The sun., 1872-10-28
that before many days tho horses will be on
| their legs again.


The oficers Of Mr.. Berghs society have during
the past three days ordered many sick horses
home to their stables, much TO the annoyance II
the drivers, who with old clans OF horses worth
perhaps hfty cents each, were working them TO
a sure death by carting merchandise or provs-
ions at exorbitant rates for those who have
their own stock laid up. II mattered little to
the drivers whether the sick animals died after
their d.v's toll was done, 30 that they pocketed
the dollars.
MR. BERoH DBLIaHTEp.
On Saturday morning two OF Schultz & Co.'s
mineral water wagons were going up town.
There were no horses. but in place thereof six
men with ropes were tugglng each truck along
There were no drivers and no cOwhides,
BoRss EXHAUSTED.
On Saturday afternoon several car horses gave
Ra g avenue Wee 5s" line Ibs and
unable to draw the car. The driver said he
beasts and and pulling Hs' the ' pin he walked them
slowly back 20 the depot. Another team ON the
IN sSs s.d @
going up town, crowded, fell near Twenty y-eiehth
street, and after lying In agony for some time
THE REMEDY OF THE INDIAN.
In 1893 disease, precisely similar 20 the one
now prevailing, broke out among the horses and
mules IN the Indian coast OF COLUMBIA. near
by giving them two or three times day two
ounces Of common gunpowdcr In about half
pint Of aRuardente, common ruml
tue DEAD CARCAssEs ON THE RENDERING COM
PANY's PIER.
Up to yesterday afternoon tho New York Rem
dering Company had received twenty-seVen
horses which had succumbed TO the nalady.
Four OF these were from the Madison avenue
stage line, and several from the Third avenue
wharf viii give no Information to the reporters.
The deck OF the company's boat presented a
sckening spectacle; Thiry-seysn cnrcasses s
cases the flesh and fat were Z bright yellow.
The veins were swollen. These seven horses
died OF the prevailing malady. The throat was
found covered with large spots OF blood, set
tied and some liberated. The membrane was
In each cese much sw pilen, and had the appear
ance Of having been In very fevCrish state.
The bronchial tubes we're almost closed. and NJ
the entrance to the lungs small ulcers were
found.
The Dock Company have number OF nne
| horses In their stable ON the wharf. Nearly all
| Smith, the foreman, had attended them him
self, and his treatment was very simple mus
meas of stable, and rest feed carrots, apples.
| and oats. disinfectant Of lime and carbolC
acid freely used in the stable, Nj Smiths pa,
tients had nearly all recovered. Ne expressed
| his opinion that = horse In good condition, and
not weak OF run down hy hard work or neglect
can he easily cured OF the disease, but with the
poor, ovcrworked, badly fed, and badly stabbed
| nas II IL doubtful
IN BRookLYN
SUS reporter visited all the principa livery
| stables, and the headquarters OF the railway
| lines yesterday. The Brooklyn City Railroad ran
one car In four. The Atlantic road ran no cars.
The reporter then visited the extensive stables
Flatbtish avenues The horses were ali sick, aud
orders were refused. At Walters Riding Aca-
street; Stein Bros. & Co., Washington street ;
D%on Bo%sn EsyoSMS ,,,est T. hs,Sh
street. and at all other stables keeping ten
horses or more, he was informed that livery
rcjected orders even for fGnerss' and snd thas @ ,he,
would not let their horses out TO the most
The reporter did not see a horse in Brook.
lyn except those attached to the cars Of
seemed To he deserted by all except pedestrians.
THE NALADr IN NEW JERSEY.
The horse disease seems To he increasing in
Newark, Jersey City, and Paterson, and to be
extending to the cities In the lower part of the
state. In Newark the horse cars ceased running
yesterday, and In Paterson not more than half
The reTniar trPs PT Mere made H pF From tTeni3n;
other places reports OF the disease represent Its
spread To he alarming.
THE MALADY ELSEWHERE.
Boston. Oct. e7.-An horse railroad travel In
Rain continues and owners ~ horses unat-
tackled 10y the distemper keep them sheltered
the streets. Many of the animals nrst attacked
are said to he ConyHlerCing. and II II believed
that we have got about over the worst the
PouGnKEEPsIL, Oct. ..7.-rhe horse disease
has reached this city. In one stable n twelve
horses eleven are down with ". A. yet, how
ever, the disease is connned TO that stable.
sYRAcusE, Oct. p. Tho horse disease Is
horse Ia Syracuse II affected. The cars ON two
street railways have discontinued running, and
the other lines run cars only hourly, Several
deaths occurred yesterday. The leading mer-
chants are employing oxen Ia conveying their
goods TO the freight depots.
sAwDUsT STEAM AS REMEDY.
10 hs Bi.tor or The S.a.
sIR; | have recipe, very simple and most
efectuM. | found Il M an old English book on
horses and their diseases. had valuable
horse taken with this same disease about two
years since. Two veterinary surgeons that at
tended him did not seem 20 do him any good,
and this book falling under my notice, found
the following recipe;
Take pine board and saw Il up into sswdu,t untll
you have four quartz put N eai ana % "a. horse
on The ;swa9is5 mahlsg a. ne eorse rs breathe e steam
| took about a half peck Of pure pine sawdust
and steamed my horse when took the bag "a
| Qn less than ten minutesl found mucous dis
| have been nearly quart. | Immediately put a
| hood on and blanketed the horse warmly took
was weII ell but weak real All had to DO then was was
| 10 get him in condition to drive, which took a
little time, II any one will try the above feel
'0'>' ''''' NJ BERREs
AN OLD ruRrNAs's REMRDY.
| Ia the Eshior QI The Sun.
ass9 at an early PPesT;;nes "a the attack was both
bE rubbed over IT, Soav N and S leg. With .as
G'Ss aa H1 n; neck Ct
chest, and along the SPINE rubbed With IMMINENT
composed Of oil OrgArun, oil spike, sweet oil spirit,
ammonia oil cedar alcohol. Give occasionally draughts
ed asS sdd slf saa :isS%
thorough sweat tie result of the Dovert powder hl
coughing and discharge do not abate, gives teaSpoOn
Ct bAlsAm cOpaiba mixed With pulyerized LOAF sugar
every four nye houFs, four I'VE times Give on,
dose In the hrst instance. The horse should be kept
sna gsTnss to e' sS' 9n .eH we,e he Is :es
he will at his usual times of eating but do not eayl
feed before him after he has completed his meal.
The discharge at the nostrs 10 so free TO requir
cleansing, sponge with salt water blood warm. o.
| DANGER TO MAN.
| 10 ne Editor Of he Sun.
SIR see in THE sUS letter from Mr., Rowan, head
this tim, Of horse trouble there amedicne know
that will cure them rapidly. In England those pow
dcrs much thought about and used both as
preventive and This disease Il also dangerous
| ourselves. | have known Mrs. Harrison, OF Holly
wood House, county Down, Ireland, TO take II from
fayorte horse OF hers (the doctor who attended he
said sol and II was pronounced bronchitis knew o
another Instance where young man drank water from
pail from which disease horse had been drinking
The disease set n and he died In few weeks after
| j. 3. HoGLIN.
OXEN OFFERED FROM PoUGHREEPsIE.
| CRY OF PouGHKREPsIE, n. Y,l
| Mayors OFFICE Oct. "a. I
II the extent and probable continuance OF the hors
employing oxen 10 move their merchandise, nave M
doubt that a hundred many yoke o
DGehesss county ,. S5en NTH GriveT' %4, S0Hld n b
ice. that would ssrsfactoriiy take the pisc &C
Of horses In hauling large trucks ana freight wagon.
| and believe that such arrangement could he mad