Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-29
The Horse Disease.
No Abatement Of the Calamity.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2S.-Ereaipg.-Thc horse
disease is making alarming progress in the city.
and there is amarkcd decrease in the number OF
horses on the streets The hack stands are al
most deserted, and the cross town lines, cars
and stages, have either suspended or are making
only couple of trips day. Almost every
horse on the street is affected more or less, and
hali OF them are banketed. The Second ave-
nue. line did not withdraw its cars to-day; the
IhlTd avenue took off half; Fourth avenue pTaC-
ucaliy suspended and only runs two or three
cars 10 meet the trains; Sixth avenue is running
hait the usual number; the Broadway line
hauled off iwenty-thrCc, and on the BrOOmc
street line there is q complete suspension;
the Seventh avenue line runs half the usual
number, and Eighth avenue ditto with a pros
pect OF complete stoppage tomorrow; the Ninth
avenue line did not run car to-day; the Tenth
avenue and Belt line arc running twenty cars
out of fifty, and the Blocker street line has tax
en- several cars Off On some lines the horses
are all sick but On others hClstoppage Of ears is
necessary to give rest to horses unaffected. Sey-
eral horses have died, and great alarm is felt, as
the disease is becoming more violent
In Brooklyn the disease shows no abatement:
and as IN this city business and street travel is
seriously interrupted and several deaths have
occurred
BrNGuNMrov, N. Y, Oct. sS.-Thc horse dis.
ease has reached here. Only few cases have
occurred.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2S.-Not single well
defined case Of horse disease has vet appeared
in this city. There are a few isolated eases OF
diStcmpcr, but the symptoms vary from those
attending the disease in New YORK. From the
precautions taken hopes are entertained that
the city will be preserved from the calamity.
WASHINGTON, Oct 2S.-Ihe fact that several
horses afflicted with the prevailing disease hay
ing been hurried hither from the north produces
alarm. No other cases, however, arc reported.
BANGOR, Me-, Oct. 2S.-The horse disease is
spreading rapidly, and the larger proportion Of
all the horses in this city are now more or less
affected.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 2S.-Forty cases of the
horse disease are reported to-day.
LoCKroRT, N. Y, Oct. 2S.-SiX horses have
died OF the horse disease, and other fatal eases
are feared
PROVIDENCE, Il. l., Oct 2S.-The horse cpl
zootic has become almost universally prevalent
here. Probably not Onc-quarter of the horses
are lrec from symptoms Of the disease. Few
eases have resulted fatally. Animals slightly
ailing are worked moderately, thus preventing
the suspension Of traffic and travel. All the fire
department horses are sick.
CAMDEN, n. D., Oct. 2S.-Ihe horse disease is
spreading. Twenty new cases were reported to-
day.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Oct. 2S.-The horse
disca in this city is now at its height In
fourteen stables 800 horses out Of $50 are sick
One $500 horse died today, and another case
threatens to he fatal. The horse cars have
stopped running, and there is a sensible inter
ference with business.
IIolyoke, Wcstfed, Palmer and other towns
in this vicinity are also suffering from the NAL
ady.
ALBANY, N. Y, Oct 2S.-Thc horse disease is
increasing. The American Merchants Union
express company notified the public That they
cannot call for goods and that the delivery will
he irregular and uncertain. The horses of the
fire department are also affected In some
livery stables all the horses are Frustrated. Tie
street cars are reduced to one ON some routes
and on one route all are Withdrawn. The
WatcWlcit Turnpike railroad company's horses
l25 in number, are all sick. The epidemic is
also largely prevailing in West Troy
WATERToWN, N. Y, Oct. 2S.--Thc horse dis
case is rapidly spreading. In some livery stables
every horse is sick. The stages on some routes
have stopped running.