The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-10-25
THE DISEASE THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTRY.
The Disease Proving Fatal and More
Vtrulent Ira Rochester.

ROCHESTER. N. y, Oct. "a. 1872.
There was heavy frost last night, hut the re-
ports this morning show that the horse disease has
taken ON severer form than ever. Last evening
there were no horses to lie the streets. The
store keepers are delivering goods to their city
toners by means OF hand carts. The police OrtIi-
nance prohibiting the trundllng carts on the side
walks have been suspended. Persons who have con-
tracts for building houses have suspended work to
great extent and discharged the laborers. 1t il
now evident that the animals attacked took the
disease from twelve 10 thirty days before it
discovered. few fatal cases are reported this
morning and the disease has appeared among the
canal horses here and along the line o! the canal.
The suspension OF the street cars Is great incon-
venicnce There IL great difficulty III procuring
conveyanccs for funerals.
Horses Recovering Rapidly i'm Buffalo.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct "a, 1872.
The horse disease has passed its crisis here and
is now abating. But few horses have died. and
these more from hard usage than rom the effects
Of the disease. The canal horses here have almost
entirely escaped No boats have stopped ana none
usual. The treatment or the disease here has been
very successful
Three Fatal Cases mt NcwburG.
NEwBURG, N. ", Oct. 81 1872.
The horse disease has made Its appearance ia
this vicinity and three deaths have occurred
Great Scare Occa stoned In Boston.
BOSTON, Oct. ~, 1872
Out of nearly twelve thousand horses in this city
at least eight thousand suffering from the horse
distemper. The omnbuses have ceased to run and
few horse cars are the streets. To-day the city
has presented the appearance OF o deserted village.
Should storm occur now seems probable, not
one horse will be out OF DOORS for the railroad
companies have declared their intention TO imme-
datelv house all their stock soon as the weather
becomes incement. Eight yoke OF oxen were put
to work to-day at the business Of conveying
frnV laa.1 tny hp1tnn Hrmc On Lrnn lin
street and vicinity to the depots. One noticeable
feature Of the disease is the insidious nature of
reported among the 600 horses in the Union Horse
Railroad Stables, and to night there are 5i2 animals
sick. mixture OF tar and salt Is being used here
as remedy, II Is said with good effect.
The Epidemic I'm Connecticut.
STANFORD Conn.,, Oct. "a, 1872.
There have been five very bad cases of the horse
distemper at the Stamford Horse Infrmary.
It's Appearance I'm Rhode Island.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Oct. "a, 1872.
The horse epidemic has appeared in this city,
New Hampshire Stables Visited.
KEENE, N. H., oct. a. 1872.
The prevalent horse epidemic appeared here two
or three days ago, and it Is estimated that hum
dred or more horses are now affected in this town.
There are fourteen horses sick In one livery
stable
Sudden Appearance Of the DistempCr i'm
Augusta.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Oct. "a, 1872.
The Canadian horse disease has reached this
city. Many horses are afiicted with 1t, but there
have been no fatalities as yet.
The EpixOotic Not Yet Seen I'm Chicago
CHICAGO, H., Oct. "a, 1872.
The report that the horse epidemic has broken
out in the stables OF the West Side Omnibus Com
pany is pronounced without foundation