The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-10-30
THE HORSE DISEASE.
New York.

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New YORK, October. 29-The horse
epidemic still increases. The animals
belonging to the West Side Railroad
Company are in a fearful condition
The Sixth avenue ceased running their
cars this morning The Ninth avenue
ceased yesterday, and Eighth avenne
will probably stop this afternoon. as
also will the Broadway. Seventh avenue
and the Belt line. Broadway to- day
presents strange comparison with the
appearance OF a week ago. The scarcity
OF vehicles OF all descriptions, 30 notable
along East and North River streets, still
continues. Traffic is apparently para
lived. There area bout twelve or more
OK teams at work on the streets
and the number is gradually incress.
ing. Several deaths have been reported
to-day.
The horse disease continues with no
striking change either for the better or
worse. The number OF fatal cases IN
cresses as the disease progresses On
Friday 90 died; Saturday, 80; Sunday,
Sc; vest. riay, &c. The horses in the
Third avenue stables are much better
TO- day, and about half the cars are run
ming. The Second avenue stables are
unchanged. In the other lines but
little alteration has occurred since yes.
terday. A slight improvement gener-
ally is reported, and the animals have
better appetite.
Large numbers OF South American
ponies arrived here last evening in per-
fect health and one.half oi them ex-
hibit symptoms of disease this morn.
ing. The disease commenced in Adams
Express Company stables seven days
ago, and none of their animals have
yet recovered. The city to-day present
ed somewhat livelier appearance than
Yesterday, but it was evident that near
ly all the animals on the streets were
suffering from the effects OF the dis
temper. The number OF OK teams has
increased since yesterday. No cars
were run to-day on the East Broadway,
avenues A, B, C and D. Seventh and
Ninth avenues and Belt lines.
LATEsT-l0 p. N.
The horse disease is worse this even
isg than at any time since its first ap-
pearance, Forty-slx deaths are report
ed since six o'clock this evening. At
the Third, Fourth and Eighth avenue
stables the disease ia at its worst stage
now. A number Of yoke Of oxen were
received this afternoon from Hudson
and set to work by the merchants.
Albany.
ALBANY, n. Y, October 29.-The
horse disease is increasing rapidly here:
The Albany and West Troy railroad
stopped running last evening, all their
horses beirg sick. There has been but
one fatal case 30 far.
Boston.
BosroS, October 29.-Tbe horse epi-
demic appears to be abating in this city
and % odsy the streets show a decided
i'm provement in the resumption OF trav
el although trucking accommodations
are by no means equal to the demand.
The railroad lines are also putting on
cars. The number Of deaths since the
appearance OF the disease have aver
aged about twelve per day.
New jersey.
New Brunswick, October 90 Last
Saturday the horse disease which is now
raging in New York appeared in this
city and has spread remar kably fast:
There are now thirty cases known and
twenty more rumored.
LOuis VILE.
LOUISVILLE, October 29-The Can
adam horse epidemic has been here Tor
several davs, but in a modified form,
and not widely spread. The horses
have the irtiueuzs and refuse to either
eat or drink. The attacks thus far are
confined to stock belonging to individual
citizens.