The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
BIG SENSATION AT CHICAGO OVER
A TRAIN OF sICK AND
DYING CATTLE.
The Beasts Hail From the In
dian Territory, but the
Horse Doctors
Hasten to Pronounce the Mala-
dy the Famous Texas
Cattle Fever,
-
Turns Out to be Moth
ing But the Bloody
Murrain.
CATTLE DISEASE SCARE.
The Facts About " orta1ity Among Cattle
Shipped to Chicago.


The Facts About NJ orta1ity Among Cattle
Shipped to Chicago.
STLoUIs,July 20.-A dispatch from
Roodhouse, Ill, says 1e carloads of
cattle from tho Indian Territory ar
rived at the Chicago Il Alton stock
yards there Sunday night; 19 head died
on the road from this city (St. &C uisA
and it was believed the Whole loc are
infected with Texas lever. All that
could stand up of II carloads were
forwarded to Chicago; the remainder,
~ IN number, were dead Monday.
Andy Jacobs, OF Kansas City, in
charge OF the cattle, denied that they
had Texas fever. He said, they were
poisoned by eating 'aoco" weeds on
the train, but L. q. Tiffany; veterinary
surgeon, from jacksonville, nronouhc-
ed it Texas fevar -. =.
The stock yards at Roodhouse have
been disinfected with lime, and cattle
for Chicago by this route were un-
loaded st Jacksonville last night, in
stead of at Roodhouse. The matter
has caused great excitement among
cattle and railroad men.
CHICAGO. July 23-The arrival of
a number of sick cattle having been |
reported at the Union stock yards, in |
this city, examination was made by |
number of Veterinarians this Horn
ing, who are rot yet ready to submit
N olncial report. The fact is, how
ever, they have agreed that the dis
ease is Texas fever, superinduced by
drinking water strongly impregnated
with alkali. The cattle have been
securely quarantined and isolated,
Those in the lot that are unaffected
are to be slaughtefed subject to the in
st6ction of the health department.
Those that are unable to recover are
being shot. and those that are droop-
ing are held in quarantine for further
developments.
Another train consisting of IL cars,
containing 240 head of cattle, arrived
his morning. They were branded
IS same the herd which was found to
be diseased, yesterday, and are from
Kansas. Fifteen were
found dead in the cars; So had been
thrown out dead, on the way, and a
great many others were sick and had
Oeen tramped on.
DR.. Padren. state yetrinary, and
DR.. Dewolf, city health commission
er, declare the trouble to be
bloody murrain. The entire herd, in
,ludlng those of yesterday, were or
Tered to be killed, making about five
lun red head in all. Officials declare
he cattle were evidently diseased be-
'ore shipment. and traih all that can
Do learned, the entire herd was in the
kansas City stock y rds thirty days
before ship l,eAt 10 this city.
In view OF this fact the cattle were
thoroughly quarantined before killing.
It is not believed the trouble-whether
{ is Texas fever or bloody murrain-
Will extend any further.
ACCOUNT FROM KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, July 29.-Concerning
he report of Texas cattle fever, the
tock yards offici It's here state that the
,onsignments OF cattle were received
lere from the Indian territory, which
we're affected with Spanish OF
Texas fever, though it was not known
1t the time A portion of them went
20 Manhattan, Kansas, and the re-
to Chicago The yards here
lave been thoroughly disinfected. AS
ar as known there are no other cases
# the disease here.