Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-04
FRESH OUTBREAK
OF CATTLE DISEASE
Winchester Reports Foot-and,
Mouth Infection, and Govern
ment Extends Precautions.
NO CHANGE IN HENRICO
Federal Authorities Quarantine
Entire County as to Outgoing
Shipments Only.

Following advccs received bv state
Veterinarian !. G. Fcrncyhouph ycster-
day afternoon OF the outbreak OF the
foot-and- d-mouthJ disease TWO dairy
farms near Winchester orders were
issued by Governor Stuart cautioring
all shcrinfs and Commonwealth attor-
ncys to prevent herds being driven
into Virginia across the border from
Guarantincd States. The order VIII
also prevent cattle from uuarantined
States, passing through nonrestrictcd
States. from coming into Virginia.
The Shenandoah VALLEY cattlcmen ar
fectcd are Rosser Campbell and T.: NJ.
Miller.
Mr.. Ferncyhough was notified OF the
outbreak at Winchester by DR.. r.. w.
Miller. veterinary surgeon. and tho lat
ter was immediately ordered by tcle-
graph to take charge of the infected
district In the Shenandoah Valley DR..
Adolph Eichhorn. OF the Bureau Of AMI
NAL Industry. WAS sent. with AN as
sistant. from Washington. and tho Fed
eral and state authorities will CO.
operate In attempting to wipe on; the
plague near Winchester. Both i'm
fcctcd herds will he slaughtered. and
the slaughtcrhouscs and stockyards OF
the Cumberland Valley Railroad lie
duarantned and d!sinfec,ed. The sur
rounding territory Will he placed under
a shotgun quarantine. as Is being done
i'll IIcnrico County.
BROUGHT no wENCHESTEH
FROM MARTINSRURG, W. VA.
The disease was brought to Win
chester by cattle bought in a sale at
SiartinHburr. W. Va. where the pesti-
icncc has now appeared. MartinsburE
has since been placed under rcstric-
ton. The cattle were driven across
the border. and II was for that reason
that the Governor issued orders for
extraordinary precautions TO he taken
10y all county officers.
All railroads entering the State, OK
cept the Chesapeake ana Ohio. the
Richmond. Fredericksburg and poto-
mac Hallway Company. the Scaboard
Air Line Hallway Company, tho South
crn Railway and the Washing ton
southern Railway Company. have been
crJoined by Judge U. Garter Scott from
bringing cattle and stock feed into the
state from restricted areas.
Henrico County has been quarantined
by tho Federal government The pa-
troll lines Will not lie extended. but no
cattle VIII, under the Federal embargo.
be permitted TO be exported from the
county. The situation. with The out
"r"ak at Winchester, is regarded as
cNcecdinsly grave. and fear is cx-
pressed that the Federal quarantine
VIII be extended 10 the whole state
40 FRESH OUTBREAK
IN HENRICO COUNTY
In lienrico County there has been no
fresh outbreak OF The disease and DR..
ferncrhoush feels some relief He
was joined yesterday by Dr. T. NJ
Owen. of Norfolk. of the Federal
Burcau of Animal Industry. ]. Thomp-
son Brown. president OF tho Live stock
Sanitary Board is here. and is lending
every assistance in stamping out the
plague. MIR. Brown referred in tho
most complimentary terms last night
10 IN" cooperation which tho Miller
Hrothcra arc rendering to tho authori-
tics. They arc taking the blow
phiiosophically." said Mr.. Brown. and
they have given US all the assistance
IN their power"
Appraisal Of the Miller Brothers
herd was completed yesterday by Pro-
fcssor w. .. Saunders IT will prob-
ably be less than tho intrinsic value OF
INC nerd. because ii had not recently
nocn subjected TO the tubcrculin test.
The loss in business cannot be covered
un'i! the expiration OF ninety days. and
d"ring that time will lose ali their
present trade.
The slaughtering of the Miller herd
w's again postponed yesterday, he
cause of the refusal Of the authorities
80 accept a trench which had already
beeh dug. and the necessity of digging
Two more. The Slaughter will begin
this morning at 1870 o'clock, and il is
expected that the last of the herd will
= have been killed and buried by noon.
AFFECTED ANIMALS WILL
HE SLAUGHTERED TODAY
Two trenches. each 500 feet long, six
teet wide and seven feet deep, arc
beinS dug, and wire fence from
barhs 20 the trenches has been erected
so that the cattle may he more easily
lcd 10 their death. AS each animal
teaches the trench it will be shot and
tnInbled into the pit. y prize bull, i'm
ported fror "itzerand. valued at
$500. will b. s!led in the barnyards. to
avoid tho difficulty of leading him to
the tronch. The herd includes also a
swiss COW and four calves. which were
born since the disease appeared. In
an. there are 274 cattle which must be
killed.
'No"'SSi iioSS ndNG already been
killed. All chickens on the place have
hccn fumigated and housed All dogs
on the farm have been housed, and
'll but two pigeons which once had
nome about the barns have been shot.
Ihe work has been thorough No liy-
ing animal will be allowed to go upon
or leave the farm and every employee
= !ust remain on the place unless he
haVo express permission to leave.
veterinary surgeons and other officials
and deputy constabulary are fumigated
before they are permitted to leave the
farm.
DR.. Fcrncyhough said last night that
hairymen should communicate with
him or with authorities OF the Bureau
OF Animal Industry at the first indca-
tion or disease, and that private vet
erinary surgeons, unless acting under
a nI tIytfh hn