, 1872-11-08
Increased Mortality Among
Horses Too Soon Tx
posed.
Sixty Deaths Reported Since
Wednesday Morning.
Partial Resumption of Business
by the Omnibus Companies.
Notes Of the Disease from Cther Points.

CHICAGO.
Reports as to the progress Of the horse
disease are contradictory and scarcely reliable.
The condition of the horses is not absolute, but
liable to serious change from q variety Of out
aide circumstances. It is merely conditional.
Yesterday, though clustering and chilly, was
bright and genial, and larger number of
horses was observable On the main throughfares
than at any time since the prevalence OF the
epizootic. Nearly every horse at work WAS
suffering from the disease, however, and showed
Indications Of its condition to Impractical OBJ
servers. While they we're protected with
blankets, the aspect OF their coats WAS
concealed, but their breathing and the mucous
discharge we're not hidden, ond testified to the
want Of wisdom Of those who persisted in
making use of animals not even conyalescent.
TIE CANAL STREET LINE
OF ouanibnses was in partial operation. Quite
= number of the vehicles were running, and q
greatly d15proportloned crowd OF passengers
we're taking advantage Of this accommodation
BY overlooking the vehicles. The horses we're
thin, miserable looking creatures, even for ON
nibus horses, and walked slowly and sadly, as II
trained from early infancy to participate in fune-
raj corteges, where speed is sacrificed to
solemnity Of gait and detection OF manner.
The poor horse wept too, as if to give additional
weight to this idea. And well they ought, for
they we're Indirectly going to their own funeral,
as their owners will find to-day.
A LINE OF STAGES
was walking, OF being walked, on North Wells
street, and large number OF quiet people who
could not find seats in the dummy cars, we're
moved gradually about, and given an simple
opportunity to survey the architecture and
beer saloons OF that district. These horses
we're also undoubtedly suffering from
the effects Of the ma1ady. Wrapped
in blankets, they toiled On, drawing
their heavy {unusually heavy, be it
remembered) burdens behind them,
and, perhaps, secretly longing for that
hour when lung fever should supervene and cay
~ them away to that equine paradise where
cruel men draw sick horses about, and where all
the sick horses could be placed into a nutshell.
THE aRAru1rous ADVERTISEMENT
Of the " Independent line" Of West Side
omnibuses, in The TRIBUNE yesterday, stimu-
lated the owners to walk their vehicles up and
down West Madison street several times. Their
buses we're filed to crowding, and the occupants
were reminded OF the good old days before the
horse disease, when, for five cents, they could run
every imaginable risk Of death from compression,
euffocation, disgust, Disappointment, rudeness,
and ingratitude, upon the CARS. The West Side
Omnibus Company we're also running their large
summer stage, and great stout fellows, who
seemed as out Of place in an omnibus as the
whale among the internal economy Of Jonah,
were being conveyed down town from q few
blocks higher up. One got On board at Robey
street, and alighted between Clinton and Jeffer-
eon streets. When he Jumped on the horses
must nave attempted s1gn OF IeAe1, 1or tney
OF the precious 'ous lot some MINUTES.
EUREss,1AS 20 l199
created com4ot1on On West Madison street
Jestefoay. he han ni1cheo COLI, me 1oA o. an
ass, to his wagon, and Was attempting to drive
the misguided creature, but with poor success
The donkey vas young, had scarcely outgro"n
flirting, gay clothes, and unnaturally strong
cigars, and was not as much at home on the
street as he should have been. Hence he must
have travelled nearly half mile between Cln-
ton street and the bridge.
THE UNITED STATES EXPRESS coMPAS1's HORSES
are doing better. One died yesterday from collie,
but the remainder are recovering rapidly, so the
foreman declares, and, under favorable clrcum-
stances, may be well IN four or five days
At WEIGHTS LIVERY STABLES
On Jefferson street, the ho1ses are pronaoi5 re-
covering. but 1t WILL be week, under the most
favorable circumstances, before any OF them can
the lungs, but none OF the others appear to be
troubled With tlis phase of the disease.
THE STREETS YESTERDAY
looked not unlike 1ace-courses. The bright sun
Light and balmy ar was suggestion to horse
nuIEes to take their convalescent patients out
for exercise, and horses with blankets On, and
legs bandaged III red flannel, LED oy carefui at
tendants, we're seen everywhere. II seemed as
clude every horse in the city, and the crowds OF
pedestrians on the sidewalks seemed to be-