Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-08
A FEARFUL MAtADY.
Tho Foot and Mouth Disease
Among Cattle
OWNED sY THE HsRDERs or KANSAS
Governor Click and q State Board lnyes.
tigats the hatter-HorbIs Sights
Seen Ia the Affected
Corrals.

ExroRIA, KAN, March IA special 70.
port gives the following facts regarding the
cattle disease ct Neosha Falls and vicinity:
Yesterday party Of Lyons county stock.
men, accompanied by several Newspaper
representatives, started for Neosha Falls
on q special train 70 examine the status
OF the feet and mouth disease reported
there In malignant form. AZ
Junction the party va isinsd by
Governor Click, VIM. Sims Sec-
retary Of the State Board OF Agriculture,
and Dr.. Holbrook, United States vetsri.
nary Surgeon at Fort Lesvenworth. The
train reached Neosha Falls ct 2oclock.
and was met BY Lieutenant Governor Fin
ney. After dinner the whole party started
for the country. The frat place visited
was that Of Dan Keith, FIVE miles north Of
town. This gentleman has about 40 head
OF cattle. During the holidays he noticed
the first symptoms Of the disease, which
has been proven beyond doubt to b loot
ard mouth disease. OF his herd about
sixty are affected.
The sight Presented tn the Corral
was almost sickening. Some Of the ami
mails seen wers with one foot of, some with
two, while Others had no feet at ali. Many
OF them were lying down, appearing 10
have little life left. DR.. Holbrook At once
began examining the cattle and found
symptoms OF the dreaded disease prevalent
in all. Some were broken at the
heel, and several appeared 10 bs
recovering. The first symptoms no
ticed were the jerking up Of one
leg and srGhing the hacks as II cold. There
Is no doubt but that the fatal poison which
produces this disease was first oommunica.
ted to this herd and afterwards 10 others In
the neighborhood. keith's cattle are oil
nauy,s, and whils suffering with the dis
ease hrd good appetitss OF this herd fully
a d. zen have lost a foot or more. The los.
ing OF hoofs was not considered al first with
suspicion, as II was thought II was merely
the rssult Of freezing. Three OF keith's
cattle aud a sucking calf died. The nsIt
place visited was Mr.. Goodwich and his
siepisibsr, Edward Hendman, who have
nin,ty.siX head and thirty.hve OF them af.
fec ed. The disease Was
First Noticed Three Weeks Ago.
The majority OF the cattle presented
singular features, the tails OF nearly all
being very much hsttened, which ON In.
ve,tigation showed was the result Of
irt, zing. II seems the disease checks the
circulation OF the blood, which allows the
BODY to freeze. One COW was seen with
her two hind feet jutt ready 10 como OF.
When the trouble was first noticed NJ.
Hendman separated the afflicted cattle
from his herd, put the greater portion OF
them In q woody corral some distance
from the sheds. Before prooeedi x TO the
third and last place visited, In q consul.
tation with the State officials and DIR. Hol-
brook. he gave as his opinion that the
mouth and foot disease existed In . very
contagious form. lie suggested . rigid
quarantine - the means OF preventing iu
spread, and showed how necessary u was,
as the disease is the most easily spread OF
any known 10 veterinary surgery. He
thought the best plan would be to burn oil
the cattle In the sfiIicted herds Governor
Click favored the quarantine regulations.
and spoke OF the inefiiciency OF the laws.
The disease 10
Connned 90 small seeiies
OF the country, and unusual precautions
will be taken 10 prevent its spread and
stamp Il out. The cattle men In this sc.
tion are somewhat more hopeful OF the
prospect than was the case yesterday. A
special from Strong City says DIR. w. y. ID.
Bird, accompanied by DR.. J. Q. scroggins,
visited several stock farms yesterday
morning, where the foot and mouth dis.
ease was reported, and they say there 10 no
cause for alarm. They say there are no
symptoms Whatever of the disease. Much
alarm has been felt since the frst cases
were reported from Chase county, but now
there Ia but very little e1citemenI