New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-30
THE HORSE DISEASE.
MORE HOPEFUL PROSPECT.


blanca of their wonted activity The great hustle ana
rush OF business the ceaseess rafting OF teams ana inc
interocking OF wheels In Broadway sOutD Nes' anu
FuIton SIS are s missed; but the Improvement, yes
terday was most thoroughly appreciated by business
mem as IL gave them slight opportunity for the trans
action OF business. The hugo piles OF merchandise
which line the city along the waters edge OF course
received attention. although the inroads made were
scarcely appreclable. Broadway, over when some
strange spell has seemed TO rest for rev Gays past
assumed something OF its old-time aspect Inc ponce
men at the streecorners, whose business has angsneu
OF late were again quiet active in escoring the Devil
dered ladies across the busy tboroughfare
ST. which has been quite than for years. expo
riepeed change and many Omnibuses, express wagons
and private equipagcs The horses atacheu
20 these vehicles seemed to hold their heads higher ana
drew their loads with more ease.
On no day. however, since the disease broke out nave
80 few street cars rum and OF course, on no Cay pave
they been so crowded Lines which on MONDAY useo
half OF their cars yesterday withdrew every one ana AZ
one time there was prospect that the thousands de-
pendent on the Third Avenue line would be oDhgeo 70
walk home The cause Of this singular result, tnaV az
the very moment wien trucks and express wagons "eto
again beginning TO appear, the street cars were WIZ"
drawn i'm far greater numbers than at any previous
time can be easily explained. BY far the larger num-
her OF the owners OF truck horses withdrew
them from all labor nearly week ago. ana
have since refused 10 them. The result Is
that after careful treatment for several days they are
nearly. If not quite recovered, and can DC enpioye"
without injury. The streetcar companies on inc o'hc
hand have allowed trips to be made While inc dSease
was passing through their stables and as new Neus
appeared in large numbers the horses that were appa
renty recovering replaced on the lines. E1peri-
ence has shown that the which appeared to be
much better after being sick three days were unable 10
work. and that IN replacing them on the lines the COM
panies have made mistake. The disease has been gen.
orally followed by weakness, and absolute rest Is now
acknowledged to be the only safeguard
THE sTREET-CAR LINES.
The Tcnthaye line which withdrew its cars on Mon
day evening has not yet replaced Them and IS resolved
10 make 10 trips until Of its horses are pronounced
entirely restored 1t regrets that the cars were not
taken off week No fatal cases have yet occurred
and the number Of disabled horses is not large The
condition the horses at the Nnhave stables is I'M
changed. No viii run for the present.
On the Eghtbaye line half Of the cars arc on the
road This number will not be largely increased for
several days No additional deaths are reported and
the animals slowly recovering
On the Seventh-ave line 20 cars ran yesterday oukol
49, and on the Broadway line 40 out of g. An official
notice has been posted at the stables enonng employees
not to drive faster than moderate trot
on the sixthave line all the running TO Vesey-st
were Withdrawn at IN, but on the Cauai-st Drahch
the usual number were used. one animal died yeser-
day and the condition Of another was considered hope
less.
About 100 Of the sick horses better and there is
hope that they viii speedily regain their strength The
usual allowance Of feed to the horses here is 60 barrels
but they cannot De made to eat 50 at present
The Fomth-ave. line employs the same number OF cars
that It has since Sunday. Many horses we're attacked
Yesterday aud one died. The number OF cars now used
will not be increased to-day. The Thrdayc. cars ran on
hall time as on the previous day The horses were gain
ing strength and only four additional cases had proved
fatal, making nine since the disease appeared. OhtI
noon the cars ran unmolested, but at that time Mr.
Bergh stopped every at Fifthst The horses were
carefully cxamned and those which appeared TO be suf
fering were not allowed 20 proceed but were ordered
back to the stable In this way the number Of
tie cars running TO tho Aston House was
diminished greatly and the result that on the re
turn trip every packed The superintendent OF
the Company Immediately went I'm search OF MT. Bergh
and an hour Later q consultation held at the Com
pany's Offices at si1tysixtLst between Mr. Bergh, the
President and the superintendent Of the Company The
latter maintained that me allowed only those horses TO
leave the stable which the surgeon pronounced TO be
sound Mr. Bergh maintained that many Of tue horses
were in very bad condition. and that the employment
OF only Onchaf OF the number Of cars an additional
crueify lcaped upon Tie animals that were obliged TO
draw enormous loads The consultation ended with the
understanding that the Directors should meet az an
early hour and take decisive steps, Meanwhile, the
will be allowed To run as hitherto from haIeA 10
MIR Bergh called on this company first but intends to
visit every line and examine the condition or ITS animals.
He maintains that dummies should be used, ana that
they could faster draw more cars, and be stopped
The second Avenue Line used all its cars except i've.
Al the Avenue stables horse died. Not car ran
during day. will any be used for several days
The Avenue b. line attempted to continue operations in
the ing with four horses III front OF car Dt Aue
only two trips, and will not bring out its cars to-day The
other lines are all in operation.
The Twentyhird-st stages were again put In the
street Yesterday. Thirty OF the cOmpanys stages ran,
and the number will probably be increased to 40 today
This is the first time these stages have appeared since
wednesday The Madisonaye. line used 40 out Of IS
cars the Fourth and Fhaye. lines about the same
and the others have escaped entirely
The horses belonging TO the Fire Department are i'm
tires Inc horses OF the express companies are also
better Those belonging to private persons are improv
streets
terday held long discussion as TO the proper means OF
checking the disease from which horses are now suher
ing. After much debate 1t was resolved TO recommend
to the Board OF Heath the assignment Oh SEVERN sam
ary Inspectors to the duty OF making thorough nyes-
tisation. These Inspectors viii be ordered to
at the beginning OF animals sickness and all changes
IN its condition during the progress OF the disease IL
will the duty OF the inspectors to examine the
bodies OF all that die and by the use OF the microscope
TO endeayOr 20 discover the nature OF the disease.
The Police reports showed, yesterday, that SO horses
had died on e previous day III different sections OF the
city. -
There was material change, yesterday in the condl
ton Of the sick horses belonging to the Brooklyn railroad
companies but there every indication Of the speedy
recovery the afflicted animals and the resumption OF
traffic. The much desired change in the atmosphere has
come and. with slight release from arduous labor 1t is
believed that Will from the dstemper
The railroad companies employed their at long in
teryas Yesterday and ceased operations altogether at
an early hour in the night There the usual rush OF
people for every car left the depots ferries and
loads which the horses were Obliged TO draw greatly
exceeded their strength.
The need OF steam motive power. instead OF horses
the railroads, is now universally admitted Mr.. Richard
son has offered the OF steam dummies by the
COney Island Company, aud would place them on his
roads at once II the Common Council would grant per-
mission The police report that thirtythree died from
the distemper III the various precincts yesterday.