Evening journal., 1913-04-19
FARMER SEES
EIGHT HORSES
DIE OF MALADY
]. I. EaStburn, Of Hamburg
Cove Farm, Also Has
Four Others Stricken
SLEUTH THOUGHT MEDICINE
FOR BEASTS WAS "BOOzE"

Having eight horses 70 die OF men
ingtis this week. and four others
stricken with the same disease with
possibility that they, too, will die,
j. T. Eastburn, tenant Of the Ham.
burg Cove farm, between New Castle
and Delaware City, has sustained a
heavy loss. The horses were valued
at 5000 each His financial loss be-
cause Of eight Of the animals dying
is 81 500. and if the other four that are
stricken should die, his loss will
amount to S2,40O. Mr.. Eastburn had
not one cent Of insurance on tho
horses. Altogether. Mr. Eastburn had
seventeen horses. and five OF them
have not shown any symptoms as yet
OF the devastating cerebro-spinal
meningitis. which has wiped out near
/ " half of his stable. Singularly nono
Of the COWS or hogs have rhown any
symptoms OF the dread malady. Mr.
Eastburn has been up day and night
all week, trying 10 save his livestock
The horses became i'll about Sun
day last. and began to keel over. Two
of them died on Tuesday. two on We'd
nesday. two Thursday night. and two
Friday morning MIR. Eastburn called
in a veterinarian, but the horses did
not respond to treatment Four moro
of The horses became sick on Thurs
day and Friday He has isolated the
five horses that have not been Affect
cd, as we'll as the COWS and hogs.
from the stable where the stricken
horses died, and is taking all pre-
cautions.
Hearing OF a remedy compounded
by a physician-not a veterinarian
down the State. for spinal meningitis
in livestock. Mr.. Eastburn went Ia
Wyoming on Thursday TO obtain some
Of the medicine. He bought several
bottles OF IT, and carried them in his
hand and bulging out OF his coai
pockets. While he was at Wyoming
waiting for train 10 return home
a man approached him and asked hin
If he we're a stranger there Mr.
Eastburn replied in the affirmative
"What arc you peddling.r askel
the man, pointing to Eastburns bot
= ltlc
I'm poddliug nothing roplie
Eastburn
E Have You liquor in those bottles.
2 asked the man, evidently consta
= Bile.
t III you would like 10 have littl
; drink wen go back Of the station,
: said Mr. Eastburn. This stuff Il
I horse medicine. I'm waiting for
train 10 take me back home, and j
J can't get here any too quick either
The man then explained that h
was looking out for violations OF thu
Hazel anti-liquor shipment law, anl
he thought az first that Mr.. Eastburl
was peddling booze"
Mr. Eastburn is using the medicin'
on the four sick horses, and says tha
one Of them has improved to the OK
tent that Il now Is able TO arise ant
stand. although IL had been prostrat
ed completely.
Just what caused the outbreak o
meningitis has not been discovered
Mr.. Eastburn came to Wilmington
, yesterday afternoon and conferre'
with Newton l.. Grubb, Of the Stat
I Board Of Agriculture, Adopt havin
an investigation made and also to as
certain whether the State can assis
him in any way. Mr.. Eastburn for
D meriy lived in Mil Greek hundre
i and was captain Of the Mill Cree
Hundred Mounted Republican Clul
I One OF the horses that died was rid
$ den by Mr. Eastburn in the club
q parade in Wilmington and othe
|, places during the campaign a FEY
e years ago.
The Hamburg Cove farm OF whic
C Mr. Eastburn is tenant is owned
!. Mark NJ Cleaver OF this city and CON
). prises 500 acres. It is farmed o
!, shares, Mr.. Eastburn owning all tn
e livestock on the farm.