The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-18

Uncle Sans Station Mt Garfield, y. j.,
Where Four-Footed Immigrants Go for
Time if Suspected of faint of Disease.

Where Four-Footed Immigrants Go for
Time If Suspected OF faint of Disease.
Everybody knows that human immigrants
from abroad cannot land in this country until
the authorities are satisfied that they are free
from contagious disease. but it is not matter
OF such general knowledge that incoming cat
tie are also subject TO quarantine. Nevcrthc-
less there is within fifteen miles OF this city a
Government quarantine station for cattle.
sheep swine. and also canels. reindeer and
other ruminant animals should they be shipped
to this port. This station is at Garfield. y. j..
aud is under the direction Of DR. W. b. l.. Miller.
the Government superintendent and inspector.
At present there are about 22) animal
ha bitants of the station. who arc living very
comfortably in the sixty-acro premises. well
provided with comfortable barns and stables.
Up to last Tuesday the popu!acc of tho place
was chiefly Hereford cattle. but on that day
III sheep and two pigs arrived on the steam
ship Bowie and were shipped by rail to Gar
field the same night. arriving with some slight
disturbance. but in good condition to Join the
colony. where they will rem lin until their
period OF probation is up and all fear OF
their developing any contagious disease is
over Government is very careful about the
domestic animals that come over here. and
their course Of inspection is more rigid than
that which the human immigrants undergo.
they are examined three times and kept
under surveillance for a long period before be-
ing forwarded to the consignees
Practically all the cattle shipped to this
country are high grade animals used for breed
ing. for no cattle. sheep or swine not standard
bred and registered with aristocratic pedigree
are admitted free Of duty. Before being
shipped from the other side they are carefully
inspected for disease and certificates OF health
are issued for them. As soon as tho ship on
which they sail reaches this port DR.. Miller
comes here and examines the animals. chiefly
as n matter OF form. as 1t almost never happens
that contagious disease develops on the voy-
age. As soon as possible the new arrivals arc
loaded into cars and shipped to Garfield. being
unloaded within half n mile Of the quar-
antine yards From the railroad the way to
the yards lies through a long. well-fenced
alley, and it occasionally happens that tho
beasts are feeling skittish after their long sea
voyage and cause their drivers somo anxiety
in this part of the trip. As rule they arrive
in excellent shape after the voyage. though
seasickness Is not unknown among them.
They display keen uppetitos, particularly the
pigs which after their arrival eat ravenously.
even for swine shortly after arrival the ami
mails are carefully examined All the milch
animals arc tested for tuberculosis 10y the in
lection OF tubcrcuine. They take the inJec-
ton quietly and philosophicaIly as II rule.
but the attempt TO drive the hypodermic
needle through the tough .cuticIc occasion
ally meets with wrtthul resistance. II
attor injection any animals tempcra rises
To too high pitch-such as lO5. or lOUs-thut
animal Is condemnrdHs diseased and executed.
the body being dslnl ected and buried. In ali
cases there is som" increase Of temperature and
where it il considerable. but not sufficient Ia
establish certainty. the patient is isolated and
closely watched. Formerly there were tests
for pIeuro- pneumonia, but this disease has
bean 50 n"aIy STAMPED out I that ~ it is no longer
also carefully looked out for,
Ip6erculosiS is: hoTEEEfr' the disease par
nor less than CONSUMPTION. OF the same type, NJ
that which affects man. 1t is often very diff
iiru,tto detect in %2Itle from outward signs.
after the tuberculine test: when all the other
men around the establishment believed that
there was some mistake, as tn" animal was fat
aud apparently in the best of condition. At
IN" autopsy, however. it was found that one
affected that the cow could have survived but
"A short time in any case,
Cattle ar" kerr in quarantine for ninety
days sheep, pigs and OtheranlmaIS fifteen days.
Among lhe many AM mHlS that come there it.
81 course. happens that there are sometimes
lld-t"mp"r"d ones: particularly among the
st""rs. These al" taken from the yards and
IIt In solitary confinement. lest they should
,preal the c"uta%iouS -ptrto rebel! lion among
GcIllous .Iecrs attackcd Mr. Ktrkbridc. who is
the agent at tn" quarantine Tor y larG"
gore him 'i" upon him. INJECTING Sc
rious internal INJURIES from which he has not
takers are few. however. The worst behaved
lot OF creatures that over came to the place was
body Understood their disposition. and they
We're, inclined to1look upon the world with Gym
belliOn they were Sulking and mutterinR In
corners, and there was general relief at their
departure
a few rods above the railroad bridge across the
Passaic: It has u water supply in clear