, 1872-10-31
THE HORSE DISEASE.
Undouhted Evidence Of Its Pres
ence in Chicago.
The Disease Spreading Rapid
ly---Severa1 Hundred
Horses on the
Sick List.
Forty Horses Down with the Disease
at Evanston, Ill.
No Particular Change in the Situa-
ton in New York City.
Cows Attacked with the Plague il
New Jersey.
IN CHICAGO.


IN CHICAGO.
Doubt no longer exists that the ''Canada dis
ease" has at last made it's appearance, and is
rapidly spreading, in this city. The horses at
the barns No. GLE West Jackson street and No.
,13 Alarshfe1d avenue, as also those at No. 609
West Madison street, which were reported in
yesterdays TRIBUNE as believed to be effected
with the Canada disease" were examined yes=
to-day afternoon by Drs. +. J. Withers, veteri-
nary surgeon, Of the Chicago City Railway
stables, and J. G. McKinzie, veterinary surgeon,
of Nos. Il and 43 Fourteenth street, by order of
DR.. Rauch, the Sanitary Superintendent
of this city. After having thoroughly ex-
amined each horse they pronounced the malady
to be the opizootic. These horses, and there
are some forty Of them in the three stables, are
very severely affected, and some Of them are
said to be in a dangerous condition. Six OF
these were brought from Canada by negro
about the 10th of this month, and soon after
showed symptoms Of the disease, and to these
Blk horses must undoubtedly bo accredited the
spread Of the epizootic in this city. DR.. Bart
lett, veterinary surgeon, Of the West Side Omni-
bus stables, has also examined the horses, and
is confident that their malady is the disease
stated. Ono Of the horses at the Ashland Liv-
cry Stable, No. 500 West Madison street, had the
disease some five weeks ago, which was then
sporadic, or not epizootic, and is now again sick
with the same disease, which this time il epi-
zootic.
During night before last, and throughout yes
terday, the disease spread rapidly, and large
number Of horses in all parts OF the city have
since been attacked with the disease The West
Side Railway Company's stables report large
number OF horses sick, and some fifty horses are
now under the treatment by Dr.. Bartlett, at the
West Side Omnibus stables. Some OF the horses
at the Van Buren street car barn have also been
attacked. AtParmelee's Omnibus stables nearly
all the horses are more or less affected. This
latter place was visited yesterday afternoon by
DR.. Rauch, the Sanitary Superintendent, to-
gether With some Of the most eminent
veterinary surgeons in the city, for
the purpose OF satisfying themselves that
the malady is the real epizootic. Several
horses in private stables we're also taken
sick during yesterday, among them q valuable
horse belonging to Judge ]. B. Bradweu. With
the exception Of the horses at the three first
named stables, the disease is yet OF mild form,
and with proper care and attention may not be-
come SO serious as to interrupt the buslness OF
the city.
Dr.. Rauch has given orders to disinfect all the
stables in the city at once. He also cautions the
public not to take sick horses from or to any Sta
BILE. People should also be careful to keep the
horses well covered with woollen blankets.
Two valuable trotting horses belonging to
James H. Finnigan, Esq, stabbed on West Mon
roe street, near Jefferson, we're taken sick last
evening.
Probably three hundred horses in this city
have shown symptoms Of the disease within
twenty-four hours.
At EVANSTON.
At Powers livery stable, Evanston, there are
forty horses down with the disease in mild
form. The first symptoms of the 1nalady we're
discovered On Tuesday, when three horses we're
taken i'll, by evening fifteen more we're on the
sick List, and yesterday morning all the horses
in the barn, fifteen in number, were laid up in
hospital. There was no discharge from the
nostrils, but the animals dropped and refused to
eat food placed before them.
LETTERS ON THE SUBJECT.
We have received the following letters on the
subject Of the horse disease, which will prove
particularly interesting at the present time. The
first is from the agent Of the Illinois Humane
Society:
LETTER FROM MR. BnAKsON.
s a. IS he Horse iay Is Undoubtedly here.
public tat We shan consder @peFstiye upon Is to
prevent by all the means in power the Of dis
eased horses md viii arrest all persons working such
We consider this duty boh preventive to tho
of The horse Va advise all owners Of horses to use
clear pine tar in and about the stables and also in the
using SLIPPERY elm freely In the water his ho1ses
drink, and with good effect lntment made Of
parts tinct. aconite, parts tnct. arnics, l part
saea Wt e1cdent eeet H. b,V
Is Marahfe avenue, whose valuable horses
see signs Of the disease ANY druggist can put it up
for you. Rub the legs well with the 1ininent, and
eEs sSaa sesR Ts sss5 ep
well. JAMES 8. BRANsoN, :.
Agent Humane Society.
LETTER FROM Dn. PAAnEH.
To the Editor Of The Chicago Tribune:
SIR: Having returned from my trip East, whittier
prevailing eptzootic Influenza, and since my return
having visited nearly 81 the places in this city where
We have not the same disease here.
From the several elaborate accounts of the disease,
Furnished our 1oca papers by Of veterinary
ease exists and has existed here nearly the whole year
Nov, what Is the use Of trying to make people believe
si1 DO po I to 1a ba
havs treated successfully for influenza, commonly
called the distemper, treatment Of which is in
is familiar. In Short the much-takcdof disease has
seen the influenza in its common sporadic form, in
which, occasionally, find the same {ver and lung)
complications, is found in the epizootic FORM.
It is said that in this city, yesterday looked
Ike the cases East. Tho fact the appearance Of
horse suffering from sporadic influenza differs, in
General not much from one suffering from the disease
II It's epizoohc form. The suddenness with which
The horses is peculiar feature Of the eplzootic in
fiuenza. This feature Of the outbreak is entirely
wanting here.
This disease, US hare it in Europe, and dur
ing my inspections Last week in the East, s positively
not in our city feel it duty to express my Eie1B
after most careful examination Of all the cases
could lay my hands on, both there and here, and there
is no need Of imposing fears among for
the sake Of having something to say Il the disease
should come hero, it would very quickly speak for
itself for with the general miserable sanitary coni
ton Of our stables it is certain t9at within M twenty,
Chicago will be suffering with the dreaded malady.
Yours &C.. NJ Il. PAAREG,
Veterinary Editor Of the Prairie Farmer.
DE-. PAARES's REPORT.
as announced in The TRIBUNE several da1s