Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-26

$4,000 Equines Laid up in New York.

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$4,000 Equines Laid up In New York.
IA General Freight Blockade.
Dummy Engines for Drayage.
Steam Street Cars In Demand.
Valuable TrOtting Stock Attacked.
Boston Falls Back on Oxen.
The Disease Appears in st. Louis.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-The weather this
morning is very damp and foggy. The
horse disease has now spread to every sta
BILE in the city. Symptoms of cOntagion
are visible on almost every horse on the
streets. The stage and street car lines are
continuing to lessen their trips. At about
s o'clock last evening there was not
Broadway stage between the Battery and
the City Hall. This morning the thorough
fare seems to be almost without vehicles.
eighteen thousand horses are now afflicted.
Animals attacked before yesterday gener-
ally have exhibited worse features, and it
becomes evident that dating cases from
Monday or Tuesday the crisis can yet
hardly be said to have arrived. The con-
tinued working of afflicted horses is begin
ming to tell in the rapid increase of dam
gerous cases. Not many deaths have been
reported as yet, but it is known that deaths
are occurring. Three horses of the Dry
Dock line of cars died last night. Some
three hundred cars have ceased running.
Some additional stage lines will probably
have to give out to-day. -
1t is the opinion Of the veterinary sur
geons that the distemper may not prove
fatal, but that the horses viii suffer some
time from weakness. The sanitary COM
mittee reported to the Board of Health yes
terday that the disase, though general, is
not fatal or contagious. The course of it
seems to be, say, Friday the animal ap-
pears sick, Saturday worse, Sunday the
| malady attained its climax, Monday the
| horse improves, Tuesday is almost fit for
work. The effects on business have net
yet been very severely felt, but already the
cost of drayiRg and carriage in some in
| stances have risen to war prices. The epi-
demic has spread to Westchester and Sta
! ten Island as well as to New Jersey.
Another estimate gives the following as
the number of cases in this city: 5000 dray
horses, $4,000 belonging TO Car and stage
lines, 500 to the Express companies, 1000
to livery and sale stables, 5000 sick in
Brooklyn, 600 in Jersey City, 600 else
where, making total of 28,OO0.
The valuable trotting stock of the city
have also received their share of the dis
ease. Dan Mace's horses are nearly all Sf-
fected. The celebrated double team, D ark
ness and Plimpton, that trotted at Pros pect
Park the other day with Ethan Allen and
George Wilkes, are being treated. A val
liable Ethan Allen colt, worth S12 1000, is
also in the doctors hands. 4 number of
other well known trotters, such as Stone
wall jackson, Krkwood, Lady Wheeler,
Jules Furgerson and Capt. Jinks, are also
afflicted in mild form.
Afternoon Report.
The weather has been rainy all day and
unfavorable to suffering animals. Thous-
ands were to-day obliged to resort to pedes-
trianism. The cars are still running, but
very heavily crowded. Many of the lines
Withdrew additional cars. A post mortem
was held to-day upon five dead horses Of
the Avenue line. Ii the distempar con-
tinues unSbated it is probable the demands
| OF business will require the running of
| dummy engines in the streets and the re-
peal OF the law respecting carriage on side
walks.
Night Report
The horse epidemic continues through
| out the city, and few stables can be found
| in which the disease has not made its ap-
| pearance. The rainy weather is generally
regarded as unfsvorable to animals affect
| ed. Three lines ofcars, to-wit: The Broad
| way, Broome street and. Seventh avenue
cars, all belonging to the Seventh Avenue
| Company, have been compelled to with
| draw 56 cars TO day. There is not a car
running on the BroOme street line. The
officers of the Sixth Avenue Railroad tCle-
| graphed to Ilion, New York, for dummy
engine, but failed to get it. The Third
| Avenue Railroad viii probably be cOmpell-
ed to use steam if the epidemic continues.
The disease has compelled the withdra wal
Of Is cars from Avenue Bline; two
thirds of the animals on the line are affect
| ed. The report of deaths is untrue. Most
| Of the animals on the Second avenue Line
are somewhat affected, but no cars are
| withdrawn. Six cars to-day were taken
| from the Eighth avenue line and 8 from
| the Ninth avenue line. Upward Of 500
cars altogether were Withdrawn from the
| different lines.
The horses connected with great many
private establishments are laid up. Among
others are those Of Arnold Constable u
Co., A. T. Stewart & Co., II. 3. Clahin &
Co., and several Express Companies. OF
three hundred horses used On North River
H. ,ko 1, -
have got the disease. Very few horses in
Brooklyn are escaping the contagiOn. Thou
sands of horses in the city still at work are
unfit for use. The different railroad cars
have been compelled to make extensive
purchases in order to Keep the cars in mo-
ton. GTocers, bakers, butchers, milkmen
and icemen are unable to supply their Gus
toners.
The epidemic is making rapid strides in
Jersey City and majority of the horses
owned by private persons as well as public
corporations were affected. The manufac-
turing and express companies are the great
est sufferers. In the depot of the Erie,
Morris and Essex, and Pennsylvania rail-
roads great amount of freight is awaiting
transportation and the wharfs of the large
Steamship lines are crowded with bales and
boxes which cannot be moved.
Midnight
The horse epidemic is spreading. Fifth
Avenue stage stopped running early this
evening. The Twenty-third Street line
stopped somewhat latter, and the Wall
Street stages which are still running, start
at long intervals. a few street cars are
running. Several branch lines of street
cars have stopped altogether. The disease
is spreading throughout the New England
States.
Upward and Onward.
HUDSON, Oct. 25.-The horse epidemic
appeared yesterday in adjacent towns.
ALBANY, Oct. 25.-Quite a number of
horses are reported sick here from the dis
temper.
OswEGo, Oct. 25.-Only few cases of
the horses disease has made an appear
ance in this city. The towing companies
let their horses coDditionally. They will
not be held liable if any of the horses fail
before reaching their destination. The
shipments by canal continue large and un-
interrupted.
Rochester.
ROCHESTER,, Oct. 25.-Tbe horse disease
is moderated. The weather is rainy. Va