The Portland daily press., 1872-10-31
THE HORSE EPIDEMIC.
Effects Of the Disease.

NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-At meeting of the
Sanitary Committee of the Board of Health
yesterday, it was understood that thorough
examination of the stables was ordered. Work
ing diseased horses without some covering is
thought surely fatal. The grain and fruit trade
continues to suffer heavily. The ocean steam
ships to-day will not carry more than one-third
the usual amount of freight The steamer India
could not discharge her freight on arrival yes
terday, and to-day an attempt will be made to
do SO by lighters. Many of the sugar refiiner-
les are reported to have suspended business liz
is the opinion of several business men that the
Washington market near Vesey street is losing
nearly $50, 600 day. The stable superinten-
dent thinks that working diseased horses Will
run the dstemper into the CHAMBERS and the re-
suit will be very fatal 1t is stated that several
steamboats, will commence running to and
from different points of the city on both North
and East rivers, to accommodate the travel now
mpeded by lack of horses. A large heavily
laden truck, drawn by oxen, attracted great at :.
tention on Broadway this morning. Several
are employed in Brooklyn aud Newark.
1t is stated that 30 cows have recently died OF
the same disease as that affecting the horses, at
East Orange.
subsiding i'm Boston.
More horses appear on the streets to-day than
for several days past, but far from enough to
meet the demands of trade and travel The
disease is evidently subsiding in this vicinity.
Providence, II. L.
All the horse cars were withdrawn this noon,
nearly all the animals having become weak and
spiritless. Some of the stables report the horses
improving Wednesday forenoon
EastpOrt.
The epizootic has reached here, horses in
Buxton's livery stable having been attacked
with it.
Waterville Hns II.
WATERvILLE, Oct. 30.-The horse distemper
reached this place this morning. George Jewell
had one horse taken sick at his livery stable.
There are five eases on the town farm, and sew
eral more cases reported out in the country, but
as yet none have proved fatal
Now il Calais. Hls.
CALAIS, Oct 30.-The horse disease has made
its appearance in this city. Owners of horses
still continue to use them for light work.
At Philadelphia. sas liFs
PHILADELPHIA, Oct S0.-No new cases of
horse disease were announced to-day. The dis
ease has apparently assumed a milder type, and
many Of those attacked are already recovering.
So far there have been no fatal cases.
Abating.
ROCHESTER, Oct 3O.-The horse disease is
rapidly abating.
Fatality i'm New York.
New YORK, Oct. 30.-Yesterday eighty seven
horses died in this city. Increased facilities are
needed to remove the carcasses from the streets
and stables. Two persons we're reported sick
to-day With the morse disease.
Spreading.
PATTERSON, N. j., Oct. 3O.-The horse disease
is spreading rapidly through this city and
vicinity.
Canal transportation Suspended.
SCHENECTADY, Oct 3O.-The horse disease is
spreading rapidly here. Twenty or thirty canal
boats are laid up and nearly every boat has lost
one or two horses Several hundred horses in
the city are affected and it is thought that in a
ing in the country about here.
At Bath.
BATH, Oct. 3O.-The horse disease has made
its appearance here and there are perhaps 30 or
Is horses affected by it, but in almost every
case it is of so mild form that the animals are
not incapaciated for light labor.
Bangor and Vicinity.
BANGOR, Oct. 3O-There is little change to
note in the progress of the distemper in this
CITY, The number of OK teams on the streets
is largely increased. The distemper seriously
interrupts the business of the stages, many of
which now only run single horse in q light
wagon for the purpose of carrying the mails.
Passengers cannot be carried at all. The dis
ease is prevailing through the country towns.
Twelve cases are reported in Kendnskeag to-day.
BOSTON, Oct 3O.-There is little change to
note this evening in the progress of the horse
disease in Boston and vicinity. Many horses
put to work too soon have suffered relapse and
have been returned to the stables.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 30.-It is estimated to-
night that 1900 cases of horse disease prevail
in this city. About thirty cars were with
drawn from two street lines to-day.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 30.-The horse disease has
| spread rapidly to-day. Several livery stables
were closed and many of the Express Compa-
MES horses are untitled for service The horses
of the fire department are also affected. One
of the street railrsads ran an hour this after
noon, and another withdrew its cars at o'clock
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