, 1872-10-30
THE HORSE-D{SEASE.
Thirty Horses IN Vest Jackson and West Madison
Street Barns Believed to Be Afflicted With
the Canada Disease.
The Mayor and Sanitary Superintendent En-
deavoring to Prevent the Introduce
tion Of Eastern Horses Into
Chicago.

We are informed by q gentleman that there ar,
eight horses afflicted with 8 disease resembling
/ that which has played such sad havoc in th,
East, at No. 6l2 Vest Jackson Btreet, aud twen
! ty-two others at No. 600 West Madison street
Our Informant says that on the 10th inst. there
were brought to this city from Canada ter
horses, The animals were stabbed at No, 81:
west Jackson street. -Four or five days afto,
ther arrival, eight Of them were taken sick. tc
save tho other two they we're removed to No
6o9 West Madison-st. At the time of thei,
! sransfef, these Two horseg we're perfectly we'll to
al appearances, but On Saturday or Sunday
last they showed symptoms Of the s' Canada dis,
! ease" and with them twenty other horses. eight
! OF which were stabbed there by the West Side
Omnibus Company since the destruction Of their
barns. The gentleman who gives us this infor-
nation, says he visited both OF the above stables
yesterday, in company with DR.. Bartlett, yeter-
mary surgeon Of the omnibus company, and
both Tere convinced from the appearance Of the
slck horses, and the statements OF the attend
4nts, 4a4, thst the animals were afflicted with mild
boy, in charge Of the horses at Tie
Jackson street barn, and who came
to this city from Canada With the ten Canadian
horses, told DR.. Bartlett that the eight horses
under treatment showed the same symptoms he
"oAoA410 AIAAA7 LAo 1uA u Liz cpl
demlc IN that city.
DR.. Rauch, whose report on the horse disease
appears m another column, by visiting the
tunatg TO test his Detroit experience.
PREVENT EXPECTATIONS.
The Mayor and Sanitary superintendent have
sent circular letter to the Snperintendents Of
the railroads entering. this city, as follows:
ing spread Of the Canada horsesease ia the Eastern
cities and that it has extended west az Detroit
e sere M qoug eo ba Of m 4a
the districts where the disease exists It Is very
contagious spreading from stable to stable md house
1ts introduction here this fall would be : public
calamity in the present condition Of business as
handling Of railroad and ali kinds Of freieht and p
dict loss On the city Of millions Of dollars The n
deragned most earnestly request as necessary pre-
disease into this city, that you refuse to carry any
ho1ses from any point your road into near this
promptly gse this order, as the interests Of sonr road
as well as those Of The city will be protected and sub
served thereby We have made this request Of a he
railroad companies whose lines lead into affected dis
trlcs. By preventing the importation Of horses from
ne East We can reasonably hope to ward OF the i'm
shows that it follows the lines Of communication. md
tho general t1adein horses. Respectfully,
JOSEPH MEpu.14, Mayor
]. n. RAUCu, Sanitary Supt. |
T Is expected that the roads will all comply |
with the request. Mr. Thomas Hooper, General
Freight Agent of the Michigan Central, re-
aponded promptly as follows:
IN accordance with your request haye" "telegraphed
orders to Our agents 1t Detroit Detroit Junction sac
naw, and al stations east Of Jackson, Eich to re-
ceve no horses Tor shipment to Chicago, or beyond
hope the precautions taken will prevent the intro
1uction Of the disease into this city
, Very many parties are hnrrying up the erec-
lion OF private stab1eg for the better care OF
snlmals y now huddled into overthronged stables.
freak out iu this city.