Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-11-07
THE HORSE EPIDEMIC.


The Stables of New York Reduced to Mann
moth Equine Infirmarfes-Progress of the
Malady in Other Cities. k
| AT NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Oct. '27.-The horse epidemic
continues to spread. Nearly all the horses in
the CITY, are suffering from the disease. 1t is
| estimated that not less than 40, 900 in the CITY
and vicinity are affected by it. The street-car
companies, some of the livery stable proprie-
tors, and many of the downtown merchants,
| arc Still working their dis sased horses and in
all these cases signs of fatality are becoming
more alarming. Most of the omnibus COM
panies have suspended, and there is not one
tenth the usual number of vehicles running.
Inc hotels are unable to send the baggage Of
departing patrons, and many trunks of newly
| arrived persons are piled at the railway sta
lions. At least 600 cars have been withdrawn
| from the city railroad lines. In this branch
alone the disease throws thousand men out
OF Work. The hackmen have almost tripled
tnelr 1ares for passengers, IN utter violation
VI Jaw, ana refuse to carry those that refuse
" pay llIegal rates. A novel sight was fur
nlshed this afternoon by some men dragging
loaded wagons, while others pushed behind
Inc loss to the business community already ia
SAID to be very heavy, and will reach hundreds
OF thousands of dollars. At the principal
piers the freight IS piled up for want of means
10 remove It,. The steamer India, which ar
nved Friday has not yet commenced to dis
charge her cargo
New YORK, Oct. 29-The horse disease
shows no abating signs, but it is thought that
the Crisis mas been reached. Oxen have been
introduced as substitute for horses bv some
hrms. There are but few vehicles in the
streets. Many street-car lines have stopped
running cars. Many deaths are occuriino
IL is thought that within day or two there
VIII De total stoppage of all public means
oI conveyance. In Williamsburg and Newark
| all the StrRat-par 1inoS
oxen are being used in Broadway, and create
quite sensation. The street railway COM
panles have been authorized to use dummy
| engines. In Brooklyn the disease shows no
abatement, and business is seriously inter
rupted
| AT BOSTON
Boston, Oct. 27.-The disease has ACQUIRED
| great prevalence, and business streets. excent
lor the crowd of pedestrians, wear a Sabbath
| day appearance. In many instances oxen are
substituted for horses 10 hauling heavy freight
| Nearly all the street cars have been With
drawn, and all the various Departments Of
business requiring horses are at a stand-stiU
and suffering much in nsequence. Hand
carts are III demand, and numerous wagons are
drawn by men. Russell White, the driver of
| engine NO. 4, While attending to his horses
to-day, was suddenly taken with the disease
and conveyed to his home. He had ali the
symptoms of the Understanding, running
at the nose and eyes, and general fevershness
and debility
Boston, Oct 29.-There is no abatement in
the epidemic. A number of oxen from the
country have been engaged Man power is
also utlllzed. Horse-car travel is partially re-
sumed this morning, four horses being put to
| each car. Some of the South Boston cars are
| beng drawn by conductors and drivers One
OF the South Boston horse-cars has made a
| trip drawn by employees of the company.
1are 70 cents. The car is being we'll patron
! lied.
AT ROCHESTER,
ROCHESTER, n. Y, Oct. 27.--The horse
| epidemic IS prevailing to an alarming extent
The streets are deserted by horses, and wagons
and carts drawn by men are plenty. The ex-
press companies announce that no more goods
VIII De received, and the railroad companies
| cannot deliver freight. Many boats on the
Erie canal have tied up, and nearly every craft
| has sick horses.
ROCHESTER,, N Y, Oct. 29-Ninetv-fye per
! cent. of the horses here are affected. One
third of the canal horses are suffering. The
nre steamers are run by hand, all the animals
| being Frustrated.
AT DETROIT.
DETROIT. Mich, Oct. 27.-The horse dis
ease is raging here, and large number of
horses are affected. The street cars on four
lines have been withdrawn.
AT LoCKPoRT.
LocKPoRT, N. Y, Oct 27.-There is no
abatement in the horse epidemic here. and
there Is general depression of business in
consequence.
AT SYRACUSE.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, Oct. 27.-The epidemic is
spreading rapidly, and nearly every equine in
TINS city is affected. Two street car lines have
discontinued running, and merchants are en-
pioying oxen IN conveying goods to and from
the depots.
AT PORTLAND
PORTLAND, Me-, Oct. 81 Nearly every horse
In the city is sick. Not dozen have appeared
on the streets to-day. All the street cars have
stopped running.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 29.-The disease has
broke out here, forty cases being reported
1t has also appeared IN Camden and Chester
county.
AT oswEGo.
OswEGo, n. Y, Oct. 29.-All the horses in
the towing companies stables are affected
and rates of towing have been advanced ten
cents mile.
AT PROVIDENCE.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Oct. 29-The horse dis
ease has become almost universally prevalent
here, probably not one quarter of the horses
being free from it. A few cases have resulted
fatally.
AT ALBANY.
ALBANY, n. Y, Oct. 29.-Thc horse disease
is rapidly on the increase here. The street
cars are mostly withdrawn, and business of
all kinds is greatly interrupted.
AT BANGOR.
BANGOR, Me-, Oct 29.-The horse disease
is spreading rapidly, and large proportion
OF all the horses in the city are more or less