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Domestic News
June 13, 1878
The Daily Gazette
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
What is this article about?
The Germantown Telegraph warns against eating Delaware catfish this summer due to a disease killing large numbers, making them scarce in the river with many dead seen along the shore.
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Delaware Catfish.
The Germantown Telegraph says: "We would advise our readers not to eat any Delaware catfish this summer, as they are affected with a disease from which large numbers have died. People in the habit of taking them for market, say that they are unusually scarce in the river, while along the shore large numbers of dead fish are seen. Although this is one of the hardiest species, so far as surviving for a length of time out of its native element, it seems to be more liable to become diseased than any other, and many are thus destroyed nearly every spring."
The Germantown Telegraph says: "We would advise our readers not to eat any Delaware catfish this summer, as they are affected with a disease from which large numbers have died. People in the habit of taking them for market, say that they are unusually scarce in the river, while along the shore large numbers of dead fish are seen. Although this is one of the hardiest species, so far as surviving for a length of time out of its native element, it seems to be more liable to become diseased than any other, and many are thus destroyed nearly every spring."
What sub-type of article is it?
Disease Or Epidemic
What keywords are associated?
Delaware Catfish
Fish Disease
Dead Fish
Delaware River
Where did it happen?
Delaware
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Delaware
Outcome
large numbers have died; unusually scarce in the river; large numbers of dead fish seen along the shore
Event Details
The Germantown Telegraph advises readers not to eat Delaware catfish this summer due to a disease affecting them. People taking them for market report them scarce in the river with many dead along the shore. The species is hardy but liable to disease, with many destroyed nearly every spring.