Evening star., 1914-11-09
Foot and Mouth Disease Dis
covered in North Bergen,
Hudson County.
1,O42 ANIMALS KILLED
AT THE CHICAGO YARDS
First Time in Forty.Nine Years To-
day Not Shipment of ANY Kind
Received in Big Western Depot.

TRENTON, N. j., November s.-The
state board of health today received
notice of the outbreak of the foot and
mouth disease among cattle in New
Jersey A temporary quarantine has
been place on the shipment of cattle.
The disease was discovered in North
Bergen, Hudson county, among cattle
owned by a cattle dealer. The informa-
ton of the board is that the cattle are
brought over the 42d street ferry from
the 6oth street stockyard in New York
city.
The discovery of the disease was
made by DR.. William H. Lowe of Pat
er.on. an INSPECTOR of the state board
of agriculture.
The state board of health received
notice from the federal bureau OF AMI
NAL industry to quarantine all ship
ments of cattle to New Jersey from
Chicago from November 1.
The state board Of health at its meet
ing tomorrow will take up the ques-
ton of killing the diseased cattle and
of placing a permanent quarantine on
shipments.
This is the first appearance of the
foot and mouth disease in New Jersey.
Under Control at Chicago.
CHICAGO, November s.-Work of dis
injecting the local stock yards will be
completed tomorrow afternoon. accord
ing to President A. g. Leonard, who
added that the Illinois livestock COM
mission would be asked to inspect the
work with a view to immediate re-
opening.
Control of the foot and mouth disease
at the stock yards has been accom-
pIished, federal and state authorities
announced today.
With the exception OF seventy-nve
quarantlned in the isolation hospital.
there is not a trace of the disease
within the mile-square yard. The
cases among the prize cattle, 1t was
mails were responding speedily to
For the first time in forty-nine years.
since the organization of the yards,
not living COW. steer, hog or or sheep S
infected animal was shot to death and
buried In quicklime yesterday. In all,
1042 animals, valued at $4,000, have
been slain since the quarantine was
ordered.
Scrubbing Of the miles Of pens. al
leys, streets and runways with So
luton Of disinfectant continued today.
The work of fumigation, it was ex-
pected, would be completed tomorrow
or Wednesday.
Affected Herd at Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH, November 9.-Activi-
ties of federal and state authorities
have resulted in the discovery here of
119 dairy cows affected with the foot
.and mouth disease. They will be killed.
One small herd was slaughtered yes
.erday, the sheds which sheltered them
being burned.
Carbolic acid for disinfection Is
scarce and it was reported today that
the work Of the inspectors was some
what hampered from that cause.
Horses bought in the west for the
armies of Europe are being hurried
through Pittsburgh without the usual
stop.
Drastic Disinfection Ordered.
ALBANY, N. Y. November Calvin
]. Huson, state commissioner of agri-
culture, today issued an order forbid
ding the use Of any boat, car, van or
dray for transporting livestock in the
state of New York. unless it shall
nave been disinfected as prescribed by
the order. Provision also is made thai
all cattle pens, yards and chutes used
in the transportation or sale of cattle
shall be disinfected.
The order is supplemental to one is
sued by Commissioner Huson last Fri
day in which the transportation of
hibited in this state because of foot
and mouth disease among livestock.