Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1872-11-12

BUSINESS vIsIBLY AFFECTED To-DAY-FuRTHER
SPREAD OF THE DIsEAsR--wEDDING UNDER DIFF
FIouLTIEs-No DEATHS YET, BUT SOME VERY SICK
HORSES,
The first visible effect Of the horse disease
upon business was noticeable to-day. Until ten
o'clock, very few teams could be seen in the
streets, and at one time, this morning, but one
horse was anywhere visible in Market, looking
up and down from Fifth street. Shortly after
ten o'clock the rain- which had been gently
falling since early morning, slackened up, and a
rift in the clouds was observed all around the
horizon. This gave encouragement to horse
owners, and the number OF animals in the streets
was largely augmented. Towards noon, how
ever, the rain again began to fall, and the num-
ber once more lessened. kind Providence
seemed to interpose his mercy in the behalf Of
the horses which were harnessed to wagons Of
merchandise, and coughing violently Some
men seemed to POSSESSES little or no considera-
tion for their faithful dumb animals but brought
them out amid drenching showers, and We saw
one poor horse with his head bowed down cough
ing IN a manner which would have awakened
pity IN any heart but one OF stone. 1t ls suprls-
ing that owners will suffer their sick horses to
so out of their stables such days as this, when
it is known that damp weather is great promo
ter to the disease.
The spread OF tho disease continues without
abatement, and our report for tomorrow will
most likely show large augmentation. Fifty
cases were found, this morning, which have not
heretofore been reported 0 at the club stables
on Washington street 10 at Sixth and Orange
streets-6 in the club and 13 in private stables (;
horses belonging to Mr.. Sutton, Icarter at
POrters livery mules and horses at Daniel
McEwee Co. 3 stables; . at Robert Taylore.
Besides these the remainder of the horses and
mules in the City Passenger Railway stables.
unaffected yesterday, have been attacked, and
also the remainder Of the horses belonging to
the Adams Express Co. Ten of IL horses at
Pearsons hotel are also sick.
No deaths have yet occurred from the disease,
although there are some horses which have been
and are still very sick At Martins, Under
woods and the City Hotel Stables the worst ca
hes are probably to be found, independent OF one
or two in private stables. Some OF these have
every indication Of the typhoid form Of the dis
ease. and when this is reached the condition of
the horse becomes critical. DR. Garretts horse,
al Martins, seems a little better, this morning,
but MIR, Martin himself has horse which is
very sick 80 much 30 as to be regarded danger
0us. Messrs Aliens and Bricks horses, at the
Olty Hotel Stables, are also better, as we under
stand, is Mr. Puseys
lie City Passenger cars were withdrawn to-
uay Perry's local Express yesterday, and the
ADAMS Express Co. is running but one wagon.
One street car was pushed down to Fifth and
Market about $50 this A. NJ, but the expert
ment was not repeated afterward
The order to withhold the shipment Of freight
to Philadelphia, received last week, has been
revoked, but no goods for shipment beyont
Philadelphia which required transportation
through the city, were received this A, M.
Only two carriages could be provided for
wedding, this morning, in the western part o.
the city, and one Of them was promised 10 day
ago or it could not have been obtained.
The race at Shutzen Park, has been post
Toned indefinitely.