Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-25
THE HORSE DISTEMPER.
New York Gty-Three-f0urtiss of the
Horses laid Up-BrOadway Trimmed
Out-The Mail Service Threatened.

New York City-Three-f0urtiss of the
Horses laid Up-BrOadway Trimmed
Out-The Mail Service Threatened.
NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-Business, manu-
factures and industry are partially para
USED in this city and Brooklyn in conse-
quence of the sudden deprival of the use of
large numbers OF. horses. In Brooklyn it is
said the horse cars will stop running to-
morrow. The damp weather last night
and to-day undoubtedly aggravated the ep-
idemic, and three fourths of the horses in
this city are affected. The disease has
made most alarming progress among the
railroad, stage and livery stable horses, and
while these are suffering at the rate OF 10
per cent, private coach and truck horses,
which are better cared for and not so hard
worked, only suffer at the rate of 45 per
cent.
The Broadway and Twenty third Street
Stage Company suspended trips to-day, over
half of its four hundred and fifty-tive
horses being sick. OF the three hundred
horses on Ninth Avenue Railroad about
one balf are affected by the disorder. No
cars have been taken from the Eight Ave-
nue. line and none of their trips yet abridged.
About six hundred of the twelve hundred
horses on this line are affected. Ten regu-
lar cars are taken from the Sixth Avenue
line to-day. Some four hundred horses on
this line are suffering. About three hun
dred are sick in the Seventh Avenue line
stables, some badly. Three hundred and
6fty of the six hundred belonging to the
Fourth Avenue road are i'll, as are three
hundred on the Third Avenue line. The
SoaOnd Ax-ar ;a Of An-
the others, but has considerable number of
animals laidup. Broadway was seldom so
quiet as to-day. About one quarter of the
usual number of teams passed through the
street and almost every horse was closely
wrapped in woolen blanket. 1t is proba-
able the mail service will be seriously af-
fected. 1t requires two hundred horses
daily and unless the severity of the epidem-
ic be mitigated the supply cannot be kept
up.
Tie Disease Reaches Wall htreet-
Hts Effect on Railroad stocks.
The horse disease made its appearance
on the stock exchange to-day, and Wall
street operators are beginning to calculate
whst the effects of the equine epidemic
WOul1 / be if it should continue few DAYS
longe.r. The lack of horses to move freight
to and from the railroad depots would cause
a terrible interruption of all railroad bust
ness. The American Merchants Union
Company has but 20 horses out of hun
dred lis for service. But few horses owned
by Adams Express Company were fit to be
harnessed to day, and seyenty-fVe belonging
to the United States Express Company
are affec ted. The business of the Express
Sc oIv
quantities of freight lies in the warehouses
awaiting shipment. Private firms and in
dividuals are suffering severely from the
illness Of their horses. In one livery stable
30 out of 81 horses are laid up. Many
livery stables are closing up. Grocers, .
brokers, miLkmen and others, ar with great
difficulty serving their customers.
In Brooklyn
the City Railway was compelled to stop
many cars, having six hundred out of two
thousand horses affected. Other lines are
suffering seriously and are also obliged to
suspend some trips. Horses at the various
livery stables are affected. So many horses
of the Knickerbocker Ice Company are
sick that the company is compelled to lay
up their cars. There were seventy-two
horses Of the Washington Ice Company
sick this morning. As in New York, the
grocers, bakers, etc., are almost unable to
supply their customers. Not less than five
thousand horses are down with the distem-
per in Brooklyn.
Alarming stories have been created to the
effect that the infectious nature of the dis
ease is
Transmitted to Human Beings,
but beyond reports, no cases have as yet
appeared wherein the master has taken the
disease from his horse. A number of sta
blemen think that The disease will spread
for few days and then decline and fall
away entirely. No cases were reported as
terminating fatally up to yesterday even
ing.
other Points.
The horss disease is spreading at Hun
ter's Point and Astoria, the Flushing Rail
road Company, Oil WORKS and many pri
vate citizens having animals suffering.
Over two hundred animals are i'll in Jersey
City stables.
NEwBURG, n. Y, Oct. 24.-The horse
disease has appeared here and three deaths
have occurred.
In western New York.
NEW YORK, Oct. PA Buffalo dis
patch says that the consequence of the sus-
pension of traffic on the canal tonnage has
increased from five to ten cents per mile.
TrundlIng Truck i'm Bandit Carts
Funerals at Halt.
ROCHESTER, n. Y, Oct. 24.-The horse
disease has become severe. Last evening
there were no horses in the streets and the
store keepers are delivering goods by hand
carts. The erection of buildings is sus-
pended. The animals attacked took the
disease twelve to thirty days before it was
discovered. A few fatal cases are reported.
This morning the disease appeared among
the canal horses. There is great difficulty
in procuring conveyances for funerals.
Buffalo Passes the Crisis.
BUFFALO, Oct. 24.-The horse disease
has passed its crisis here and is now abat-
ing. But few horses have died, and these
more from hard usage than from the effects
of the disease. The canal horses here have
almost entirely escaped. No boats have
stopped and none will be. Grain is moving
in large quantities as usual. The treat
ment of the disease here has been very
successful.
Spreading over New England:
PROVIDENCE, Oct. 24.-The horse epi-
demic has appeared here.
AUGUSTA, Me, Oct. 24.-The Canadian
horse disease has reached this city and many
horses are afflicted with it.
Boston, Oct. 24.-The horse malady has
involved thousands of horses in this city
and neighboring towns and cities. 1t ap-
pears to be spreading over New Engl and.
The line of omnibus on Washington street
has stopped running. The Metropolitan
Horse r. r. Co., has ceen compelled large
ly to reduce their trips, and all other bust
ness depending upon horses is affected to
greater or lesser degree.
Dispatches from Portland announce the
distemper in that city. -. --.
Out West.
CHICAGO, Oct. 24.-The report that the
horse epidemic had broken out in the sta
bles of the west side omnibus company is
pronounced without foundation.
The Latest from New York City.
New YORK, Oct. 24.-It is estimated
tonight that $1,000 horses are under treat
ment in this city. Two street car lines and
one stage line have stopped running.
Explosion of steam Pipe.