New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-04
FOOT AND MOUTH
DISEASE SPREADS
Famous Head of NOtre
Dame Destroyed-Cleve-
land Guaranteed.
INFECTION FOUND IN
UNION STOCK YARDS
Value of Animals DESTROYED
Will Run Into Millions
Cincinnati Banned.


Cleveland, Nov. 3.-Tho Cleveland
stock yards were placed under federal
quarantine to-day as a part of the plan
to prevent the spread of the foot and
mouth" disease among livestock. The
order was issued by DR.. II. II. George.
United States Inspector in charge of
the Department of Animal Husbsndry
IN Cleveland, and prevents shipments
from Ohio into other states or the re-
ceiving of shipments from other states.
+. A. Murphy, president of the Cleve-
land Union Stock Yards. said the order
of DR.. George meant that "the live
stock supply for Ohio will be divided
between Cleveland, Toledo, Columbus
and Cincinnati" No sign Of the foot
and mouth" disease has ben found in
Cleveland, and the quarantine order
was merely precautionary. Mr.. Murphy
said.
Chicago, Nov. 8.-The gravity of the
epidemic of hoof and mouth disease af-
fecting cattle in the Middle West was
driven home TO cattle men to-day by
Dr. S. f. Bennett, of the Bureau of
Animal Industry, who answered the
protests of certain interests by assert
ing that the slaughter Of suspected
animals would be cheap at a cost of
S1O,O00,0O0 compared with the loss
which a general spread of the malady
would incur.
Representatives of the federal gov
eminent yesterday were in favor of
closing the Chicago Stockyards. the
largest in the world. and an order %
that effect was roscinded only after
prolonged argument. The possibility
of such action is not yet past. In fact,
Governor Dunno, in conference with
state and federal government repre-
and meat packers, vetoed
proposal TO close the yards.
The status of the quarantine, there
fore, depends on future Developments
Among the packers to-day il was
said that the immediate situation
should make for lower prices, as IT
was thought that cattle growers, rather
than risk disease among their herds,
would rush their livestock TO market,
where it must be killed Immediately.
A thousand men were engaged at
the yards to-day thoroughly disinfect-
ing the pens and runways. One case
of the malady appeared, and was $50
lated for complete observation by the
scientists. Inspectors in the field were
reinforced and a thorough farm to-
farm inspection was put fully under
way. 9,
While no doubt exists that the dis
ease has attacked a COW at the yards,
forual announcement of the TACT VIII
be withheld until tomorrow pending
scientific proof from calf which mas
been inoculated with virus from the
cows mouth.
The discovery Of this case is not eX-
pected to make necessary any extern
sion Of the quarantine which went INTO
effect at the yards yesterday.
Immediate losses in the Chicago
wards may run into several hundred
thousand dollars and indirectly INTO
far greater amounts, as the infection
is in the prize livestock tnat was re-
Gently brought here from an parts OF
the United States for exhibition, ana
which represents the finest breeding
herds of the country.
Outside of Chicago four new cases
were reported to-day three IN Kane
and Kendall counties, ILL.,. and one IN
Monroe County, Mich.
Washington, Nov 3.-Ohicials of the
Of Agriculture we're IN
formed to-day that foot and mouth as
,aee i'm the Middle West had been dis
covered in the cattle herd Of Notre
Dame University. The entire herd or
.bree hundred blooded cattle VIII be
lestroved Immediately and the car
asses buried in lime. to prevent spread
,f the contagion. Half the appraised
,alpp Of the herd will be borne by the
federal government and half By the
State of Indiana.
one hundred and sixty-fve herds
,bout one thousand animals ALREADY
ave been destroyed in Michigan ana
Indiana. -,,..
A corps Of 1O7 inspectors, travelling
in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, ONO and
10 locate new outbreaks,
none early to-day IN local.
lies outside those previously anected'
Cincinnati, Nov. 3.-As precautlon,
,rv measure TO prevent the spread OF
foot and mouth disease among i've
,tock the Cincinnati Union stock yards
we're placed under federal quarantine
today.
South BEND. Ind, Nov. Eight new
,ases of hoof and mouth disease were
discovered to-day among cattle OF 81
Ioseph County To date, cattle valued
AZ more than 100000, have been de-
stroved. 1t is now estimated that the
cost of destroying diseased cattle IN
s. Joseph County alone will probably
reach 100000.
Harrisburg, Penn, Nov. 3.-Oficlai5
Of the State Livestock Sanitary Board
to-day stated that known cases OF 1901
and mouth disease existed at PITTS
buroh. Westchester and Graters Ford
and that there were two herds IN Lam
caster County under suspicion.
Pittsburgh. Nov. st was stated
bere today that the livestock quar-
antine against the foot and mouth dis
ease does not apply TO horses, and that
sbipment Of horses for European coun-
tries was being continued. The horses
are dipped" that is they are walked
through liquid prepared to protect
them from the disease. Iwenty-eight
carl lads Of horses we're forwarded 10
Fba NIGHT