New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-25
THE HORSE PLAGUE.

The Canadian horse disease 10 spreading
among horses In this city, but does not threaten to
interfere seriously with traffic. The damp stormy
weather of the past few days peculiarly favorable for
the development Of tho dstemper. Many trucks, wag
ons, carts and cabs idle account OF the dcuiV
OF obtaining sound hOrses Several stage lines nave
stopped making trips, the superintendents thinking
penny-wse and pOund-ioosh TO work their holSes'
Several Of the largest have reiuSou
allow their horses to be taken OUT deenihs i"f
dent TO expose the sick animals
The veterinary surgeons wcro busy yesterday anu
Of them beginning to regard the disease as o
malignant than they at first supposed Inc SeaSo 10
catarrhal foyer in which tho muous membrane OF tho
nose respiratory apparatus is iniamed Inc horsoS
which were taken sick Monday night or Iuesday
morning. rs o rule. are recovering Among them arc 'ho
horses I'm the stables Of Dan Mace mentioned III yesc
days TRIBUNE. Among new cases OF sickness are MI
Foitners white geldng Hank Human; the gray geluins
Crown Prince; Harry Harley. Gazelle, Medoc' ana
Nebocklish. Tho team Of mares, Lizzie WarWleA anu
Rosa Mack, owned by Jay Gould, arc also sick. Inc
celebrated troter, American Girl, now at fleelwOou
Park had slight attack OF tho distemper but Is now De-
neved to have recovered.
Ia the stables OF the Seventh Avenue Railroad Com
pany. about 100 horses are sick The Eighth Avenue
Company reports that only 20 of their horses nave inc
disease. The Ninth Avenue Company reports 40 cases.
and tho Sixth Avenue Company only a. Tho Ihrd ave
nue Line its stables 1900 horses or THESE
shout 400 coughing to some extent but most Oh
them are still able to work. Many horses manfestng
slight symptoms OF the disease have been taken from
the cars directly the hospital where medicine Is ad
mnistered and in most they have been able 10
continue their work or the 600 sick animals OF TINS Inc
only about have been taken to the hospital The mum
Der OF new during Wednesday night was TO- Some
we're also attacked yesterday though the number was
not so large as the two previous days. The treatment
here is homeopathic entirely. and not single case had
proved fatal up to late hour yesterday afternoon Inc
| superintendent thought that the disease wOulu 90
through tho stable. and that every horse would he
| afflicted with it, though with careful treatment no
| feared no serious results. Those first attacked
| were rapidly recovering, and would be ready
| for work I'm short time. A small number Of
trips were omitted yesterday but II the day had been
pheasant one tho company would not have taken THIS
STEP Tie superintendent Thought 1t would have no
serOns effect the Ira c OF the city, a very largo
proportion Of the horses able TO continue their
| work. lie thought that in ten days the disease would
pass away entirely and SAID there no cause for
alarm change In the weather would prove beneficial.
At the stables Of the secOnd-aye line the reporter
was informed that there cases at ALL At the
hospital however the hard. dry cough was heard The
Tenhave Belt lines stables contain about geo horses
OF these about coughing slightly and three arc
int critical condition. No deaths have yet occurred The
condition OF tho horses yesterday worse than
Wednesday, and the coughing not so noticeable.
Here, too, IL thought that every horse IN the
| stable might be obliged 20 succumb to the
| disease. Some animals which on Wednesday coughed
| very badly were much better yesterday. About 40
trips were omitted yesterday this line The disease
only influenza similar to that which 10 years ago
ragged to such IN extent At the foa1taye saUes
coughing badly, and 100 were moro or less affected
oo monGsy Sist and Tuesday Mere RAPIDLY recov
eing. None of those which had been sick had been put
| under harness. Several were Withdrawn. 1t was
Thought that pneumonia would set in On
the Avenue line about 40 out Of 500 horses were sick
These recovering, however ana only u Few new
cases were reported No have thus far been with
drawn, but two will be to-day IN order tnat al the
horses affected in the slightest degree may have oppor
tunity for rest and treatment In tue Avenue line
Twelve eases only were considered serious Several
trips omitted. The Grandst and Cross!rown line
also omitted a few trips. A largo proportion OF the
horses Of the line suffering most OF them slightly
rcary dveTv horse Ienr Affected some we're coughing
very slightly but t deemed safer 10 attend TO every
case in rs earliest stages The line will probably not
RIM any stages today and possibly not for several
dag No horses had died from the disease ANA
those rst attacked fast improving. AT the Fourth
ave stage lines stables only few cases were re-
ported. The number OF horses was 800 and nearly al
were moro or less Affected OF the AZ sags were WIN
drawn. The MadisOn-aye. limo withdrew Is stages;
Nearly all of tine horses have been sick Those altacktd
Monday now nearly we'll The number OF horses
49, and not moro tnan % Lad escaped ON me fih-
The company owned 400 horses, ana ha OF them were
sick: TIE disease was not considered dangeions. Al
and a large number sick. Only ave carriages were
out Of the stable, the usual number being 40 Lot bran
and hot drinks given the hOrses, and they were
| carefully kept from the cold. 800
RObcrt Bonner when questioned, YESTERDAY, said that
the disease simply an Influenza. In his own stables
he used beddonna or acoDite INC stables were thor
no serious results from the disease IN the OF his own
horses, only beng Affected Tue rumOf mat fOci
hontas was sick was false He thought that the only
which could not be Withdrawn from their labor.
Several other private stables were visited but npeary
| every instance tue testimony was substantially the
same. Very few persons anticipated serious trouble
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
Ara special meeting OF the Board OF Health, yester
day. the Sanitary Committee reported through Commits
soner Stephen Smith the result Of investigation Of
the horse epidemic Dr. Smith said that yet, not
OF the thousands of animals attacked by the disease had
died An examination Of hundreds OF stables private and
public had disclosed the fact that the disease had spread
rapidly. evident therefore, that epidemic
and be guarded against by any precauon OF lsO
atiOn deOdOrZatiOn Of stables II the weather
good with clear sky abundant sunshine aud dry at
taken out OF doors than TO De kept within the ceanest
and best ventilated stable. IT, however, the atmosphere
were moist 1t would expose the horse to danger OF In
Illumination of the lungs driven through the streets.
On such days the OF an Injected animal ought 10
| keep IL in the stable, well protected by blankets
All of the SICK animals MANIFESTED the same symptoms,
and the progress OF the disease Is the same in all cases.
i'm human being The first has chills, then high
fever; It begins coughing has eOpious discharges Of
through frequent periods OF fever finally RECEIVERS,
In regard 10 the proper treatment, most Of the yeer
chest of the sick ANIMALS; using hsrtshorn
niment for the purpose Of Irritating the skin. Careful
precautions also taken 10 give food which would
not rrtate the lungs Ihs tAe horses were no longer
given dry hay oats, the dust from which aggravated
the disease The disease generally runs its course IN
days. Hundreds of horses in the stables OF the
Sixlaye Railroad Company, that were taken sick on
the present week Dsnectants have proved OF no use
preyenyes Of the disease, although OF great service
IN keeping the atmosphere OF staDe WnolesOlhe. a.,
The horses In private stables are suffering from the
disease acutey those IN the public stabes and
proof Of the fact that The germs OF the disease are IN the
atmosphere has been Afforded by the discovery that sO
tay horses in private stables, VINO nave not been taken