Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-02
TIE HORSE PLAGUE.
Rapidly Decreasing in New York City
Still Spreading at Chicago.

New YORK, Nov. Although travel is
as yet considerably obstructed, there is
marked Improvement in the horses. The
livery stables are greatly improving. The
malady is said to be fully under control,
and if there are still cases of danger, they
are only those of horses who have very re-
Gently been attacked, and have not passed
the climax as yet. The horses who have
bad perfect rest are the first to show symp-
toms of Improvement. Many of the truck
mems teams of the business men are out
again, but it will probably be some day
before the car companies fully resume run
ming. Eighty five deaths were reported yes
terday. The favorable weather also caused
an improvement in the horses of Brooklyn.
Business is comparatively at stand still
in Jersey City, consequent upon the preva-
lence of the horse disease. Thirty-three
horses have died.
Afternoon Report.
The horse disease is rapidly decreasing.
The streets begin to assume their old ap-
pearance. The car companies are putting
on more cars to-day. Ninety horses died
during the past "a hours. Doctors who ex
amined the bodies Of some of the dead
horses report symptoms Of pneumonia, aud
also signs of typhoid fever on several Of the
smaller intestines.
Night Report,
Nine ty.two deaths from horse disease
were reported III this city this A. NJ, and
81 in Brooklyn. There is a marked i'm
provement in the disease and it is believed
that by Monday cars will be running on
nearly all the lines.
Elsewhere.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1.-The plague
has broken out among the racing horses.
A race for 81 800 was TO have come off yes
terday at Suffolk Park, but the horses were
suffering with disease and the race was
postponed. The horses entered were Sen
satiOn, W. S. Alien and Rotspur. 1t is re-
ported that Rossliud is sick at Scranton.
The Erening Telegram estimates the
number OF sick horses al from five to Ten
thousand, but not single fatal case is re-
ported. Nearly every railway company
has Withdrawn cars so as to avoid the use Of
sick horses. Many of those taken sick
Wednesday are already recovering.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 1.-The horse disease
prevails throughout the city and vicinity.
A number of cars have been Withdrawn
from various lines and comparatively few
hacks are on the stands. Business begins
to suffer for want Of conyeyance3 for
freights. The disease prevails in the mild
est form.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-The horse disea sc is
8 Till spreading and it is reported that at least
twelve hundred are slredy affected. Great
care is being taken of the sick horses, and
as the weather is fair and the experience
of eastern stable men in the treatment of
the disease is all available, it is hoped that
the visitation may be shorter here than it
has been in other places. The street car
lines appear little affected so far and up to
this morning no cars have teen Withdrawn.
One of the Wabash Avenue stage lines
has been compelled to withdraw a large
number of stages. The West Madison
street line is also running short.
LATER.-The number of horses in the
city affected with the prevalent distemper
is now estimated at four or five thousand,
though majority of the cases are very
milo. The weather this P. N. is cold aud
cloudy with indications of rain, and the
number Of horses on the streets is very
sensibly diminished. The West Madison
Street Stage line has withdrawn its buses
and the Wabash Avenue lines are running
very short. There are still plenty of cars
on the South Side lines, but some of the
West Side lines have Withdrawn a number
of cars. Tonight very few cars are run
ming at all. There is no trouble, however,
but many horses are kept in the stable
which might be used, but humanitarian
and prudential motives dictate their with
drawaI from service. There is really, as
yet, but little if any obstruction Of business,
though the stoppage of portion of the
public conYeyances causes some incon-
venience.