New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-16
THE HOG CHOLERA.


SOME or HIS STATEMENTS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
POINTED oUT-A LITTER FROM SIR EDWARD
| THORNTON.
| The Produce Exchange Committee in its inyessl-
cations OF tho reported hog cholera in the West has
! received various communications among when is q
letter from the British Minister at Washington DIT
Edward Thornton. and the British Consul, Mr. CLIP
perton at Philadelphia. Mr.. Clipper5on refers 10
statements made by the Agricultural DepdItuoLv
within the last few days that the mortality aIons
hops in Illinois for the year 1880 was not less Ina
800 600 head lie believes that the actlal Hgueo
could be learned 1t is not mproOaOle InaS onH L,
tality was little less than the NUMBER feporeu "
him-700 900 head. The last part u bhe Conii"Aii
cation is as fOllOW5
In conclusion gentlemen. although not foreign 10 %
trichiu0sis further. all who read the Pubic -
his cor nry and Europe Nor In this instance IN
cumbent upon me to Tefer 70 tle ts nf insfaD
ccs Of had uniting up, manner and cOndltOn on
some shipments OF pork. thereby causing
hy foreign inspectors and severe loss to the cosgn1rs
ana damage to the general reputation OF tne 20 I
nor the action OF the Board OF Irnde OF ts cry m
agreeing with the opinions or inc Oultou o,ti,
at Brussels his estimate Of Government ihSpecon
certificates.
The committee has replied to Mr. Clipperton, and
mart of the communication is Civ on herewith;
when your investlgatons are concluded tho New
York Produce ExcnangG, wGn Tue taiecnts which
Won snail then make 90 your Government VIII ~ OnHc
disslpste the eTroneU4s nort These cTracts
N when Won direct tho attention o; tho Committee mist
Internationally satisfy you that the existence Of hog
cholera was not discovered by Mr. Cmp, and that when
be wrote that II not he mpctlnent 10 call your
swine by a disease Known hog cholera" and withheld
the Information tbltths disease bad existed for years
aud not Noal,r than IN 1917 even assumlog his
figures be cOrrec his report nisrepresentaton
oil they did exist In the sete OF Illinois IN lseO
Ia submitting these extracts from Commissioner
lie Dues report the Committee deems 1t an evidence OF
honest nten, on your part thaj y2u PGGys tS TeP
IL as condemnation OF Mr. Crump's refusal 10 accept
the statement ma 10 upon tue same eutnor1y 'ny us
estimate ot tho "lnWcnso mottlHy ainohS sMiuo
during $50 exaggerated. Aud yet tho committee
nt the coacs3u that because Mr. lie Due says the
mortality among swine IN Illinois for the year 1850 was
-b public b. believe that 10 was but little II any under
Inc reported numbors VIZ: about 100000 head"
winch was sent YOU As soon rs y was printed. you must
perceive that tie committee was not under the
Thc members were aware that Illinois hes State con-
corning which the report had been iorH aded Ihey were
awarr and Insisted upon IT, that hogcholera had existed
ti An Csot Iirf,iu ana ar1s referred TO, az length I'm
the printed reports OF the several States and the general
Government, and they earnestly urged these reports
upon your attention. They were aSare and did not for
ooIgcnt d,lIlt. OF think OF d,rutug that Instances
of ircuoss had been reported Iut that they were un
aware uui You stated fnc Ihg "n' no you s,y5
IL WAS believed that the report IN question was not sent
by telegraph England Ut all. but was forwarded by
mail IN December last and that NJ. Crump ami not
your good sell, j., author
with reference % your concluding paragraph inc COM
mittce bcgs tuat when you become more familiar
with tlis "a hole rublrtJ you VIII Uud' rSiaud that n
would bc imVCsblc 20 pack into pork or bacon logh
that diseased by cholera az the discoloraon OF the
meat Would Instantly enable the fraud TO De- detected
Further you lay great stress upon tho percentage OF
death rate among al diseases. II is known 70
De very great az times among young pigs and 10 the
uum tatd The nguces look large buy Tue fnit Is ven
rcd thar m, death children Of ave years Of
age aud under large cities, IN proportion TO the
births h very much greater than the death rate among
hogs. 9,
intcrwoyen and ar largely dependent one upon the
other An intelligent statement 81 facts relative thereto
h. rabc aud n international legislation L. necessary
90 insure such. valuable point VIII oe gained II inc sun
icct obtains early consideration Dy tue B'sh anu tuo
United Statrs Guyernn'nt ,. -
Tie following letter has lust been received from her
MnJc-ty's Munster, SIR Edward Thornton, at wash
BRITISH IEGNTIoS.
WASHINGTON Starch II. 1881.
GENrLTNEN: have u,.'v"' answering your letter OF
the Atn INST bccIusO nCce-ary To ascertain what
were the grounds which tpc Acting British CJnsul a
Phiadepnia reported that zoo 900 hOg3 had died IN
Illinois cholera ia 1850. IL apRoprs that the above
statement transmitted 10 PEltarlphl D. inc BrI'
len NlreC1usul ~ Chicago. but Ere not yes been IN
formed upOu what stat sites he rctcd In nalng IhRJ
Abatement cannot however dCu:t That n was cNag
gcraic Tor HUI that IN the report i1aie hy the Agr
cultural Department OF Illinois the loss from disease Is
put 7.J9 head for chat so mat T. ough
sir trunr7 report was erroneous ana rNt@rl'.te u
cannot De sad there were 40 grounds whatever Tor
h. That splras exists among boss iu III" nlted
states and TINT individuals nave dcu from tatug
pnr containing mat insect, 10 have been proved
1 should observe that tho copy ~ the tecgrams
lic YOU your letter oil the lt INST was not
found IN the envelope. l am, gentlemen. Nour most
Obrdi"nt humble servant lD"ANp lHoiNIoN'
From the figures given by Sir Edward Thornton it is
evld.u, thai YOUR method OF arriving at the mortality
among hoss 10 referred 10 above IS sadly Incorrect
THE HEALTH OF ILLINOIS SWINE.