The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-10-25
THE EQUINE EPIDEMIC.
,,,o,,s from Various Quarters.

,.o,,s from Various Quarters.
RFooKLyS, October 24.-Of two thou
..rs horses belonging to the Brooklyn
Cv railroad nearly every one exhibits
ao.;,iye symptoms OF the horse disease
'housb none have died as yet. The
..',,isrce ..V has generally developed
!t,cn,hcut the city and is spreading
spidIy,
PrrruoN.Y., October 24.-Towing
-. tho canal eastward from this point
y1 hi. morning is totally suspended.
C,xc,ysAr1, October 24.-The horse
msrkst is greatly depressed in antici-
ra,;nn Of the horse disease, which is
toming nearer every day.
BRooSLYx, October "A The princi-
,.I syciienent in this city at present is
10. bor.e Epidemic. Thousands of
S,rsss have been stricken down and
j,.,roved, not only creating alarm
smorG horse owners, but among the
,,,v,Iipc public. All the horses in
tho CIV, more or loss. are affected. In
tho livery stables most Of the animals
o-s .gti.rins severely, and owners are
spxiou.ly seeking some remedy TO pre-
v.rr the spread OF the epidemic. Pri-
y,ts horses are suffering considerably,
q. well as street railroad company and
omnibus horses
CINCINNATI. October 24-Six cases
of,be horse disease have been reported
Al ssb'e> in the citv, two Of which re-
.ulei in death. There is considerable
snxicty among horse owners. A large
number, however, express doubts as to
the cases above reported being the Can
sda iisea-e.
NFw YokK, October 24-The dis
temper among horses Of this city con.
linues slarmiugy on the increase, tend
ipc, if not soon sbated, to produce the
most disastrous effects. The damp
weather Of the past twenty-four hours
has aggravated the disease, and fully
three iourths OF the horses in the city
are now more or less affected. The
business OF the different express COM
panies is almost entirely Frustrated to-
day in consequence OF the alarming
spread OF the disease among the ami.
mails employed. In front OF the sta
bles of the Adams Express Company
lorg lines of wagons are standing, and
a great quantity OF the freight lies in
the ware houses awaiting shipment.
Hundreds OF workmen are thrown out
Of employment and the prospect for
renewal Of trade is very gloomy. But
fevof the horses owned by the A dams
EXPRESS Company were fit to be har-
messed to-day and some of those work
ing this morning were siezed with the
disease, and have been turned over to
the surgeons This company owns
over two hundred horses, and about
sixty are employed in Jersey City.
The persons having charge Of tie
stables in this city say that the ami,
mals IN jersey City are nearly all
s;a ciei ard the freight trade is entirely
neglected. Broadway to-day presented
q comparatively deserted appearance.
and almost every horse on the street
was closely wrapped in a woolen
blanket. The cars on the city railroads
are still running, although on reduced
tine ard fewer trips. All the livery
stable horses are suffering severely and
many OF the livery stables are closed.
The opinion is expressed that the dis
ewll reach nearly everv horse in the
city, but that its force will be spent IN
iendays without the occurrence OF many
ia;al cases.
The increase 10 the number Of cases
Of horses suffering from the prevalent
maIady is calculated at from thirty to
forty per cent. OF the horses in the
city or from eight to ten thousand
horses in all in various stages OF the
malady. The subject is universally
discussed; fears th"t serious Interrupt
ton to traffic may take place in few
DAYS, are spreading. Yesterday a
hundred affected horses were In the
streets, and thus far there seems
10 be a determination of the car
companies and stage proprietors, to run
their vehicles at all hazards About
one hundred and fifty cars, in all, have
been taken oil the different lines, giving
little longer to wait between trips,
but as vet it has not interfered with
the comfort of the travelling public.
Some forty stsces were Withdrawn yes
teFiay. Those in use were coosequent~
Iy greatly overcrowded. Alarming
stories have been created to the effect
that the infectious nature Of the dis
ease Is transmitted to human beings,
ont beyond the reports no cases have
"a yet appeared where master has
taken the disease from a horse.
lhe Broadway Street Car Company,
la.t night, had one hundred horses
sex ont OF about eleven hundred.
The Third evenue line has more than
halt It's number, two Thousand horses,
suffering thus. Throughout all lines
tue dl-eaae is gaining. The BROOKLYN
and Jersey City horses have been simi-
!ary visited. A number OF stablemen
thlNk the d sease will spread tor few
lays AMI then decline aud fall away en-
hr.Iy. No cases were reported as
terminating fatally up to yesterday.
Philadelphia, October 81. - The
horse disease which is prevailing to =
great extent 10 Canada and elsewhere
made its appearance here to-day, A
plumber OF horses have been attacked
out the animals belonging to the street
nlroad companies are yet free from
the disease
BosroN, Octaber 24.-The horse dis
ease is Spreading with alarming rapid"
n.y. In this city and suburban towns
and the victims now mum Der many thou
sands, the effect on bust ness being OF q
serious nature. The streets present an
appearance Of Sunday on account o'
the Ahsencs of horaaa Travel on thu