The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-11-02
The Horse Disease.

There has been a terrible epidemic
among horses, spreading all over the
North, for the last three weeks. and
thu account furnished below by n
reporter Of the New York Herald,
rs similar to others that arc being re-
ccivel from Il number Of cities IN the
East and West
Seven thousand horses in New
York city Frustrated by the new cpl
demic that has been raging in the
Cauadas aud Western Now York,
may appear a rather sensational
statement; but, aiter visiting oil the
principal stables in the city, / have
not the slightest hesitation in stating
| have uudorr ated rather than exag-
gcrated the appalling spread Of the
contagion. 1t is not confined to
any particular class Of horses, but
all stables have been visited by the
disease, from the squalid shed that
shelters the costermonger's nag to
tho magnificent palace where the
millionaire thoroughbreds recline
at their case, surrounded by all the
luxury that wealth can purchase,
II ia curious to trace the track Of
tho pcstilcuce from its first advent in
Buffalo, Rochester aud Niagara
down to Albany ard Troy, whereit
has been raging during tho past
week. Swiftly and surely it has
followed the course OF the Hudson,
leaving ito traces IN the towns aud
hamlcts that stud tho banks OF that
noble river, and finally, with a icnd.
lsh diligence cast loose IN the close
" confined limits of this city q seed
disease that has within tho past
hours brought forth album
iant fruit. There has been no time
TO take any necessary precautions,
the contagious. qualities of the
disease are so violent that within
iwenty four hours from the time the
lrst symptoms Of tho sickness were
N one large stable in this
one Ia usund horses under the
'ame roof we're similarly Affected. J.
The disease appears to have APP
feared first IN this city in magnitude
N Monday afternoon, although there
we're some few eaaos OF earlier date.
The veterinary surgeons yesterday
lad more work than thoy could at
end to, aud so rapid was the spread
y the disease that in many instances
'hcn they arrived at private stables O
o attend one sick horse they found !
be entire stable, including some j
lght or nine others, ready for treat, c
neut for the aame affection. Al. +,
there are some difference of l.
as to tie exact nature of Il
ho disease, It is conceded by all to p
g q species Of influenza, aud the a
majority pronounce it to be catar> s,
hal fever. n
Wandering round the city yester- i
! met at least twenty or thirty ST
individuals of my personal n
cqualntancc, each OF whom had
ONE fresh tale to tell of the manner e.
n which the disease had attacked his c,
pl
"My dear fellow said one we'll,
banker, Il never saw any.
hing like ii. Last night | was In
stable about nine o'clock and
lotlced nothing remarkable, with
he exception OF n slight cough which re
anne from a brown horse | use for NJ
| thought it was nothing q
more than the cold which all human \,
as well as horses are ant to Of
axe NJ the change OF weather. Ear. y
y tins morning my c%oaehman came =,
. me and said all the horses were "
'o0ghing, and he was right, as when of
got to the stable | found every =,
Iorsc | own afflicted with a HUSKY. cs
cough, and hat bay Handle
oman that | drive Oh tho lane. for
which ! paid $4,000 last tall, cough.
~ tit to break his back" =
1t was the same story everywhere "A
horses that were, to all intcnts y
nd purposes, in perfect health on !.
londay night were coughing badly A
ssterday morning. In the yard. Of
he veterinary surgeon / counted i,
horses that had been pa
to him for advice, and it pH
d not require more than n glance
recognize in the flow of tears !,
the eyes, and the dry, husky W
the unmistakable symptoms
catarrhal fever. Yesterday morn po
& the disease was merely visible in