
it for even a few seconds. The steam that is gwen
off by the swill has way of egress except by the
small yentators in the roof, and consequently the
atmosphere inside is abominable 1t was to Dc
hoped, lie continued, that the health authorities
would continue their work until they clear out
the whole place compel the erection Of properly
ventilated buildings. The next person called upon
was the hero of grand swill milk steal, which was
accomplished ON Tuesday nigh last in the following
manner:-The night it will be remembered, was very
stormy, and in that exposed district the WIND anu
rain combined to keep every one indoors-even the
Sherifss deputies. In little house that overlooks
the northeastern wall Of the cemetery could be seen
early in the night-had the officers OF the law been
vigilant--a little group of the swirl milk magnates
who had assembled to concoct plan by which they
could evade the watching officers and carry the
condemned milk to Brooklyn. What TRANSFERRED
during that conspirators meeting the reporter was
unable to find out, but told plainly
that wagon, loaded with as much swill milk
as it could contain was driven down through Green
point and past the police station. without the
driver being stopped or questioned The load of in
fected milk being put in safe place, the wagon was
filled with empty and driven Back to Blissvine
again that same night. AS the immediate neigh
borhood of the distillery neared remarkable
change in people noticed nearly every to
whom the words 'cow stables mentioned
echoed back with maledctions the heads of every
one connected with disturbing the state of filthy hap
piness in which they had been living. Those people
who camor the most about the injustice
Of the move made by the health authorities
are they who own animals of some kind for
which they procure swill gratis and who do not
care how the evil may spread long they can exc
out mere existence through the liberality of the
swill owners. The swill milk dealers are in high
state of excitement account of the stoppage of the
sale of the Blissve swill milk. General Patrick also
comes in for q share OF their wrath.
LARGE QUANTITY STOLEN.
care you HERALD reporter p said big, raw
boned fellow. yesterday morning to ayoung man who
followed the sheriff into the yard of the swill milk
stables at Blissville.
ssThat's my business" was the response.
IF you arewen drown you in the creek. Get out,
anyhowl''
:.Oh no; not much. If you not deputy sher-
if you trespasser and had better get out. You're
not worth cent as scarecrow.
Good morning." broke in the Sheriff. from be-
tween his firmly set teeth.
Good morning. Sheriff. You look if things
a flo INF ofio he mat
The bulidozer moved up to where the reporter
stood with the Sheriff This thing says I've got to
move ont, Sheriff. How is it?'
He'll move out. with more of this gang and into
smaller quarters. befRre get through replied the
Sheriff, whose face grew redder by the minute and
the veins in his neck were swollen with suppressed
rage.
with the men about the premises but with his
less deputies. When the Sheriff took charge he
promised by Mr. Little. Gaff Fleischman's mana
ger that his orders should be obeyed implicitly and
relying that promise the Sheriff placed but three
men in charge. Probably in this he little to
blame, as three men could not last long watching
day and night, assuming that they kept guard at
night, which is very doubtful. That was on Tuesday
Then the SheriH was informed by Mr.. Little that
there GOO cows in the stables, but yester
days inventory found only 5l3. 1t is only matter
OF conjecture whether any have been driven away
since Mr. Little thinks he might have been mistaken
1t is not improbable, however judging from the
tactics to which the swill milk men resor ed Sat
urday night that some have been of. It would
be decidedly easy to run of hundred cows any
night since the stables ordered quarantined
no guard was kept the Newtown Greek dock at
the of the stables, where boats find anchorages
tor the discharge OF fresh cattle for.the stables
THEFT COMMITTED
On Friday the sheriff added two deputies in
sequence of General Patrick's order that no milk
should be permitted to leave the premises. They
kept close guard during the day, but seemingly
thought it unnecessary at night, and the sheriff finds
himself outwItted outraged. he puts it,
rs result of their indiscreton. When the COWS
were MIXED on saturday morning only portion
destroyed by milking II on the floor and running
1t into the sewer witn the filth from the stalls.
Some fifteen forty quart cans were filled and placed
IN long box little to the no tn OF the entrance at
the east end of the yard adjacent the swl tanks
and opposite the dstillery of Ga, Feischmann Co.
While the milking was going on yesterday morning,
the gate being locked several boards were
cut out of the fence, the operators standing
in the street. Then the paddock on the box
containing the fifteen milk cans was broken, the
carried away and passed through the opening in
the Sheriff When the theft discovered consider
able excitement followed. The sherffs were beside
themselves with rage, and one declared that II he had
detected the thieves cold lead would have been their
breakfast. There was big cry over 'spilt milk"
To the south OF the stable. built up against the
fence, were milk houses owned by the Dealers
ana into them each mans milk put yesterday
morning. The fence served for back to the houses
The boards were sawed away here too, and the milk
Ia each house stolen This not discovered until
yesterday mornings milk ready to be putin and
no one knows at what hour the theft committed.
The instructions of General Patrick to the sheriff
destroy the milk were not obeycd by his deputies.
When the Sheriff reached the yard yesterday morning
he found twenty forty quart milk belonging to
man named Henry, who keeps over two hundred
in the Stables, standing in the yard, aud or
dcred their contents dumped. The order was obeyed
10y the deputies, who poured can after into the
gutter running down to Newtown Creek About
twenty-five people living in the neiehborhood were
in the yard at tine time. with cans holding from a
quart to gallon. and some with water pals catch
ing what they could the upturned.
There few for the quantity of milk,
many of the dealers having kept them at home.
20 that at least hundred cows were MIXED on the
hoor. AT noon about three hundred gallons of milk
were fed TO the pigs in an adjacent field, and the
ther0 made a strict order that not gallon should
DO kept on the premises.
DfsINFECrIoN
The Sheriff further insisted that General Patrick 8
order that excrement from the stables. instead
OF being kept in big boxes and cartedt away by
the farmers. should be taken Immediately TO an adj
adjacent field and disiniected, be enforced at
pnce. Accordingly horses and carts got
ready, and the work OF removal began. 10 every
cart load was applied about bushel OF chloride OF
limo. The field to the north OF the stable yard In
used for this purpose. The stables cleaned
times day. Besides this work, Mr.. Little had a
mn q afed in tn