Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-21
BUFFALOSTOCK YARDSCLOSED
Quarantine Ordered Because of Foot
and Mouth Disease.
SEC. WILSON ACTS PROMPTLY
S~eventy-Five Skilled veterinarian
Sent TO New York and Pennsyl-
vania to stamp out the
Disease.

BUFFALO, Nov. 2o.-For the first time
in their history the East Buffalo stock
yards are under the ban OF a. quarantine.
Because two carloads OF cattle which were
delivered in western Pennsylvania, and were
found to be infected with foot and mouth
diseases, were traced to East Buffalo, the
federal and state authorities have placed a
ban on this market pending a general
cleanup of the yards and a further in
vestigation as to the outbreak OF the
disease.
AS a direct result Of the conditions grow
ing out of the investigation word came to-
day through the bureau OF animal Industry
of the Department of Agriculture ordering
the entire states OF New York and Pennsyl-
vania quarantined. Pennsylvania state au-
thorities have declared a quarantine against
New York state and tonight Commissions
Pearson Of the Department Of Agriculture
of this state ordered that a strict quaran-
tine be placed on five counties in western
New York, namely, Erie, Niagara, Orleans,
Wyoming and Genesee.
Cases Traced to BunaIO
Animals infected with the foot and mouth
disease have been discovered in each or
these counties by government inspectors,
who nave been quietly at work for over
a week. Practically all the cases, 1t is
said, have been traced back to Buffalo.
Chief Melvin of the Washington bureau
has been here in personal charge OF the
crusade to stamp out the disease and under
him are working a score of inspectors.
The federal quarantine will apply TO all
cattle in this state and Pennsylvania and
no one is prepared to say how long 1t VIII
last over 800 men will be put to work
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injecting every inch OF ground. This work
will take at least three weeks. The state
department's quarantine will be very strict.
There were eighty animals in the two car
loads Of yearlings which caused the trouble.
They came from the west. but the exact
points from which they were assembled
have not ben learned. DR.. B. p. Wende,
chief inspector in the Buffalo branch OF
the federal bureau Of animal industry. has
a clue that they came from Michigan. aud
he started for that state today to follow
it UP,
Wilson Acts Promptly.
: WASHINGTON, Nov. A-SecretarY WI
son OF the Department OF Agriculture to.
t day issued orders placing in quarantine the
' entire state OF New York and Pennsyl,
E vania and forbidding the interstate move.
[ ment Of cattle, sheep. swine and goats al
. a result OF the sudden outbreak OF a con,
= taglous foot and mouth disease.
seventy-nve Of the most skilled veterin.
c arians in the service of the department
have been rushed to the two states for i'm,
2 mediate and thorough investigation. DIR
A. ID. Melvin. chief OF the bureau Of ANNA
industry. stated tonight that the depart
ment's probe has not thus far revealed The
= origin of the disease, but he thought hii
forces would probably be able to contro
, the infection and prevent the outbreal
. from assuming alarm ing proportions.
The only point in New York affected, s.
far as the officials know. is the stool
: wards at East Buffalo. which were ordere,
o closed pending a general cleaning up an,
e the quarantine against the state wa
d deemed imperative for the protection o
7 adjacent states.
Outbreak in PennsyIvaniA
The outbreak OF the disease in Pennsyl
varia seems Of a grave nature. It's firs
appearance was about a week ago IN tn
= counties of Columbia, Montour. Northum
> beriand and Union. and on November ]
Secretary Wilson placed a rigid quarantin
y over them. DR.. Leonard Pearson. stat
veterinarian Of Pennsylvania. worked wit
!" a force Of department assistants TO proven
a spread CT the disease, but they were uH
able TO cope with the situation. The off
- cials here believe the infection was brougf
into this country in recent months wit
foreign merchandise. DR.. Melvin SAYS III
disease is very infectious and might easil
re have been introduced in this way. TIL
y. territory covers the eastern half Of Il
~ state Of Pennsylvania.
The disease first appeared In the Unite