The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-23
PLEURO PNEUMONIA.
STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS IN
CHICAGO, TWO THOUSAND
CATTLE INFECTED

| CHICAGO, September 20.-New and startling dis
coveies were made yesterday by the state veterina
ran IN conns clion with pleuro pneum onia cases
In TINS vicinity and IL is believed that the live sioC
commissioners who meet this week, will find the
problem of stamping out the disease serious one
As stated in these dispatches yesterday, COW that
t9ok tne disease to karsas place and caused the
slaughter of four other head of cattle there, came
from the Harvey farm and quarantine notice
was served there after five cases were found and
two killed DR.. Casewell state veterinarian in the
course OF his investigations there, came to the con-
cluson that the disease brought to the farm in
herd of cows belonging to milk man
named Quint, who kept them before
that at the PHOENIX distillery, corner of Cley-
burne place and North Branch. That place was
the scene of his work yesterday and the LOO head
of cattle there were all inspected. OF this number
about were steers tattening for the market and
the remainder milch cows. Three cases of pleuro
were found and isolated and the yards and cattle
then quarantined. 1t now appears that milkmen
VINO iced cows the dlstillery swil sop, are in the
habit OF changing from one distillery to another
quite frequently and of course there is no telling
how Tar the disease may have spread in this man
ner. All cows and cattle of ali kinds at each dis
tillery. are fed in stalls under shed
roofs and one case in the sheds would con-
taminate every creature at the place as well
as the buildings. The three isolated cases at
Phoenix will be watched and slaughtered, and the
remainder of the 1,l0J will be kept in quarantine
until the commissioners take up the case. 1t
was found that the same custom prevailed among
milkmen boarding their cattle at distilleries, as
upon Harvey farm. AS soon as the COW grew too
ill to give milk she was at once disposed of with
out any investigation being made as to her condi-
ton. Men in charge admitted that they knew that
there had been some Sickness but said no veterin-
airy had been called in, as they thought 1t was just
plain lung disease. From the testimony of these
persons it was evident that the disease had been
hanging about the Phoenix sheds all last winter
and summer, and it was further evident that
CUNTS heard came there from the Empire distil-
lery, at the corner of West KinZe
and Seymour Streets and that cattle
had gone from Phoenix during the last few months
to the Chicago distillery, at the of Black
hawk street and Elston avenue. Under the rule
of constant changes by these nilk herds there is
absolutely no telling where contagion may have
reached. DR., Casewell made a visit to both the
Chicago and Empire distilleries, but did not have
time to make anything more than hasty eXamin-
alton. But, with testimony in sight, in regard to
changes of CUNTS cattle and other herds, he could
do nothing else than to quarantine both
places. Five hundred head under ban in Chicago
distillery yards and 20b at Empire taking in The
llS head at the Harvey farm, the commission will
find when it meets that it has 1000 head of cattle
on its hands which have been fully exposed
to pleuro-pneumonia, and it rests with the COM
mission as to what shall be done. The commits
soners have the power to quarantine and sau9h-
ter animals in infected districts, and apprase ami
mails slaughtered Except those already attacked
by disease) and on their order owners may re-
cover value from the state