New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-29
THE HORSE DISEASE,
PROBABLE STOPPAGE OF ALL LOCAL
TRAVEL.

! INJURED-THE DISTEMPER LIKELY TO LAST.
| It was generally supposed on Saturday that
tho opening OF the present week would witness decided
improvement IN the condition OF the suffering horses OF
| this city. The merchants and jobbers who had been
unable ship their Goods except in exceedingly small
quantities. had supposed that the Inconvenience was
only temporary and that yesterday business could be
conducted as conveniently and largely ever while
the uptown residents anticipated no delay in obtaining
means OF reaching home at any moment But the result
has shown how mistaken were these suggestions, and
on no day during the past week greater ineonye-
nence experienced than yesterday. Not since the
disease made its appearance in this city have 80 few
street cars, and with exception, so small number
OF stages, been rum Companies which until yesterday
had sufficient number Of cars to accommodate, 10
some extent at least the travel OF their lines yesterday
withdrew every car from work Omnbuses, which were
expected to resume business yesterday failed to appear
Parkrow, the great terminus OF the East Side railroad
lines, presented strangely unbusnessike appearance
while Broadway had more OF Sunday look than 1t often
presents at this busy OF the year In the streets
where most Of the carng is done, the trucks and ex
press wagons standing drawn up against the side
walks Sunday, and large proportion OF the horses
10 be seen were standing with heads hanging down OF
travelling with great apparent difficulty Some idea may
| be formed Of the immense decrease OF business
| along the North River wharyes from the fact
that the cars Of the Tenhaye line save co. Is, and 20
minutes on the time OF ordinary trip in the middle OF
|
teams. In many Of the poorer parts OF the city the
ashes and rubbish rapidly accommodating on the side
walks and in the cutters The number of fatal cases
yesterday probably exceeded that Of any preceding day.
The police returns alone showed, yesterday morning.
that horses had died the day previous of the preva
| lent disease
The Avenue line began running fow cars in the
morning, but very took all of, and did not
place them on again during the day. This Company has
lost horses but all are weak and 1t is deemed
| unwse and unsafe to work them.
The Avenue C line also withdrew every car, though
not till p M, when most Of the evening travel had
| been accommodated. The horses very weak, but
viii all eventually recoyer; nearly all sick now
though the cough not bad as it has BEEN The cars
will not probably be to-day The second-ave line
nearly every yesterday OF the horses are
sick, and one is at the point of DEATH
The Thrd-ave. line lost two more horses yesterday
and one on Sunday night making five fatal cases since
the disease first appeared. The superintendent AM
nounces his intention under any circumstances
even IL four horses to arc necessary. He is now
running his cars on half-time. Tho Grand Central
Branch strange TO say. is running every trip One ami
died Sunday night. but anything would have killed
IT, The horses so per cent better than on Saturday
The Fourthave. line only 10 cars yesterday the
u al number being ca These only to connect with
the Grand Central Depot trains. considerable num-
Der of horses remain in the hospital but have died
At the sixth-avc. stables all the horses are still more
or less affected. Onehalt the trips taken OF. An
| other victim Is reported here, sound and valuable
animal.
On the Broadway and seventhave lines horses
rapidly recovering and than onehaf the cars are
running the Eighth-aye stables the horses are no
better. They very weak, and here as on most OF
other lines OF the animals put on for more
than trip day The horses do not eat well, and the
Company may be obliged to withdraw is cars II the
weather proves for the next few days One horse
boo ,Ifod- nd foro ia
ave- cars are not yet running. The superintendent
sders IL foolish TO expose the horses thus early and
thinks that all the lines will yet be compelled to with
draw their cars. The officers OF the Tenthave line
talking OF Withdrawing every car. They think their
horses cannot unless this step is taken Only
about 100 horses at present coughing TO any great
tent but they unable 20 their strength with
out rest The other lines OF the city were all running
portion OF their yesterday and the horses remained
about the same in condition on Sunday.
THE STAGE LINES PARTLY DISABLED.
On the stage lines but few fatal cases have occurred
The Twentythrdst line expected to resume it's trips
yesterday but the weather being unpropitious in the
morning, work deferred till to-day. The horses of
this line have had good opportunity for rest, and
better than those most OF the other lines. They
eating well. The Fih-aye. stages were mostly running
yesterday with the horses all improved but only sub
jected to light work. On the Madison-aye. line the
stages were run Saturday and no deaths among
running frequently IS the FOurteenthst, with most
! OF the horses partly recovered
The horses OF the Fire Department are still afflicted
very seriously, and the exposure to which they are
necessarily subjected greatly aggrayates the disease
| Some OF the valuable horses belonging TO the Depart
| ment may thus be lost
The express companies are still unable to transact all
| their business and Will continue for several days
on the wharyes freight is accommodating in immense
quantities. as the owners cannot obtain for
moving IT, Owners OF livery stables heavy sufferers,
but few have any of their animals In many Of the
stables mode of treatment has been adopted with
beneficial results. IL consists Of the OF what is
known as Ailers combination sprinkler which Is intro
duced into the animals mouth and, with the action Of
syrnge the spray thrown over the mucous membrane
formed during the disease Many OF the stabekeepers
| refuse 70 hire their animals at any price
| Among the horses belonging to private persons,
number have recently died. The difficulty OF obtaining
medical aid in the cause, but death more
frequently happens among the horses of draymen who
are compelled work the animals whether sick well
and IN fair weather foul The condition in which the
horses will be found to-day hardly be prophesied
Yesterdays experience seemed to prove that the disease
was not so easily eradcated from the system as was at
first supposed possible. Those who have thought that
the hsrses could be worked while they only slightly
affected are now convinced that such will result
seriously If not fatally Unless hereafter the recovery
OF the horses ia rapid than during the three
days. considerable time will be lost before ali the bust
OF the city can be transacted and perhaps the
| worst Is by no means past.
The Board OF Aldermen adopted, yesterday, resolu-
ton authorizing the Mayor grant permission to the
several street railways In this city 10 run their cars with
| dummy engines for 80 days.
BROOKLYN.
The dstemper in Brooklyn was, il ANYTHING decidedly
worse yesterday and said TO have assumed danger