Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-24
COUGHING HORSES.
Progress of the Epidemic.

EEOSEeSS Oh the EplOem1cs
ROCHESTER,, n. Y, Oct. 23.-The horse
disease continues its rsvages, and there are
not score of horses in the city and neigh
borhood unaffected, although very few fatal
cases have been reported. All branches of
business are more or less affected by The
scarcity of horses. Merchants are hiring
men and boys TO transport goods. The
street cars are not running and the livery
stables are closed. The disease prevails in
the surrounding country Is extensively as
in the city. It is stated that only in cases
where bleeding has been resorted to have
the horses died.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, Oct. 23-The horse
epidemic has broken out in this city and is
spreading rapidly. Fully 400 horses here
are affected, including horses Of the fire de-
paTtment and street railway, The horses
of the milk company are affected, also one
hundred private horses, and number have
already died.
In Massachusetts,
SPRINGFIELD, Oct. 23-Seventy cases of
horses disease broke out in this city to-day.
No fatal cases are reported thus far.
BOSTON, Oct. 23-The horse epidemic is
seriously impeding business and trade Eere
I'm New York City.
NEW YORK, Oct 23.-The horse disease
occurring In the different cities outside of
New York, and which had caused a great
deal Of excitement among stable keepers
and car companies, has made its appearance
in this city, and is causing the greatest
panic. The disease seems to have appeared
first in the city il any magnitude Monday
afternoon, although there were some few
cases of an earlier date. The contagious
qualities of the disease are very violent, and
within tWenty-four hours from the time the
first s. mptoms of sickness were noticed in
one large stable, one thousand horses un-
der the same roof were similarly affected.
A reporter who has visited most of the
principal stables attests that no less than
seven thousand horses were affected
up to yesterday evening. The horses of
the different lines of stage and street car
companies are more or less affected. On
the Sixth Avenue line Of railroad two
hundred horses were stricken down in two
hours, the company having been compelled
to withdraw some of their cars. Over two
thousand horses on Third Avenue line are
suffering in the stables. On the Twenty
third street stage line some five hundred
horses are laid up. Up to midnight last
night no death had occurred except in
the Sixth Avenue stables. In Brook
lyn the disease is reported spreading
and it is giavely apprehended that the
disea Sc will spread and materially interrupt
the means of traffic throughout the city.
There are some fourteen thousand carriage
horses in New York, and if equine travel
becomes stopped at this season the losses
To rrcfr,ouo mill 10 l..
cease is denOminaled catarrhal fever aud
commences with cough. In about thirty
SIX hours running from the eyes and nose
is developed, and the horse becomes weak,
the afectation being thought similar to the
Canadian epidemic.
LATER Some twelve cars are with
drawn from the Sixth Avenue line in con-
sequence of the prevalence of the horse
disease. Other lines are not materially af-
fected. In many stables the disease is not
known, and it's thought that the nature of
the epidemic has been exaggerated, as
many cases have been rapidly cured.
Latest-BOnuer's n Orses attacked.
The epidemic among horses has caused
intense alarm IN this city. The disease is
spreading rapidly. 1t is Tumored to night
that Bonner's Pocahontas hce been attack
ed by the malady. About $50 cars and 80
stages have been taken off to-day, 1t is
feared that here, as well as in Rochester,
locomotiou by stages and cars will be sus-
pended in few days.
The manifestations of the existence of
the disease to-day have been of startling
character. The exact nature Of the dis
ease seems TO puzzle the veterinary sur
geons. Blood-letting and drenching have
been found failures, and many horses have
died from the treatment.
Among various remedies are solution of
tar and belladons, aconita given homeOpath-
ically and Taylor's compound food, a
product of the Mani attain feed mill compa-
ny. This last mentioned is the only remedy
which has met with marked success as a
preventative and cure. Many cases of the
disease are reported in Jersey City and
Hoboken,
Westward HO.
CHICAGO, Oct. 23.-The horse disea g
now raging 10 western New York
has made its appearance here. Fifty cases
are reported in the stables of the West
Side Street Car Company to-day.
Orders frOm Headquarters.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 23.-The
of the Treasury has issued the |
iDstra ctions TO the collectors at |
Rochester, Burlington, Cape Vincent and
Port Huron:
You are directed so long as the existing
disease prevails in Canada to allow no
horses to be brought into your port or dis
trict from that country, unless you are per-
fectly satisfied that they are free from con
tagious diseases.