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bad carefully examined the bull that "was purchased from Mr. Tripp and 

 found circumscribed dullness on the left side from the center of the 

 lung \rfth crepitation at the inferior part of the chest on the right side. 

 The herd comprises 74 head, including calves, yearlings, bulls, and 

 cows. 



Dr. TrumboTver urged the destruction of every animal on the place as 

 the only means of promx^tly extirpating the disease. On March G two 

 other cows were killed in the i)resence of the board of managers of the 

 State lunatic asylum and of Professor Sanborn, dean of the agricult- 

 ural department of the State University. One of these presented very 

 marked symptoms of pleuropneumonia in the chronic stage. When 

 killed there were found to be very strong adhesions of the posterior lobe 

 of the left lung to the ribs. The whole surface lying against the dia- 

 ])hragm was firmly attached to this organ, and it was very difficult to 

 dissect it away without cutting into either the lung or the diaphragm. 

 A section through the lung opened a sac 12 inches in length by G inches 

 wide in the center. The contents were partly broken down, necrosed 

 lung and necrosed lung tissue and the pus resulting from its disintegra- 

 .tion. On March 10 Dr. Trumbowcr wrote that ho had jnst made two 

 more autopsies to demonstrate the nature of the disease to a special com- 

 mittee from the legislature. These were very marked cases of pleuro- 

 pneumonia, and convinced the committee of the existence of the disease. 

 On the 9th he made an autopsy to demonstrate the disease to Hon. N. 



D. Thurmond of that district. Like many others, Mr. Thurmond had 

 been skeptical of the nature of the trouble, but was apparently con- 

 vinced after seeing this case. Of the 25 milch cowg remaining in the 

 asylum barn on the 10th not more than 5 were entirely without symj)- 

 toms of the plague. 



The fact of the existence of lung plague in the herd belonging to the 

 asylum having been fully established, much uneasiness was felt by the 

 people of Callaway and surrounding counties lest it might spread to 

 other herds and localities. That they might have the aid and assistance 

 of the Government in their efforts to suppress it the Commissioner of 

 Agriculture was urgently requested to permit Dr. Trumbower to remain 

 and sujierintcnd the necessary measures for its extiri)ation. Senators 

 Cockrell and Vest were also earnestly appealed to, and requested to 

 urge upon the Commissioner the importance of lending all the aid in his 

 power. Among others who signed these appeals were the following*- 

 named citizens of Callaway County: Dr. T, li. H. Smith, superintend- 

 ent and physician State lunatic asylum; Charles A.Bailey, William 

 Harrison, John A. Hockaday, J. L, Erwin, B.P. Bailey, treasurer State 

 lunatic asylum; F. Lorenz,* W. H. Dawson, J. H. Buchanan, and John 



E. Carter, members of city council of Fulton ; J. B. Suell, mayor of 

 Fulton ; T. A. Baulwave, city attorney ; John McGregor, councilman ; 

 W^ L. Fisher; J; C. Yantis and Edwin Card, members State lunatic 

 asylum board; George Mclntire, city marshal of Fulton. 



On March 19 Dr. Trumbower Avrote that a new board of asylum 

 managers had recently been appointed, that they had met for the trans- 

 action of business on the preceding day, and he had killed 1 sick cow, 

 to demonstrate the nature of the disease to four physicians who were 

 on the board. The animal presented typical lesions of the disease, and 

 the board passed the following preamble and resolutions : 



Whereas a destructive disease is prevailing in the lierd of cattle belonging to the 

 institution, some 16 or 17 head having died already, and as many more showing symp- 

 toms of the disease ; and 



Whereas a United States veterinary surgeon, Dr. M. R. Trumbovrer, has been two 



