The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-14
The Horse Disease
Here at Last.

almost certainty that the horse disease
would attack the horses of this city be-
fore the week was over. We are sorry
to say our fears have been realized.
The cold rain of Tuesday seems to have
developed the disease, and it broke out
in Robert Luke's livery stable on Tues
day night. Yesterday morning twenty.
eight horses were sick with it, and all
in the stable are more or less affected.
The rumor OF the appearance OF the
dreaded disease IN this city ran like
wild-fire, and in short time every man
in town who owns a horse was at
Luke 8 stables, or on his way there,
anxious to learn all that could be
learned in regard to the disease. In the
afternoon several of our leading physi.
clans, acting on the sensible theory that
man and horse are the only two ami
mails that sweat, and that they are the
most similar in all their diseases, paid
a visit to the stable and investigated the
disease. They pronounce it an in
fluenzs 1t begins by dry cough;
the horse is dull and heavy; the legs
are cold; the respiration short and
quick; the pulsation increased and the
mperature higher. This continues
for three or four days when the animal
commences running at the nose ard
ewes. When this takes place the resPi'
ration resumes it's natural rapidly, the
temperature is lowered and pulsat'on
more natural. The crisis is then passed.
The animal should be kept warm from
the time the cough begins. The legs
should be warmed by friction and
bandaged with fannels. Allow no
blood to be taken. No horses have died
of this disease except those which have
been bled or those lily cared for.
Taking the natural temperature Of
the horse at SO degrees, the natural
respiration IA, and pulsation 43 per
minute, it was found that horse which
was taken sick yesterday morning had
respiration Of 40 and pulsation of so to
the minute. and a temperature Of lob
degrees, while one which WAS taken sick
on Monday, and which was thought to
have had onlys severe cold. had respir-
alton of l6, pulsation Of A and tenn
perature OF 100 degrees. This last
horse was running at the nostrils.
The disease q developed here is Of
very mild type, and will succumb to
care and attention. If a man has a
valuable horse sick he should zee that
it is not annoyed by visitors nor excited
in any way, and don't give too much
medicine.
We fear that we shall soon have
plenty OF it here, although at this writ
ing we hear of but few other cases.
Mr.. Luke went to Pittsburgh yester-
day morning to learn, if possible, the
course of treatment being adopted
there.
We heard yesterday morning that
the disease had appeared at David
Kulrs livery stable. but on visiting it
found the report to be untrue.
There is none OF it yet at Young &
Huseman's stable. These gentlemen,
on yesterday. fumigated their stable
with sulphur, and keep it as clean as
parlor. The same is true OF Christman
& Deboli's stable. They have no signs
of the disease. Everything here, too,
is in splendid shape.
None Of the street car horses have
vet taken the disease. That they VIII
escape cannot be looked for, If the dis
easp RACES here as in other cities.
We have heard Of two or three cases
occurring in private stables, but they
are now recovering.
We shall not be surprised to hear Of
many additional cases this morning,
and we now repeat the caution given
day or two since in regard to all LAYING
in supply Of coal sufficient to last two
or three weeks. Cold weather is 30 near
at hand that coal is now an article Of
prime necessity.