Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-31
The Horse Disease,
Cows Dying with the Same Symptoms in
Rev Jersey.

CONCORD, N. H., Oct. 3O-Rumors of the
presence OF horse disease have prevailed here
Tor the past week, but nothing definite could be
aScerfalned OF its existence. Ii has undoubtedly
made its appearance, however, though horse
owners dislike to acknowledge it. One stable is
said to have number of horses that exhibit
unmlstakable symptoms.
CHESTER, Vt, Der. 30.-The horse endemic
made its appearance in this town on Monday,
and since that time has spread rapidly, AL the
livery stable Of Cole & Gibson ten horses are
down with the cpizootic.
New York, Oct. 30.-The weather This
morning is cool and favorable TO the horse dis
ease, which is now thought to have reached its
crisis. More animals are seen IN the streets, and
stages and horse cars are running their regular
trips. Fifty yokCs Of oxen will arrive from
Duchess county this morning, to convey mer-
chandiSc. The police report ifty-threc deaths
of animals in New York ON Monday. seventy
four yesterday, and thrty-threc in Brooklyn
yesterday. Most OF the horses in the regular
army in and about New York are affected, and
Quartermaster General Ingalls, has issued an
order prescribing mode of treatment Bergh
has stopped the use Of considerable number of
distempercd horses on the Third avenue line, and
Will keep his men employed all over the city to-
day, making arrests.
AT meeting Of the sanitary committee of the
board Of health, yesterday, it was understood
that thorough examination of the stables was
ordered. Working diseased horses, without
some covering, is thought surely fatal The
grain and fruit trade continue to suffer heavily
The ocean steamships to-day will not carry more
than one third the usual amount OF freight
The steamer India could not discharge her
freight on arrival yesterday, aud to-day an at
tempt will be made TO do so by lighters. Many
of the sugar reiinercs are reported TO have sus-
pended business 1t is the opinion Of several
business men that the Washington market near
Nescy street, is losing nearly $50 900 a dav. The
stable superintendent thinks that working
diseased horses will run the dstcmpcr into the
CHAMBERS, and the results will be very fatal.
large, heavily laden truck drawn by oxen
attracted great attention on Broadway this
morning. Several arc employed in Brooklyn
and Newark.
1t is stated that fifty cows have recently died
of the same disease as that affecting the horses
at East Orange, Nj.
NEW YORK, Oct. 80 - EUeRinq - Eighty
seven horses died in this city yesterday. In
creased facilities are needed to remove carcasscs
IN the streets aud stables.
Two persons are reported sick with the horse
disease,
The progress of the disease in the fire depart
ment is most alarming. Out of one hundred
and forty-lour horses only two are we'll and
thirty-lour are wholly unfit for use. None of
the animals have died, but there are four cases
which are likely TO result fatally. Rest is con-
sdercd the great requisite for their case, and
this it is almost impossible to give them. Even
if the disease was stopped ut once, two months,
it is thought, would be required TO get the horses
into their former condition.
Chief Engineer Pcrley has ordered a first
class steam fire engine with q self propcllng
attachment from the Amoskeag works at Man
chester, N. II. 1t was shipped TO this city to-
day, and is expected to arrive tomorrow. This
can be run, it is said, at the rate Of a mile in
three minutes, while its speed can be easily
regulated. IL will be kept near the fire head
quarters, and when the occurrence of serious
fire in any part OF the city is reported it will be
dispatched at once to the spot. The chief Gu
gincer to day issued an order suspending for
the present all leaves OF absence except i'm
special cases Of sickness or death. Six compa-
nics have been organized as hand companies
with their ranks filled by details from Others
All the old two-whecCd hose carriages which
could be found have been pressed into service,
and will he attached 10 the engines Some of
the tenders will be run by hand.
Hundreds OF lougshoremen are complaining
that the epidemic among the horses has rem
dered them penniess Most of these abOrers
work by the hour, and some have not obtained
over three hours work in u week. Goods of all
descriptions are piled promscuously along the
wharves on West and South streets, in some
cases reaching the height of ten or fifteen feet,
and the small number of trucks employed to-day
would not be able to remove this enormous ac.
cumulation of freight in less than six months.
some OF the piers are olockaded m such a man
ner that space Will have 10 be first cleared TO
admit of the passage of a single team.
VAUDEVILLE, Me-, Oct. 80.-The horse dis.
temper reached this place this morning, George
Jewell had one taken sick at his livery stable.
five mole at the town farm, and several more
cases are reported out in the country. AS yet,
none are fatal.
PROVIDENCE, r. L., Oct, 8O-All the horse
cars were withdrawn this noon, nearly ali the
animals having become weak aud spiritless.
Some of the stables report the horses improving
this morning,