New-York tribune., 1872-11-05
THE HORSE DISTEalPER.
PROGRESS OF TIE EPIDEMIC HEi:E AgD
ELSEWHERE.
CITY PASSENGERS AGAIN ACCOMMODATED- or.
ROUTES or TRAVEL REOPENED.

ROUTES OF TRAVEL kbObENkD.
Broadway was apparently never moro
crowded than during the business hours Of yesterday
The truck horses inycoraeh ly day Of rest appeared
not only 10 large numLeIs but In excellent condition
and seemed to accomplish the heavy work required %
ibom with much Heatcr ease than for many days
Horses in every branch Of business, indeed. look
ing strong. aud day dnrng the last fortnight has
such immense amount OF business been transacted
The animals attached the street cars though worked
harder and more constantly than almost any others
seldom present Of the symptoms OF the senoui
Inalady aud the cars ON tie various lines viii again
equal their old numbers at very early day. Express
wagons again cramrncd with baggage, and The pow.
eTful animals show sigus OF distress Tie animals
connected with the Fire Department still suf
fcrng from the disease souewbat numerous.
and will doubtless be the last TO recover
In some Of The stables Of tts department.
horses which have been pronounced virtually recovered
have from sudden exposure again sckcnod. The nnm-
bcr Of fatal cascs though s large, Is declining from
day TO day. The deaths from the beginning Of tho
disease 10 the present tine have occurred for the most
mart among WORKOUT animals the ear companies being
in sOrue instances heavy losers few very yaiuabl,
horses have however died. but the iayore of the turf
have in every instance ,scaped without Injury. Livery
stable Keepers who have been heavy sufferers during
the prcyaencc Of the disease, are again hiring their
horses ln considerable numbers They have lost hardly
any their animals. having Withdrawn them from tho
street tie appearance OF lhe Hsed7e' Ir'hlo
equpages numerous as ever thfough0js t]o
fashionable portions OF the city.
The srce lines furnishing yesterday nearly their
full accommodates TO passengcr,, and IT. Is propaO'
that hereafter the heaviest storm VIII NOT drive th' ON
nibdses from the street Toe car eonpAl-- W,rt up
running "A very lar-e number Of ears. Tao Ncs 1ii1
lines are all running ana nearly an tne "hse' nv Ss" ~ ~
easily 1ccommOdaed. Ihe FouTtu ave hht hd' l'-
creased accommodations and takes th0usauds O pa
sengCrs who four days were Obliged 70 feach 'n-
business and their homes foot The Ihirdaye- hno
again increased IT'S running force yestea5' no'sh s, ~.
accomm0datlVLS arc si fI T 0', ~ ~ Zoo assenacr Four
NCatS @ Us' 'y i H. T., tc car. of his line
"A madr to-1aV fOI f0e plIIN5e
testing the practice pIy Of pslug dummy ehgnrs on
the sreetcar lines. TIE engine to be u,ed Nia Ue ~,
on the Be5cker-st Inc, tine inference being that ~
proves that line. sharply v,d phd seepp
graded, no diihcuty @il be eApenerced on any o'hcr
Tuc dstcmpcr is rapidly disappearing from Brooklyn.
aud YESTERDAY nor Oe taan 20 deaths reported luo
siree,, have resumed their animated and busy Apfai-
ancc ana the 1horse cars are running WIN s'a' 'S'
larity.
APPLICATION TOR A MASDAMCs RESTRAINING Mr. BSh"H.
In ordor TO test the right OF the Society for NE Pro
yention OF Cruelty to Animals the drivers oi
the CITY and stages, an application was maze YES
terday before Judge Joseph f. Day, in the Court of
Common Pleas on behalf OF the Broadway and I"en'y-
thrd-st broadway aud Madison-aye ana btoa." -
aud East Sldc Stage Companies. Tor an iniuncuoh 10
Henry Bergh, President OF the Soecty Oi any
OF his agents, from making summary arrests @ ~ ~ -
poyes Counsel for the relations argued that lne
on which the companies ulNeis Nere a'tSse t', ~, -,
the most misdeneanCrs and thdt u was tgal 70 'H1Ao
under the statute relating 10 such CEch'es cA
f9rther contended that il any oense was committed
the drivers, but by those IN charge OF LAo
Al tic conclusion OF tie argument for the compane..
the further hearing adjourned until "Wednesday.
THE DISEASE ELSEWHERE.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-NO street cars arc
running city, to-day ard very few hacks arc ia
service Nmeteen-twenteths Of the horses ia the Dis
tric of Columbia are suffering with the disease which -
generally Of mild form. Several deaths are reported.
The malady has also reached mules vehicles are driven
slowly, and the animals otherwise treated WIN care.
The belief everywhere prevails that the less animals ao
worked the probability there is OF their early r.
coyery from sickness. The President Of the Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals says persons
owning inferior aud almost wOrn-out animals con
tinue TO tnem notwithstanding the faGt thal tutI
beasts exhibit most painful ana uhms > np.o,
OF the prevailing epidemic o9eh pain ~ ~ t ~
cruelty and nhumany must and VIII receive the inlne
are sick with the prevalent disease. Man power has
been substituted for horse power in many eases and the
the Post-Once. Al tho DePartmcnts suior from tho
sickness ner all those OF the Treasury 10 IN
number, Out Of working order.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 4--The prevalence here of tho
horse disease has caused partial suspension OF buH
ness and all the leading appear 70 be deserted
There very few horses the street. and most Of tp
passenger cars are withdrawn Two deaths only arr
reported The attempt TO run dummies has tailed tha
wheels not btng the track OF the Firm and sixtlSt
passenger running at ALL aud those on the routs
are by double teams. The clear weather Is ui'
proving the condition OF those SICK
KINGSTON, n. Y, NoY 4-Fonr deaths from horse dis.
OF abatement, but spreading more widely. II has
broken out among the horses at Wilbur, where M i'm.
mense number Of animals used ia drawing stones
Few horses not affected are seen in our streets and
branches business crippled by the pTcya-
lencc OF the dstemper The horse railroad eompany's
horses badly affected Out suspension Of running
has Yet taken place.
NORFOLK Va, Nov. L-The horse disease has disabled
nearly all the aborng horses In the city aud many ia
the surrounding country. All OF the streetcar horse,
are sick and the cars have stopped running This
ing the Outward-bOund mail and the express matter
missed connection with the trains and boats Tor want Of
city transportation.
CHICAGO. Nov. I.-Therc is feature in ths
horse disease. The weather is again cloudy and cold
Vehicles drawn by horses are occasionally tho
streets. number Of OK teams have made their aIb
pearance, attracting much attention.
ROCHESTER,, Nov. ITno horse disease has 50 far sbat
ed that would suspect its being here ALL Many
horses have recovered and are cOnyalescen Tho
canal horses tEan others, ana few boats
detained.
OswLGo, Nov. There is no improvement IN tho
horse disease, and but few boats are moving tho
canal A boatload of barley that LEFT here towcd
by oxen ON its arrival at Phenix
CHARLESTON, s. C., Nov 4.-The horse disease has
broken out here. A majority Of the work horses and
mules in the city are more or less affected
GoLDsBoRoUGH. n. C.. Nov. L-The horse disease has
made its appearance at this place.
ALBANY. Nov. 4.-There is. as yet abatement OF thu
horse disease here.
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