The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-14
NEED VOLUNTEERSIN
HERD DISEASE FIGHT
Authorities Want Wide Aid of
Public in Maintaining
Quarantine.
ANOTHER FARM WATCHED

-'cre was a stir among the Federal.
stat, and city authorities cooperating in
the pans to stamp out the foot and mouth
disease over a report yesterday afternoon
Cha, she disease had appeared in herd
Of 100 cattle on a farm at New Lots, l..
I Dr. II. II. Gill. veterinarian OF the
STATE board OF Agriculture. and other ex-
r.-., went to the farm but they were not
satisfied from the symptoms developed
,hat the affection was the cattle disease.
l,- GIN said last night that he would ex-
anime the animals again to-day or to-
morrow.
Of want to urge upon the public the
necessity OF cooperating with the Federal.
S.l'c aud city authorities In the work OF
,s.lh shing the quarantine to stamp ont
i4, foot and mouth disease" said Dr. !.
n Duutel inspector in charge OF the
t'r'ed states bureau OF Animal Industry
'or This district last night. Every pos
,'b'c prccaution should be taken. 1t is
.hsNu'e,y essential that people living In
tn. u.ighborhood Of infected farms should
not visit those farms
Owners OF diseased cattle should per.
r', nobody excepting inspectors or other
authorized persons to go near the animals.
NU dogs that have been near infected
horde should be kept chained to proven;
them from spreading the disease germs. u
q Y 'fl 70 'Ne i've StO'k INDUSTRY 10 stamp
put tI' disease as soon as possible, and
his IAN he done only with the coopera-
ION Of everybody and strict observance
OF al, quarantine regulations
Wiz Pa.teurlsstion Ordered.
A. q meeting OF the Board OF Health
Yesterday resolution was adopted re-
curing the pasteur!zatlon OF all milk
ought into the city TO prevent the spread
" the disease. |. was said by the health
official that 90 per cent. OF all the City's
milk supply was usually pastcurizet be-
fore delivery TO customers
A'ter the meeting Health Commissioner
Saltwater had a conference with Fe;-
cal and state experts in regard TO meas
u'es 20 he taken for the destruction Of the
infected herds on Frank Goldsteiua dairy
'a-n at Woodhaven. l.. T.. and Sechter &.
W.s'rs farm at Maspe.h. L. |. Those
present included Or. u. r. Wende, In
charge of the Governments quarantin
or the entire state OF New York: DR..
De Fosset. DR.. Dunkel and DR.. Long. also
ot tl" Bureau of Animal Industry; Dr..
u n gin, veterinarian of the state DC.
partment Of Agriculture DR.. Marion Nc
MILAN. director of the bureau of food in
spection OF the city Department OF
Health s. Dana Hubbert. chief of the
division Of contagious diseases. and Dr.
+ b. Alderman, chief veterinarian.
A the burial Of diseased carCasses N
quck lime ION the Long Island farms
night have a bad effect on artesian we'll
water and as II would be n violation Of
Health Board regulations to bury animals
within tn" city limits IT was decided TO
nave the animals removed after slaughter
20 Barren Island. where they will be cr--
mated. Many horses with CHAMBERS have
been disposed OF there.
D.. william Herbert Lowe. who Is In
oharge OF the First district OF New Jer-
sey for the Federal Bureau OF Animal
Industry. said last night that a suspicious
case had been discovered on a large dairy
farm at Secaucus. a few miles away from
ne Weber farm in Hudson county. where
an Infected herd OF cattle was destroyed
on Wednesday. The symptoms were no,
hose OF the ho1f and mouth disease, but
Of a similar mllady. DIR. Lowe Infected
\ calf with the saliva of one OF the COW:
Displaying the symptoms and also gave
. some of the animals milk. II the calf
develops the hoof and mouth disease me
entire herd of about sixty animals viii
be condemned. Until the test Is com.
p,eted quarantine will be maintained
of the farm by the State Board OF Health