The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-22
PLEURO-PNEUMONIA.

APPEARANCE OF THE DISEASE AMONG THE con-
NECTICUT HERDs-AN IMPORTANT PRoCLAMA-
TIoN by GENERAL PATRICK.
General Patrick was busily engaged at his head
quarters in the new Municipal Building, Brooklyn,
yesterday with matters pertaining to the complete
determination of pleuro-pneumonia in this section
of the State The examination of cattle at the re-
ceiving yards in East New York and Williamsburg
was made by General Patrick IS aids, in accordance
with their usual custom and the slaughter houses in
Brooklyn also visited Professor Law stated to
HERALD reporter yesterday that report had reached
headquarters to the effect that unknown disease
was prevailing among the cattle in the diaries
Rye Lake. westchester county. He went there and
found that the largest dairy at Rye Lake contained
forty-f cows belonging to Mr.. Merritt. of
Golden's Bridge. few miles distant. The
cattle all in healthy condition with the
exception of one which he found suffering
from nervous disease and infiamed udder. The
buildings in which the cattle were kept were
very clean. roomy aud we'll ventilated. Everything
about them looked sweet and bright The Professor
said that he also visited five other dairies At
point he met some men removing the carcass OF
from a yard. He followed them, and made
examination OF the carcass when ne discovered that
the animal had died from consumption Learning
that there were some sick cows at Greenwich, over
the Connecticut line, he went there and found two
infected herds, one numbering twenty-six and the
other thirteen. Upon making an investigation he
found that the disease which was that Of pleuro
dam of which had been afflicted with the disease in
Nineteth street. this city. The calf had been sent
from this city to Mr.. solomon Mead. of Greenwich.
and had died two weeks after reaching there. Two
weeks later ten of Mr.. Meals cows were
affected with the w disease Five
at it's height in Mr. Meads herd Of the infected
animals broke into the herd of Mr.. Griffin. neigh
present time Professor Law. upon arriving at Green
wich, found that he had been preceded by exLieuen
ant Governor Hyde, of Connections. and Secretary
T. s. Gold, and that both herds had been quarantned
by them
A committee to consist of competent persons is
to be appointed to make an investigation into the
condition of the stables on Staten Island Tho
committee to visit all the stables and each
animal is to be subjected to thorough examination.
The committee to report the result Of their in
vestigations to General Patrick No of pleuro-
pneumonia is at present known to exist in Richmond
GENERAL. pATRrcK's PROCLAMATION.
General NJ. r. Patrick yesterday sent out the fol-
lowing Important circular letter relative 70 the con-
veyance of mich cows aud other store animals by
railway and by water:-
To ALL OwxrHs CATTLE AND THEIR EnrLoYxs. TO ALL
ALL OWNERS CArrAISs OR MANAGERS OF Bears wnon
BY vriue Of the authority vested me by the Governor
# % 81 'ss"F s s 70 s Of
oss forbid a %
vs by % uu sSm oh sssns
each 4 .as tsSsrns counties
Ct ss as OF s h H on" Of
of hs iocwns counties on the east SD. Of the
Duehsss and all rare.d companies their oicsls end
other or to them IN the afore
And hereby prohibit and forbid the conveyance Of any
meh other store cattle from the counties Of New
Putnam DStchsss Rocki"nd Orange and Ulster by any
or ohs s vss into amy other county
PERM, bearing my snsnrs and the owners Of cattle
Hudson Rycr or on the waters around Manhattan Staten