New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-21
TO STOP AN INHUMAN IRA DE.
EVILS OF CARRYING CATTLE IN SHIPS.
SAMUEL PLIMSOLL'S VIGOROUS EFFORTS - HE
SHOWS THE NEEDLESSNESS OF THE
PRESENT SYSTEM.

PRESENT SYSTEM.
The Tribune has p"r,iocntly protested against the
abuses and crueeo of the tran~atllnnc c1'Ir trade
and with pleasure, Therefore, that irib"h'
reporter met man yesterday WI" Is io'TI"S a.
earnestly IN behalf of dumb brute, he has for man
kind and whose name il known on botl sldcS "l inc
Atlantic a, a philanthropist and reiormcf. lie l.
samuel Pm>oll, Tie friend of the British 'eainah' inc
protector % Jack Tur vhatcvcr his nationality Mem
Der of Parliament for wears. and guest o tlc NHcTI
can people whenever he takes II into M heao 10 '"
the Atlantic. \ >al across the ocean j. "''nE ~
Mr. Pmsoll. except perisp, los Of tlm'' lo' "c !
a steam engine OF energy and viGor IN Np'c VI MS
white hairs lie arrived here Thursday. ana since
then he ha, been busily engaged III cnl~iing u' y IA
pathes Of cattle beef and steamship men and others
interested in such matters in movement t a"oHNi
the bushes, Of shipping live cattle acro-> the ocean
for beef MIR Plmsoll believes HAT 1t No"ii
be more humane. and 10 more expensive W
do the killing here, and ship the lTci ai''I"""'
lie i, -Ioouent persistent and convincing. diincunN
means To him simply something Ia be overcome Nv
vchcmcnly protest, against the butchcrIns ana tor
turuc Of cattle which the transatlantic cattle tr'h'
i entity Of and i'm the two days that he ldhocd mere
he has been encouraged to believe that he mas "'e"uN
met with promising success.
As soon As ! got the Load Line law enacted last
wear he said. (which introduced in L." ana
afteryard cma>cuatcd. went TO work ON bill {"
England and other Countries The bill WAS introduced
| Il, thc last session. which - far advanced mat
the hill WAS not passed. liut committee Wa fp
nointcd TO take evidence on the question: ana IL Has
made such satisfactory progress that measure VIII
lie passed when Parliament rra>>cnble' alter H. N"''
uon that will either absolutely prohibit the franc "'
regulate IT, gave my testimony before the commit
tee a fortnight ago and prepared 10 come 10 NJ" i"Ih
CIV in order that might study tho question III 'dI it'
! rbaSes | want 10 thank Tho Tribune for me Gidhd
good work which il has to arouse public opinion
/ ON ,hi, Question. Great" strong sentiment
against the trafc in live cd'th' hop'
myself 10 do something "a sur up P'p"'
sentncnt here. but We must all SINe u" '""VA''
,bo neople 10 ,he necessity of aboINilne TINS oar
h,rous hnsin->s. | hope 10 see Congress pass d 1t"
,r that rurpo,e for the moral sense OF the American
ueonle T. ,trlnE | have called on The president o.
/ vour grand sni-tv for the Prevention oi 'fue">
/ IN Animals and found that The society," ia" r"'"'''
taken steps to arrest a man VII" was e"lN &" ''"'"'
"a cattle on ,hipboard. But people Who nave h"' oe
the .ufferiugs Of the poor brute' cannon -" VIA
,o,ios ,b4y endure They arc packed IN the hold ~
tween decks and deck. sometimes me steamers MT
loaded down - heavily that in port the vessels sway
Think of the torture Of the poor brutc IN Storm VIII
,.s breaking over them, knocking them together an
! sometimes weeping them overheard Why "'c" "",
told me that they have seen cattle JdhlIou y" VIM
.,,n.t the bulwarts Of steamer IN t'le TIA" ''o'
legs were ground nA while other "Irtch'i Dru'' WIN
t,,mpled to a Jelly the deck. sometimes t"eF "'
crowded together tightly that cattle N I"- 'o"' Won"
t t,,ulpl.d 10 death. and to prevent TINS HIS AT
lighted under tie cattle. parailn" pUi I'D ther ear "
VA, ANYTHING t. keep them up OF ttI i'''' d"'""''
/ -, .vo their flesh This IS horrible ara lhhIH"'
4 II would be more humane. and perhaps "ouio pay ""
Ter IN the end To- transport the beet than the i've -'"'f
81 am now acquAintur myself With THE v@1'H'
svstAns Of cc.ilnc beet The ammonia H,th0o NV
,tr.,Il NJ
/ ibinped without difficulty or danger Of To- O." j"
~ Norcolc r beef does not occupy "a nu'H room q
i've took A steamer that carrie 500 hedd "l NV
,n,L could accommodate 1000 odtu" il oNfI :
30. steamship lines would incur no pecuIlefS IOSr
/ have teen It'd mat your ranch men sna your , r.
,,.n v.ould ouuose this movement, hut l." dN taIh'
/ with r. G. Eastnan your great hcti man w ~
/ r%o .hiupcd beef "a England, and he 'ald tIa'
mid 10 aIl one 10 cattle men whether the fA'i'
vas ,hipped A. livestock 0r beef and ne eh,'I"f
the movement for reform humane prnclploe' ~
dscd have met with Encouragement. hut muci
sncouragement. There j. no sense ~ the pf>~I
,y,tem cattle ship looks like perips'"u' dsfl
cultural show yard H. H.
will saiI Tor England about the middle Of January