The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-29
THE HORSE EPIDEMIC.
No Abatement Yet iu New York
City..GeneTal Stoppage of Quad.
Eupedal Conveyance-.0xen 10 be
Introduced.

Introduced.
NEW YORK, October 2S-The horse
disease shows no Abating signs, and the
weather to-day is damp and foggy, and
consequently nnfayorSble Tor the afflicted
beasta The disposition which has been
eVinced to work afflicted horses is now
beginning to tell In tho aggravated symp.
toms Of many horses that would other
wise be likely to speedily recover. II Is
now thought that the crisis has been
reached, and alter to-day recovery Is
expected In some Of tho lighter cases.
It Is proposed 10 introduce oxen today,
by some Of the city firms, as substitutes
for horses. Yesterday there were but few
vehicles in the streets. To-day addition
al cars were Withdrawn from some lines,
and others have wholly stopped. The
Ninth Avenue line reports q slight in.
provement in the condition OF many
Of its horses. 1t Is generally be-
lieved, however, that the disease ls get.
ting worse. Many deaths are occur
ring. Experienced horsemen say that
by Wednesday there will be total stop.
page Of all public means Of conveyance
Yesterday the few cars which were run.
ming were so overcrowded that the horses
were almost unable to draw them, In two
instances horses dropped dead on the
pavement In Williamsburg, yesterday,
and several lines Of cars have stopped.
In Newark all have stopped, and the
Street Cleaning Bureau aver that they
will be unable to clean the streets II the
disease continues. Many races occurring
this week have been postponed.
NAN AND OK POWER TRIED IN BOSTON.
BosroN, October 2S.-At q meeting Of
the boot and shoe dealers this morning, it
was given out that means oil Transports
tiOn were secured for the delivery Of
goods during the prevalence Of the cpl
demic. With better weather to-day q
number Of horses, to air, were brought
out. A large number Of oxen from the
country have been engaged. Man power
is also utilized. Horse car travel was par.
TALLY resumed this morning, four horses
being put to each car Some South Bos.
ton cars are being drawn by the conduc.
tors and drivers.
THINGS IMPROVING AT oswEGo.
OswEGo, October 2S.-All the horses
in the towing compsny's stables are az
fected and rates Of towing advanced ten
cents mile. Boats loaded Saturday had
not left here this morning.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. 29.-The horse
disease has so far abated that to day the
streets assumed tLeir usual business ap-
pearance. The air Is clear and bracing.
The street cars resumed their regular
trips and the throughfares are alive with
teams.
A RECURRENCE TO FIRST PRINCIPLES.
BosToN, October 2S.-One Of the South
Boston horse cars made trip drawn by
the employees oil the company, fare 25
cents; the car was well patronized.
ALARM At WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, October 29-The fact
that several horses afflicted with the pre-.
Vailing disease having been hurried hiLher
from the north produces alarm. No other
cases, however, are reported.
BTNGuAMPToN, October 29.-A few ca.
ses OF the horse disease have appeared.
PHILADELPHIA TOUCHED LIGHTLY.
PHILADELPHIA, October 2S.-Not
single well defined case Of the horse disease
has yet appeared. There are few isolat.
ed cases, but the symptoms vary from
those in New York. From the precau.
tionS taken it is hoped the city will be
spared the calamity.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, October 3S.-Out
Of ninety.fve per cent oi the horses
afflicted few have recovered. Less than
q dozen have died. The rain has in.
creased the disease. The cool weather
to-day has improved their prospects.
About one.third of the canal horses are
suffering, but few boats arc detained.
The Fire Department horses are sick,
and the steamers are run by hand.
NEW YORK, October 2s-The beauti-
Iul weather this afternoon brought an in.
creased number Of vehicles on the streets.
Oxen were used on Broadway, which
caused a sensation. Some stage and car
lines to-day partially resumed running.
PHILADELPHIA, October 2S.-Reports
are afoat that number Of horses in pri.
vate stables have been attacked. Twenty.
five cases are reported in Camden and
several in Chester county.
THE DISEASE ALARMIXGLY OF TIN IN
CREASE IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, October 2S-Evening-
The horse disease Is making alarming
progress In the city and there Is a marked
decrease in the number OF horses on the
streets and the hackstands are almost de.
serted, and the cross town line OF cars
and stages have either suspended or are
making only couple oftrips a day. Al.
most every horse on the street is affected
more or less, and half Of them are blan.
keted. The Second avenue line did not
withdraw any cars; the Third avenue
took of hall; Fourth avenue practically
suspended and only runs two or three
cars to meet trains; Sixth avenue Is run.
ming half the usual number; the Broad.
way line hauled on twenty. three, and on
the Broome street line there Is complete
suspension; Seventh avenue line runs
halt the usual number and Eighth avenue
ditto, with prospects Of complete stop
page tomorrow; the Ninth avenue line
did not run car to-day; the Tenth ave.
nue. and belt line are running twenty cars
out Of fifty; Blocker street line has taken
several of. On some lines the horses are
all sick but on others the stoppage Of
cars are necessary TO give rest to the unat.
iected. Several horses have died and great
alarm IS felt as the disease is becoming
more violent The situation is grave. In
Brooklyn the'disease shows no abatement
and as In this city, business and street
travel Is severely interrupted. Anunber
Of deaths occurred.
TIE EPIDEMIc INCREASING AT ALBANY.
ALBANY, October 2s.-The horse dis
case is rapidly on the increase here. The
street cars are mostly withdrawn, and
hnsinesS 0f NIL kinds greatly interrnrtad