The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-05
TIE HORSE EprDEMYcJ.
Spread of the niaease I'm Ralssassoras-
Eject upon Businexs.-Ts.a Digeaae
Observation-Disclosures by Eaasl and Tcse.
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graph.
From the Baltimore Sun, November a.
Thc horse disease, which has prevailed in
ialtimere Tor over week, is now so general
that the epidemic amounts to calamity
70 men as well as to tho suffering beasts.
The disease is so universal here that but very
few horses are well. or capable Of working,
though the malady continues to be of very
MID type compared with the plague in other
cities.
EFFECT UPON TRADE.
On Saturday the evidences Of the damaging
effect of the disease on business were more
palpabic than OH any previous day. About
the wharvcs vehicles were scarce, with freight
accommodating rapidly. On the main tho
roughfarcs nearly all the sick horses forced
10 work appeared with blankets. Towards
evening there were but very few horses to
bc seen anywhere, whilst cXorbitant charges
were made for local transportation OF all
kinds.
Many business men were forced to slS-
pend operations on account of the impossi-
hiity OF procuring transportation, and some
furniture and other manufacturing establish
mcnts have furloughed their employees for the
same reason. At ali the railway dcr0ts there
were only few teams to do impossible labor.
In some cases freight is being left in the cars,
the sheds and warehouses becoming over
crowded. The shipment Of freight from
| Baltimore is also interrupted and the mil
| way and steamboat companies are doing much
| less business in this line than usual. In many
instances trAdcs-paople who sell by small
orders were compelled to adopt go-carts or
whcelbarrows for the delivery Of packages,
or employ runners. Among the bakers,
the mIkmcn. and others who are compelled
| 10 keep up daily rou:!l.r, man-power Is be-
| ing substituted Tor lo!au:, and Saturday
evening and yesterday ,Ac novel sight in Bal.
| timore of del:cry from tie two.whcc!ed go
| cart was witnessed. In cue case German
| baker attracted NitaHtiJn III last Baltimore
| by the usa OF Il huge Newfoundland dog at
| i.,chcd TO his cart
Ti!E RAILWAY Cars.
Mr.. Henry Tyson, president Of the several
city passenger railway li:cs, had given or
Gcrs early in the day 10 take Off all the cslra
| in the event Of Il rain, aud during the after
| nooll, owing to the chilly dnulpness Of the
| atmosphere, number Of ca!4 were removed
| from each line, these running being drawn
| rs four horses. These cars were run ut it,
| trryals OF twenty to thirty minutes, and
Were literally jAmmcd with passengers, while
| groups could ic seen at every crossing await
! inc an opportunity to obtain even hanging
| on room. Pedestrians were ut the same time
| very numerous. About ! Z. II. the rain
| came on, and within al hour ali railway
travel ceased. As consequence the theatres
| were but siimly attended, and those who did
| 90 walked home. On the York Read railway
| the horses. which had nearly all escaped the
disease up to Saturday, were seized suddenly,
| n f,l.
| of the cars, causing mlich Inconvenience 10
persons living in the country. On the Citt-
| Zers Line railway the cars stopped at al
| early hour in the evening. rs also oil the
several other railroads leading out Of the
| city.
| AT THE MARKETS..
The different markets were not near 50
barely attended. either by sellers or buyers
H. /, usual on Saturday. At the beginning
oi the raiu->torrn the marketmen hurried their
horses home comfortably n!ankctrd, and at
midnight employed iiEorinS Iiicn to draw
| iLcir wagons home. There was much GOOG
| mln0r exhibited among them, one man pro-
voiiinx much laughter hy crying out from
| the c,!rl,s,onc Of the Lexington Market, -
| horse a horse: a bullock for hor>e.@
QUIET SABBATH.
Fox several years past there has not pre-.
vailed 81 uulyt il sunday in Baltimore as yes
| tarAv. 10 ears were run on any OF the
| liuc, within the city except on the Halls
Surn. railway Hnl tic York Read railway,
tic Latter only running two Ia carry the mails.
| There was m almost total absence OF vchi-
| Giles OF every Kind on the streets, either for
| pleasure OF for profit. and the noise OF car
| RACES was only heard when some passing
| funeral yTllnc In view, and even these solemn
| cortt4cs numbered III! iaIE vehicles. All .he
| horses nu;, though warmly b?a!,Hc'"d, looked
l,nnlid md lte,,ir. As 10 hacks for any
other purpose than for hurials, they could
scarce; lie obtained III any price. and those
who arrived CT departed hy steamboat or l1il
| were compelled t. walk to III; from the dtl0S
or landings.
! aTEAM II THE STREETS.
On the line OF the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
ROAD between Camden station and the Phl!a-
| dclp:Iiu depot stcam-cngincS were brought
| into service on Friday, and trains drawn
! through the streets. On Saturday the slinc
course was found necessary on the Northern
| Central railway, and along Monument aud
| Canal streets the trains We're drawn by loco
motives, giving no little annoyance 10 resi-
dents along the linc. On North street the
| engines We're also used and there being no
| way 10 run the loaded cars into the ware
houses large quantities OF freight were I'M
| loaded from the streets. All the horses used
iy these two companies, numbering over
eco. are more or less afflicted but none are
deemed dangerously.
Ts1c Disease Elsewhere.
4 telegram from Philadelphia says The
horse disease is Increasing Under the iniln
cncc OF unftvoMblc weather. An effort
made to-day to run dummies on the CITY
ti,icks WAS unsuccessful, the tracks not being
suitable; the engines constantly jumped.
Few or no cars were run to-day. The Union
line. the most extensive here, with tracks
making oridiron over the whole city, all
nounccs that 10 cars will be run on Monday.
1t i thought that hy the middle Of the week
affairs viii he ~ bad here is they were re-
Gently in New York. The first fatal case &C.
cured yesterday.
The disease il rapidly abating in New
York, and on Saturday Broadway presented
the usual appearance. The car lines are fast
resuming travel. The mortality in horses,
however. continues No cars were run III
Brooklyn Yesterday, where the horses still
suffer severely, though the distemper is
abatiug. 4 marked Improvement is reported
| in Boston, and also in Pittsburgh. AT no
place south or west of New y DIRK has the dis
ease vet assumed its scycrest type, and,
owing to timely warning and great prccau-
ton, will probably exhaust itself i'll mild
form.
During Saturday the disease continued
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