The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-07
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Spread OF the Hippodemic-
Enocts OF Yesterday's Rain stor"-
rh. Esr.s Heath from tho MalRdys

Continued Spread OF the Hippodemic-
Enects OF Yesterdays Rain Storm
The First Death from tho Malady.
The drizzllng rain which prevailed most OF
yesterday proved rather severe on tne nun-
dreds Of horses in the city now suffering liom
the mysterious Northern mslady. The Weather
was comparatively warm, and the sngn1 ram
that fell at intervals would have hardly anect-
ed the horses under ordinary circumstances;
but In the case of horses already suffering
from aggravated colds, the effects OF the wei
ting that they were subjected TO were PLAINLY
seen. Many Of the drivers continued 10 orue'.
" neglect the animals under their charge, ana
Yesterday 1t was noticed that many norses
and mules were allowed to stand Sill Oh 'ne
whsryes and in other places where they were
exsosed to wind and drafts without any cover
ing. and while sweating from hard driving
This would be shameful negligence az any
time: but when the horse is suffering from
cough, and steady rain isfalling, 1t amounts
to criminal recklessnees.
The first fatal case of the malady apPeareu
at Wilson's stables yesterday morning. Ine,e
are twentY.three more horses &c tnis steoio
suffering from Influenza, and twelve OF these
cases are serious ones. Ten more nave oeen
sick. but are now convalesclng. "A tablespoon
ful of ginger administered internally, three
times day, has proved an efectual remedy
In Wilson's hands.
At Lees livery stables, In Society street,
there are seventeen horses, all OF winch are
affected with the disease. Five are ,s'a up'
and two are dangerously sick. MI. +. Aee'
~. nronrIetor. has about fifty otner norses
,.ndor 49, treatment, most of them belonging TO
dravmen. None of the cases In his care are
are likely to prove fatal.
Nm account of the number Of the City Kali
road horses affected by the malady several OF
the cars on both the King and Rutledge street
lines lost few trips yesterday. The omcers
of the road are using their utmost endeaVors
IN rim their cars as near their scheoule as
nossIble, and have made such arrangements
aa will secure the full number OF trips during
those hours In the day when there is the most
demand for passenger accommodation. A
horse attached to car No. "a of the Rutledge
a,reet line gave out In the lower part of the
c,zv at about noon yesterday, and the car was
towed up to the company's car shed by No. 50
of the same line.
The following order !Is to be issued this
morning by the superintendent Of the City
Railway:
OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT CITY RAILWAY,
CHARLESTON, November Z.
Cars 1, 3 and "a are. hereby withdrawn until
further orders. Until other arrangements can
he made the cars on both lines will be run on
the 1--WE car schedule, twelve minutes Inter
val on King and fifteen minutes on Ruuedga
street line.)
G. B. SIGwALD.
The lack of horses Is still causing serious
Inconvenience to merchants, shippers, &C.,
and 1t has almost paralyzed the trade In
horses and mules, which is generally an Inn
portsnt Item In the business Of Charleston at
this season of the year.