The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-30
Sick Cattle,

number of sick cattle having Deen
reported at the Union stock yards,
this city. an examination was made
by a number OF veterlnarys this
morning, who are not get ready to |
submit an official report. The fact
is, however, they have agreed that
the disorder is Texas fever, superin-
duced by drinking water strong ly
impregnated with alkali. Tie car.
tie have been securely quarantined
and isolated. Those IN the lot that
are unaffected are to be slaughtered
subject to the inspection of the
health department; those that are
unable to recover are being shot,
and those that are droopy will be
held in quarantine for further de-
velopments.
Road House, Ills, 29.-Sixteen
Car loads of cattle from Indian Ter
ritory arrived at the Chicago and
Alton stock yards here on Sunday
night. Nineteen head died on the
read from Kansas City, and ii. was
believed the whole lot were infected
with Texas fever; all that could
stand up, twelve carloads, were for
warded to Chicago, and the rem ain
der, eeventy-tw0 in number, were
dead on Monday morning. Andy
Jacobs, Of Kansas City, in charge of
the cattle denied that they had
Texas fever. He said they were
poisoned by eating LEGO weeds on
the trail, but l.. G. Tiffany, veteri-
nary surgeon from Jacksonville,
pronounced the disease Texas lever
Another train consisting of twelve
cars containing 240 head of cattle
arrived this morning. They were
branded the same as the herd which
was found to be diseased yesterday,
and are from South western Kansas.
Fifteen were found dead in the cars,
fifty five bad been thrown out dead
on the way, and great many others
were sick and had been tram pied on
DR.. Paaren. state veterinarian, and
DIR. DeWolf, city health comris-
sioner, declare the trouble is bloody
murrain. The entire herd, including
those Of yesterday, were ordered
killed. making about 500 head in all.
Officials declare the cattle were evil
IDENTIFY diseased before shipment and
from all that can be learned the en-.
tire herd was in the Kansas City
stock yards thirty days before ship
ment to this city. In view of the
fact that the cattle were thoroughly
qusrantlned befJre killing IT is not
believed the rtuble, whether it is
Texas fever, or bloody mur:ain,
will extend any farther.
Kansas City. Mo-, 29.-C oncern
ing the report of Texas ca tie fever
The stock yard officials state that a
consignment of cattle was received
from Indian Territory, which were
affected with Spanish or Texss fe-
yer. though it was not known at the
time. A portion Of them went to
Manhattan, Kansas, and the re-
msinder TO Chicago. The yards
have been thoroughly disinfected as
far as known, and there are no other
cases of the disease here.
After careful investigation, the
I've stock Indicator makes the fol-
loving statement: There has not
been and is not any Texas fever
among cattle at this point or In this
neighb0rhood. Cattle shipped from
here in which so called Texas fever
has developed have passed through
the yards, but while here did not
exhibit any symptoms Of disease.
1t was contracted by contact with
through Texas cattle in the Indian
Territory.
Chicago, 29.-Dr. N. H. Pasren,
State veterinary, hes not made his
official report, but he asserts to
night that his Investigations have
developed the fact that these cattle
are afflicted with splenic and Texas
fever. Health Commissioner De-
Wolf, of this city, ooncurs in this
opinion. He exhibits liz bis office
the spleens a d kidneys OF some of
these cattle which died, and they are
found TO exhibit strongly marked
signs of fever. On tue other hand
many stockmen and some persons
familiar with the Texas fever, do
not believe it is that disease. They
assert that. in all cases of Texas
fever animal exc'e eta are very hard,
and the same is in measure true of
sickness from drinking alkali water,
and death in this instance could not
have resulted from either OF these as
the sxcreta are entirely natural.
They profess to believe the deaths
are caused by congestion of the
bowels, caused by drinkiog too
much water after long thirsting
and icing Overheated. These cattle
b long to Frazer & O'Berly, of Kan.
sas City, and are BROUGHT from their
ranch in the Indian Territory. The
entire number Received Is $50, of
which 49, arrived this morning. OF
this NUM- er 1872 have died or been
killed to relieve them OF agony.
Nire were killed by the veterinary
to-day, and he says all showed
signs OF Texas fever. Living mem.
bers Of the herd are qusrantined,
and the pens in which they are con
fined viii be scrubbed, refooded
and u ed for hogs. The heal h de.
partmept has chsrge Of the drove
and the hesllh commissioner under
takes to say the meat of none OF
these animals will be allowed Co 90
into the markets while there ia the
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