Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-12
Mehitable in Chicago

nuS. OeuOC[al, DuTluS Luo o4tn.
National Encampment of the Grand
Army of tho Republic, we visited
the Worlds Fair City, The Windy City,
or the Garden City, which ever you are
pleased to term her, for you know all
those names are hers and are accepted
by her enthusiastic people, as helping
to set forth her achievements. After
spending some ten days there, visiting
a good many places of interest, thanks
to our courteous and social host and
hostess, Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Peters and
their interesting family, who reside at
102s-53rd Place, ! feel that q brief ac
count of our visit will not be amiss
for your good little paper for as you are
Grams and w. r. c. took in this G. A. r.
Excursion.
Those in my immediate company
were; Mrs. Fred Glissendorf, Mrs.
George Harrison and Miss Jennie
Langham mer, and the four of us, with
our headq uarters at Mr.. Peters pleas.
ant home and with this genial kind per-
could not fail to become interested.
Mr.. Peters family were old friends of
Mrs. Glissendorf but we were made to
feel welcome and shall not soon forget
the kindnesses received at their hands.
When we arrived in the city rain was
falling and it was very disagreeable
but in possession of the address and
with the aid of an electric motor we
were very soon in comfortable quarters
and the sun was shining before night
80 our host guided US through the
streets in the evening and we saw q
great many pretty sights as he knew
just where to take US, he having been
reared in Chicago.
Our first visit was made to the Chi
cago Uuion stock yards and packing
house, of which Mr.. Peters is an en-
ployee, or in other words, he is the oiler
of the machinery used there He got a
day Off duty to show us around, and
gave us concise shistory of them as
we'll as brief description of the mode
of handling live stock and the methods
by which meats are cured, but of course
l am not we'll enough posted in this art
to go into every detail, butt was some
thing worth seeing now can assure
you. Our visit was made in the morn
ing, and no description however graphic
can give an idea Of the rush and hustle
of the stock yards in the morning
Horses, cattle, hogs, and sheep, arr
moving in every direction. 1t is 8
grand but sickening sight to SEQ them
| driven over viaducts to the killing
floors, and oh! how l did pity the poo
dumb victims at the altar, where tn,
steer as 1t comes his turn finds himself
forced into q small pen alone, where ii
he looks up he will SEGA man just read.
10 strike him with hammer, and as
read in description of the place, hi
hears the clanking of chains and wind
lass beyond the partition at his side, h
| smells the odor of blood and offal, ant
Sc ems now to realize that he is in 81
unpleasant position. He sways RICH
and left, lifts up his head, and below
with fear and rage; his eyes look up at
the man above him, bloodshot, anC
wildly beseechiDg, but his time is
short; already the man above has lifted
his hammer; the steer moves his head
and thus gains another instant of life
and then like a flash of light the ham
mer smites him on the forehead, just a
the base of the horns, and he drops,
lever is pulled and the floor upon whicl
the CARCASS lies is raised at the back;
at the same time, the partitions at tn
sides open, and it slides out upon tn,
killing floor. There man decapitate
the body with one stroke of his knife
Others cut off the legs at the knee joint
ano ther fixes hooks IN the tendons g
the gambol joints; others begin to ski
the body and in an incredibly shor
time it is hanging dressed, man will
a huge cleaver,, is splitting the back bone
and then it slides along an overhead
track into the chill room. But o
course this is becoming monotonous
and while should like to say more il
connection with this art, Unjust desis
as l have not the time nor you thu
space for fuller description of thu
killing, only allow me to remark that
trip through big slaughter house
very Interesting, as the rapidity anc
silence with which everything is dom
seemed to me very wonderful although
it still makes me sad to think of it, blu
as it is inevitable, am glad that hav
seen how 1t is done, as we are assured
that the poor dumb animals do not real
iZe these things, though their action
will frequently force the belief. of al
observer that they have an inkling O
the fate awaiting them, but with {
few more words about the packing
house will close for this time.
Won der upon wonder; we saw then
manufacturing ice in this building, an,
tasted it, and pronounced it genuine
We went through every department
from start to finish, through the pick
ling portions where pigs feet, tongues
tails, ears, noses, hearts, etc are pickle'
!; and looked SO nicely.
TVS said there are 1870 beeves kille,
every hour. Oh! the beautiful sausag
that is made there, and it is cut or pre-
pared on what they call rockers, Their
are IL rockers and 800Opounds on eacl
rocker is daily made. Everything /
saved, as we saw tons and tons o
l'ground bone outside ready for some USE