Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-04
THE HORSE p,sTEMPER.
ITS RAPID SPREAD IN THIS DISTRICT.
SUSPENSION OF STREET CAR TRAVEL.
Qutef s<reets-FIre Engines Draw. m nv
MeE-InterruptiOn of Business.

church in elegant equipages gave their horses
rest yesterday and walked to the sanctuary side
by side with their poorer neighbors. The I'M
gCCiy VINO never sit IN der the droppings Of the
GOSPEL. but who own dashing tntn.0uts and
spend their Sundays SHINING along the coun-
Try roads around the city at three minute gait
remained at home yesterday to doctor their sick
animals. Every stable In the District IL in fact
an equine hospital, and all are Just now points
OF unusual interest. To-day the streets are
almost deserted by teams, giving the city
very duh appearance. Tie musical tnskbe OF the
bells of strret car horses Is ne Ion ger I'D, and
manual Ia Dor for the transportation or articles
Ehich were formerly transferred by horse
POW from point to point, i in eXtrdOrdI mary
CeIusnd. ats an i'll wind that blows NOBODY
coed" and the veterinary surgeons are TespiGg
rich harvest from the horse owners who have
sick animals. Since Saturday the disease has
Increased its AREA, and may now be said TO bs az
It's climax.
TBE YIRz pEPARTxFsr HORSES.
On SatUTdaS the horses of the ire depart ment
were attacked with the epidernic, ard Chief
Engineer CroIin, IN a caro- TO the pubic, SAYS
The department. when; working at its man. mum
being rarely sufficient to successfully cope with
fires, he would respectfully request, as the
apparatus will have to be moved by hand, thai
the citizens residing IN the vicinity OF the
ergine-hOus and all Others, assist the NJ en- in
getting ire apparatus to any fire which may
occur During tie disability Of the horses" In
consideration of the circumstances and the
necessity Tor oyery man 10 be at his post, no
NE mber Of the force will be alO we'd off duty for
the present. AS the hose carriages now in use
missieners have perfected arrangements with
Alexandria companies for and carriages during
the present emergency. Dr. L. 5. Deadbeater,
shG4a t .s,s q 1 ss
hose carriage, and DR.. johnson, president OF
the Independents Compeay, has rendered cur
city the use OF two more carriages to-day. Their
kindness ct such an opportune time viii be
greatly appreciated by our citisens. Capt W.
g. BROCK has directed the members Of the police
force not to turn In an alarm unless they are
confident that q IRE exists. ... .
THE s. =. T. p. o. O. T. A.
President Gstchei, of the society for the pre-
venuon of cruelty TO animals, i'm q card, thanks
the public and horse-ovners generally for the
care and Kindness with which they are treating
their animass, but regrets to say that q few,
owning interior and almost WORKOUT animals,
continue 10 use them, notwithstanding the fact
that their beasts exhibit the nost painful and
unmistsa able symptoms OF the prevailing cpl
de mic. Such plssn instances OF cruelty and
1nhuHanity, he says, will receive the immediate
waTded TO him at the Office of the society, No.
1Ss street, Will receive prompt attention.
RAILROAD COaPArIES.
The horses of the Washington and George
town railroad, 53S in NJ mber, arc all affected
with the epidemic, and OF coure 20 cars viii be
ran tomorrow, and rrobably rot for a week.
In the stables near ehe Baltimore and Ohio
oeIot, there are perhaps hall dozen serious
The 3 horses ownes by the Columbia railroad
company were all taken within a tew minutes
Of 10 O'Clock Saturday morning. Mr.. McKeldeu
says lie uses as a threat lotion the ''H. II. Fl.
hnimezst, gives tae1n small quantities of ginger
IN their food Tor their cough, and occasional
doses of Perry's Pain Killer. lie does nut be-
lieve they viii beet for service under q week or
ten oays.
In the stables of the metropolitan railroad
company the horses are much better tO-Gag and
nearly every allof them take their feed as usual.
President Thompson however does not deem it
jUticious TO put the cars on the read until the
hoses are entirely well. Having commenced to
treat his horses early he has not bad single bad
case, and hopes to have them all well by
Wednesday OF Thursday. s..-
Az THE LryKRY STABLES.
At the sable OF I;ichard Cguit, ST., on 18th
street west, near II street, there are IS horses
ell Of which are slightly affected. There are but
-FOUR or i've, however, unfit for use. Most of
gagged to carry meurneTs to Q Sxnsral, and were
taken sick en- route. ft- r
OF fOrtyhorses in Hugely & Bowen's stables,
sre Sex tS Sst sss1s street.
disease made It's ape for the first time in
this stable yesterday. ..s' fLs.-'
! streets north west, there are about twenty
horses. few cough, but ~ eat as usual. !
Gheen s. Osborn, on g street, rear Eth, have
40 horses: 20 have the disease In q mild form. !
Lesds0sham's stable, On Bates, ALLEY, cont a ne
III sickaDImais out of u; ne bad eases.
AT Nsteck's STABLE, swhsre there are 50 ami
mas, al are slightly affected; but one ad case
r. H. 8aIsrssThis shirnki was taken FridaT.
andthe doctor says kDsE shosts sympteps u
KeiIeher, ON sth street .shss sartv-6ve horses
all OF which are ill; no bad cases.
= AT gspts bles, Opposite, there are 10 horses
and all have the prev4htAg disease. The amin a
referred TO IN Saturdays SrkR as being bad
it wasa palm case or WAat il oofnmOnly known
among horsemen as Tire ..thumps"
Mr.. oicott, ON the same street has ~ horses
m hosfrtal- He thinks them an Improving, hse
Price bfothers have IS horses, and all are
sick; ne bad case. ~
all the borses- 1s in number-are more or les
affected. s.-s scr. go 30 =
An q Waters & Esiin's horpes, on @ street
between oh and 9Th -stxeets-23- in all-aR
sick. I
PumpArey, on @ street, has about 100 horses,
and all axe coughing little. The two or three
bad cases in this stable on Saturday seem to be
little better to-day. DR.. Bulkley's horse Is
improving slowly. gar
All of Flenming' g berses--55 in number-on
Q, between and 6rh, streets, are coughing,
and one has the lung fsverAproeabiy an sggrs-
waited form OF the epidemic. /
All OF Geary's horses, in jackson Hall alley,
reported sick, but improving.
AT the stable OF Washington Major the horses
or three bad cases, but this morning they were
much better, and the disease seems to have
reached its climax. Every horse Is affected and
none Of them are used, the stable being closed
for all business. ~
Reyes d Co. have no bad cases but all the
horses are sick, though very few Of them hate
any trouble beyond a cough. The propietofs
have taken every precaution and use their stock
but very little. ..--. 7
Allison Nsilor, jr., states that his horses are
rapidly improving and quite a number OF them
are CT for use.
AT Mr.. Broughton's stables the horses are
troubled with the cough only, and all of them
take their food as usual.
The cases of the disease In the stables OF Rich
ard CYuit, jr-, 1874 G street, has not yet inter-
tered with his business, and he is still supplying
teams as usual.
EXPRESS COMPANIES.
mere is one serious case Of the disease lat
Adams u Co.'S express stables. Most OF the
horses are coughing, and the company use but
few OF their stock.
Knox used but four OF his horses to-day, the
rest being unit for service.
McClintoeks horses are all disabled and he
was not able TO use any to-day. This afternoon,
about half-past one O'Clock, one of his wagons
Drawn by hand, passed up the avenue loaded
with the trunks of the Putnam Comedy Conn
psny, which will open to- night at the National
theater.srJ = 49, 49, =
TIE PRKsIDKNrs H0RsRs @
have been attacked with the disease, and two
OF them, Egypt and "St. lIouis'' hays il
badly, though Aey are not believed to be in any
danger. 1hsQther horses 7are, but slightly ar.