Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-04
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The Horse Disease.
Tho New York Horses Rapidly Recover
InE-The Disease in Other Places.

The New York Horses Rapidly Recover
InE-The Disease in Other Places.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Broadway presented its
usual activity to-day, showing an abatement of
the horse diStemper. The car lines are fast re-
Stunning travel. Encouraging reports continue
10 DC received from the stables. The total dis
appearance of the epidemic is looked for soon.
Mortahty among horses, However, continues.
No cars will be run in Brooklyn tomorrow.
The philanthropist Bereh publishes an appeal,
asking the total cessation of horse traffic TO-
morrow in this city.
ALBANY, N. Y, Nov, 2.-There is no abate-
ment IN the horse disease. Men and oxen arc
substituted, drawing CARTS trucks and wagons.
The fire commissioners have appealed to the
citizens to draw the steamers to fires, if any
occur.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2.-The horse disease
is rapidly increasing. There are very few teams
on the street. A large number of street cars
have been withdrawn, and nearly all the cars
will be Withdrawn tomorrow, to rest the horses
and enable resumption Monday. wagon ap.
peared on Chestnut street drawn by men. The
storekeepers have great difficulty in delivering
goods.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2-There are very few horses
on the streets this morning. All the lines of
street cars and omnibuses stopped at ten O'Clock
last night, and not public conveyance is to be
seen this morning.
to be seen are those attached to delivery wagons
OF retail dealers, and few teams employed IN
hauling building material. cold rain set in
last night and continued until this morning.
The weather is still damp and cold Doubt
less many horses have been kept up for pru-
dental reasons.
EgeniRg.-The absence of horses from the
streets is more marked now than it was this
morning. Even the want OF horses to move
freight is interfering seriously with business.
Already large number of transfer companies
have teegraphed to the country for oxen, 1t is
said that mules, so far, are not affected by the
disease. The presence of number of teams of
these animals seems to bear out the statement.
If such should prove to be the case, large
number will be brought here at once.
On change to-day, trading in flour for ship.
ment was entirely at a stand still, on account of
the impossibilty of moving -four at present.
New YORK, Nov. 2.-The horse epidemic in
Jersey City has taken a sudden and favorable
change. The streets present busy scene this
morning, especially in the neighhorhood of the
steamship docks and ferries. The ferry boats
are crowded with teams every trip to and from
New York.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 2.-The prevalence of the
horse disease was more general to-day than on
any previous day. Very few deaths are re-
ported.
BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. 2.-The horse disease
has been more seriously felt to-day than on any
previous day. But few cars, drays or wagons
are on the street. The horse railroad compa-
MES have given notice that no cars will be run
tomorrow, for the purpose of giving the horses
rest. The disease prevails very mildly Should
the weather be favorable it will soon disappear.
At 10 O'Clock this morning there was only one
hack in Monument square, the grand hack
stand of the city.
NEwBURG, Nov. "A large number of addi-
tional cases of horse disease have occurred.
BRUNSWICK, Me-, Nov. 3.-There is little it
Of Cip
here, and new cases are constantly being re-
ported No hacks or job wagons 90 to the de-
pot, few farmers come into town, and trade has
been very dull for a week past. Yesterday the
driver OF the lIarpswell stage was unable to
procure even single horse in Harpswcll, and
was obliged to walk TO Brunswick distance of
fifteen miles, with three mail bags on his back
WATERvILLE, Me-, Nov 3.-The is no change
in the horse disease, and new cases are reported
every day. The livery stables are all closed
Yesterday there were no hacks at the depot
Many cases are reported in the country, and
yerysfew farmers come to town.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 3.-The horse disease has
made its appearance on some horses just from
New York. 1t is thought that the disease will
not spread.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. S.-The horse disease
is increasing under the influence of the unlavor-
able weather. An effort was made to-day to
run dummies on the city tracks, but it was I'M
successful, the engines constantly jumping.
Few or no cars are running to-day. The Union
line, the most extensive here, announces that no
cars will run Monday.
AUGUSTA, Me, Nov. 3.-No material change
is noticeable in the horse disease. A majority Of
the horses in the city and vicinity are affected.
No fatal cases have yet been reported. Men and
oxen are substituted
PROVIDENCE, R. l., Nov 3.-The weather to-
day is stormy, and there is scarcely horse in
the streets. Reports from the stables are en-
cOuraging. The animals generally are better.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Nov. 3.-Martn H.
Kings noted trotting horse, Springfield Bay"
and four other horses have died within twenty
four hours of the epizootic.
BOSTON, Nov. 3-The horse cars were with
drawn to-day as protection to horses against
the cold rain prevailing. The few hacks needed
for hotel guests were the only carriages seen.
The disease appears to be slowly but surely
passing away.
KINGSTON, N. Y, Nov. 8.-The horse dis
ease is rapidly increasing. Every livery stable
is closed. Reports from the rural villages say
the disease is prevalent there IN equally great
proportion.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-The majority of
horses here arc now suffering from the disease,
and Others have premonitory symptoms. To-
day none of the cars are running, the owners
giving all their horses the benefit of a rest.
Very few hacks and private carriages were on
the streets to day,
CHICAGO, Nov. 3.-Scarcely horse was
oGeu vi INT slItGlo lO-ud9S llC WSdlHCI
was beautiful. The mayor has called special
meeting of the common council for tomorrow
night, with a view to authorizing the street car
companies to use dummy engines. The Adams
express company's horses have so far escaped
There will be good many oxen in use to-mor-
row-some are already in service. Baggage
wagons propelled by man power were seen on
the streets tonight.
New YORK, Nov. 8--EUening.-A cold rain
prevailed to-day, and nearly ali horses were
kept in their stables to give them shelter and
rest. The disease, however, seems abating.
Very few cars were running, and on the Brook
Ign lines there was an entire suspension.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 3--The horse disease is
now universally prevailing, and has probably
horses owned by the city passenger railway
company all except eleven are sick. No cars
were run to-day, and the probability is that all
will be withdrawn for several days. Only a few
fatal cases are reported.