New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-14
BRINGING CATTLE EAST.


TRAINS.
Few persons comprehend the magnitude
which the 1--we stock trade OF his country has attained
during the last fifteen years Fewer persons realize the
condition OF the fresh offered for sale to the
public. Something has been said by the humane
societies about the cruelty that is practiced upoE
the animals before they slaughtered ana
the danger arising from the consumption Of meat from
feversh and otherwise unhealthy creatures. And tho
effort 10 prevent abuses has far to the
passage OF law by Congress prohibiting the continuous
confinement Of cattle, sheep. swine and other animals
Tor more than twenty-eght hours without food and
water But this law has remained dead letter, not
outstanding the with which its daily violation can
be proved at any time, and the other abuses 10 which
live stock transit is subjected permitted 10 pass
unnotcei.
The number OF cattle received in Chicago in 1896
was $4,000, shown by the report Of tue Union
Stock Yards Company The number has steadily IN
creased from TO year until in 1881 the receipts
were l,49s55O During the last sixteen years the
cepts were 13O464s3 cattle and also 605l716 hogs
5,l6O033 sheep and 1892 horses. The total
value OF all this live stock Is given
at Sl.fsS, SlG.s3O. The shipments to the
Eastern markets during the same period rose from
263.693 cattle 1866 to 93s,7l2 in 1881. the number
for the sixteen years mentioned being S9277iJ. The
remainder represents the local consumption and cattle
slaughtered for canning and shipment IN refrigerator
cars or live sheep for the time the shipments
were 2,329971, and of hogs 81 107,99i. OF the million
and naf cattle which reached Chicago last year only
5000 driven into the yards the remainder coming
from all parts Of the West Southwest far as Texas
and Colorado by railroad.
LOSSES FROM CRUELTY AND NEGLECT.
gentleman OF this city, who has paid much attention
to the subject transportation Of live stock spent
several days in the Chicago cattle yards recently and
made trip a cattle train from Chicago to New-York,
in order to make himself familiar by personal observa-
ton with the abuses that prevail He gives the follow
ing account Of his experience:
some idea OF the condition Of the animals arriving
at Chicago may be formed when 1t is known that the
dead hogs average fully To a load, and this when
the weather and other conditions are favorable, while
careful inspection OF the books OF the railroads shows
that the dead cattle including those winch badly
crippled have greater commercial value tnan If
deal, AZ rage about five per day These dead animals
la.i proceeding feeding station where the dead and
badly wounded were not reloaded. II by supreme
effort induced b. extreme torture and desire TO
company Us COMPANIONS me animal can rise 10 lts ee
and leave the car the animal IL ciassed as sound
creature. after repeated and most desperate
Efforts succeed III rising 10 us ieeL altet 10 hau Deeu
dragged from the car and. trembling Violently ireyery
part ~ ITS BODY. IT was finally aole TO follow lts com
panions The shouts and lhruss Of the attendants in
another that uad us arrived at the yards had 10
down ana trampled upon by is comrades
d-xterou- twist the TAIL giving violent shock the
spinal column, startled tue ANIMAL and made last
desperate effort to but in vain, and further twisting
Of he tail aud kcos aud shouting wer" ~ avail
Unable u hold III up longer submitted quie y
"a all fh cret that was prlctced upon IT, II was dy
ing The records that tne numDtr OF those that
reach the Chicago yards this condition l. greater han
tha Of the actually uead Broken horns win the blood
drlpii z rom t.en. aud Ojher evidences OF injury.
seen on almost every train % arriving IN Chicago tne
cattle driven into small pens where they ar: CON
PEELED remain until sold, m mud and rain, when the
weather is pad, without sAelter
II l. admitted o. dealers that IL Is the common prac
tice slippers gave tue cattle great quantities. OF
salt and OF food intended to produce tmrs, ana yet
com ng To the yards they are h9t aloWeu
to have The roughs in the Chicago Stock Yards
ing tie water FROM the trOuEs wnen the animals
80 thirsty u MAKE IL dangerous 10 remain Ia tie pens
over IL. When sale IL maze, However, they are
gwen all the water thy can drink, Imme'
universal practice and II ir upheld even by tue most
CONSCIENTIOUS shPpcrs ana deIeis. We are oOHSed 20
20 all We can TOR Customers was the pea IN cxten
u4liou Of the prAoce made by the senior member OF
commission house noted ior It's honesty anu upright
dealing
MAKING Up A TRAIN FOR THE EAST.
train OIL ihiry-s.yen Carloads, thirtyone Of which
were Of cattle and the rest OF sAeep and hogs made
up IN Chicago on Thursday, April p. OF
these cattle, fourteen carloads left the fee ling
pens at O'Clock on the morning Of that day, AMI the
others we're bought mp during the forenoon and driven
to the cnuies OF Lake shore and Michigan Southern
Railroad Were they all oaied before o'clock. at
which time the train left for Buffalo with two men in
charge OF he stock The process OF loading IL one OF
great cruelty BY shouting and proddn ny the cattle
frightened aud forced through The chute into the
mails that happen be among the last Compelled by
thrusts OF sharp pike prod, is called to
force their way the that at least az the door,
mas o; space left The legs OF one Or more Of
he animals get caught between the car and
the nlatfnrm OF the cnute, ana from that posi-
lion they have to exJricate themselves. and the
same line force their way into the Car; work that Is
Effected only earnest prOddng and vigO bus twist
Ing Of the tan. Tnus frightened aud crowded and
thrown from their feet ~ .ne humping and jerk
Ing in the making mp OF the train. they start
Az we pulled out Of Chicago the rst task Of the cat
IN fVtg rtt.a mt Tho
train was sharpen tner pr0ds These prods consist
of u pOe four To SIX Ieet long with sharpened
nail in Ine end about an inch ID length
Pat, do you think t.at Is s-arp enough inquired
bury, fat New-York German, VINO mad been carefully
fling his prod for some time.
:" Make It sharp, Pete replied at. I've always
,ouni the more You know You can't make IL too
sharp and Pete continued 70 tle us PROF.
Ines cattle men were characteristic specimens OF
their class. Pat eKseaman who found In tne
motion o. the train II wound It's way over the coun
fry some Likeness OF the lie III earlier days on the ocean
ne was quiet and Less abusive tnn ais companion Pete
wno wac everywhere known rs Dutchy,' ana VINO was
well known AT every station at whlch STOCK tIans are III
tue Of stopping The road some idea OIL MS char
acter. y formed from statement nade 10 me ny
Pat duri the flp that feoe vas arIeSseu sOe tino
ago Tor placing bunch OF lighted hay under the nose OF
4 DO r a Imal hat lying down III tho car and could
get up or at least refused 10 RESPOND 10 the
,rod The poor animal might nave dled nad II not Deem
for Pete ali tnat Pa nLd To say In regard 70 the
matter IA he narrated referring,
however sterIngs OF cattene Continued: Il tell
you, IL makes sorry wnen punch poor sseers eyes
uf win a prod "a. yes, II often appens You we
can't may hit the poor crca ures but can
never ulA IL Ou pooo, a. s"hic ~"
inueed rne poor things suffer eLOugh anyway. Ana ne
went on 20 mvralze the abuses Of the animals and
now utils lis generally known about their sdHefll s.
After II CAree and hall hours naI the nrst
opportunity II Witnessing TIE use OF the prod as applied
on tie road. IL our drst stop IOr more than mo
nent DutcDy went fOrth 20 inspect the cattle sew
tral were already down, and as Ne vent Dack ana
form the length the tram, Others were found disposed
70 override tne nm me- md. OF he cars where
q seer tim found defeAdlhg hlnseI
with nis horns, and really ia dcsperase sl-ualOh.
Daring hs inspection train the prod was very
freely By Dutcny! As ne passed, II seer should
uappeu ~ look Ia way % make Du.ohy imagine III
r ciOs Violent thrust o. tue prod lnto lJs nose uroNe
IA fraut cally DacG. nrst two days 'Dutcuy
seeled ~ special delight IA seeing the cAtIe "ILtAe
under the Jal.l inflicted ny nIs prod TRUSS
he tri from Chicago 10 Newly Ork, except our stop
page al BuIAO, may described a. htuo more IMAM