The New York herald., 1872-10-26

1nlo VIII pO6luveV oocuL tniebs INC Weutncf
becomes dry ana the wind changes before the
readers Of this journal win be able 10 read these
lines. The managers OF those lines who have
taken on their, cars already to any great extent
have acted with the most wisdom, as they may be
enabled to save the greater portion OF their stock
by housing them and BY having them carefully and
properly attended to.
THE PROPERTY IN HoRsRs
Ia something like the property In slaves previous
to the war. They cannot be insured against lung
fever, and, consequently, every horse that dies is
to the owner dead loss.
The sixth avenue line 10 now partially disabled
from the sickness OF their stock. Thirty-two cars
were taken on; and It is probable that on the
branch or this road which runs up to Canal street
and Broadway all the cars win have to stop carry
ing passengers this morning On this line there
are at present about four hundred and fifty horses
totally unnt for work. Mustard and acOnite are
used Freely, but the result is nothing OF cheering
character. The property In horses on this road
IS VALUED AT TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Eighteen cars were taken on the Seventh avenue
road yesterday afternoon and evening and the
dred and fifty are undergoing hospital treatment
ana the valuation OF horse property belonging TO
AMOUNTS TO ABOUT EIGnrY-PrvE THOUSAND DOLLARS
The Br00me street railroad has taken or eight
cars, but the officials are hopeful that change In
tne vino ana atmosphere WIN cause favorable
change IN their stock. Property in horses valued
at $4,000. tt
The Broadway and Barclay street line has three
dOsed with mustard in great plenty, but as fast
as they come In from their trips
THEY TAKE COLD
among many OF the horses OF this line and there are
2 number OF hopeless cases. Value of horses
On the Eighth avenue line there Is great conster-
nati0n, principally among the drivers and conduc-
TORS who fear that the policy OF running the horses
OF the employees from want OF work. About ten
cars have been taken of but as whole the line Is
IN working order, although there are some thirty
be expected. The horses OF this company
ARE VALUED AT ONE HUNDRED AND sEvENrY-EIGHT
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
The Canal street branch OF this line will be COM
PEELED TO cease work soon, as 1t does not pay the
company lot the service OF men ana neasts VINO are
employed to work the road, and 1t is only kept
going as an accommodation.
1t was reported that there were several horses
who had died at the depot OF the Belt Railroad yes
terday, bat nothing could be ascertained Of the
truth or falsty OF the statement The number Of
morse norses belonging to TINS roao which are unit for
than fifteen cars have been taken OF their trips on
the road, though the hospital is full OF decaying
tached to this road, which are valued at about one
hundred and sixty thousand dollars in the aggre-
Tne Ninth avenue horses are doing pretty well
under the management Of the boss, Mr. Wallace,
who
HAS ONLY TAKEN F1VH CARS OFF
and about sixty horses. Homeopathy seems to b
triumphant here, and the feed is easing the horses
and allowing them some slight rest The property
in horses OF this company Is said to be estimated
at 500, 900. There are 800 horses coughing badly
The Blocker street line
is IN A BAD STATE.
This line Is running the horses as long as they will
staQdup and the result promises to be fearful in
tiie eXtrfme, as many OF them have dropped down
in the street soW over work. out OF 400 horses on
this road there are uot at present laore than 100
In fair working order ahe horses OF the Bleecker
street line are valued at ses,CSO N9 insurance
Travel ON the East Side. :
The heavy rain which continued to fall all day
yesterday tested to the utmost the endurance Of
the Door sick brutes that were attached to stages
and railroad cars Whatever may be the opinion
of veterinary surgeons to the effect such weather
may have upon the epidemic, the rain had the erect
of drawing more attention to the suffering brutes
themselves, and mus tie general interest in the
extraordi0dFy disease was heightened. On the
east side Of town it was pitiable to see
THE WEARY HORSES STRUGGLING
to do their accustomed work and reach the jour-
ney's end. That the horses of the railroad compa-
nies showed evident signs Of sickness was matter
of general comment, the coughing and strainlng
being most painful to look a and in many instances
people had an opportunity Of seeing the disease in
its worst STAGE. when complete exhaustion
sets in, and the horse pants as II for lfe On the
cars, whenever there was conversation at ALL
people talked "horse" all the time. Some most ex-
tra0rdinary opinions were ventured in these
and speculation was INDUCED in as
the probability OF the disease extending to the
human family. No doubt all these cOnjectures
were perfectly vafueess, but perhaps they had as
much reliability In them as is to be found in the
theories OF the superlntendents and surgeons Ofthe
stables. A HERALD reporter yesterday went the
OF az the stage ana raroad 70 stables on the
form method OF treatment had been determined
upon. In one stable external application is used
in another 1t Is condemned. In one there is no
change OF diet; in another total change, But
from yesterdays visits it was clear that all the
horses in the stables alluded to are
SICK AND GETTING WORSE,
If anything The drivers OF cars and stages know
well and assert that every horse at work Is sick.
Of
not have waited long near any team until the Pc
culiar cough OF the epizootic would be heard. The
init that there Is not any chance of a single horse
escaping. The most that can be done, they say, IS
to give the sick animals rest, as this Is found to
petite. The reporters visit TO the sta
bles did not elicit much more informa-
the Dry Dock line, which in the beginning escaped
well, every animal in the stable is sick, and only
ten cars out OF thirty are running on the avenue
route, while only eight out OF twenty-five are
running on the East broadway route. twenty Of
the horses are very bad; many Of the others have
been taken OF, as there was no doubt about the
injurious effects Of the work. 1t was rumored yes
terday morning that
FIVE HORSES OF THIS STABLE HAD DIED.
was untrue. On the avenue @ line there has
been no change since yesterday The Fourteenth
street and Broadway line of stages Is still the
same. All the horses are sick and nearly all the
stages are running. Yesterday the Third avenue
line made sixteen less trips than on the previous
daytime cars being now OF In all. The horses In
this stable are about the same as they were on
Thursday The disease In its lightest form has had
the effect OF weakening the horses that are put to
work, and the result is that every hour brings to
the stable some horse that has
BROKEN DOWN ON THE TRIP.
The veterinary surgeon is giving the same treat
ment as that heretofore reported. The Fourth
avenue stable has nothing new. The horses are
growing weaker, needing more rest than they get.
on the Second avenue line the Superintendent re-
ports the stable as about the same as 1t was on
Thursday. He says the horses are improving In
their feeding, and he expects, though he has only
about ten or twelve very bad cases, the disease
pttro faa of m IN fah1