Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-26
The Horse Disease.
Ats Effect upon business ia New York
Hts Esapid Spread in Other Cities.

New YORK, Oct. 25.-The horse disease has
spread to WeSichester and Staten Island, where
many animals are disabled. A rough estimate,
based on an investigation made yesterday and
evening, gives in New York 5000 sick dray horses
10000 belonging TO the car and stage lines 5000
to express companies, 1000 TO thelvery and sale
stables. Six thousand are sick in Brooklyn, 900
in JERSEY City, and 600 elsewhere making Il
| total Of $4,000 in and about the city. The dis
ease is rapidly spreading in Newark and Eliza
beth, New Jersey.
1t is computed that up to this time $500 (?)
| cars in all have been taken off from our city
| lines. The two white horses used at the Grand
| Opera House, and valued at $4,000, were at
tackled during the play last night OF the 10000
car horses attacked, about 1900 are now in the
hospital. Five died at Avenue stables yester-
day. The majority Of the horses on Broadway
and other tloroughlares this morning are
coughing and running at the nose. Many of
them are wrapped in blankets The cold rain
all night has seemingly aggravated the disease.
The board of health report that the disease is
epidemic, not contagious and not necessarily
fatal. They consider it a mild pneumonia or
influenza.
1t is the opinion of veterinary surgeons that
the dlstemper may not prove fatal, but the
horses will suffer some time from weakness.
The sanitary committee reported to the board of
health, yesterday, that the disease, though
general, is not fatal or contagious. The course
of it seems to be as follows: Say Friday the ami
NAL appears sick, Saturday worse, Sunday the
malady has attained its climax, Monday the
horse improves, and on Tuesday is almos: tit for
work. The effect ON business has not yet been
very severely clt but already the cost of dray-
ing and carriage in some instances has risen to
war prices.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Oct. 25.-It has been ascer-
tanned this forenoon that over sixty horses in
this city are afflicted with the prevalent disease,
and the epidemic is spreading rapidly. One
fatal case is reported. Nearly all the animals
reported sick have been taken down within the
past twenty-four hours.
LEWISTON, Me.,s Oct. 25.-Several hundred
horses in this vicinity are sick with the horse
diStemper though few fatal cases are reported.
CORY, Pa, Oct 25.-The horse disease has
reached here. Eleven horses were taken sick in
one day. The horses of the express companies
are all laid up.
BosToN, Oct. 25.--The horse disease has ac-
quired greater prevalence to-day, and the bust
ness streets, except for the crowd of pedes-
trians, wear a Sabbath day appearance. In
many instances oxen are substituted for horses,
and are hauling heavy freight. The large eX-
press companies have several horses thai con
tinue to do the necessary business but many of
the smaller companies are compelled to suspend.
OF the twelve hundred horses owned by the
Metropolitan horse railroad company nearly
every one is affected, and a total suspension
Of street railway travel is threatened.
New YORK, EUening, Oct 25.-The horse
disease continues its ragages throughout the
city, and few stables can be found in which it
has not made its appearance. The rainy weather
is generally regarded as very unlayorable to an
finals affected. The three lines Of cars, to wit
Broadway, Broome street and Seventh avenue,
all belonging to the Seventh avenue company,
have been compelled TO withdraw Sc cars to-day.
There is not a car running on the BroOme street
line The officials of the Sixth avenue railroad
teegraphed to llliOn, Nj, for dummy engine,
but failed to get it, The Third avenue road
mill no bp DnilA6 IN II tba
disease continues. II has compelled the with
drawa of fifteen cars from aYenue b line. Two
thirds of the animals on the line are affected
The report Of deaths are untrue. Most of the
animals on the Second avenue line are some
what affected, but no cars have been withdrawn
Six cars were to-day taken from the Eighth
avenue line and eight from the Ninth avenue
line Upwards of 300 cars altogether, have been
Withdrawn from the different lines.
The horses connected with great many pri-
waite establishments il the city are laid up,
among Others those of Arnold, Constable &
Co., A. 7. Stewart Co.. II, B. Clafiin & CO.,
and several express companies.
OF the 900 horses used on North river by
stevedOres, $50 have got the disease.
Very few horses in Brooklyn are escaping the |
contagion which now prevails among them.
Thousands of horses in the city are now unfit |
for use The different railroad companies have |
been compelled to make extensive purchases in |
order to keep their cars in motion. Grocers, |
bakers, DutCneTS, Hllktllen ana lceinen are una
bic TO supply customers.
The disease is making rapid strides in JERSEY /
City, and majority of the horses owned by |
private persons, as well as those of firms, are |
affected
The manufacturing and express companies !
are the greatest sufferers. In the depots of the
Erie, Morris and Essex, and Pennsylvania rail- |
roads a great amount Of freight is awaiting |
transportation, and the wharyes of the large |
steamship lines are crowded with bales and |
boxes Which cannot be moved
New HAVEN, Oct. 25.-Forty horses belong
ing to the principal horse railroad company
have been taken with the horse disease to-day,
and ten belonging to the New Haven and West
Haven company. II is probable that trips of
the cars will be suspended to day.
BUFFALO, Oct 25.--The wet weather caused
the street railways to stop running at five this
evening They have but three well horses out
of three hundred. All their stock has been
worked during their sickness, but none died
The disease about the city is abating, Bad
weather forces the owners to keep their animals
off the street
0swEGo, Oct 25.-There are only few eases
of the horse disease here, The towing compa-
MES have let their horses conditonally, they not
TO be held liable If any horses fail before reach
ing their destination. Shipments by canal con.
tinue large and uninterrupted,
NEwBuRG, N. y, Der. 25.-only two new
cases Of the horse disease are reported to-day
and no additional deaths.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 25,--lt is said the Cana