The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-04
SACRIFICED TO SCIENCE.
Most Remarkable Slaughter Of
Cattle on Record.
Six Valuable Cows Killed by Physicians After
Being Given Several Injections Of
Koch Lymph.

The most remarkable slaughter of cattle
on record. at least in this country. accord
ing to a Philadelphia dispatch to the st.
Louis Globe-Democrat. took place on March
l6 at Joseph +. Gillingham's Claremont
farm. Nillanoya, when six beautiful and
valuable Jersey cows were sacrificed in the
cause Of science. Twenty more were
marked for this scientific slaughter, but
owing to the shOrtneSs of time and
the difficulty experienced in properly
conducting the autopsieS on account of
the great crowd present. the killing Of
the others was postponed for day
or two, and they will be slaughtered and
examined by degrees Every one of those
slaughtered had given evidence of tuberca-
losis through the injection of Koch's lymph,
and, with the exception of one of the post
mortem examinations, revealed beyond
doubt the presence of tuberculosis. The one
in regard 10 which there was some doubt will
be examine again. although while there
was an apparent absence of the disease in
the lungs and glands, DIR. Shakespeare said
that he had discovered tuberculi on the IN
testines. The slaughter was a voluntary
sacrifice in the cause Of science by Mr.
Gillingham, as result of the Koch lymph
test made by Professor Pearson of the Vet
Urinary Department Of the University of
Pennsylvania.
Out of ~ head Of cattle injected with the
lymph 80 had responded; three of them had
so slightly, though. as TO make it doubtful
whe ther they Will have 10 be killed. Many
scientists, two classes of the veterinary de-
partment OF the university and others inter-
eSted IN the matter were specially invited to
be present 10y MIR. Dillingham;, and two car
loads Of professional men responded. But
they formed only a small portion of
the crowd which gathered I'm the barn
n n n la EFT eioIt ~
professor of anatomy killing cattle, while
OF er professors and students skinned them
and cut them open. In the cattle stable in
double row, separated from their sisters
and cousins, stood The sleek and beautiful
condemned Jerseys, lowing and crying as
though anticipating their doom. There was
not physical blemish apparent on any one
OF them. and there they stOod-not a single
COW or heller OF them worth less than $50.
AT the head of the shambles in a spacious
stable of his own stood the magnificent sire
OF some OF the victims. Amber Stoke Pogis.
an inbred bull by Exile of ST Lambert, out
OF Waiter Girl He was bred in Canada,
and, although only wears old. weighs 100
pounds. Ills sire, Exile OF ST. Lambert, has
twenty-seYen daughters on the tested list
and VIII be the greatest bull OF the brood
that ever lived.
Gu the other side of ithe courtyard, in an
other spacious stable, stood Amber Stoke
P"gis' son, Signal, out of the famous Rose.
lie, too, has been condemned and will die
with has mother. lie IS a handsome little
fellow. His magnificent father is without
blemish, and as free from any signs OF
tuberculosis as a gold dollar is Of brass.
The little fellow inherited his disease from
his mother. After Professor Pearson, who
Superintendent the autopsies, had made an
address explaining the value of tubereuline
as detector for tuberculosis Drs, T.. q.
Shakespeare, John Gulteras End A c.
Abbott were appointed a committee TO settle
Inc question OF LESSONS in the parts examined
They made BRET addresses upon the subject.
ana then the slaughter began. The first
victim led TO the shambles was pretty
little Juno An injection Of the Koch lymph
had raised her temperature in twelve
hours from 102 deg. to 1867 deg. As she
was led out the bulls beloved and thew
were quickly shut in from a sight of her
death, the crowd closing in on the little
animal. two men holding her quiet while
Dr. D. y. larger. professor of anatomy at
the university. with a big white butchers
apron fastened around him. stood In the
center Of the ring quietly waiting for his
victim. with dagger poised in air. With
def twist two Of the veterinary students
bowed Juno's head. and then as quick as a
hash and as expertiy as the best bull
hghter Spain ever produced DR.. Harger
drove his dagger in the back of Juno's
neck. right through the spinal cord at the
oase OF the brain. Like lump OF lead
Juno dropped TO the earth. rapid twist
OF the dagger and Juno was dead. Respira-
bou hau cehseu Win the Di0w, and Juno
never knew what killed her.
There were a few kicks of the hind legs
the reflex OF the nerves, aud in a few min
utes half dozen adept veterinary students
had cut Juno's throat, skinned her cut her
open and her lungs were lying on a rough
dissecting table under the skillfnl manipn-
lations OF DIR. Pearson. A careful examina
tlon Jailed 10 reveal any tupercui on the
lungs, but IL was claimed evidences were
fonnd In the iDtestines. The next victim
m hoe. -
from 1924 deg. to JOG As deg. Again DIR.
Harger sKlllfuily and painlessly dealt the
death blow, and the process OF skinnipQ.
etc. was repeated. Tubercuii were found
In her Emphatic glands. Staena was the
third To die. Again Dr. Harger plunged his
dagger quietly in the vital spot. Her tenn
perature had risen from 101 3.5 deg. 10
LOG 3-5 deg. Tuberculi were discovered in
her glands Sylvia was the fourth TO fail.
Inc refex OF her nerves was great, and on
her lungs were found enormous tuberculi
one OF which was half as big as mans fat
Phyllis was the fifth to fall. and on her lungs
were also found large tubercull. Her tenn
perature had risen from 102 1-5 deg. to IO7
deg.
Poor little PLY, the last COW slaughtered.
was not to die so easily as her sisters. Con.
spicuously moving around In the crowd was
an oinsh man, with long gray whiskers and
skull cap. A big apron covered him and
he held an immense knife. 1t was Rabbi
Isaac Stemple of Atlantic City. who was
permitted to kill PLY according to the He
brew process. PLY was turned over on her
back, her feet were firmly held, her head
was drawn backward TO the ground. then,
with flourish, Rabbi Stemple brought
his knife down ON PHYS throat and
blood spurted up like fountain.
PLY struggled to her feet and
attempted to run. but she was
thrown to the ground, and one of DIR.
Hergers assistants, coming TO her rescue.
ended her misery by "pithing" her with DIR.
liarger's dagger. Her temperature had
showed an increase from 101 3-5 deg. to Ice
deg. Her lungs were covered with tuber-
Gull. by this time the crowd had increased
50 and interfered so much with the autop-
sizes, that DR.. Guiterss announced that on
that account and from the fact that the COM
mittee were DESTROYS OF making more care
ful examination, the other condemned cattle
YOU'D be Killed at some future date. DIR.
Guiteras announced that Ia Eve Of the cows
there was tndsputaDle evidence OF the ex
istence of tuberculosis, aud that as there
appeared to be some doubt about the other
one, there would he another and thoron1i,