The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-10-28
THE HORSE MALADY. .
IT'S rRoGREss l.: NEW YORK CRY.

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Nsw Yenk. October 2s.-1'lle horse InaladY
haS now spread 10 s,n.h an extent that al
incSf all II" horses in the city are said to be
autiefine iii one form or another from syfnp-
tcrs ci the epidemic. There are Thousands
81 horses which haze not been put upon the
lck lit, but observation goes to show that
many ot these have tie -crns Of the disease
IN their systems. The disease has baen thus
tar rather slow in lis Development, and Il il
not known yct whether all OF it's stages have
been seen.
Ii is estimated that in this city and imme-
date vicinity there are from $4,000 to 10000
horses suffering from weli-deyeloped symp.
toms. The disease has begun to exhibit new
and alarming phases, which are looked ON IS
highly dangerous. The Inflammation of the
throat extends to the lungs, and rapidly
grows more alarming, and the coughing Is
feariuly convu!siye. The animal pants for
breath. and becomes quite cold at the ex.
tremiries. This seems to be warning of
fatal ending of the malady; and if it con-
tinueS rs widely prevalent as 1t is now for
lew days longer, there can be little doubt
that hundreds Of the affected horses will die.
The Strect-car companies, some of the Iy-
erv-stabe proprictors, and many Of the down
town merchants. are still working their dis
eaSed horses, and in all these cases the signs
of fatality are becoming more and more
alarming. IN the stables where all business IS
suspended Until the disease is mastered very
favorable reports are made.
Al least COO cars have been withdrawn
from the street railroads. Ill this branch
alone the disease has thrown 1000 men out
o: work. The managers Of the street rail-
roads believe that at the present rate their
stock cannot hold out longer than Sunday
night. No horse has as yet been reported
perfectly cured.
LATEST FROM NEW YORK.
New YORK, October 26.-The malady Is
still spreading, and the alarm is increasing.
The Express Company report tue recovery
If some OF their horses.
Mr.. Bergh suggests rs 4 remedy for the
disease ccrlr!ctc rest, warm blankets, no OK
pcslsre to drafts OF mir, dsinectants, total alb
>ence Of bleeding aud pros'atiug cathartics.
lie recommends twenty or thirty drops Of
tinctnre of iron in Il gill of Jamaica rum,
diluted with water, given every four hours,
IN order to preserve the horses strength Or
tiucture of arniea will produce relief. A
plaster bound round the breast, composed Of
one part OF cayenne pepper and two parts of
iilXsccd. mixed with vinegar, is excellent.
The Express Company has forty carloads
Of freight III Jersey City in consequence of
TIC scarcity Of teali.>. Ii looks like Sunday
everywhere. \ novel sight was furnished
this afternoon hy snmc mun drawing loaded
wagons while others were pushing behind.
rIie losses 10 The business community are
already said 10 be heavy, and will reach
hundreds of thousands.
Brooklyn is Suiltrin" similar to New York.
vt the princip; piers the freight is piled up
Tor want Of means to remove it. The steamer
India. winch arrived Friday. has not yet
commrEccd to discharge her cargo. II the
present state Of things continues Il week
longer the steamers cannot be unladen. One
of The greatest inccnyrnicnces is the lack of
lorS,S for funerals.
II j. considered that The present inconye.
nicncc TO the public is liable 10 continue uli.
Ill the latter pat "i ic coming week, and
ly which li,ic the horst, which were first
attacked Should lie corvalcsccnt.
THE DISEASE ELSEWHERE.
BosroS, October 26.--In consequences of
the horse disease the horse-car acconlm0da.
tionS have hcra almost entirely withdrawn
in Boston AMI vicinity.
GLEvELAHp, October :.G.--TWclNC new cases
Of horse disease arr reported this morning.
ROCHESTER, y. Y, October 2G.-A cold
| rain is prrTaiiin" here. The malady reports
are ,llSrnrla@in". iiprc fatal eases are re-
Ported to-day lIian during lie whole time
Since the nla'ady fist appeared Men are
doin., the hauling. ! large number of canal
boats are laid UP, and many arrive with
dead horses aboard.
MALoH&, y. J., October 2G.-The horse
| uElitiy has apliCIrcd here.
HUsTO%, October 2h.-Nagon5 filled with
pcri.labIe goods arc drawn by men. There
are very few horses Oh the streets. Only
few fatal eases have aS yet occurred.
DETROIT. MIciI.. October 26.--Ihe malady
has teen here since Thursday. Four street.
: clr lines lave been drawn of. Tie ma!ady
has reached the numbering district Of North
saginaw.
nUNAN BEING ATTACHED.
EosToS, October 28.--The first known and
authenticated case where tue malady has been
communicated to a human beng was re-
ported here to-day. Russell White, the
driver of tire engine No. q, while attending
the horses, was suddenly taken with the dis
case and conveyed to lis home. He had all
the symptoms OF the malady-coughing,
r,!nnin. 1T the nose and eyes, and general
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