The New York herald., 1872-11-19
THE HORSE DROPSY.
The Car and Stage Horses Improving
and Gaining Strength.
Busy Times at the Rendering
Company's Dock.
The Dropsy Generally Attributed to 0vcrwOrk
and Want Of Nourishmeni.

There is marked Improvement noticeable
during the past few days in the general condition
Of the horses and although there are still good
many cases Of dropsy to be found IN the large car
and stage stables and even In private ones, there
is every reason to believe that New York city has
seen the worst phase Of the disease, and in the
course of week or ten days the horses will be
probably all free from disease.
THE DROPsY
has become much more prevalent than was at first
anticipated, and although IL Is not necessarily fatal
many horses have died from It, Every car and
stage stable in the CITY has had some OF its
horses taken sick with the dropsy, and it appears
that about thirty per cent OF those 30 affected
never recover and are carted or to the loot
or Thirty street, North River, where they
boiled down by the
RENDERING COMPANY.
A HERALD representative paid visit yesterday
to the compaGy's dock and found business very
lively. This company has contract with the city
to remove all dead bodies, olral, &c. and conse-
quently, during the progress OF the horse disease,
they have had hard work to carry out such an un-
looked-for increase of business Their own teams
have not been sufficient to do the carting Of the
dead, and they have been obliged to hire horses
and carts to assist them. The dead bodies Of the
horses, alter being dumped on the dock, are
FIRST SKINNED
and their hoOfs taken of, after which they are
cut up and boiled down TO fat. In the course OF
conversation with one OF the Oficials In charge
the HERALD representative discovered that there
is evidently some abatement in the disease, as
there are not near 30 many dead bodies brought
in now daily as there were eight or ten days ago.
About that time they had siXty.tive horses brought
in one day, ana yesterday ana sunday only aver
OF fifty per cent on the average number OF horses
brought In thar die rom ordinary causes. During
dead nOrses brought IN have been the victims Of
drOpsy While the reporter was standing on the
dock horse was led UP to be
SLAUGHTERED,
having been given up by the veterinary surgeons as
lncurable. The poor dumb brute was IN most
ptiaDe condition, with its head and limbs ~ ollen
up to double their ordinary size ana Its rostrils
expanded turned back ana literally chOkcd with
the horrible discharge. Another was shortly after
wards brought up, exhibiting similar repusivc
symptoms. The proprietOrs OF the different
CAR AND STAGE
stables appeared to be in considerably better
spirits yesterday, and they all were of the opinion
that they had seen the worst OF the dronsy and
that IN short time the horses would be perfectly
healthy. From all accounts the dropsy appears 10
be the result OF overwork and want oi proper
nOurisnment, as those stables where the horses got
rest and suitable diet are nearly entirely irec lfom
such symptoms. The
TwENTY-THIRD STREET
stage line took then horses OF work at the irst
table compound food, which actcu as u tom upon
their general system, kept them up in nesn ana
condition, anu they have had oniy two cases OF
adopted the same course 0! treatment with similar
results. The largest sufferers from the droi,sy ap-
pear to be the lhird avenue aud Tenth avenue
horse Car stables, which nave lost about o.ty
horses from that dangerous sequel 10 tue disease
and have still u large number under treatment. The
SIXTH AVENUE LINE
lost about twenty horses altogether, and about six
or seven Of those died from drOpsy. The Broadway
IN Snu hAUa nctnh hlNn hn mir Anrltta
sick with drOpsy, and the Eighth and Ninth avenue
appear to have escaped with comparatively
light hospital list. The 3eecker street line have
about thirty horses sick with drOpsy and have
already lost seven from the same disease. The
Filth avenue and Madison avenue staIe lines have
lost about thirty horses between them, about
eighteen OF which died Of dropsy.
TnE ROAD HORSES
appear TO be pulling through pretty well, although
some that have been driven while only recovering
from the epizOoty have relapscd and now exhibit
all the symptoms OF drOpsy. Those herscs that
have received proper care and nourshmcnt are
ali recovering and gaining flesh rapidly.
MIR. BONNER'S
horses are all doing WELL and so are those or Mr.
Ilatt, whose stables are an adjoining lot. they
have exhibited no signs vi drOpsy. At Dan Maccis
stables, FOrty-scventh street, the horses are al
looking first rate ana rapidly getting into condi.
ton they have not had any symptoms OF dropsy,
ana 10 appears To be the general case that where
the horses have had rest and n0urishmcnt there
has been no dr0psy.