Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-26
IELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
THE HORSE MALtDY.
ALARM II NEW YORK.
Nearly Ala the Horses Sick 90. 600
Animals en- ffertsg- The -, mp
toms fhrcstcnfug - fafaI
Result StN Hundred
Cars Withdrawn.

INV YoRK Oct eC.-The horse ma'aH- -,
now - read 70 suca al extent that A.. al
the noIs, N .he cay @Te s@ld 10 suNerirry IN
one form or another from ~ ,.,r,s - - -
DE mic. lhere arc Nc ...r = OF hor-es who have
tior 80 -rch tne sicS last, but observe
49, :" show that MANY OF these have
So m OF ne disorder in their system. The dis
Ssse thSs ar has been rather sla~ In is devel-
oPEleif, and Il r. not known vet whether all its
slSgeS have been seen. n h estimated that IN
Ills city sni lie Immediate vicinity tacrc are
Ilnm ~ 80 70 49, horses suffering from wei
he disease has besua o. exhibit new ans
slagm ng phases, which are looked on A. highly
dargtrOuS The iuf.am nation OF tse throat
extends a. rhe lungs, aui rapidly ErJNs more
alarming, aud the Coughing J. feArTaUy
conyu!siye; the suimslS pant tor oreArh.
All becomes quite cold ~ The eNtremtaos. Tafs
sec me- 10 De = NtrninG OF a ta,al endiug OF fHs
malay. and ~ n continues az widely PREVALENT
a. q = Iuw for y Tea dAys Ton ger. there can Ae
little Doubt that HUNDREDS OF horse vail de.
The street car companies. some OF the l.gery
stable IrolTieiors aud many OF the d1sa. taSa
merchants are sfil worEiug their diseased
hcrses, and IN az these cases -lgns Cf fatality
are btct ming more ana more Alarming. In tie
Stables, where All business Il suspended uutl
the Sease IS mastered, very favorable reports
are made In some case the ccnvaleSceute 90
the heTses Is very rapid. The trOtters sud race
stables ia this city seem a. have nearly eSca.r.l
tie disease. American Girl has already al la.f
recovered from her ~ ght attack. Al least siN
hundred cars have been withdrawn from ne
city railroad lines. In this branch slone the
DISEASE throws = thousand men cut oi work.
THR BAC6NEN
have almost tripled the fares for passengers.
IN utter vocation OF law, and refuse 20 carry
those refusing TO pay the Illegal rates. The
managers OF the railroad com anies believe that
a. The lreseht ate their stock cannot hold out
longer than Sunday night,
No stable reports a. vet that any horse has
been perfectly cured.
BOSTON WITHOUT HORSE CARS.
boston, Oct 26--ln eORseq uence OF the horse
disease, horse Car accommodations have been
almost entiIeiy withdrawn In Boston and vi
entity.
TIE DISEASE FATAL IN ROCHESTER,.
ROCHESTER,, Oct 5.-A cold rain hss been
falling since yesterday forenoon, and everything
outdoors wears dismal appearance. Reports
this morning q the horses disease are very dis
coursging. More fatal cssee reported this
morning than during the whole time since the
disease made it, appearance here.
MEN TAXING THE PLACE or HORSES.
The streets are deserted Of horses. but wagons
and carts drawn 10y men are plenty. Ihe loss
10 all branches OF business II immense. The
express companies have notices posted up: % No
mere goods received, and the IA broad coma.
mics "cannot deliver freight"
CANAL BOATs TTHO Up.
Reports from the Erie canal, particularly be-
tween this city and Buffalo, are very q. cVuTa.-
ing. Many boats have tied up, and ue;.r'y every
craft has sick horses. and manv have Hrriy, 4
with dead horses on board. ON, OF the baggage
delivery companies Is delivering baggage by
means OF hsnd-cAr run on the strCet railway
tracks.