The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-26
THE HORSE EPIDEMIC.
THE DISEASE STILL SPREADING

New York, October 25.-The weather
this morning Is very damp and fOggy
The horse disease has now spread to every
stable In the city. Symptoms of conta-
gion are visible on almost every horse on
the streets. The stage and street car
lines arc continuing 10 lessen their trips.
At about Z o'clock last evening there was
not Broadway stage between the Bat
terry and the City Hall. This morning
that thoroughfare seems to be almost
without vehicles. 1t is calculated that
about $4,000 horses arc now affected
The animals attacked before yesterday
generally exhibited worse features, and II
becomes evident that, dating the cases
from Monday or Tuesday, the crisis can
yet hardly be said 10 have arrived. The
continued working Of afflicted hor.
ses is beginning to tell in
the rapid increase of dangerous cases.
Not many deaths have been reported
as yet, but it Is known that deaths are
occurring. Three horses OF the Dry
Dock line Of cars died last night. Some
three hundred cars have ceased running,
and some additional stage lines will prob.
ably have to give out today. 1t Is the
opinion OF veterinary surgeons that the
distcmper may not prove fatal, but that
the horse will suffer some time from
weakness. The Savatory Committee re-
ported to the Board Of Health, yesterday,
that the disease, though general, was not
fatal or contagious, The course of it
seems to be, say: Friday, animal appears
sick; Saturday. worse; Sunday, malady
attained its climax; Monday, horse i'm.
proved; Tuesday, is almost fit 10 work.
The effect on business has not vet been
severely felt, but already the cost OF
drayage and carriage IN some instances
has risen to war prices. The epi.
demic has spread to Westchester, and
Staten Island, as well as TO New Jersey.
Another estimate gives the following as
the number Of cases in this city: Fix
thousand dray horses, 12 900 belonging to
the car and stage lines, 500 to the express
companies, and 1000 to the livery and
sale stables; 5000 are sick in Brooklyn,
600 in Jersey City, and 600 elsewhere,
making a total Of $4,000. The valuable
trotting stock OF the city also received
their share Of the disease. Dan Mace's
horses are nearly all affected. The cele-
brated double team, Darkness and Plimp.
ton, that trotted at Prospect Park the
other day with Ethan Allen and George
Wilkes, are being treated. The valuable
Ethan Allen colt, worth $12, 900, Is also
in the doctors hands. A number Of other
well known trotters, such US Stonewall
Jackson, Kirkwood, Lady Wheeler, Jules
Kurginsen and Captain Jinks, are also
affected in mild form.
The horse epidemic continues Its raw.
ages throughout the city, and few stables
can be found in which the disease has
not made its appearance. The rainy
weather generally reported Is very unfav.
orable to animals affected. The three
lines Of cars Of the Broadway, Broome
street and Seventh Avenue cars, all be.
longing TO the Seventh Avenue company,
have been compelled to withdraw fly.
six cars to-day. There Is not car run.
ming on the BrOome street line. The OF
fcers OF the Fourth Avenue road tele-
graphed to Lion, New Jersey for dun,
my, but failed TO get 1t. The Third Ave.
nue. railroad will probably be compelled
TO use steam II the epidemic continues.
The. disease has compelled the withdraw.
al Of fifteen cars from the Avenue B line:
two.thirds OF the animals on the line are
affected. The reports Of death are untrue.
Most Of the animals on the Second Ave.
nue. line are somewhat affected, but none
are withdrawn. Blk cars were to-day
taken from the Eighth Avenue line, and
eight from the Ninth Avenue line. Re.
ports Of three hundred cars altogether
withdrawn from the different lines,
Horses connected with great many
private establishments In the city are laid
up, among others are those Of Arnold,
Constable & Co, A. T. Stewart, II. B.
Cladin & Co., and several express compa.
nies. OF three hundred horses used on
North River by the Stevedores eighty
have got the disease.
Very few horses In Brooklyn are escap.
ing the contagion. The different rail.
road companies have been compelled to
make extensive purchases in order to
keep their cars in motion. The grocer.
ers, bakers, butchers, milkmen and ice.
men, are unable to supply their custO.
mers. The epidemic Is making rapid
strides IN Jersey City, and majority oil
the horses owned by private persons as
well as public corporations, are effected.
The manufacturing and Express compan-
les, are the greatest sufferers. In the de-
pot of the Erie, Morristown & Essex, and
Pennsylvania railroads, great amount of
freight Is awaiting transportation, and the
Wharfs Of the large steamship lines are
crowded with bales and boxes, which
cannot be moved.
The horse epidemic Is spreading. The
Filth Avenue stages stopped running ear
ly this evening. The ESD district line
stopped somewhat later, and the Wall
street stages which are still running, start
at long intervals. Few street cars are
running. Several branch lines OF street
cars have stopped altogether.
The horse disease Is spreading through.
out the New England States.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, October 25-The
horse disease Is unabated. Weather rainy.
The various stables report the horses
much worse than yesterday. The loss 10
business Is very great. Canal horses seem
to have tho disease milder than other
classes.
THE DISEASE AT coRRY, PENNA.
CORY, October 25.-The horse disease
has reached here In force. Eleven hor.
ses were down In one day. The horses
Of the Express companies are all laid up,
AT INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
INDIANAPOLIS, October 25.-It Is re-.
ported that the Canadian horse disease
has made Its appearance in this city. and
n number nl hnrana ara already snffarinn