The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-01
THE HORSE PLAGUE.
Chicago Has It.

hIy superintendent, udS given OIueIb "
distnfect all the stables 10 the city, and
cautions tho people not 10 remove the
sick horses from any OF the stables.
ABAT1NG At SYRACUSE
Syracuse, October 3l.-The horse dis.
case is abating Tia favorable weather
is having good effect. a. -
A sLl0IT ABATEMENT IN NEW YORK CITY.
New York, October 3l.-The cool
bracing weather Of the past few days
has had good effect upon the sick horses,
and the disease to-day seems TO have
slightly abated. More horses are on the
streets 10 day, and many Of the car and
stage stables report an improvement In
their stock. Facilities for travel have
somewhat increased. The weather to-
DAY Is cloudy with appearances Of rain,
which is not encouraging for fine wealth
er. It Is hoped the horses will improve
At all events, the crisis is now considered
past, The Third Avenue line yesterday
were running four horses to q car for fear
Of a visit from Bergh. Over ITO dead
horses were reported at the offAl dock
yesterday.
NO IMPROVEMENT In BRooKLYN.
No change for the better Is reported
among the Brooklyn horses, and heavy
mortality Is reported there.
Mr.. Bergh intends 10 stop the Blocker
street cars to-day. he regards as prepos.
ferrous the suits against him. The other
lines say they would prefer to have Mr..
Bergh stop them, as they are running
merely to accommodate the public. The
stagnation to business remains about the
same.
A female doctor reports that she is
treating four ladies suffering from the
horse disease. ...F
The European steamships yesterday
sailed on time, their cargoes being furn-
ished by lighters.
The disease is on the spread in New
Jersey.
oswRGo No BETTER.
OswEGo, October 3l.-There ls no ln-
provement fn the horse epidemic here.
Another tug has been chartered TO tow
boats on the canal, making three in all.
CONFLICTING REPORTS AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, October 31.-Two OF the
morning papers report that forty or fifty
horses have symptoms of the equine cpl.
demic. Another morning paper says the
veterinary surgeons are not attending any
horses. They did not believe there was
case in town.
SIX HUNDRED CASES In PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 31-The cases Of
horse disease number 800 in this city and
l50 in Camden. No deaths reported. A
large number Of horses in private stables
are affected.
FATALITY INCREASING IN BOSTON.
~BosToN, Oct 31.-The fatality arising
from the horse epidemic is considerably
on the increase, deaths averaging from
25 10 30 daily. Very few new cases are
reported, and many among the first at.
tackled appear TO be- recovering; but the
scarcity Of horses lit for work continues
greatly TO incommode business and trav.
i with small hopes Of improvement for
some time to come.
MAN POWER AT ALBANY.
ALBANY, Oct. 3l,-The horse disease
still prevails here, and oxen and laboring
men are brought into use in drawing
wagons.
LATEST ASPECTS IN NEW YORK.
New YORK, October 3I.-There Is a
general improvement today among the
horses affected by tho prevailing cpl
demic, but business and travel are seri.
ously interfered with by the disease.
Eighty five deaths from the malady were
reported this morning in this city, and
twenty five in Brooklyn. The Board Of
Health have instructed DR.. Jones, the
City Sanitary Inspector, TO make thor.
ough investigation oil the nature OF the
disorder. In the Fire Department all the
horses are sick to day. The self pfopell-
ing engine, which was expected 10 have
arrived to-day, will not'reach here till TO-
morrow.
TIE PLAGUE REPORTED IN CINCINNATI
CINolNNATI, October 3l.-Reports Of
the appearance Of the horse plague in this
city have been circulated within the last
day or two, but careful investigation
has proved these reports utterly ground
less.
APPEARANCE oy PLAGUE AT PITTSBURGH.
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 31.-The prevalent
horse disease has made It's appearance
in this city. Near fifty well developed
cases are reported. Fifteen horses IN the
stables Of Moreland s. Mitchell have been
stricken down with the disease. It's ap-
pearance has caused considerable ex.
Citement.
CHICAGO, October 31.-The horse dis.
ease has fairly established itself here.
Between six and seven hundred cases
were reported to-day. Among the stables
attacked are those Of the American Ex-
press Company, Field, Letter & Co., Far.
well s. Co., dry goods firms, and Parmlee
& Co.'s omnibus line, besides all the city
railway stables and number OF livery
stables. The disease 80 far appears mild
In form, and 1t Is thought, with careful
treatment, the horses will soon recover.
There Is no noticeable interruption 10
travel or business as yet.
SPREADING AT CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, October 3l.-The horse
disease continues to spread rapidly. All
the street cars lines with ono exception
suspended running cars this evening, and
that one will probably do so tomorrow.
About half OF tho express companies
horses are unfit for use; also many oi the
fire department horses II 10 estimated
that there are nearly 600 cases OF the dis.
temper now In this city. %. ..
Troy, n. Y, October 31.-The horse
disease has prevailed here for several
days. 20horses Of the Troy & Lansing.
burg railway arc sick, and the cars arc
hauled of. More than half the horses in
the city are more or less affected.
PORTLAND, Me-, October 81 The
horse disease is becoming fatal IN this city.
NEW YoRK, October 31.-The horse
disease Is reported as more fatal through.
ont the Now ENGLAND Skates