Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-04
LAST OF DISEASED
COWS IN SECAUCUS
Inspectors Complete Work by
Dispatching Fifty-nine Cat
tie on One Farm.
Special to the Evening star.

Special to the Evening star
SECAUCUS. Dec. 4.-The last Of
the diseased cows on the farms here
VAS destroyed today The inspectors
completed their work on the Jacob
Barnett farm. where fifty-uine head Of
cattle were slaughtered.
4 few people, evidently affected
with hysteria. sent a telephone mes
sage 10 some of the S. 2. G. 4. agents
yesterday and told them the cattle
we're being slaughtered in a very
brutal manner. Inspectors Harry
K'an Alstyne and Arthur Mcdonald,
rom the society's Office in Jersey
City went to Secaucus and held
conference with Or. Robert AIillings
IN regard TO the matter.
1t is understood that the confer
ence was rather q warm one. Or.
Mulhngs resented the interference Of
The S p. c. A. men, aud told them
SO
Can pou xiii these COWS in a more
humane way - queried the doctor
NO but
Wen, then, don't interfere with Us.
We are doing as well as we can under
me conditions that have been forced
upon u.s." said DR.. Mullings.
Former Police Inspector Samuel
Archibald, OF Jersey City, who is
treasurer OF the Hudson county
branch OF the s. p. c. y. visited the
auarantined farms Yesterday TO see
II the animals were being treated
anmanely. Mr.. Archibald was sat
isfled With the methods of slaughter
used
Under the circumstances [ think
the men engaged in the work Of de-
sfroying the cattle are doing very
veil, said AIr. Archibald.
Some of the more brilliant of the
eeeaueus residents suggested the Fed
eral officers ought to have an electric
char. like the ones they kill muir
derers in said one OF the intelligent
ones
TRENTON, Dec. TT was decided
ar conference here yesterday
between Assistant Attorney General
tIerbert Boggs and DR.. \. Clark Hunt,
II the State Board of Health, that
the Commission on tuberculosis
Among Animals should issue all or
1ers hereafter for the slaughtering
of dairly animals suffering with the
foot and mouth disease, rather than
The health board. This action was
taken because OF the fact that under
the present arrangement owners of |
the animals destroyed are to be reim- |
70 the commission.
Immediately following the confer |
ence a special meeting Of the COM |
mission on tuberculosis was called for |
today. It is anticipated that at that |
meeting steps will be taken for the |
issuance of a formal order for the |
slaughter of cattle
SECAUCUS, Dec. 3.-Butchers from |
-, .To.-s ?
and Schwartz Brothers. both OF |
kearny. today continued the slaught- |
er of diseased cattle belonging to local |
2airymen. The killing of the animals |
by injections of strychnine was given /
up because Of the time consumed and |
butchering by splitting the skulls OF
the animals with axes was adopted.
This action was at once protested and |
the matter was carried to the head
quarters Of the Hudson County dis
trict Of the Society for the Prevention
Of Cruelty to Animals.
1t was reported to the society that /
Ia some cases as many as seventeen |
blows with an axe We're required to |
dispatch a cow.
The inspectors discussed the mat |
ter with DR.. Robert H. Mullings, OF |
The Bureau of Animal Industry. Dr. /
ldalhngs said that while il was true Il
hat many blows were required to kill 4
he animals they are insensible after +
.he first one. FIe said the butchering II
II the cows in this manner is really 1
IS humane as any other.
THE federal and State officials feel
Confident tbay will be able TO
slaughter all of the infected animals
n Secaucus by the middle of next H
week, and they are bending their H
snergies toward accomplishing the
work. Il
The discovery of COWS infected with I
he foot and mouth disease in Nor
is county yesterday led to that I
,ounty also being placed under the
quarantine ban. -Four counties are
low- quarantined.